Mixed Blessing System

Sensing something approaching him, Lothur used his movement and defense technique simultaneously, trying to dodge whatever was coming at him.

In doing so, he managed to dodge what was coming from his back, but soon after, he felt that the same thing was coming from another position, still on his back.

'What the fuck!'

'What is that?' Lothur realized that no matter how much he moved, such a sensation would return as if what was behind him was not in a fixed position.

Still, whenever he turned away from that sensation, something dark seemed to move through the surroundings, indicating that something was attacking him.

The demon could sense the surroundings better, even considering his momentary fragile situation.

The will of this place is much more proactive than the previous one. It attacks by the mere fact that someone approaches the area...' It observed the pools there, the places where the real benefits of this place were.

These pools were ancient tombs of experts of the ancient race of humanoid sea beasts that had lived nearby. In particular, this place was the eternal resting place of those most resentful, killed in tragic ways.

Not all the resentful people with a great desire for revenge would die and become spectres. Some would leave a negative mark wherever they were forced to have eternal rest.

Because of how the dead who were forced to be buried in this area died, the special pools that grew there many years after they were buried had bad vibes. Such a thing affected that entire special chamber, not just the dark pools where some beasts were meditating.

Lothur could not perceive the same things as that demon out of sheer ignorance. But he more or less understood that such an area was not normal, and even without doing anything, he was taking risks there.

'Shit!'

'What should I do?' He asked himself as sweat dripped down his body. 'I feel this thing will affect me significantly if I get hit.'

Without finding his answer, Lothur continued moving around the area, using his movement technique to the best of his ability. At the same time, some of the beings who were there to hinder him arrived in the area.

Some did not want to come to this place, as they felt they could disturb Lothur and fulfill their duties in other parts of the Immortals Wall. But others already knew this place and saw no problem starting their missions immediately.

Among them, a dark horse, which had black flames in its mane and tail, appeared in the area, running towards Lothur.

'Haha, let's see who's faster, human!' That creature imagined as it used its speed, its strong point, against the silver-haired young man.

"Damn it!" Lothur saw that being joining whatever was testing him in the area and cursed that creature.

That horse was fast, and considering the troublesome situation he was already in, it did not take long for Lothur to feel his body's first signs of exhaustion.

[+0.2 all physical attributes.]

[+0.2 in AGI.]

[+0.1 in WIL.]

[+0.1 in CON.]

The system showed Lothur's gains from 'training' his movement technique, and this young man began to understand why the local beasts so valued this area.

That was not only a place with exciting resources for cultivation. It was also a place with high-level training conditions!

'That... Is it for that?' He didn't quite understand the meaning of that thing chasing him, but he thought the beasts in the area definitely used this place as a training ground.

With that in mind, Lothur became much more optimistic about this strange place. Still, he did not stop worrying about that horse and other beasts that had gathered against him.

It was even promising that he could train his skills, but his energies were limited, and he could not deal with these creatures for long.

Hence, he soon became more serious and began to attack and defend himself using his other skills.

Mortal Aura!

Lothur expressed his previously evolved killing intent, using the dark surroundings to try to impose some fear on those beasts.

But that was not enough to make them back down since everyone there had been painfully tempered, and it would not be such a thing that would make them give up without at least trying.

However, even though such a thing was not so helpful the moment, Lothur suddenly saw the progress bar of such a skill improving its position.

[Progress: 3%]

'Oh? It seems that this place is positive for this skill...'

'Perfect!'

So he continued using his Elemental Staff as if it were an ax, using his defensive technique simultaneously as the Art of Tearing Down Trees and the Cross Walk.

He could not beat those beasts by hitting them, but dodging was not good enough for this silver-haired young man.

Therefore, he took the opportunity to show these creatures that he was not afraid to attack and that it would not be easy for them to get in his way.

While doing this, he trained his skills.

...

'Damn!'

'That human is too tough! How can he be so strong having such a small body?' The dark horse from earlier wondered as it was finally standing still, looking at the young fallen human in front of it.

After several minutes of attacking him, it and its companions finally managed to hit Lothur's body.

But to their surprise, when they hit Lothur, they all felt as if their bodies had encountered a resistant stone.

Lothur's skin was so tough that those who attacked him felt more pain than this victim!

"Ouch!"

Still, Lothur was feeling pain. Taking blows from so many opponents after he had already run out of energy after running and fighting in the area for so many minutes was not easy at all. It had hurt him considerably.

Luckily, his constitution was not weak, and even though he felt pain, he was not seriously injured.

'Good thing they look tired too...' He looked in the direction where the beasts that had acted against him in this place were standing, watching him.

Meanwhile, he saw more warnings from the system.

[+0.3 in all physical attributes.]

[+0.3 in STR.]

[+0.1 in WIL.]

[+0.1 in CON.]

...

[Name: Lothur Ritter]

[Physique: what doesn't kill you makes you stronger]

[Bloodline: Life Devourer]

[Cultivation: level 12]

[STR: 60.6] [CON: 271.8] [DEX: 54.1] [AGI: 71]

[INT: 93.4] [PER: 111.5] [WIL: 91.4]

[EVF: 0]

He saw his status, but soon after, he felt the attack of the strange thing in that area hit him after a long time of him dodging such a thing.

It passed through the middle of his body like water flooding a cloth, leaving a dark trail around his abdomen.

Lothur looked down at his body and found it strange, then quickly dropped the demon and ran towards one of those dark pools for some reason.

He acted on pure instinct, jumping without thinking straight into one of those black waters, where no beast was at the moment.

The demon saw this and took the opportunity of being free to run into one of those pools.

Pow!

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