The very same day .
In front of Sam's house was an SUV , colored deep black to make it look anonymous , but anyone who had ever watched a single movie was avoiding it like plague , but still looking back at it every now and then .
Inside this SUV The warden was the only one who was sitting there , waiting for someone's orders from his radio .
" Warden . " A monotone voice came out of the radio , startling him awake . " I don't know what is happening , but the target is shouting . We just got a police reports from some concerned neighbors about how a boy in their neighborhood is screaming in pain . Go and knock on his door a little . "
Warden stared at the radio for a second before he comprehended what was just told to him .
' Awakened . Shouting . Trouble . ' He thought as he was about to get off his car after opening his door . In front of him was the apartment building where Sam lived and his eyes were on a door on the 2nd floor ... before ...
" FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK YOOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU "
The warden quickly closed his door and sat back inside the car . He pressed a button on the radio and said " I think I'll wait ... He seems ... excited ? "
" ... " The other side was silent for a while before it spoke again . " Screaming vulgarities in the middle of the night ... that kid will become homeless if this goes on . Do I send 7 to you ? "
Warden lowered his window slightly only to hear a slightly suppressed but nevertheless loud and lengthened " Fuck you "
He shook his head and spoke again " Whatever it is , I think the kid is trying to control it . "
A short while later , he felt yet another slightly more suppressed shout . " I think I can wait . "
#__________#
After 5 times of adding potential into energy , Sam finally stopped . He looked at the interface in front of him and smiled .
The 2nd time he added a point to energy , he realized he had to go through the same pain over and over again , but he also got a saving grace .
[ War body ]
[ Reduce sense of pain and heighten all other senses ]
[ Effect : 10% * ( Level ) ]
In his status interface , it was listed under skills .
[ Skills :
< War Body - 3 > ]
He had also unlocked the growth system when he unlocked the war body skill .
[ Soul : Tier 0 ( 0/1000 )
Growth : Level 0 ( 0/10 )
Skills :
< War Body - 3 ( 13 / 1000 ) >
Innates :
< Restoration - 1 ( 7/10 ) >
< Overlap - 1 ( 0/10 ) >
< Magic Deck - 1 ( 0/10 ) > ]
On the growth interface , he could clearly see what was where in terms of growth . When he focused on the things on the interface , another interface popped up , telling him how to grow it .
[ Soul : Kill other creatures . ]
[ Growth : Kill other creatures . ]
[ War Body : Endure pain . ]
[ Restoration : Don't use energy for an hour at level 1 . 10 times speed when meditating ]
[ Overlap : Spend energy ]
[ Magic Deck : Summon a deck ]
It was all pretty easy to understand , but was it easy to do ? ' Fuck no . Every time my pain resistance increases , I'll have to endure pain for longer . Fuck . '
Even though having to receive no pain whatsoever at level 10 was attractive , what about before that . The experience required at each level increased by 10 , in that case , he would have to endure a total of 10 billion seconds of pain . That was considering the pain reduction passive did not exist and as it clearly did the time to endure pain increased significantly . For every 10% increase in pain resistance , the time also increased by 10% .
So , at level 10 where he needed 10 billion exp , he would need to endure 19 billion seconds of pain .
" Fuck it . It's far too late in the future . At least the beginner levels are easy . " he said as he closed his eyes and sat in a meditative posture to meditate and increase the exp of the only skill he could for now .
' If I will have to fight monsters anyways , I'll prepare the best I can . ' He thought and then he exhaled once before closing his eyes .
At first all he saw was darkness , endless darkness . He felt that he would get lost in it , but for some reason , it was as if something was holding him there .
The world then began to brighten up . He felt the world around him fill up with energy . His mind felt clearer but he once again fell into darkness before once again seeing the world brighten up .
*Ding*
He opened his eyes upon hearing the ding and in front of him was the interface screen he was used to seeing .
[ Energy increased by 1 ]
[ Energy increased by 1 ]
[ Level limit for attribute increase reached . ]
' What the fuck ? There was a level limit for attributes ? Hmmm ... I guess nobody will have infinite attributes at level 0 ' He thought before he opened his growth interface and looked straight at Restoration .
< Restoration - 3 ( 190/1000) >
He could restore 3% energy every minute . He didn't understand if it was high or a low amount but he understood it would help him . Even more so if he got it to level 10 .
' It feels much much clearer than usual . ' He thought as he looked around in his small room .
" Status " He whispered under his breath and an interface appeared in front of him .
[ Physique : 4 Energy : 8
Potential : 0
Skills
< War Body : 3 >
Innate :
< Restoration : 3 > < Magic Deck : 1 >
< Overlap : 1 > ]
' Hmmmmmm ... Will this be enough ? I can only use overlap , but it should be enough if I use it like ... 3 times . It would basically be 4 times my normal attack which means I will hit it with 16 strength . '
He looked at the interface for a while longer and said " Detailed status ."
[ Strength : 4 Agility : 4
Defense : 4 Energy : 8
Resistance : 8 Efficiency : 8
In effect :
47% Physique / 100% Energy ]