Chapter 78

Slоwlу rаising his stаff toward thе rосk in frоnt оf him, Khan didn’t evеn nеed to drаw out manа sераrаtеly.

Right now, it wаs simply tо tеst the Stаff оf Dаwn hе hаd reсeivеd from Brоn аnd thе Rаnk 1 Hidden Skill thаt evеn Khan had оnlу seen recеntlу.

‘It was strong enough to dеfеat the Minotaurus in оnе go, but I should аlso сhесk if it’s аn instant-cast skill. And I nеed to рrорerly сhесk how much оf the cоoldown disapреars due tо thе ‘Sagе’s Heаrt’.’

Becаuse оf thе Rank 10 Hidden Skill ‘Sage’s Нeаrt’, Кhаn cоuld use most skills immеdiаtеly without а cооldоwn.

Sо thеn, what сооldown wаs Кhan referring to here?

[Skill ‘Wind Cutter’ has been used.]

Swoooooosh—!

Screech—

As soon as Khan raised his staff and used the skill, an invisible blade of wind instantly sliced the rock in half.

But that wasn’t the end.

[Skill ‘Wind Cutter’ has been used.]

[Skill ‘Wind Cutter’ has been used.]

[Skill ‘Wind Cutter’ has been used.]

[Skill ‘Wind Cutter’ has been used.]

[Skill ‘Wind Cutter’ has been used.]

[Skill ‘Wind Cutter’ has been used.]

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The mana consumed when using Wind Cutter was 10.

Until now, Khan had always lacked mana when using skills, but with this Wind Cutter, he shouldn’t have to worry about running out of mana.

‘With the mana I have now, I can use it about 100 times in one go, so no worries.’

Moreover, the more Khan used this ‘Wind Cutter’, the more he realized its overpowered nature.

[Skill ‘Wind Cutter’ has been used.]

[Skill ‘Wind Cutter’ has been used.]

[Skill ‘Wind Cutter’ has been used.]

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Even while thinking, Khan continued to use ‘Wind Cutter’ and soon found himself looking down at the rock that had turned to dust.

The reason he could shred the rock into pieces in such a short time was because the ‘Wind Cutter’ skill was almost unaffected by cooldown.

Most skills, even without a cooldown, have a slight delay when used again.

For example, skills like ‘Arrow’ or ‘Fireball’, which Khan had frequently used recently, couldn’t be used again until the previously fired skill hit its target.

‘The approximate delay is about 2 seconds… but this has no delay at all.’

The reason this ‘Wind Cutter’ skill truly showed its overpowered performance.

It was because, unlike other skills, it had absolutely no skill delay.

‘I’ve really obtained an absurd skill.’

In just a few seconds, Khan had used ‘Wind Cutter’ about 50 times.

An absolutely impossible feat for a normal mage.

Perhaps because of that, Byutek and Sharin, who were standing behind and watching Khan, also wore expressions of shock.

“Ka, Sir Khan…! What on earth was that magic just now?!”

“Wow, Master! How many times did you just cast magic…?! I think you did it over twenty times roughly….”

Especially someone like Sharin, who had outstanding magic talent, roughly understood what absurd thing Khan had just done.

‘Casting magic over twenty times in just 3 seconds…. At that level, isn’t he just a monster?!’

Although Sharin had outstanding magical talent, she actually lacked a lot of magical knowledge.

From her perspective, Khan’s appearance must have seemed truly monstrous.

Meanwhile, hearing their words, Khan slowly turned his head and checked the map of the Mana Contract he had already activated.

The two dots indicating Belbek and Serina’s location had already appeared right in front of where Khan was.

‘Over there.’

Khan’s gaze, as he turned his head, was directed toward a huge tree standing tall behind him and the two men and women holding their breath on its branches.

Belbek and Serina, who had been secretly watching Khan, were looking at Khan with expressions even more shocked than Byutek and Sharin.

“Wh, what do we do…?!”

“What do we do? We just go and hand over the Mana Pills.”

Unlike Serina, who was startled, Belbek spoke calmly and then instantly leaped high into the air.

Whoosh!

Whoosh!

Both of them moved with speed far surpassing that of a human.

In just the blink of an eye, they were now standing before Khan.

“You’ve finally come.”

A cold and lonely tone.

Every time Serina heard that voice of Khan’s, she felt goosebumps all over her body for some reason.

‘Scary…!! Isn’t he inhuman?!’

Serina and Belbek, who were intermediate mages even within the Blue Magic Tower, had excellent knowledge of magic.

Thus, both of them knew exactly how many times Khan had cast magic in just a few seconds.

‘It was roughly 3 seconds, and casting magic 54 times in that time… that’s not a person, that’s a monster!’

Serina shuddered again at the thought that she and Belbek had picked a fight with such a monstrous person a few days ago.

‘If he hadn’t shown mercy then, we might have really died right there.’

Serina could properly realize that Khan was an absolute powerhouse far beyond her expectations.

Where in this world is there a mage who can cast magic dozens of times in a few seconds without incantations?

‘Even Master probably couldn’t imitate that…’

Even Alchemis, the magic master of Serina and Belbek, would find such a monstrous feat impossible.

Serina, frightened and trembling uncontrollably without even realizing it, couldn’t easily open her mouth.

Then Belbek respectfully bowed his head and spoke.

“Sorry for being late. It took a few days to prepare and bring the Mana Pills.”

“Alright. As long as you brought the items.”

“Here they are.”

Without a moment’s hesitation, Belbek took out a small pouch containing Mana Pills from his Spatial Pocket and handed it to Khan.

‘This… it’s not like there’s something else inside, right?’

For a moment, he had such a thought, but that wouldn’t be the case.

If these weren’t Mana Pills, then the Mana Contract wouldn’t disappear like this.

Swoosh.

Swoosh.

Swoosh.

As soon as Khan received the Mana Pills, the mana of the Mana Contract deep within the three of them completely vanished.

It meant the contract’s terms had all been fulfilled, and the contract was completely over.

‘But these guys… they wouldn’t suddenly attack or anything, right?’

As soon as he received the Mana Pills, ominous thoughts began to creep in.

What if Belbek and Serina harbored ill intentions and decided to kill Khan himself, Byutek, and Sharin to reclaim the Mana Pills?

“Serina, what are you doing spacing out! Apologize right now!”

“Huh, wha…?!”

“Hurry!”

Thump.

Plop.

But suddenly, Belbek forcefully pressed Serina’s head down with his hand, making her bow to Khan.

“Ah… no, I just said let’s go… you were the one who picked the fight, Belbek.”

“Still, apologize.”

When Serina sneakily glanced upward, she saw the terrifying monster that was Khan.

It was even scarier because this monstrous person was looking down at her.

“Ee, eek…! I’m sorry! I should have stopped Belbek somehow…!”

“……It’s fine, raise your head.”

He was momentarily taken aback by the unexpected reaction, but thanks to the ‘Sage’s Heart’, he quickly regained his composure.

“And… if it’s not too rude, could you possibly tell us what that magic you just showed us was?”

Suddenly, Belbek asked Khan with a serious expression about the skill he had just used.

“Magic?”

“Yes. You probably already knew, Sir Khan, but we were secretly watching from the tree to see what you were doing.”

“Hmm…”

“I see it’s difficult for you to say. Then, could you at least answer whether my assumption is correct?”

Actually, there was no reason not to tell.

It was just using the Rank 1 Hidden Skill ‘Wind Cutter’ multiple times.

No, actually, he was about to tell them, but while he was pondering how to say it, Belbek seemed to have misunderstood on his own.

Taking advantage of the situation, Khan lightly nodded in response to Belbek’s question.

“From the perspective of an insufficient junior mage like myself, daring to confirm Sir Khan’s magic… it seemed Sir Khan cast Wind Type magic exactly 54 times in less than 3 seconds. Could you at least tell me if… what I saw was correct?”

“……”

For a moment, hearing Belbek’s words, Khan couldn’t grasp what to say.

‘I used it a lot, but 54 times? Wind Cutter?’

He was momentarily flustered, but thanks to the ‘Sage’s Heart’, his thought process quickly spun into action.

Immediately opening his Status Window, Khan confirmed that the mana indeed matched perfectly.

‘Really… I used it 54 times.’

Khan’s mana had decreased from 1010 to 470.

Considering that ‘Wind Cutter’ consumed 10 mana per use, 54 times was exactly right.

Khan nodded.

“As expected… I sincerely thank you for forgiving the mistake made by a junior who failed to recognize a great Seonbae…!”

“Thank you…!”

As Belbek respectfully bowed once more, Serina beside him also promptly bowed her head.

‘……Should I at least set the mood in a situation like this?’

At Belbek’s reaction, Khan thought he should perhaps set the mood a bit.

Well, it made sense; suddenly being called Seonbae, shouldn’t he show the demeanor of a Seonbae?

“Everyone grows by making mistakes. It’s fine, you may go now.”

“Thank you…!”

“Thank you…!!”

As Khan gestured for them to leave quickly, Belbek and Serina vanished in an instant.

“Wow, but those two are really fast too. How do they handle mana so well…?”

“Sir Khan, is that the Mana Pill or something?”

After the two disappeared, Sharin and Byutek approached Khan and chattered.

But in Khan’s eyes, only the Mana Pill in his hand was visible.

‘Now, if I just take this Mana Pill… I can become much stronger than I am now.’

Khan gave vague answers to Sharin and Byutek’s questions and boarded the carriage with them.

The coachman also mounted the horse, and they set off for Erindel again.

Khan was watching for the right timing to take the Mana Pill.

After a few hours passed, Byutek and Sharin fell asleep inside the carriage, leaving Khan alone.

‘Now should be fine to take it.’

As far as Khan knew, a mage with outstanding talent would gain 2000 mana upon taking a Mana Pill, and a mage hailed as an unprecedented genius would gain over 3000 mana.

‘I hope it increases by at least a thousand.’

In the game, as soon as you took a Mana Pill, a message would appear, and the mana value would immediately rise.

Swoosh.

Taking out the Mana Pill, Khan promptly put it in his mouth.

Gulp.

As he swallowed it, a message appeared before his eyes.

‘…This is?!’

It wasn’t a simple message about mana increasing, but a message even Khan was seeing for the first time.