Chapter 30
Chapter 30
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Translator: Ace
Chapter: 30
Chapter Title: The Spear of Lightning
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Kaboom, kurrung—!
Thunder rumbled in his hand.
The moment he grasped the glow of light, a massive bolt of lightning pierced straight through his body.
'Got it!'
A cheer erupted from deep inside him.
Stamina up by 2. It was a solid boost at just the right time.
When fatigue was maxed out like this, every point in stamina stats mattered.
Spear of Lightning.
He needed to check what kind of reward this was, but there was still work to do.
Kurrur—.
The lightning crackled wildly in his hand.
The thought of using it to blast open the remaining blocked meridians brought a wry chuckle.
'This is gonna hurt like hell.'
Squeeze—.
He clenched his fist tight and closed his eyes.
And in the next instant.
Kaboom—!
"Ngh……."
Lightning mana surged through his meridians at breakneck speed.
It was fast. And powerful.
In a word, uncontrollable.
His job now was to guide this rampaging mana—like a wild animal—in one direction.
'This way.'
Pzzt, pzzzt—!
The lightning flowed like a wave through the open meridians.
It wouldn't listen. It tore through his body like it was saying, Who are you to order me around?
Like herding an angry bull.
Fail to control it, and death followed.
Endure the pain?
Bullshit. This wasn't something mental fortitude could handle.
He had to end it fast.
Chit—.
Soo-hyuk tapped into the lightning inside him.
The mana that had been blasting open blocked meridians started to react.
If the lightning in his hand was the angry bull, the lightning he was moving was a red flag.
The only way to lure it.
Fortunately, it reacted just as expected.
'One, two…….'
Quick and steady, counting off in his head.
'This way.'
Pzit—.
The angry bull reacted to the small spark of lightning Soo-hyuk had moved.
Kurrung—!
"……!!!!!"
With a silent scream, Soo-hyuk's consciousness snapped.
His briefly severed consciousness reconnected.
Gripping something in his hand, Soo-hyuk slowly opened his eyes.
'Passed out, huh?'
"Urgh……."
He clutched his throbbing head and struggled to sit up.
The lightning energy that had filled the air was completely gone.
Well, yeah.
If he'd passed out in the middle of that, he'd probably have been disqualified for death by now.
Only now that his eyes were open did the chat flood into view.
There were more chats than expected.
A battle between viewers frustrated by Soo-hyuk's trial style and those cheering him on.
As he scrolled down, scratching his head.
'Time…….'
Wondering how long he'd been out.
Then it hit him—he could just ask.
"How long was I down?"
A prankster viewer's chat got banned midway.
Seemed like around 10 minutes was right.
'Not too long.'
Good thing.
Long blackouts affected trial results. Plus, he'd passed out for ages mid-broadcast once before.
"Sorry for making everyone wait."
The viewers brushed off his apology.
Indeed, viewer count was almost the same as before the trial started.
'Phew.'
A sigh of relief escaped him.
He'd totally forgotten about the stream in his trial focus.
Well.
If he'd been mindful of it, he probably wouldn't have pulled this off.
'Fatigue…….'
Much lower than before passing out.
Still high, but manageable now.
Partly from the short rest, but mostly the stat boosts.
'Pulled it off in the end.'
Whole-body meridian unblocking.
He'd caught the message at the last moment.
The dropped fatigue was thanks to those stats.
The standout stat was Magic Power.
It had been the lowest at the start. But this trial netted a hefty bunch of points there.
While other stats built physical prowess, Magic Power amped up skill power.
And among the five, it was the most efficient single stat.
'Great gains.'
A grin crept up.
'Huge ones.'
Whole-body meridian unblocking.
Achieved faster than imagined. Even with a heavenly opportunity, he hadn't been sure it'd come this quick.
Squeeze—.
Soo-hyuk flexed his stiff hand.
Still awkward to clench and unclench.
Seemed like residual electric shock debuff lingered.
As he checked his condition, chats caught his eye.
Right—plenty to check now.
"Oh yeah, money."
Missions must've piled up.
They popped up before rewards, after all.
A barrage of messages.
More missions thanks to higher viewers. Small amounts added up nicely.
20k points.
Halfway to maxing Selfish Sacrifice next level.
'Catch that guy, and it'll be enough.'
The giant from the cutscene.
Even with boosted stats and meridians unblocked, taking it down seemed unlikely.
It was leagues beyond the other giants in this trial.
Chit—.
He unfurled the yellow glow in his hand.
The system called it the Spear of Lightning.
Lightning had no fixed form.
It could be sword, bow, anything.
But the most powerful, fitting shape?
Spear, obviously.
'Spear's my second-most used after sword. Confident.'
Question was whether it'd down the cutscene giant.
Soo-hyuk inspected the reward.
【Spear of Lightning】
# Grade:Legendary# Non-Tradable# Equip Limit:0# Description: An ancient spear forged from thunder and lightning. Can unleash one great strike. Requires significant Focus and Magic Power to activate. # Uses:1
"……?"
Soo-hyuk's eyes widened.
Viewers checking it with him exploded.
Legendary.
That word alone set off the reaction.
Item grades: Common, Magic, Rare, Epic, Unique, Legendary.
Top known was Divine, but even Soo-hyuk never had one.
After 20 years, fewer than five Divine items out there.
"Why the hell is this here?"
One chat nailed it, and Soo-hyuk nodded.
"Yeah. They got some conscience."
Then, smacking his lips in regret, he muttered.
"Could've done without it……."
Soo-hyuk knew he was greedy.
If no use limit, it'd wreck the ecosystem.
Most Legendaries had 50+ level equip limits—this had none.
'No equip limit Legendary.'
Under the mask, his lips curved.
"This'll do the job."
Limited-use items shared a trait.
Once uses depleted, they broke—but packed massive power.
Especially one-shots like this.
Plus, trial-exclusive, non-tradable.
Power guaranteed.
SafeAsset.
Per his ID, he sponsored missions on trials Soo-hyuk "couldn't" win.
But zero failures so far meant endless point dumps.
"Thanks for the sponsor, SafeAsset. Yeah? Live up to the name."
Flexing his stiff body, Soo-hyuk stood.
"Fighting."
Chatting briefly, the numbness faded.
Senses sharpening again.
'Linked trial rewards.'
Stage 6, Legend.
Reward: one-shot item for the next giant.
Rare, but happened—linked stages.
High difficulty, bundled rewards.
"Prep's done……."
Crack—.
Soo-hyuk rolled his stiff neck and stepped forward.
"Time for that father-son reunion."