The three sacred-blood earlier had already given Ray a huge boost. And now holding the golden grail on his hands, Ray is somewhat excited to know what would happen.
Comparing the Divine blood from the sacred blood, the golden grail Ray was holding isn't like the previous plain silver grail from before.
Ray traces the surface of the grail with his fingers. feeling the intricate design on it. The grail looked like the ceremonial grails you could see on the masses held on big churches. And now that it is containing what the system called the divine blood, some could even say that it was a real holy grail.
The grail was even giving off some kind of aura, giving off a holy vibe.
But Ray didn't care, after a few sniffs and caress, never giving the grail the dignity it deserves, Ray chugs the liquid on it down like he was drinking a cheap beer from a beer mug.
Drinking the divine blood, Ray then immediately felt some of the effects on his body. After the sweet and tantalizing taste, Ray felt an explosion of pain in his whole body.
Pain!
It was like he was suddenly electrocuted!
'Shit'
The pain was very sudden, Ray was caught off guard.
'Did it fail?!' Ray thought, the extreme pain had paralyzed his whole body.
He felt the pain slowly crept inch by inch into his whole body.
So painful!
*Thump! *Thump! *Thump!
His heart was now beating faster than normal. Together with it, he could hear his pulses resonate.
But the pain doesn't just end there, it was getting stronger.
unbelievably painful!
It now felt like countless ants were gnawing on his delicate and sensitive veins, giving a stinging sensation everywhere. Afterward, Ray could then feel all his muscles cramping, as the pain began a new attack!
Ray using his will power. managed to kneel on one knee as he then tried to relax his body to lessen the pain.
Because of the cramping, Ray felt his whole body grow stiff. Afterward, he then felt the pain from his muscles enter his bones.
This time the pain had entered a new level.
Extreme pain!
The pain this time was equivalent to all his bones hurting like crazy. It was like pulling out his molars without anesthesia, that was how all of his bones felt.
And as the pain had entered its peak. Ray felt that his body is getting warmer and warmer until it became extremely hot.
Hot!
Ray could almost feel his body burning inside.
The pain and the heat he felt in his body synchronized, seemingly acting as a forge.
Doing all he could to withstand the pain and the burning sensation, Ray managed to Barely be in a sitting position.
Ray then closed his eyes and tried to slowly withstand the ever-increasing pain.
...
After some time.
The pain was now slowly receding.
A short while ago, Ray could feel something coming out of his pores and now, he felt refreshed.
However, such a refreshing feeling only lasted temporarily.
Afterward, he felt uncomfortable in his whole body.
It was somewhat itchy.
When Ray was about to check what is causing the uncomfortable sensation, Ray received a notice.
[Divine Blood successfully consumed!]
[Divine Blessing (Blessing) Received!]
[Linked Portal (Divine perk) Received!]
[Body has been baptized by Divine grail! Additional effects received!]
[+ 13 Strength!]
[+ 12 Agility!]
[+ 14 Vitality!]
[+ 22 Mana!]
'A good boost'
After getting the notice of receiving the Divine blood's blessings, Ray could feel some kind of power in his mind.
As he put his thought into the unknown power, he had then found himself in some kind of space.
He could see a current of power surging around the space, and as Ray wondered what this space was. For some reason, he already knows what it was…
This is his mind space.
Looking at the power in chaos on the space, Ray felt that the power was somewhat familiar to him.
It was an unknown power that was beyond normal people, and Ray felt that it wants to go out from his mind space and spread out into his whole body.
As Ray felt it surge inside his mind-space, he felt that right now as this power was just strengthened, something is blocking it from trying to breakout.
It was like an indestructible bubble blocking the power wanting to spread in his body.
And as a very tiny portion of the power is able to escape the bubble, Ray could then feel the power flow through his body.
"This is?!"
As Ray's mind was on this unknown power, he was starting to feel that it was getting more familiar to him as time goes by. He thought that he had also felt the Dream him trying to use the existence of this kind of unknown power, especially when it was flowing into his whole body.
'I see'
Ray had never understood the unknown power the Dream him was using before, that's why some parts of the fights in his dream had confused him.
But as he continues to feel the power inside him, Ray started to connect everything.
And right now, he knows what it is...
'So, this is what Mana is?'
Ray never understood mana before.
He could understand what strength, agility, and vitality are, but the mana part had always confused him.
What is it about? How could he strengthen it through normal means?
When he was taken here, he had also found out that other people had a basic amount of mana, while he had zero at the start.
Ray knew what mana is in games, it was what they call the unit of power used by some special units to use spells and the like.
But now, in the current situation, such definition isn't applicable.
What is mana?
How do they work?
But as Ray felt the power surge inside him, he now knew what mana is.
Mana is like energy from nature.
His Mana status possibly corresponds to the current limit his mind-space could hold. And surveying his mind-space, he could feel that there is some kind of invisible organ that belonged to him, slowly filling up the place with mana every time a part of it gets out.
Feeling himself now able to control the mana inside him, Ray had then slowly controlled it to break the wall going against it.
If he would use the dream him as a guide, then he knows that at least, the dream him could control the mana in him, making it even dwell on his whole body.
That's why Ray knew that this bubble is a nuisance. And he felt that it was possible to break it right now.
At first it was hard, but as time goes by, he had slowly learned how to control mana properly. With the dream of him as a guide and the familiar feeling he had, he turned the experience of the Dream him as his own.
*Bang!
'It's not enough!'
But no matter how much better Ray had gotten in controlling mana, it seems like it was futile. It seems he's missing a little bit of power.
The current amount of mana he had isn't enough to break the bubble. Seeing this, Ray then picked out a type of item from the storage.
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[Stat Fragment]
Collect 10 stat fragments to increase 1 stat point
Current fragments 187/10
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He had always saved these stat points in case if he had an immediate need for a particular stat, and now that he needed for them, without thinking twice, Ray had then used them all!
'Convert them all to mana!'
[Mana + 18!]
As an additional power reinforced the energy trying to break the bubble in the mind space, the strength of the force trying to breakout rose on another level.
'Break!'
*Bang!
The strength of the mana has become overwhelming, the bubble now couldn't stand the mana trying to break out.
*Crack *Crack! *Crack!!!
And as cracks started to appear on the bubble, the surge had then attacked the cracks, slowly making it bigger and bigger.
And as the crack spread to the whole bubble, after a few more forceful attacks, it had then exploded.
Boom!
Like a dam bursting, the potent energy had then immediately spread throughout Ray's body.
*Wooosh!
Success!
Ray could feel it.
'Such potent energy!'
'Such power!'
Ray then felt that something in his mind has been released, as he then received a notice.
[Calculating.... 10%... 20%... 60%... 90%...]
[2nd Unique Skill has been awakened!]
[Chrono sphere (Active Unique skill) has been awakened!]
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