Chapter 33: Training [2] Power Stone Bonus -

Chapter 33: Training [2] Power Stone Bonus Chapter

Victor was preparing to attack again when he suddenly remembered another ability.

[Mana Plunder].

Unfortunately, the training puppet was powered by mana crystals. Strictly speaking, it possessed no true living mana, so he could not test it here.

To test this ability, he needed combat.

Victor looked at the academy system and quickly opened one of its functions.

[Combat Simulation Room.]

Starlight Royal Academy possessed special illusion equipment capable of generating combat projections almost indistinguishable from real magical beasts. You would not truly die, but pain, mana consumption, and combat reactions would all be simulated.

The training effect was excellent.

There was only one problem.

It was expensive.

Victor rarely used it before, not because he lacked money, but because he had simply been lazy.

Now, of course, things were different.

[Please Select Simulation Target.]

Victor quickly scrolled downward.

Level 20.

Level 22.

Level 25.

Finally, his finger stopped.

[Crimson Armored Demon Ape]

[Level: 28]

[Life Rank: First Tier]

[Type: Magical Beast]

[Combat Characteristics: High Strength, High Constitution, Close Combat Burst.]

"This one."

[Simulation Fee: 3,000 Gold Coins.]

[Begin Simulation?]

"Begin."

Buzz!

The environment around the training room instantly changed. The walls disappeared, the ground became fractured stone, and a faint scent of blood appeared in the air. Victor could even feel the wind brushing past his face.

The next second.

Boom!

A massive demon ape over three meters tall leaped down from the rocky wall opposite him. Its entire body was covered in dark red armor plates, while its arms were absurdly thick.

[ROAR!!!]

The moment it landed, the ground cracked.

Victor narrowed his eyes.

’So realistic.’

The Crimson Armored Demon Ape gave him no time to observe. Its legs erupted with force.

Boom!

Its enormous body shot forward like a cannonball. It raised its fist and smashed downward.

If this had been Victor before his Agility reached seventy seven, he would never have dared to dodge an attack like this at close range.

But now...

’Too slow.’

Victor shifted his body slightly. The enormous fist almost brushed his shoulder as it descended.

Boom!

The ground exploded, sending rock fragments into the air.

The instant the demon ape’s fist missed, Victor did not retreat. Instead, he stepped forward and pressed his left hand directly against the demon ape’s arm.

A cold smile appeared on his face as he uttered the magic words.

"[Mana Plunder!]"

Buzz!

An invisible suction force instantly erupted, and Victor clearly felt a surge of violent mana being forcibly ripped from the demon ape’s body.

[Successfully Plundered Mana: 17 Points.]

The Crimson Armored Demon Ape visibly stiffened for an instant.

It lasted less than half a second. But in close combat, every second was very important, and half a second was already enough.

Crimson Flame Fang left its sheath, and a fiery line flashed in the air.

Shhk!

The blade cut directly into the weakest point of the armor beneath the demon ape’s armpit, and with the sound of flesh tearing, a spray of crimson blood burst from the wound.

[Target HP: 18%.]

The demon ape roared furiously as its other massive fist swept sideways. Victor abruptly pushed off the ground, slid backward several meters, then immediately charged forward again, closing the distance.

[Mana Plunder!]

[Successfully Plundered Mana: 13 Points.]

Another instant of stiffness, then...

Shhk!

A second wound appeared!

Victor’s eyes grew brighter. This ability was even more suited for close combat than he had expected. The amount of mana absorbed each time was not much, but at the instant mana was forcibly extracted, the opponent’s internal mana flow became unstable for an extremely brief moment.

In low level combat, it might merely create a small opening.

But when true experts fought, that tiny opening could already decide life and death.

More importantly, he was not simply draining his opponent. The mana he plundered could be used by him.

[Current Temporary Mana Replenishment: 30 Points.]

In other words, as long as his opponent was not so overwhelmingly powerful that they never gave him a chance to make physical contact, the longer the battle continued, the greater his advantage became.

What did Magic Swordsmen fear most?

Running out of mana.

But now, his enemies were his mana potions.

At that thought, Victor suddenly smiled.

The Crimson Armored Demon Ape obviously could not understand that smile. It only knew that the human before it had wounded it repeatedly.

Boom!

Its violent mana completely erupted, and the dark red armor plates covering its body lit up one after another.

[Berserk State!]

[Strength +30%.]

[Speed +20%.]

Its massive body charged forward once again.

Victor had no intention of continuing the test.

It was time to end this.

He took a deep breath. The fire elemental mana inside his body compressed violently, while his seventy seven points of Agility completely erupted at the same time.

Man and beast crossed paths in an instant!

A crimson sword line lingered in the air for a brief moment.

The next second, Victor was already standing behind the demon ape.

He sheathed his sword.

[Flame Line.]

Splurt! ℯℯ𝑙.

A line of blood suddenly erupted from the Crimson Armored Demon Ape’s neck. Its enormous body staggered forward two steps, then crashed to the ground.

[Battle Ended.]

[Simulation Target: Level 28 Crimson Armored Demon Ape.]

[Challenge Successful.]

[Battle Duration: 2 Minutes 47 Seconds.]

[Host Injury: 0%.]

[Evaluation: S.]

The surrounding wilderness rapidly vanished, and Victor returned to the training room.

He lowered his head and looked at his hand, a look of satisfaction appearing on his face.

He had just fought for the first time, defeating a creature far stronger than him with a seven level difference while sustaining no injuries!

Of course, that did not mean he could easily kill every Level 28 professional. Magical beasts had relatively simple fighting styles, while human professionals possessed skills, equipment, tactics, and even all kinds of life saving items.

But at the very least, this proved one thing.

The current Victor was already completely different from the useless Level 21 noble brat of the original plot.

[Detected Host’s First Victory Against an Opponent 7 Levels Higher.]

[Heaven Burning Sword Art Proficiency +5.]

[Mana Devour Proficiency Slightly Increased.]

[Current Heaven Burning Sword Art Proficiency: Beginner 8%.]

Victor was preparing to continue training when his academy identity card suddenly vibrated.

...

Thank you for the power stones!!

100 more for

100 Power Stones for one bonus Chapter: Completed

200 Power Stones for two Bonus Chapters: Incomplete

100 Golden Tickets for 1 bonus Chapter: Incomplete

Magic Castle for 5 Bonus Chapters: Incomplete.