Chapter 89
Chapter 89
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Translator: crow
Chapter Title: Level Up
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"Raise it."
A sensation like a bomb exploding inside my body.
I'd felt it before, but this time it was on a whole different level.
And as always, my body would grow larger this time too.
It might be okay one more time...
But right now, I was already at the limit of what could be called human.
If I kept growing like this, I'd become a giant instead of a human.
I felt the need to control it now.
My body was expanding because it couldn't contain the mana.
So I needed to make that vessel stronger.
With that resolve, my will manifested, and I began to control the mana.
I poured an enormous amount of mana to forcibly stitch together my body that felt like it was about to shatter.
The efficiency wasn't great.
To be cold about it, it would have been more cost-effective to just let it grow larger.
A bigger body could hold more mana, after all.
But you can't have everything.
I consumed an absurd amount of mana to hold my body back from growing further, pouring it all into making it tougher and more resilient.
It wasn't as easy as I'd thought.
I was desperate too.
If I failed this time, the chances of failing next time were high.
'Did it work?'
I felt it stabilizing somewhat, and my body beginning to change.
I observed the process.
Continuously pouring in mana, I shattered and regenerated my body over and over, shedding it to become stronger.
The mana that had been expanding had nowhere to go in my now more solid flesh without growing larger.
So the mana compressed, becoming even denser.
Once my sturdy new body had formed to a certain degree, my mind felt clearer.
The beastly urges I'd struggled to control before now seemed much easier to manage.
'Does mana affect personality too?'
It was ambiguous to say it didn't.
I didn't hate women, but I hadn't liked them this much before.
It could be some deep-seated psychology surfacing after awakening.
Or maybe I'd always been like this, and gaining power just brought out my instincts.
Especially my relationship with Kim Kyung-sook—that was something my old self would never have done.
It could lead to a lot of hassle since she had a family.
Now even that hassle felt trivial...
I wouldn't go into heat just because I hadn't had a woman in a bit.
Yeah, I'd grown.
I'd become the wise Un-ho.
Yeah, right...
At least now that I could control my urges somewhat, I figured my womanizing might tone down a bit.
Maybe?
...I wasn't sure.
Body Strengthening was in its final stages.
It was a shame the mana increase was a bit less...
But in exchange, to contain that massive mana, my body had become far stronger than expected.
The enhanced body and expanded senses provided new information.
I finally understood why the women I'd been with were awakening.
'Unbelievable. My whole body is basically a mass of spirit medicine...'
It didn't even have to be semen—my blood or flesh was spirit medicine in itself.
Was this body even human anymore?
What Ji-ah said about being eaten might actually become reality.
And with my heightened senses, I could feel my body subtly drawing in and absorbing ambient mana.
[The absorbed mana seems to convert to experience points. At this rate, it'll take about 2 years to your next level.]
I had about 25% left to the next level.
And Suni's calculation said 2 years.
It was a truly minuscule amount.
It might be faint, but getting stronger just by existing was better than nothing.
"Hoo..."
Amid the endless stream of thoughts and observations, Body Strengthening finished, and the heightened emotions subsided.
How much time had passed?
It felt like quite a while, but as always, almost no real time had elapsed.
From the halo of mana, an explosion had sent the Black Wolf flying far away, and now it was charging back toward the Cheonbu Sect warriors.
Of course, I couldn't just let it be.
I created a massive black mana spear and hurled it at the beast with all my might.
-Boom!
With the sound of air bursting, the mana spear shot toward the Black Wolf like an arrow.
And right behind it, I charged at the Black Wolf.
Unable to ignore the massive mana spear I'd thrown, it raised its bone sword to block.
-Kwang!!
I didn't deal damage, but it staggered.
That was enough.
I kicked off the ground hard and slammed into it in an instant.
The Black Wolf was too close to the Cheonbu Sect warriors.
It was time to push it away so they wouldn't get caught in the crossfire.
-Kwang!
I body-slammed it, and we rolled across the ground together.
Then I sprang up, infused my greatsword with mana, and swung.
It recovered from the roll and barely blocked my sword strike.
-Bang! Bang! Bang!
But I could feel its panic at my strikes, which were far heavier than before.
The Black Wolf was being overwhelmingly pushed back, unlike earlier.
It must have been absurd for it that I'd suddenly grown so much stronger in that short moment, but the world was unfair like that.
Time to teach it that bitter lesson.
The power of my enhanced body surpassed imagination.
In an instant, its bone sword shattered, and its front leg was severed.
Eventually, it collapsed, awaiting death before my sword.
-Grrr. Grrr.
It glared at me, panting roughly.
Those unsettling eyes held an intelligence that no mere beast should have.
A monster that killed humans without hesitation—intelligence or not, I wasn't going to spare it.
Besides, with five skill points on the line, I had to muster some killing intent even if I didn't have it before.
-Thud!
My greatsword smashed unhesitatingly into the Black Wolf's head, and the light faded from its eyes.
I felt good seeing the skill points stacking up.
The Black Wolf had already filled half the experience needed despite not giving much before.
No talent, but generous in its own way.
"Did I get it?"
"........"
I even muttered half-hoping it would revive.
Five skill points were that sweet.
After that, there were no real issues.
I handled the rest without trouble.
Unfortunately, of the three mid-grade ones the Cheonbu Sect was fighting, they took one, so I only got two.
Then I returned to the school building with the kids and the Cheonbu Sect.
The Cheonbu Sect held a funeral for their fallen disciples, but I didn't attend.
We weren't close— if anything, we weren't on good terms.
I used the points from the Black Wolf on the Inventory skill.
Its corpse looked like money.
Inventory space was short, so I had to level it up to store the Black Wolf's body.
I ended up with 4 points left after leveling, but nothing to spend them on right now.
I could raise Login, but held off for now.
I could always do it later if needed.
"Mm..."
As I was intently checking my status window, a pleasure from my lower body drew an involuntary groan.
-Slurp. Slurp. Suck.
Kneeling before me as I sat on the bed's edge, Ji-ah and Seol-hwa were competing to suck my dick.
The stimulation from their tongues made it swell for release.
Spotting the sign, their eyes lit up.
Then Seol-hwa spoke.
"M-Me this time."
She quickly took it in her mouth.
-Spurt!! Splurt!!
My semen erupted wildly into her mouth.
"Gulp. Gulp."
Seol-hwa deliciously swallowed the semen pouring from my dick.
My semen had upgraded even further with Body Strengthening.
It was good before, but now it was basically spirit medicine.
Watching Seol-hwa suck diligently, Ji-ah looked envious and took my balls in her mouth.
-Suck. Suck.
"Hoo..."
A pleasant sigh escaped from their service.
Once Seol-hwa cleanly sucked out the semen... no, spirit medicine from my dick and pulled away,
"N-Now me!"
Ji-ah took it in her mouth and started squeezing eagerly.
I patted their heads fondly for their diligence.
Chae-won was blankly staring at the night sky from the rooftop garden.
'Do Awakeners become like that when they get stronger?'
She recalled Un-ho fighting the being called the Black Wolf.
It had been a huge shock to Seo Chae-won.
Ridiculous strength where you couldn't tell who the real monster was.
She'd vaguely thought Un-ho was strong, but not to this extent.
The scene of that massive monster having its front leg severed pathetically and Un-ho's greatsword embedded in its head was still vivid.
And Ji-ah unni using her superpower openly amid the Cheonbu Sect warriors to support...
Her thoughts led to...
A profound sense of powerlessness.
'Is it because everyone around me is an Awakener that I feel this way?'
It might be a full belly complaint now that she was comfortable.
"Haa..."
A sigh leaked out unwittingly.
"Do you have some worries?"
Chae-won realized the voice behind her belonged to Baek Seol-hwa.
But she didn't stop gazing blankly at the night sky.
"What's up?"
Her gloomy mood made her tone curt.
"You seemed troubled, so I asked."
"Hoo... It's nothing..."
What good would telling Baek Seol-hwa do?
It'd just be venting.
They weren't that close.
No one had said anything about her lacking superpowers.
Un-ho oppa said there was still a chance.
But when would that be?
He said there was a chance, but from his tone and expression, it was slim.
When the monsters appeared, being able to do nothing...
That helplessness was indescribable.
If monsters appeared again, all she could do was huddle with the kids and tremble.
Chae-won knew it was inevitable, yet she thirsted for power.
Then Baek Seol-hwa's voice came.
"Do you want power?"
".......?"