Half-Native

After a while of scrolling, Zen judged that the average levels of players would sky-rocket once they got used to the game. By that time, there would also be more information available on the internet.

However, there was one thing that made him feel strange.

It was the fact that there was no one who posted about being able to benefit from their in-game character's attributes.

'Strange… I refuse to believe that I'm the only one who can gain my body's attributes from the game to real life.'

Even though he did not have the chance to try using a skill in real life because all he had were passive skills and the fact that he was focused on gaining attributes, Zen was still able to feel his strength from the game.

And it was not just a little percentage too. In fact, he could feel all his body strength in the game in real life. That was why he judged that he could easily crush metal with only his hands.

'Am I really special? If so, what's so special about me?'

Zen pondered as he scrolled through the internet, looking if he was going to find some more information.

'Hmmm… what's special about me… Something that only I have… Is it the title? Hmm…'

'Forget it. I'm just glad that my cancer is finally cured.'

'Wait…'

'Cancer… Mutated cancer… cancer cells…'

'Cells…'

'Aha!'

After a few minutes, just as Zen was already starting to give up, he thought of something.

'Maybe… It's because of the fact that I have cancer! My body's cells mutated with the characteristics of cancer cells.'

He propped his chin in his palm as he continued thinking, afraid that he was going to lose the idea that came to him.

'And since I have my cancer cells as some type of skill in the game… it must mean that I'm more connected to the game world than the others…'

'Since the cells provide structure and function for all living things, from microorganisms to humans… This degree of connection isn't shallow. On the contrary, it must be very deep.'

'Cells can be called as the basic foundation of life… and if I'm connected to the game through the foundation of my body… then does it mean that I'm like a half native in the game?'

Zen's expression continued to change because of the shock he felt as he thought of these strings of ideas.

'So it means that either I'm the only one who can take what I have in the game to the real world or… my condition just happened to accelerate the process of taking the strength from my character in the game by a lot…'

'I'll lean towards the latter. Since if I remember correctly, the reason behind the descent of the Free World is because of the apocalypse…'

Zen nodded and became satisfied with his conclusion.

However, this also made him quite excited.

'I'm connected to the game through my cells… and my body is made of cells… then does it mean that I'll also be able to use the skills I have in the game immediately in real life?'

He also judged this to be the reason why his cancer was cured so fast.

'No… it's not as if it was cured… it's more like controlled…?'

Zen stopped thinking about it and chose to focus on one thing at a time.

He looked around the room and was disappointed to find nothing that would be able to confirm his suspicions.

Since he knew that he can fully use the strength from the stats of his character in real life, the only thing he wanted to confirm was if he can use the skills of his character.

Thinking of the fire immunity of his title, Zen tried finding a match or lighter around the room.

After a few minutes of searching, Zen didn't find anything. So he settled with the next skill that he can try.

His immortal cells' [High-Speed Regeneration].

Using the needle at the end of the medical apparatuses that were once inserted in his body, he injured himself.

He was pleasantly surprised to find that the hole from the needle was immediately healed almost in an instant.

He tried to make the wound bigger by dragging the needle across his arm, making him wince in the process.

'Shit… this hurts.'

However, compared to his 10 years of suffering, this much wasn't worth mentioning.

After testing for a while and confirming that he could indeed use his skills, Zen became satisfied.

He didn't do any extreme test because he was afraid that his blood would stain something which would lead to the nurse's suspicion.

Zen placed down the needle and his phone to rest while thinking about what he would do next.

After some time, he heard a groggy voice.

"Yawn~ Brother…?"