Chapter 108

Wаs it bесаuse I used ‘Роwеr Аmрlification’ lаst?

Кhan cоuld tell that thе роwеr оf thе combinеd skills had beеn аmplifiеd bу mоrе thаn doublе.

If onе read thе Skill Dеsсriрtion for ‘Рowеr Amplificаtiоn’ closely, it sаid it аmplified the powеr оf the cast skill by two timеs. Тhis meant thаt if multiplе skills wеrе bеing cast, it would doublе the pоwеr оf eaсh оf thеm.

Knowing this, Кhan had thоught he would be ablе tо destroу thе metаl box аfter obtaining thе Rank 4 skill, ‘Роwer Amplificatiоn’.

“Thеrе’s tоo muсh smoke.”

Whооng…!!!!

Кhan drew uр his Mаnа аnd unlеаshed а wаvе of it.

Раaaaaang!!!

Hwaaaaaaaak!!!!

The black smoke covering the area instantly cleared, revealing the metal box.

“Huh…? What…?!”

Seeing the metal box without even a scratch on it, Khan couldn’t help but look bewildered.

Thanks to the ‘Sage’s Heart’, he was able to regain his composure immediately, but he couldn’t think of a way to open the metal box before him.

“Hmm… How on earth do I open this thing.”

Khan checked the skills he possessed one by one, lost in thought, wondering how he could combine them effectively.

Just then, the most powerful skill in his possession, the ultimate skill that had allowed him to defeat even Lexar, who was close to Level 300, caught his eye: ‘Dragon’s Breath’.

“Wait a minute… this might just be possible.”

‘Dragon’s Breath’ in the Status Window’s skill list was currently on Cooldown.

[Skill: Dragon’s Breath]

• Skill Rank: 3

• Skill Description: The Mana of an ancient dragon dwells within your body, allowing you to fire a Breath that incinerates all.

• Cooldown: 1 year (36 days remaining)

• Mana Consumption: 1000

Thanks to the ‘Sage’s Heart’, the Cooldown was reduced to one-tenth, leaving 36 days.

He considered waiting for 36 days and trying again, but there was a better way.

“Eddy’s Scroll, which I originally intended to use in the battle against Lexar. If I use that, I can use ‘Dragon’s Breath’ again right away.”

The five supreme-grade scrolls Khan had received from Eddy.

In truth, most of the supreme-grade scrolls he received from Eddy were ones Khan couldn’t use.

The Level Restriction was a whopping 250.

However, among the five, there was just one scroll Khan could use.

Khan immediately took out Eddy’s Supreme Reset Scroll from his Spatial Pocket.

[Item: Eddy’s Supreme Reset Scroll]

• Item Rank: Unique

• Level Restriction: 1

• Item Effect: When the Scroll is used, a supreme-grade Reset Magic is activated. Upon using the supreme-grade Reset Magic, the Cooldowns of all skills possessed by the caster are reset. The Level Restriction is removed due to the skill ‘Sage’s Heart’.

Eddy’s Supreme Reset Scroll.

Using this would allow him to immediately use ‘Dragon’s Breath’, which had 36 days left on its Cooldown.

‘To be honest, I’m not sure if using Dragon’s Breath will even be enough to break this metal box.’

‘Dragon’s Breath’ was indeed the strongest, most powerful skill Khan possessed.

Moreover, its power was already on a tremendous level, enough to take down Lexar, who was near Level 300, and his cronies.

‘But those guys had dabbled in Dark Magic, so there was something off about them.’

Khan believed that a certain amount of luck was involved in defeating the near-Level 300 Lexar.

If Lexar had been a regular Mage instead of a Dark Mage, winning the battle against him would have been absolutely impossible.

The moment one dabbles in Dark Magic, something goes wrong, be it with their Mana, Magic, or mind, making them much easier to deal with than a normal Mage.

‘I don’t know what was wrong with that guy… but seeing as he couldn’t use any proper Defense Type Magic, it seems the price for learning Dark Magic was being unable to learn defensive spells.’

The power of ‘Dragon’s Breath’ was truly immense, but it could be blocked by using a Defense Type Magic of around Rank 6.

Of course, blocking it completely was impossible, but it could reduce the damage by about half.

The fact that Lexar couldn’t use any proper Defense Type Magic showed he was a lopsided fool who had dabbled in Dark Magic.

“Still, it’s probably best to try with ‘Dragon’s Breath’ first.”

He felt it was a bit of a waste to use the Cooldown reset scroll, but it didn’t matter as long as he could clear the Main Quest right now.

“If I only had ‘Dragon’s Breath’, I would have hesitated a bit more before using the Cooldown reset scroll.”

The reason Khan was about to use the reset scroll without much hesitation was also because of the new skill he had just obtained.

Two Rank 4 skills that had appeared against all odds.

Among those two, the skill called ‘Power Amplification’, considered a cheat-level skill, was an overpowered skill that amplified the power of a cast skill by a whopping two times.

If the power of ‘Dragon’s Breath’ was doubled, it would be difficult for even an Archmage to block.

Of course, depending on how skills were combined, it was certainly possible to block a ‘Dragon’s Breath’ enhanced with ‘Power Amplification’.

‘At this rate, I should be able to destroy the metal box.’

Having reached that conclusion, Khan tore Eddy’s Supreme Reset Scroll.

Rip.

Srrk.

[You have used ‘Eddy’s Supreme Reset Scroll’.]

[The Cooldowns of all skills the caster possesses have been reset.]

“Shall we get ready, then.”

Whoong…!!!!!!

Kukukukukukukugung…!!!

Since he didn’t have much Mana left, the only skills he could use right now were ‘Dragon’s Breath’ and ‘Power Amplification’.

Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeing…!!!

Kukukukukukukukukukugung…!!!!

As Khan drew up his Mana, he rapidly spun his three Circles.

As blue Mana spread out around him, he used two skills simultaneously.

[You have used the skill ‘Dragon’s Breath’.]

[You have used the skill ‘Power Amplification’.]

Whoong…!!!!!!

A massive dragon’s form appeared behind Khan.

The dragon opened its maw wide and began to gather Mana.

Wooooooooooong…!!!!!!

Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeing…!!!!!

Kukukukukukukukukukugung…!!!!!!!!!

Perhaps due to the effect of ‘Power Amplification’, the Mana the dragon was gathering felt far greater than during the battle with Lexar.

‘The amount of Mana is so vast that at my current level, I can’t even get a sense of how much it is.’

While the dragon gathered Mana, Khan closed his eyes and focused solely on rotating his Circles.

Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeing…!!!!

The faster he spun the three Circles in his heart, the more the skill’s power would increase.

‘This is my very last chance.’

His remaining Mana was now around 200, almost completely depleted. Perhaps because of that, the faster he spun the Circles, the more he felt his strength draining from his body.

‘To the absolute limit…!’

Even so, Khan did not stop the Circles.

Finally, the dragon that had its mouth open finished gathering all the Mana.

Jjeok—

The dragon, its mouth agape, fired a Mana Cannon at the metal box.

Shwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaak!!!!

Pooooooooooooooooooooong!!!!!

Kwakwakwakwakwakwakwakwakwang!!!!!

A massive explosion erupted, as if the entire underground area would collapse.

In that fleeting moment, Khan could confirm that the Mana Cannon fired by the dragon had pierced through the metal box, hit the wall, and exploded.

‘This means it’s a success!’

Since it pierced the metal box, he must have succeeded in destroying it.

He had certainly thought so, but as the smoke slowly cleared, the metal box within stood there, perfectly intact.

“A failure?”

The metal box looked completely fine even after being hit by ‘Dragon’s Breath’ amplified with ‘Power Amplification’.

It was gleaming so brightly that it didn’t seem to have a single scratch.

In that moment, Khan realized that things were going wrong.

“At this rate… I’ll never be able to clear the Quest.”

Even after unleashing such a powerful Single Strike, the box wasn’t just unbroken, it didn’t even have a scratch. How on earth was he supposed to clear the Main Quest?

Just as Khan’s thoughts were racing.

Click.

A sound came from inside the metal box, which hadn’t budged an inch until now.

Kkiiik.

The box, which had kept its mouth tightly shut, opened.

“It opened? Was it a success?”

Since the box was a massive 5 meters tall, Khan was a little excited to see what kind of treasure was inside.

“Shall I check.”

Khan flew up to the top of the box and peered inside.

“This… is the treasure?”

Khan’s eyes, which had confirmed the contents of the box, trembled minutely.

* * *

Pyung!! Pyung!!

Paaang!!!!

Two people were flying through the sky at incredible speed.

It was Byutek and Sharin.

The two arrived at Eddy’s shop in District 6 sooner than expected.

Just as Byutek, carrying Sophia on his back, was about to enter Eddy’s shop.

“Byutek oppa, I don’t think this is right. I’m going back to District 12. I have to bring Master back.”

“Is there really a need to go?”

“Mmm, when I expanded my Sensory Perception to check inside earlier, I’m not certain but… for some reason, I felt something strange in there. I can’t put it into words, it’s just a feeling?”

“Hmm… If you say so, then I guess so. Be careful. And take good care of Hyungnim.”

“Okay! Oppa, you go see Eddy first.”

“Alright, got it!”

With that, Byutek entered Eddy’s shop, and Sharin quickly turned around and began to fly back the way she came.

Paaang!!!

“I definitely felt something faint and unknown in there… Did Master stay behind because of that?”

Something extremely, extremely faint, hidden underground, that couldn’t be described with words.

As a sense of unease kept rising, Sharin increased her speed even more.