I slaughtered 13 Orcs with the spear in an instant.
"Is it thanks to the additional effect attached to the [Breathing] skill? There's no shortage of mana."
As the [Mana Breathing] effect attached to the [Breathing] skill, mana accumulates every time I breathe, so there was no shortage of mana even if I kept imbuing mana into the spear.
Now only one Orc remains.
"...The aura is unusual?"
An Orc holding dual axes, with a head size bigger than others.
[You have discovered a powerful enemy 'Orc Elite Warrior'.]
"Powerful enemy huh...."
There are times when the Status Window warns like this.
And it always turns out right.
Clang―!!!
"Crazy!"
The Elite Warrior bastard charged in an instant and slammed the dual axes down from above.
I succeeded in blocking with the spear shaft.
'It's made of mithril so it's hard. That's a relief.'
Tremble tremble―.
I endured with strength like that but couldn't hold on, so I pulled back first.
Thud―!
First, using [Leg Strength], I kicked him once and then slipped back.
"Kueeeeek―!"
"Damn, how hard are his bones?"
First of all, I am pushed back in strength.
The lag in stats can be offset through the [Leg Strength] skill, but in strength, I am absolutely pushed back.
But no big worry. If push comes to shove....
'I can just shoot a gun.'
Just in case, I came with a revolver attached to my waist as a backup. A completely heavily modified one at that.
'One shot can blow his brains out.'
Thinking that, I focused on dealing with the bastard with spearmanship.
Bang―! Bang―! Clang―!
As the spear shaft and blade clashed with the Orc's axe blades, tremendous sounds and shockwaves were created.
"Hup―!"
'Sparks are flying. Truly tremendous strength.'
Still, getting used to handling a long spear, I came up to the level of countering.
'Conversely, it means I can only counter.'
I need a way to escape this situation.
It was then.
[Related skill levels rise due to continuous mana usage.]
[Mana Imbuement Lv.3 $\rightarrow$ 4]
[Mana Manipulation Lv.3 $\rightarrow$ 4]
[Now you can learn a new attribute of mana.]
"...? What?"
"Kuwuuuuuu!!!"
At that time, the Orc Elite Warrior began to wrap flames around his dual axes.
[Perceived mana of attribute 'Fire'.]
[It becomes usable if you absorb the corresponding mana into your body.]
[To absorb a new attribute of mana, empty all mana in your body and inhale the mana of the attribute you wish to absorb through Mana Breathing.]
"...Nice."
Hup―.
I held my breath and released all the mana inside me.
[Created a skill through a new form of 'Mana Manipulation'.]
[Acquired skill 'Mana Release'!]
[Mana Release Lv.1: Instantly release a large amount of mana.]
Whoosh―!!!
Along with those words, a tremendous amount of mana was released around me, pushing everything away.
"K-Kuwuuuuuu―!!!"
Even the Orc Elite Warrior rushing with flames wrapped around his dual axes was pushed back a little.
"...Released all mana to the point of exhaustion."
Reached a level of slight dizziness.
And....
Shhhhoooo....
As I started breathing.
[Absorbing mana of attribute 'Fire'.]
[From now on, you can use 'Fire Mana'.]
"Good."
Hot energy began to be added to my breath.
Hoooooo―.
And through [Mana Imbuement], I imbued Fire Mana into the entire spear, and
Fwoosh―.
Intense flames began to soar over the entire spear.
"Kuwuuuu...?"
The Orc Elite Warrior looked flustered as I suddenly used Fire Mana.
"Die!"
Whoosh―!
[Fire Mana: Imbues powerful attack power. Inflicts status effect 'Burn' on the opponent.]
Fwoosh―!
'Jackpot?'
Just feeling the power while swinging the spear is tremendous. If I drive the spear blade into the Orc with this power....
'He dies?'
I might even be able to destroy those hard axes in an instant.
Whish―!!!
Judging so, I used [Leg Strength] and shot forward.
'Oing? Flames on my feet too?'
I didn't intend this.
Fwoosh―!!!
Shooting forward with flames wrapped around my feet like a rocket, I aimed the spear tip at the Orc.
"Kueeek―!!!"
The Orc crossed his dual axes wrapping flames as if to try me, but....
Kwa-gwa-gwa-gwang―!!!
What broke wasn't my spear, but the Orc's dual axes.
Between the shattered axe blades, the Orc Elite Warrior's flustered eyes were visible, and those eyes were dyed with blood.
Puk―!!!
"Kuruk... Keck―!!!"
Pouring out a handful of blood, the Orc stopped breathing just like that.
"...Phew, request complete."
Shing―.
I took the dagger making a dreary sound and started dismantling.
Crunch―! Snap―!
Orc leather, magic stone, weapons, other items, etc....
'Independence is the right answer. If independent, all this is mine, right?'
Since I can't claim a share of these byproducts at KAMC.
So instead of a quite high salary, the actual amount I take is less compared to guild-affiliated Awakened.
"I need money for independence, and to earn money, I have to do Untied's illegal requests like this, then I can't even rest on weekends...."
Aigoo, my pitiful life. Suffering like this even after re-awakening.
Moreover....
"Even if I become independent, I can't play. Since I have to stop the destruction. Ugh, really tired, tired."
Grumbling like that, I took out the magic stone from near the Orc's heart.
"Hmm... absorb."
Unfortunately, a magic stone only at middle-grade level. Would it hurt to give one high-grade, tsk.
One lowest-grade, 5 low-grade, and one middle-grade from the Elite Warrior.
The rest were small fries without even magic stones.
"Tsk tsk... dual axes all broken so can't use them... should I just take them as material items?"
I wondered if I broke the axes for nothing, but it couldn't be helped.
"Phew, obtained everything usable so... let's go."
I put the loads in the cargo bed of the Porter truck I bought new last time and left.
Vroom―.
"Did you see?"
"Yeah."
"...He used Fire Mana."
"Saw it clearly."
Baek Seo-yeon and Cheon Tae-jin, who were secretly observing his battle, came down to the spot Lee Si-woo left.
"Using two manas...?"
"Definitely, the mana he used at first was the mana we saw back then. Pure Null Attribute Mana."
"Then... suddenly spewing out some huge power, then Fire Mana."
"Isn't this something even World Tree Guild doesn't have?"
"Right."
"Scary...."
A tremendous event. No, an event that has never happened in history.
Unprecedented.
"And skills aren't just one or two. Didn't he clearly say he re-awakened a Unique Ability related to long-range weapons?"
"Absolutely not. To think he could handle a spear that skillfully... how was it when he learned from you?"
"...Thinking about it, his learning speed was fast. Even so, it wasn't to the extent of using it in real combat right away like that."
Baek Seo-yeon said while biting her nails.
"Our next meeting is... next Saturday?"
"Yeah."
"I have to tell them then. And next time, let's call that kid from World Tree Guild, the...."
"Jin Hui-yeon?"
"Yeah, let's call Jin Hui-yeon too. We need an expert for this."
"Understood. Let's go now."
They looked around the soot-filled ground and left the spot.
"Hull...."
"It turned out that way."
Archery training with Seo Ha-yeon.
I told her I came to learn Fire Mana.
"Oh my god... this is something even Archmage Gourcuff couldn't do...."
"It just happened."
"Mr. Lee Si-woo is an existence always beyond expectations...."
"So about that, Light Mana. Could you possibly give me some?"
"Eh―."
It might be a rude request, but every day is urgent for me. Since I don't know when destruction will come, I have to equip myself with abilities to prepare for it busily.
'For that, there must be many types of mana.'
Because I don't know which mana the opponent is strong against, and which mana they are weak against. All kinds of monsters will pour out.
Ultimately, I must be able to deal with all of them to stop the destruction.
"Hmm...."
Seo Ha-yeon, who looked into my eyes for a long time, accepted after agonizing.
"...Understood. Because you are, at least not an evil person."
Characteristic of Light Mana. Determining if the opponent is telling a lie, or if they are an evil person, things like these.
Of course, not everyone using Light Mana can do like her. If so, Golden Arrow Guild would have beaten all 3 Great Guilds and ascended to number 1.
If one learns Light Mana, one can feel such things faintly. In Seo Ha-yeon's case, her senses developed extremely sensitively, so her eyes determining that are much more developed than others.
'Then if I learn Light Mana, will I be able to determine too?'
Characteristics of Fire Mana are boldness, decisiveness, passion. These three....
'Actually, there is no difference before and after I learned Fire Mana.'
Then even if I learn other types of mana, can't I obtain abilities external to skills obtainable due to that mana?
'Indeed, since I realized pure mana without attribute first... since that becomes the root, maybe there is no room for characteristics of other manas to intervene.'
"Now, then what should I do?"
"Ah, first I will release all mana inside my body to empty the core."
"Yes."
"Then you just have to imbue Light Mana into my body."
"That's all?"
"...Yes."
"What, I didn't know it would be that easy."
Indeed, I also went 'Boing―???' seeing the Status Window message at first?
'Or maybe only I can do it.'
Since there is no one else who learned two or more manas in the first place.
'I think it was possible because I awakened pure mana.'
Probably if I awakened mana with attributes like fire, water, wind normally like other people, it would have been impossible.
"I will release mana, so please step aside for a moment. This shockwave is quite strong."
"Ah, understood."
Dash―
Seeing her hiding behind an obstacle in the corner of the training ground and peeking out, I cast [Mana Release].
Rumble rumble....
Kwa-a-a-a-a-a―!!!
"!!!"
Seo Ha-yeon looked surprised, and I stopped breathing and didn't stop [Mana Release] until all mana inside my body came out.
And a moment later,
Hup―!
As I gave the signal, she ran over pitter-patter, placed her hand on my back, and cast [Mana Imbuement].
Whoosh―
'Oho...?'
Some warm yet bright energy begins to settle inside my body.
'This is... Light Mana?'
Major manas, meaning attributes commonly obtained when awakening mana are as follows.
Water, Fire, Wind.
Besides that, Awakened are numerous in the order of Earth, Life, Light.
So Light Mana can be said to be the mana with the fewest numbers among major manas, on the border of major and minor.
And I just... learned it.
[Perceived mana of attribute 'Light'.]
[Do you wish to learn 'Light Mana'?]
"...Yes."
[Possessing two different manas excluding pure 'Null Attribute Mana'.]
[Condition achieved! Acquired new skill 'Mana Synthesis'!]
[Mana Synthesis Lv.1: Synthesize mana of different attributes to create mana of a new attribute.]
"...? What?"
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