章 21: Chapter 21: Increasing Mana Reserve

Ethan scoured the entire hunter's Market, buying every Mana orb he could find. Because Mana orbs were rare, he couldn't find them all in a single shop. He had to scour all the shops for that.

Typically, hunters who found Mana orbs in dungeons used them for themselves first. However, some people who reached their limit early sold them to earn a good amount of money, because of their potential reached early.

Potential determined how much a person could increase their mana capacity. It wasn't like anyone could increase their mana infinitely; different people had different potentials. Some could raise their mana to 1,000, while others could increase theirs to 100,000 or so.

Even if someone had the potential to gain high mana, they usually couldn't afford to do it due to the large cost and rarity. However, if you were associated with a noble clan or house, it became a lot easier to achieve it.

After a lot of effort, Ethan managed to gather a significant number of Mana orbs at last. He tried to buy the highest quality ones, but there were some low-quality ones as well.

- B-Grade - 5x

- C-Grade - 6x

- D-Grade - 9x

- E-Grade - 10x

- F-Grade - 20x

It cost him ovet 480,000 silver coins, leaving him with only 20,000 or so. He couldn't help but feel a little remorse knowing all his piled-up coins ran out in a single night.

However, the gains were worth it. He looked at the glowing multicolored Mana orbs with fascination. Each of them was palm-sized and warm to the touch.

Now, the real question was how much mana he could absorb and what his potential was. It shouldn't be too bad as a reincarnator, right?

"Time to find out!"

Ethan remembered his initial plan to synthesize the Mana orbs. With this he could gain more mana.

"Synthesize!"

A new E-Grade Mana orb appeared in his palm instead of two F-Grade Mana orbs.

He began to synthesize them one after another. Mana was not a problem because he could replenish it using Mana orbs, after all. But he realized he couldn't make them to the highest level yet.

"Ding!"

"Error! Your Synthesization failed."

Before he could enjoy his glee any longer, the notifications of failure kept ringing non-stop. He was able to synthesize them to C-Grade at the highest. Maybe he wasn't strong enough to synthesize them to more higher levels yet.

Still, it was not all bad. He managed to get them all to C-Grade.

- B-Grade – 5x

- C-Grade – 20x

Finally, the calculation was all clear.

Ethan took a deep breath and began absorbing the Mana orbs one by one. The notifications kept ringing in his head non-stop.

"Ding!

"Congratulations! You have absorbed a B-Grade Mana orb. Mana capacity increased by 550."

...

"Congratulations! You have absorbed a C-Grade Mana orb. Mana capacity increased by 260."

...

"Yes!" He couldn't help but feel excited. He managed to absorb all the Mana orbs one by one. And he still didn't feel anywhere near his full potential. He could feel the vast amount of mana flowing through his veins and whole body.

[Status ]

[ Name: Aengus Degaro (Ethan Smith) [

[ Occupation: Hunter ]

[ Race: Human ]

[ Level: 6 ]

[ Class: None ]

[ Age: 18 ]

[ Strength: 23 ]

[ Agility: 19 ]

[ Defense: 20 ]

[ Mana: 8070/8070 ]

[ Attribute points: 0 ]

[Skills ]

[ Active: Inferno Leap (D), Azula Sword Strike (E), Muscle Enhancement (E) ]

[ Passive: Blaze Guard (E), Fire Serpent's Digestion (F) ]

[ Unique Skills: Appraisal (Basic), Skill Absorption (Mythic), Universal Synthesis (Ultimate) ]

[ Equipments: Titanium Runic Sword (D) ]

Seeing his improvement, Ethan couldn't help but smile. His Mana Reserve had increased to 8,070 points, which was nearly 70 times more than the original amount. It was staggering number. He couldn't help but glee realizing how much he could do with this amount of mana.

"Ah, sh*t! I forgot to upgrade my sword. Oh well, no worries. I can manage for now."

He looked toward the direction of the Fire Toad's dungeon and muttered, "Now, it's finally time to clear the F-class dungeon."

He couldn't just accumulate money and do nothing right? He needed to increase his level and acquire powerful skills.

With a swift motion, he activated [Muscle Enhancement] and started running at a high speed towards the dungeon.

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章 22: Chapter 22: F-Class Boss Monster

Fire Toad's Dungeon, 19th floor.

"Bang! Crash!"

As the last creature went down on the 19th floor, Ethan received another notification about his level up.

His current level was 8. He managed to increase two levels after clearing all the floors behind. With his vast mana reserves, it was nothing difficult at all.

The 19th floor was burned and scorched everywhere, a clear proof of how intense the battle must have been.

He managed to collect a lot of old and new skill books using Skill Absorption and monster drops. But, he had no time to go into details now, because it was finally time to clear the final 20th floor, the boss floor.

With anticipation and excitement, Ethan opened the door to the boss floor.

At first glance, he was greeted with a giant fire toad nearly 8-10 meters in height. He had to raise his head to see its full form. He was tiny compared to it.

[ Appraisal ]

[ Fire Toad (elite) ]

[ Power Level: 15 ]

It was seven levels higher than him, and on top of that, it was an elite monster as well. It must be the boss of this dungeon for sure. Its giant fiery form was living proof of that.

As soon as Ethan touched the floor, the fire toad sensed him immediately somehow. There goes his sneak attack plan. Now, he had no choice but to fight it head-on.

Looking at its tough skin, he began to doubt his sword's capability. "A D-Rank sword should be able to pierce it, right? Still, I should have upgraded it for a situation like this. Now, no crying over spilled milk."

The giant toad lunged at him, causing loud rumbles with each long jump. Its jumping left the spot in a scorching mess of rubble.

Ethan took out his sword and activated [Muscle Enhancement] to raise his physical capability by twofold.

Just as the giant toad was on top of him, he used [Inferno Leap] to dodge to the side, causing a loud rumble of smoke at the spot.

Balancing himself, Ethan was about to launch a decisive strike at the giant toad. However, its giant limb came down upon him swiftly. He didn't have time to react. Its agility and power were on a different level.

"Bang!"

He was thrown to the side like a ragdoll, using its giant mass of his paws.

"Cough! Cough!" Spewing out fresh blood non-stop, Ethan found it hard to stand up for a moment.

Fortunately, his new skill [Muscle Enhancement] saved him from immediate organ ruptures.

He didn't expected it to be so powerful even at the solo level.

His [Blaze Guard] was helping him withstand the intense heat the giant toad was emitting.

So, he had a moment to think of a proper plan.

Only then he noticed a large triangular-shaped stone on the ceiling. Its sharp tip was pointing directly at the ground. If he could somehow use it to his advantage, he might stand a chance to defeat the boss.

Ethan immediately sprang into action, using [Azula Sword Strike] to tick it off a little.

As if right on cue, The giant followed him with a menacing look on its face. It was clearly angry at his provocation.

Realizing the first stage of his plan was a success, Ethan started moving towards the direction where the sharp stone was placed on top.

Using [Inferno Leap], he jumped from the ground, and the giant toad followed him from behind. Observing this, he grinned. Now, only the last stage was left. He gripped his titanium sword tightly and used [Azula Sword Strike] along with [Muscle Enhancement] to break the rock hanging from the ceiling.

"Boom!"

"Rumble!"

The sharp-tipped rock crashed, falling directly on the ground straight at the top of the giant toad. As for Ethan, he had already sidestepped according to his plan earlier. A perfect plan.

He grinned slightly, awaiting the giant toad's demise.

"Croak!"

Followed by a miserable scream, the massive sharp rock fell on top of the giant toad.

It pierced its body from the front.

A wave of fiery ashes spread everywhere, turning the visibility on low.

It should have died by now... However, after waiting for a while as the dust settled, Ethan still didn't receive any notification regarding the confirmation of his kill.