Chương 4: Mysterious Gate

"Damm, it looks like Grandpa is super strong."

The feeling when he first saw his grandfather was the most nerve-racking experience for him.

He almost thought he was caught by his baron grandfather.

If he felt this way in front of his grandfather, what about other, more powerful people? They might take a deep peek into his thoughts. And what will he do if the other person is a super-strong, hot woman? Will she not see through his lusty thoughts?

"This world is more dangerous than he thought."

Although the meeting was nerve-racking, something good also happened, as he was able to make contact with life energy for the first time.

The sensation was something that he had never felt before; the ecstatic feeling was something which couldn't be described in words.

Apollo not only felt good, but he also felt the strength of life energy, as his baby body, for a second, became quite strong when vitality was flowing through his veins. He could not say exactly how much the boost was, but it should be two to three times at least.

It may seem like not much, but it is already a terrifying increase, as he was still a baby with a weak body. If his body was strong, this increase should be greater, as the sturdier the container, the more pressure it can bear, and this was also the case. This should also be why all the soldiers he saw had such strong, sturdy bodies.

He also now knows that his physique seems to be special, making him a genius that is rare to find in the kingdom.

This means he did not have to go through the phase of being trash or being bullied by others, as some novel protagonists do.

His family also seems pretty good; from what he has seen, there are no d**k heads or idiotic young masters in his family; everyone respects and loves each other and behaves like proper nobles. It is the thing that he is most glad about his family, as he did not have to face-slap his family members.

This might not be the entire truth, but it is already good. In a world where individual strength overwhelms a group of people or armies, it's great that they treat everyone well, even if they are servants.

He lets all those thoughts go and focuses on the most important thing he learned, 'Prana' or life energy.

He first time felt this mysterious energy, and now he wanted to try for himself to see if he could feel the sensation again.

Since his body is special, maybe he can feel it. Anyway, it was worth trying, so he calmed down.

He was trying to recreate the same sensation he felt when the life energy from his grandfather entered his body and travelled through his veins.

Lying down, Apollo's calm mind dwelled in feeling while trying to find the prana circuits that are hidden deep inside his body.

As he was trying to locate the prana circuits, he closed his eyes and concentrated on the feeling.

In his life on earth, his high IQ was not the only thing that made him a genius; rather, the ability to forget everything and concentrate on single things made him a true genius. Whether they were physical or intellectual, his superb concentration of mind and body made him the monster who would learn and apply them correctly, making him exceptional even among geniuses.

Right now, the same thing was happening, but for some reason, it was different as he unknowingly entered a very deep state, and time seemed to have slowed down.

His mind seemed to have reached a higher state—something that never happened before—as in his subconscious mind, he saw himself standing ahead of a huge, closed gate while something mysterious behind the gate was raging and colliding ferociously to break free.

"What is this place?"

Apollo was confused seeing the giant gate, as something like this never happened in his previous life or his two-month new life.

Although it was weird, he was not anxious, as everything seemed to be under his control. He was feeling great like he seemed to have come into contact with an entire new world.

The gate seems to hold the answers to many of his questions, as it seems to be calling him. Although he wanted to open it, the gate was huge, and he was not sure whether he would be able to open it.

He raised his hands and pushed the gate to open it, but it didn't move at all. But he did not stop, as this time, he pulled every ounce of his strength to try to shake the gigantic gate.

"Damm it, move you bastard!."

Ka-chunk-creeeeeeak! The gate, which seemed impossible to open, finally shook. It moved a little, and a few inches of gap were opened.

Boom!

A wave of unimaginable energy pushed the gate and started to come out of the gap.

Apollo instantly felt the same feeling when his grandfather transferred some life energy into his body. He seems to feel strong power as the life energy seems to be moving inside his blood, veins, nerves, and organs.

He was in a euphoric state for a few seconds as everything became hazy for him, but this did not continue for long as something happened that changed this experience immediately.

"Aaaahhh!"

"What happened?"

"Aaahhh! Suddenly, all the excitement disappeared as he started to feel a great deal of pain that he had never felt before.

He felt his body was full and started bloating, and every part of his body or mind would explode if it continued like that.

As the life energy seemed to be gushing out the gate, he understood what he needed to do to stop him from exploding.

With all the pain seeming to tear his body and mind, he, gathering his strength, started to pull the gate back that he just opened.

"Aaahhh!"