After Returning, My Abilities are Infinite

Episode 99. The War of the Stars (5)

It was a skill that I had never used before. But accepting the power did not feel awkward. The Akashic Records had long become a part of me through countless training sessions, and using it was no different from moving my body.

Looking at Seong Yoo-hyun, who was dropping down towards me, I felt my consciousness sink.

[Selecting a ‘story’.]

Everything turned black. It was a little different from the Library-like place I had seen before. It felt like I was floating in space, in a vast night sky.

Countless stories were floating in the air, twinkling like stars. Some of them were huge, planet-like ‘myths’, and some were ‘fables’ floating like dust.

Which one should I use? There was no need to borrow something grand. Seong Yoo-hyun was not such a formidable opponent, and people were watching. A power that could counter him and also defeat him entirely.

I did not deliberate for long.

[Will you select this story?]

I nodded, and clusters of starlight seeped into my body. The darkness lifted, and everything became bright again. I could see Seong Yoo-hyun, who was already right in front of me.

[Skill ‘Preview’ activated.]

[Calculating the level difference between soul class and the selected ‘story’.]

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[Analysis complete.]

[Skill duration is 10 seconds.]

There was no explosion of massive power, great enough to burst my body. However, it didn’t occur to me at all that I was going to lose to him now. It wasn’t as if my muscles’ quality had changed or that I was bestowed with enormous powers. But I was now an entirely different person.

『He was a genius.』

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I dragged my foot back. At the same time, my body moved on its own, following the ‘memory’ it had absorbed. An ingenious movement I could have never imagined with the techniques I mastered. My hands and legs moved as if they were doing a modern dance.

Seong Yoo-hyun’s descending fist grazed the tip of my nose. My moving hand grabbed him by the wrist. To break it? No. It was to keep him from avoiding the ‘skill’ I was about to use.

“……!”

No matter how much Seong Yoo-hyun’s strength had increased, he couldn’t shake off my hand in that position. Neither could he defend himself. His charge was as crude as it was powerful.

An instant weak spot. The ‘being’ dwelling inside me was not one to miss it.

『He could easily defeat 10 adults at the age he started to walk. Once his muscles developed, even famous fighters were no match for him.』

The foot that I dragged back kicked the ground. Crack. The first thing it hits is the elbow. Seong Yoo-hyun’s arm bends in the opposite direction, his wrist still caught.

His hunting suit’s durability is rapidly reduced, and white bone sticks out from his skin. Nevertheless, he was still falling steadily due to momentum. Slowly coming towards me.

『Moorim raved upon hearing his name, and soon every step he took and every gesture he made was recorded as Mugong. At the age of less than thirty, he had already become the strongest in Moorim.』

The Traveler’s description was a little rude, but it suited Lee Hyun-Seung perfectly.

“He’s currently the strongest Hunter. Although he won’t be in the next few years.”

[He won’t?]

“Yes. Lee Hyun-seung dies when the Fourth Disaster comes.”

It was near the time Kim Young-hwan originally died. That’s why there was so much confusion at the time. Two Hunters of the top 5 died at the same time.

“If he hadn’t died… he probably would have been as strong as the Five Heroes. He was so dedicated to protecting humanity. Ever since his Awakening, he didn’t take a single day off of hunting.”

[…….]

“And his nickname, Scavenger, came from the fact that he cleans up Monsters so neatly, although it isn’t a nickname fit for a top Hunter.”

Hm, the Traveler nodded.

“Fortunately, in my past life, the Martial God filled his place. I don’t know if he’ll do as good a job this time since the Fourth Disaster will appear more quickly… But I believe in him.”

[Right, so he’s the most powerful man at the moment… Haha.]

“He’s really strong. Especially since his ability is perfectly suited to wiping out Monsters.”

[Still, you’ll overtake him in a few years. Don’t praise him so much. Hahaha.]

“…I don’t know if it’s possible.”

I replied, smiling half-heartedly. Well, at this rate, I would surpass everybody one day. After all, it was already a miracle that I got to this level in two years.

[So, are you done warming up now?]

The Traveler asked, looking at me shaking my wrists.

“Oh, yeah. I think I’ll be fine.”

I answered casually. The next moment, the Traveler placed his hand on my head and spoke.

[Okay, now that we’ve checked the Akashic Records’ reward, it’s time to check the other thing that you earned.]

I nodded. Instead of replying again, I activated the ‘Characteristic’ I earned recently.

[Characteristic, ‘The Spirit of Moorim’ activated.]

The unknown Characteristic that made Kim Young-hwan the man he was now, which was now mine.

“…Ugh.”

At the same time, the sight before my eyes began to writhe and change.