Ronan wiped the fresh Magic Beast blood off his face, slowly standing up.
Blowing out the Flame of Break Magic on his longsword, he opened his character panel.
Most of his skill attributes had not changed significantly—the only one that had made a leap in progress was—[Ascetic Body Refinement (Expert 799/800)]
Stuck at the brink of Expert Level, just one step away from Master!
Ronan stared at the small print of [Ascetic Body Refinement], his eyelids twitching fiercely.
Only he knew what he had gone through to reach this point, how much he had endured.
He had forgotten how he had gotten here, the passage of time was a blur, his mind consumed by the sole thought of relentlessly forging his body.
Many nights, he bit through his gums lying on the dormitory floor of the academy, sweat mixed with blood soaking him over and over...