267. After a strange lucid dream
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felt like reality
Unreal lucid dream.
I didn’t even know why I had such a dream.
Why did I have to see such a terrible sight with so many monsters and why did I have to see people dying?
I thought about it quite a bit, but there was no clear reason.
At least it was ‘open’.
Right before I had a dream, I practiced openness and was completely exhausted, so I only had vague thoughts about whether it had any effect on me.
and after that.
It was clear that time passed pretty quickly.
I had a steady relationship with many people, and I did not forget to train every day.
And more.
I became more nervous and spent each day.
Why don’t you say something like that?
A person who barely survives death will live his life harder after that, or at least there will be a little or big change than before having such a big experience.
Ironically, even though I’ve been through many crises that touched death, I wasn’t aware of it enough to come up with the words.
However, an unrealistic lucid dream awakened such a sensation in me.
the preciousness of this life.
…even what a great happiness it is to be able to spend this daily life now.
So I wondered why.
There have been some near-death crises before, and it really wasn’t something I could have passed lightly or not shaken my heart, so why does that lucid dream come to me so differently?
“…maybe because someone died right in front of my eyes.”
Took.
Unknowingly, thoughts leaked out of my mouth.
“A person dies. Han Chun-seong, what are you saying so terrifyingly all of a sudden?”
When David, who was right in front of him, asked as if he was surprised, an awkward laugh leaked out without my knowledge.
“No, it’s just that I’ve been thinking a lot about this and that.”
“I think a lot or whatever. Don’t say those words easily. Listening to it makes me feel weird too.”
“okay. Because how did that word come out? I will never say anything like that in the future.”
It is Wednesday of the 10th week of the academy. Now, five days have already passed since the day I had the lucid dream.
While exchanging words with him without hesitation, I raised my spear.
“Now, try David.”
As he spoke, he looked at the boy.
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Now that David has reached level 3 and is at the training ground together. He was here to test his new powers.
ㅡ!
Soon, a faint shimmer, even though it could be said to be light, burst out from David’s hand and embraced the spear blade.
And it soon spread to the entire window, creating a strange shimmer.
A strange change, and seeing David’s expression, I was quite focused and grabbed the spear blade, but I had a new thought.
‘As expected, each individual’s strength is different.’
Often the same characteristics are so numerous that it is not easy to see them. Also, it was known that there was no one in the academy who possessed the same characteristic as the ‘precision enhancement’ of the David in front of me.
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Now that we have spent a long time as friends. It was so strange to me that he couldn’t see the light of day.
‘No matter how rare it is.’
The use of the characteristic of precision enhancement was infinite.
Trying to strengthen my weapon now was just one aspect of its use.
Even though he volunteered to be here for battle, his attributes could be used almost universally.
“Haa… I didn’t know that strengthening would be so hard.”
Then, when he let go of his hand and showed signs of exhaustion, he saw that the faint shimmer of the blade had also disappeared.
“Are you done strengthening?”
“Oh, it’s over. What I strengthened is the spear edge’s anticipation. You’ll be able to cut it a little easier. The duration of reinforcement will last about half a day.”
He calmly explained what he had strengthened, but as he retrieved the spear, he swept it from the spear tip to the tip in one sweep, but he could feel the change to some extent.
swish
As I swung the spear into the air once and felt the sensation, I blinked for a moment.
“…pretty amazing.”
“Do you feel that way?”
“uh. It’s definitely different.”
The feeling of the spear cutting through the air is light. Would it be more accurate to say that the resistance disappeared a little more as I cut through the atmosphere… I could definitely feel the destructive power going up.
“Han Chun-seong, I’m going to get a weapon and use it now, but I’m worried about what to use recently.”
As if he liked my reaction, David smiled and suddenly told me about his troubles, but I didn’t worry too much about what he said.
“Do it with a sword.”
“knife? Do you recommend a sword while handling a spear?”
“uh.”
As I answered, I thought that was the answer.
I’m dealing with spears now, but I know that swords are much more prevalent in this world.
Unlike spears that only have common ranks, there are far more holders of higher attributes, and as a result, there are quite a few books related to swords.
For example, it was because there were quite a few cases where armament was needed even though there was no sword-related characteristic, such as David.
“A sword… to be honest. I was going to follow you and use the spear.”
When David hesitantly spoke, a peek laugh leaked out.
“From my point of view, you should have a one-handed sword and a shield. If you use the precision enhancement attribute, you can balance the two armaments.”
“Isn’t it just going to be neither one nor the other?”
“To put it badly, but balance is important. And even though I am handling the spear, it can be said that it is a weapon that is inclined to attack. It’s not a very good weapon for blocking something.”
“Anything like that, you’ve been sparring while blocking well.”
“That’s because it’s me.”
It was very literal as he answered.
I have quite a bit of growth ahead of me. The level of understanding of spears was much higher than that of other people’s characteristics.
So, it was something that could be blocked with a spear.
Of course, I had a lot of defensive knowledge in my head, such as blocking with a spear, but that was only when the opponent was using a weapon called a long weapon.
It was no exaggeration to say that spears were absolutely vulnerable to defense in this world where monsters were the main enemy.
“Hmm… … .”
As if worried about my words, I looked at the guy who was lost in thought, but my eyes went to the other cadets in the training room.
various colors. Even within the same class, different cadets have different characteristics.
The expression of the power is also different from each other.
Among refrigerators, several armaments are used, and some focus on fully expressing their own characteristics instead of armaments.
Among them, the elements of water, fire, wind, and earth are relatively useful, so there is no limitation in armament.
Between those thoughts… … .
‘It’s a day like usual… .’
I just thought that the day passed safely today. It is a small relief that the day goes by again without incident despite frequent outdoor lectures recently.
Even so, my heart became more and more tense.
‘It’s not long now.’
Even if the date doesn’t come out in the middle of the day, I can’t let go of the tension at the thought that the third episode will happen soon.
In this episode, there is no choice but to come out as a victim, and eventually you will have to face someone dying.
“… … .”
Swallowing a light breath, he looked at the spear blade with anticipation.
Recently, I have been immersed in the practice of openness, and I frequently think of the openness I developed in lucid dreams.
‘There is a difference.’
…As if a dream is a dream, the reality could hardly reach openness.
Carly tells me that I don’t have to be impatient and that this is good enough, but I’m not okay.
I couldn’t grow further, and the feeling of being blocked by a wall hung me.
I can’t get rid of that feeling even though I know that there are definitely changes in my abilities in the status window and that I’m growing.
Only… I felt that I needed to become stronger.
“Okay, I’ve decided.”
Then I heard David’s voice, and my thoughts came to an end.
“What are you going to do with it?”
“Gauntlet.”
“…the gauntlet?”
“When I come here and handle the sword, I just think it’s too halfway. No matter how much I strengthen my sword, it doesn’t seem that it will be easy to kill monsters with hard flesh. In the first place, even those with sword skills would have a hard time, but now there’s no way I can handle a sword as well as Genne just because I’m holding a sword.”
I blinked my eyes at the words that followed.
I’m sure I’ve handled spears so far, so I can say that I’ve pierced the hard flesh of monsters in this world to some extent.
Due to the nature of a spear’s armament, it concentrates great power on one point, so even a weapon of the same class has a clear advantage against hard flesh.
‘but.’
David’s words didn’t make sense to me.
“What’s different about the gauntlet?”
Even if I strengthened the gauntlet, I wondered what would be different.
“Still, it’s a batting class. Rather than learning the sword halfway through, I’d rather train my body like I’ve always done. Even if I can’t finish the monster, if it’s a gauntlet, I can still partially leave meaningful damage on the body.”
When David clenched his fists and spoke resolutely, I, on the contrary, narrowed my eyes.
“……”
It definitely came out of the works.
A being with physical enhancement-type characteristics.
People who fight monsters by strengthening their bodies rather than using cold weapons. Among them, there were other beings who had almost reached the ranks of the strongest.
‘Is it okay if I say that?’
However, David’s character strangely caught my mind.
Gauntlets aren’t bad. David is saying that he is going to fight as an assistant now.
So I vaguely understood the meaning of using the gauntlet.
“…then how about one side of the gauntlet for defense?”
“For defense?”
“uh. I know you want to make good use of the trait called Precision Enhancement while strengthening your body. Then why does one gauntlet have something like this?”
As I spoke, I raised my left hand and drew a huge circle over the back of it.
As if showing something like a small shield on top of the gauntlet.
“I think it would be good to smelt a small shield that can block it in this form.”
“…Han Chun-seong, can you even think of such a thing? It’s strange, but I think it’s definitely meaningful.”
“If you ask the workshop, they will make it for you. I want you to consider it.”
Speaking of which… Recently, there was something I’ve been paying attention to.
To say I was careful, or if nothing else, I was more concerned about the safety of the people around me.
Rather than having them have any great power… I’ve come to want them not to die.
Rather than the sure power to kill monsters, I wish I had something certain to protect myself.
“That would be fine.”
Seeing David answer with a light smile, I felt a little relieved.
—-Blood-stained despair.
I narrowed my eyes as I recalled the third episode.
It would be different from a lucid dream, though.
Because nothing more horrifying than a lucid dream will happen… … .