CHAPTER 94: THE AWAITED DELIVERY

Yet he wielded it as though it were a sword, which made him question if the Magical Swordsman trait had truly taken effect.

Jaran shook his head. The Path traits were absolute.

Not even a talented individual like Ezekiel could make it work h..

He paused.

When did he begin to think of Ezekiel as a talented individual?

Wasn’t Ivory a talented Magical Swordsman because she had awakened a Rank Two Path Triat at Rank One?

Jaran unconsciously reached for his neck, grabbed it, and began breathing heavily.

He felt a suffocating pressure pressing down against his shoulders.

He could barely breathe.

Was this how it felt to fight against someone who had overcome destiny?

Jaran couldn’t believe he would ever feel this way.

Click!

The door swung open.

A nurse entered the room, pushing a tray ahead of her.

Jaran switched off his phone and set it down on a table.

The Nurse halted beside his bed and placed a small table over him. Then, she put food and drinks on top of it.

"Is the Worst One still in the hospital?" Jaran asked.

"I don’t know. Nurse Cynthia has blocked every knowledge of him from spreading across the hospital," the Nurse shook her head in response.

Jaran fell silent.

Realising that this was her cue to leave, the Nurse quietly set the tray beside him and turned around, quickly exiting the room.

***

Three days later

It was a day before the start of a new month.

Over the past few days, I have improved my swordsmanship and realised that it has become more challenging to gain proficiency points.

After two hours of training, I earned one proficiency point.

For the Sky Dash spell, I gained one proficiency point every thirty minutes. I had to train for three hours to obtain five proficiency points.

I spent a day figuring this out.

Due to this, over the past two remaining days, I focused on training my fire spark spell.

I accumulated 50 proficiency points.

My fire spark spell has progressed to the Intermediate level.

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◆ Skills:

┗ Weapon Mastery - Sword: Expert (11%)

◆ Cybernetic Sword Embryo:

┗ Stage 1: Digital Core Seed (0.1%)

◆ Spells:

┗ Sky Dash - Advanced Spell (12%)

┗ Fire Spark - Intermediate Spell (5%)

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[ Fire Spark - Intermediate

Description: Fire multiple sparks in quick succession. ]

The description was short, but exciting.

After I tested it, I realised how powerful the spell had evolved.

Fire Spark spell had a progression level from the Basic to the Advanced spell, and that was the reason I picked it.

The Zahara Clan wouldn’t allow me to choose anything of significant rarity.

Regardless, they didn’t give me the Intermediate to Advanced level of the spell, which meant that I needed to purchase it to comprehend it fully.

An Intermediate Spell was still a powerful spell for any awakener below the Magus Class.

If it were to be priced according to rarity, a single intermediate spell could sell for hundreds of thousands to millions of Roble notes.

I couldn’t sell it to the Star Auction Auditorium because they might have a similar item in their catalogue.

However, as long as I sold it below its average selling price in exchange for merit points, I might find a willing buyer.

While training, I realised that my Digital Core Seed increased by 0.1%.

It hadn’t moved a bugle since then.

It didn’t increase when I fought against magical beasts.

I realised that I needed to fight other awakeners for it to continue rising.

I hoped that the Descendants of the Windcrest Clan would continue challenging me to a duel. It would be easier to defeat them again than to stir up conflict with another Clan.

I wondered when the top rankers would begin their scheme against me.

Maybe they were too frightened to take action.

After all, I had shown off a little too much of my strength.

However, I didn’t allow my sudden improvement to get into my head because the Zahara Clan still had a sword hanging over my neck that could chop down at any moment.

I couldn’t leave the academy because it was due to its support that the Zahara Clan had gone through such lengths to eliminate me.

If they had the opportunity, I was sure that they would be here by themselves or send their magical beasts to finish the job.

I was confident that I would surpass everyone in the Magical Swordsman Department, even Esther, before this term’s tournament began.

The only potential threats were those in the Magus Class.

All I needed was time.

As I grew stronger, I found it increasingly difficult to improve my skills.

I couldn’t achieve my goal of training my sacred arts or aura.

Regardless, the results I obtained were still satisfying.

My chest heaved heavily as I gradually recovered my strength.

I was gradually starting to see the adverse effects of my consistent training.

It wasn’t this bad when I trained in the dungeon, polishing my skills against magical beasts, because then I could rest in the hospital while recuperating from my injuries.

However, since the system’s awakening, I had to juggle between completing dungeon tasks, my midnight training, and attending classes.

The only time I visited the hospital was three days ago.

However, it was only a short rest before I returned to my training.

I couldn’t shake away the feeling of tiredness coursing through me.

With great difficulty, I stood up on my feet with the help of my iron blade.

The firearms I purchased from Bunnytea are scheduled to be delivered today.

I had to be at the exchange point to collect my item on time before someone else mistakenly stumbled upon it.

"Do you need help, master?" Felix asked, his voice filled with concern.

"Yeah," I nodded.

Ever since Felix reached 100% compatibility, the emotions I felt from him were indistinguishable from those of another human being.

All the Cybernetic Sabre Tooth Rabbits’ fusion compatibility has also increased to 100%.

I have also collected five more Sabre-tooth rabbits and transformed them into cybernetic beasts.