Chapter 178
Chapter 178
[Mysterious Sky Demonic Art]
[A famous martial art in the East Continent .
Once the proficiency reaches 3, 5, 7, and 9 stars, new skills will be opened .
Type: Martial Art
Rating: Unique
Skill Proficiency: 4 stars (the proficiency of martial arts is indicated by the star unit)
The attribute is fixed as the dark attribute .
The effect of magic power is increased by 65% .
Mysterious Sky Steps can be used .
Mysterious Sky Range can be used . ]
“Nothing happened? Dam~mit!!” Hyeonu expressed his anger at the unchanging skill description by punching the air . How unfortunate was this outcome? Nothing happened .
‘It is a failure! A failure of luck!’
“Uwaaah!” Hyeonu wildly released magic power to fill the emptiness in his heart . Then Hyeonu’s mind started to calm down as his magic power, which had been as deep as a lake, slowly ran out .
“Yes, I was originally like this . I have never been lucky . ” Hyeonu was resigned .
He admitted it . In recent times, things had been working out well, and he had forgotten about it . He was an unlucky person who couldn’t even get a single equipment item as a drop .
Then the bottom part of the skill window entered Hyeonu’s eyes . There was something he had never seen before .
“Eh?”
The skill had changed . To be precise, the skills gained after proficiency reached a certain level had changed .
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[Mysterious Sky Steps: Move quickly with magic power .
[Mysterious Sky Range: Use magic power to create a blade storm . ]
Mysterious Sky Steps and Mysterious Sky Range had changed from instantly activated skills with a skill cooldown to continuous skills that could always be used without a skill cooldown .
“Amaaaaaazing!”
This was a blessing in disguise . It turned out that the enhancement book he’d thought was a failure was actually a top powerball .
“Then how do I use this?”
The advantage of immediately-activated-type skills was that they could be used without much control if the player wanted to use them . However, continuous skills were different . The representative example of this was the manifestation of magic power .
The manifestation of magic power was needed for skills that used magic power, such as sword energy . It wasn’t just about learning the skill . Using the skill required the player’s detailed magic power control .
Just then, another message appeared in front of Hyeonu . This message made Hyeonu even more perplexed .
[Mysterious Sky Range has absorbed Magic Power Explosion . ]
[The skill Magic Power Explosion has disappeared . ]
[The power of Mysterious Sky Range will increase . ]
‘A skill is gone?’
Hyeonu hastily opened the skill window and confirmed it . Just like the message said, Magic Power Explosion was gone . It was as if it wasn’t there to begin with .
“What the hell is this again . . . ”
[Mysterious Sky Range: Use magic power to create a blade storm that explodes with magic . ]
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Literally, Magic Power Explosion had been absorbed by Mysterious Sky Range . Only a few words were added to the description of Mysterious Sky Range . Nothing else had changed . Nevertheless, Hyeonu laughed because it was true that it had improved .
‘Yes, it ate Magic Power Explosion, so it will have more of an effect . ’
“Then how do I use the skills?”
A problem he had forgotten about due to Mysterious Sky Range surfaced once again . Hyeonu soon came up with a method . He already knew how to do it . It was to freely release sword energy . This was Hyeonu’s own talent that no other player could possess yet .
‘It is just like when I learned how to control magic power . ’
Hyeonu recalled the time when he learned how to use magic power from Lebron . Then he did what he had learned .
‘Keep inserting magic power so that it doesn’t break . . . ’
Hyeonu recalled all the times he had used Mysterious Sky Range so far . It was a sharp storm of pure energy that filled the air .
‘In addition, it has absorbed the skill Magic Power Explosion, so it will explode after a hit . ’
It wasn’t just a storm . This was different from the previous storms . The wounds they caused weren’t just simple wounds . They were wounds that would explode . Once the image was completed, Hyeonu started to move . Hyeonu pulled out Dark Star and injected it with a lot of magic power . The more magic power that was infused, the greater the resonance with Dark Star would be . He didn’t know how much magic power was needed, so he was just releasing it recklessly .
‘A strong storm of pure energy that covers the space,’ Hyeonu recalled the image once again and wielded his sword . His single-edged sword swung quickly . Every time it happened, pure energy started to fill the space one by one . Eventually, it reached the same level as the previous Mysterious Sky Range .
The new Mysterious Sky Range demonstrated the nature of Magic Power Explosion . It exploded splendidly the moment it hit something . The bombardment swept through everything around it .
However, Hyeonu’s expression wasn’t bright . ‘The power is good . ’
“But it’s too slow . ”
Hyeonu’s face was full of complaints . He thought that the time it took to use the skill was too long . This was unlike before when it was automatically cast once he roughly thought about the range . Now Hyeonu could only use it if he concentrated from beginning to end .
It was only a success due to Hyeonu’s excellent concentration and experience in using sword energy . Other players would never have succeeded . It was almost certain they would’ve treated it as garbage the moment their skill changed . Why? It was because it was a skill that couldn’t be used . They lacked the ability . Currently, only one person could use skills in this way in Arena . It was Hyeonu .
‘Still, the speed will improve the more I use it . ’
It was only a matter of time, and it wasn’t impossible . Just like the sword energy control, Hyeonu was sure he would adapt quickly . It would be as natural as ever .
‘The next problem is . . . ’
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Mysterious Sky Range was pretty good . It was a skill he used often, so he still had a sense of when he used it normally . However, Mysterious Sky Steps was different . There were reasons why he didn’t use it often, but he didn’t care about the magic power movement because he thought of it as a buff skill .
In short, he had no idea how to use it . He couldn’t grasp it at all .
‘It isn’t any good to try it randomly . . . ’
Hyeonu was troubled . However, a method didn’t pop up . In the end, he was forced to try it with his body . The ground cracked every time Hyeonu kicked off from it . It wasn’t like practicing footwork . He looked more like an angry child playing tricks .
Tang-E scoffed at the sight of Hyeonu moving around with his magic power concentrated on his feet . “Hehehe! Stupid Master dude! You’re going to kill me by laughing . Uhehehe!”
There was an exaggerated smile on Tang-E’s face that stretched from ear to ear . It was impossible not to hear Tang-E’s laughter . Tang-E was close enough to that Hyeonu would be able to hear him if they were in reality, let alone in Arena where Hyeonu was a game character with physical abilities that were increased by dozens of times . It was simply impossible for him not to hear Tang-E laugh .
‘You!!’
However, Hyeonu endured it . After all, Tang-E’s words weren’t wrong . Hyeonu’s appearance was clearly ridiculous . It was impossible to look good bursting through the forest like this . If he were provoked by this type of inferior provocation, then it would just delay the reappearance of the Mysterious Sky Steps .
Hyeonu comforted himself as he focused on moving his magic power again .
“Shit!”
His restraint only lasted for a while . In the end, Hyeonu exploded . Nothing changed no matter what he tried . He looked the same even if he controlled the amount of magic power . It was just a difference between speed, and there weren’t the peculiar movements unique to the Mysterious Sky Steps .
“It’s okay . There must be something that Master dude can’t do . Ignorance isn’t a sin . You just have to learn . ” Tang-E approached and patted Hyeonu’s shoulder . It was an act to comfort Hyeonu .
Just then, Hyeonu stood up .
“Thank you, Tang-E!” Hyeonu smiled and hugged Tang-E . At Hyeonu’s response, Tang-E cocked his head and smiled brightly like Hyeonu . Indeed, he was his master’s pet .
Hyeonu thought about Tang-E’s words, pulled a paper out of his inventory, and ripped it . The paper that Hyeonu tore was a return book . The destination was the capital, Yusma .
‘Yes, if I don’t know then I can learn . I have a master . ’
Tang-E’s words reminded Hyeonu Lebron’s presence . Lebron was an NPC called the empire’s best knight . If it was Lebron, he should be able to listen to Hyeonu’s explanation and recreate the Mysterious Sky Steps . Therefore, he didn’t hesitate to tear the return book .
“Hello?” Hyeonu greeted the guards who controlled who would enter the mansion today .
One of the guards waved and answered, “I heard that you have become a viscount . Please speak more comfortably . I feel uncomfortable hearing you use honorifics . In addition, the duke is still in the same place today . ”
The attitude of the guard was different from the past . It wasn’t just because he had become Lebron’s disciple . The guard’s eyes were full of respect . If Hyeonu had to exaggerate, it was like a gaze that was normally directed toward Hyeonu’s master, Duke Lebron . Perhaps the biggest reason for the change in the guard’s attitude was because Hyeonu was now a self-made viscount .
“Thank you . ” Hyeonu felt burdened by the guard’s attitude . He bowed his head slightly, expressed his gratitude, and hurried to find Lebron .
“Master!” Hyeonu rushed quickly toward the training ground, unlike his usual actions when he was visiting .
“What happened today that made you run so quickly?” Lebron opened his mouth while in his sitting position .
His eyes weren’t even open . Hyeonu’s sudden visit wasn’t welcome at all . It was a fact .
‘What did that monster come to take away today?’ Lebron knew Hyeonu very well from their past experiences together . His disciple didn’t look for him unless there was something special . Hyeonu only visited when he needed something, mainly when he needed skills or work . He wasn’t a human who would visit Lebron without a purpose .
“Master! This poor disciple needs Master’s help . ”
A short time later, Lebron heard Hyeonu’s words and confirmed that his guess was correct .
“Sigh . ” Lebron opened his eyes after completing an act that was hard to tell if it was a sigh or an exhale . Then he stared at Hyeonu with a serene gaze . “Yes, what help do you need this time?”
At Lebron’s question, Hyeonu explained the purpose of his visit . ”Do you know how adventurers use techniques?”
“How do adventurers use techniques? I don’t know . Why are you asking?”
“One of my skills has changed in the way it is used . ”
“Changed?”
“Now I have to use it like this . ”
Hyeonu focused his magic power in his hands . Then black flames of magic power appeared in them, and he freely adjusted the size of the flames . Lebron frowned at the sight . ‘He’s improved his ability to handle magic power . ’
Hyeonu was truly a monster . It was the first time Lebron had seen someone improve so fast .
Lebron concealed his dismay and asked, “So what do you want me to teach you?”
“Please teach me about footwork . ”