“Ahhhh!”

It was like lightning flashing through Ji-Cheok’s brain.

There was an uncontrollable force flowing from the tip of his toes all the way up to the tip of his tongue. The force that started from Ji-Cheok’s core and spread through his entire body was almost like Sword Qi flowing through the sword.

Thump. Thump. Thump.

The best Ji-Cheok could do right now was hang on tightly to his consciousness and try not to faint.

‘I can’t waste time here!’

[[Beginner Skill: Steady Heart] has been activated.]

This skill that could only be activated during battle had now activated itself. Perhaps the skill recognized that Ji-Cheok’s current state was close to his combat state. It was hard to come to his senses because of the pain, but he realized that something was changing inside his body. He could barely control the force flowing through his body.

‘Can I use this state to force my body and strengthen it further?’

Ji-Cheok wondered if he could compress this force into his core while the skill was transferring from the System to his body.

Huff… Huff…

Ji-Cheok sat cross-legged, adjusting his breath and circulating his qi. Nobody had told him to do this, but Ji-Cheok just let his body flow with its instinct. Ji-Cheok’s...