A Small Problem! (1)

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As soon as this notification appears, the Mana Orb in my hands starts to float in front of me

While the Orb is still in the air, it slowly starts to crack

Crack! Crack! Crack! Crack!

About thirty seconds later, the Orb breaks

CRACK!

When that happens I realize that in the place, where the little Orb of Mana was

Now, there is just a heap of white fog

"A fog? What am I supposed to do with this? Should I smoke this fog? Huehue-"

Suddenly this white fog flies towards me and crosses my chest, going straight to my heart

At this moment, my heart starts to ache a lot like it's being torn from the inside out

Surprised by the sudden pain, I let out a muffled groan of pain

"Arghhh!"

However, I quickly control myself and start to ignore the pain as I think

'Tsk! It caught me off guard! After all, what the hell is going on inside me? '

Confused by everything that is happening, I quickly close my eyes, trying to feel if there is something different with my heart

However, even after a few seconds I find nothing

With this failure, I simply give up on understanding what's going on and decide to chill out

'Well, I don't think that absorbing that Mana Orb is going to hurt me! Moreover, even if it were, I don't know what to do to stop the process! Therefore, I think I'll just chill while I wait for the process to end!'

Having reached this conclusion, with my eyes still closed I slowly sit on the floor

After that I cross my legs and start to chill while I wait for the process to end

After about five minutes, the pain slowly begins to be replaced by a warm, pleasant feeling.

'Hmmm! This is good! This feeling is almost the same that I felt when I activated the <Phantom Steps> that time in the cave!'

After another five minutes, the sensation disappears and I open my eyes

At this moment, I hear a beep followed by Elizabeth's notifications

[The merger was successful!]

[The user's Mana Orb is at 30%]

I look at this message for a few seconds trying to understand its meaning

"Hmm, so my Mana Orb is at 30%? Okay, I just have one question... what exactly does that mean?"

Suddenly, a certain thought crosses my head

'Wait a minute! Does that warm feeling that I fell just now. Yeah, it could be!'

I quickly open my status to check if my guess is correct

"<Status >"

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[Name: Icarus Royle Hill]

[Race: Human (???)]

[Level 3]

[Class: None]

[Title: Robustness of a Cockroach!]

Health: 6.265/12.788

Stamina: 3.892/3.892

Mana: 1.860/1.860

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<Attributes >

STR: 28

DEX: 30

DEF: 92(42)

VIT: 139(93)

INT: 62

CHA: 12(180)

LUK: -10

WIL: 9.983

[Attribute Points: 0]

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<Skills >

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<Encyclopedia >

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<Available Titles>

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<Reinforcements >

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<Evolution >

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"Huehuehue! I was right it was Mana! Yeah! UHU! I finally have Mana! Wait, if I have mana, does that mean..."

I quickly look at my Skills and notice that <Improved Regeneration> is no longer inactive

<Improved Regeneration>

[Acquisition Method: Skills acquired after the user receives the blessing of the goddess Sakdal]

[Type: Active] [Increases the Health recovery rate by 10x] [Cooldown: 6.000 Seconds]

[Cost: 1000 Mana / 0.5 Mana per second] [Activation Condition: Think or Say the Skill name]

(Note: If the user runs out of Mana, the skill will automatically disable)

"Yeah, that's what I'm talking about! With this Skill and the absurd amount of Health, I have… I think, now it's almost impossible for me to die!

Anyway! Back to the subject of my Mana! According to my theories, the mana is somehow related to the Intelligence attribute! Hmm..."

After a few minutes, I realize something

"Oh, the amount of Mana is my Intelligence multiplied by 30! I finally understand what that message about my 'Mana Orb is at 30%' means!

It means that my Mana Orb it is 30% complete! That is, when it is at 100%, I will have 70% more Mana than I have now!

Using my current Intelligence as a base, when I am at 100% I will have 6.200 Mana!"

I slowly get up, stretch my body, and while I look at the monsters that are on the riverbank, I say malignantly

"Huehuehue! I'm going to have to come here more often to hunt and complete my Mana Orb!"

After looking at the monsters for a while, I decide to leave Icarus Falls

"Well, I think it's better to go to my base, stop procrastinating, and finally start the construction!"

I get down and grab the little rag I used to wash myself with, and my "towel", then start running towards my base, while I think

'Do I hunt a monster to test my regeneration? Nah, I had better just leave for now! After all, I can always do that later!'

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After just five minutes, I am forced to change my plans

"Damn! When I said I could do this later, I didn't expect it to be just a few minutes later!"

I start to observe the monster that is about twenty meters from me, a gigantic red monster, which looks at me very angry.

He is about thirteen feet tall.

The general structure of his body and face is similar to that of a gorilla, but there are some differences.

On his face, there are large fangs that look extremely sharp, coming out of his mouth, they resemble those of a saber tooth and on his forehead are two horns that are quite long.

He has four arms; some parts of its back have spines protruding, and at the end of its tailbone, a long tail with a sharp point.

"It can't be.… Why the hell, Alkeides and Torsten did, a fucking fusion! Why?

Did you guys, by any chance, think that after the fusion, you were going to become Gotenks or something? Let me warn, you two failed miserably!

Besides that, man, you should stay in your zone and wait for me to challenge and kill you! Instead of coming after me when I don't have any weapon!

Well, thinking of this perspective, I would also hunt myself, if I were you! Anyway, joking aside, I feel like I've seen this monster before! Let me see, red skin, red eyes, and it seems to be very angry with me!"

After describing the monster aloud, I start to sweat buckets

'Damn it! You have to be kidding me! He's the same monster that was protecting the Skill book that I took (stole)!

No, it can't be happening! How the hell did this guy find me, in the middle of this huge forest?'

While I am still trying to deny that reality, the monster looks directly into my eyes using its big red eyes

After that, he uses two of his four arms, to support his body and stay in a straight posture

Then, using the other two arms he hits his chest hard as he lets out a loud roar

"ROOOAR!"

Seeing this action, I quickly leave my daydreams

Then I look directly into the monster's eyes, and with a mocking smile I say

"<Phantom Steps>"

After saying that, I feel my body being surrounded by mana and I become invisible

'Huehuehue! I just need to do this, and wait until he leaves!'

The monster stands for a few seconds, while looking directly at where I was (I am)

He lowers his arms and puts them on the floor, then starts running towards me

When he is less than five meters from me, he stops

Then using the momentum of his run, he takes a big leap towards me

This sudden turn of events surprises me, and it takes me a second longer to respond to the situation

I quickly deactivate my invisibility and take a few steps back

While I try to dodge the monster attack, I look at him a little confused

'What the fuck? I'm invisible! How the hell can he still see me? '

In the end, I manage to dodge the direct impact

However, the shock wave generated by his attack still manages to hit me and throws me flying towards a tree

"Damn it!"

[The host was wounded!]

[The system suggests is: Heal the wound with something...]

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