After the discovery of [Elemental Magic] and [Elemental Manipulation], Juri was extremely excited and temporarily ignored the study of Magic.
The reason? She practiced her Martial Arts alongside [Elemental Manipulation].
She focused on feeling the "Flow", where she already noticed changes, such as the fact that her Attributes grew again!
Juri was happily practicing and received the Skill [Impact Resistance], how did she get that?
The Skill [Constitution Resistance] reached Level 99, so this Skill came about in the process of Juri practicing using the Earth Element along with [Elemental Manipulation].
With this, Juri can wrap her limbs and body in earth armor, but she was unable to toughen it up much.
Not to mention that sometimes, due to the different feel and weight, she let the earth and sometimes stones crash into her body.
Thus she received [Impact Resistance].
But since [Constitution Resistance] reached Level 99, Juri had noticed many things.
The "Flow" became more frequent and stronger, she felt very close to achieving what she craves so much.
And it made her understand why [Strong Legs], [Strong Fists] and [Fighting] have not advanced to Tier 2, since they have been at Level 99 for a long time.
And they were shown to be linked to [Chi], so what she saw lacking in that set, is none other than [Magic Constitution], which was growing rapidly the more she practiced.
Juri wondered: How the hell did these Asians manage to unlock Chi?
She knows that a master is needed, but who was the first to unlock Chi? What kind of crazy person was he?
She must practically strengthen her body in many ways, both physically and magically.
Maybe if she was practicing using some Weapon, it would be easier and more focused on such.
But she is practicing using Taekwondo, she just felt the "Flow" through practicing this Martial Art.
In other words, the requirements should vary depending on how one practices.
Now as for [Magic Force], which Luria has already reached the Maximum Level and is preparing to advance to [Aura], Juri has decided not to learn it for now.
The reason?
Juri read around and acquired [Power Knowledge], which is already at Level 14.
She didn't delve into it or practice it, but she understood how it worked theoretically, it's pretty much the same as [Mana Strengthening], it's the same principles, but the difference is:
[Magic Strength] is something personal, the Magic Warrior's understanding of his own body and thus using his own Mana as fuel to amplify his physical and mental capabilities, to thus exert strength beyond limits!
[Mana Strengthening] uses a simple principle of feeding the muscles of the body only, forcing the body to be stronger, a much inferior version of [Magic Strength].
But [Mana Strengthening] has a fatal flaw, a side effect, which Juri has never felt or seen, due to not having used [Mana Strengthening] on very weak individuals!
If the bonus of the [Mana Strengthening] is more than 1/3 of someone's Physical Attribute, it puts a lot of pressure on the individual's body, and when the effect of the ability wears off, the result will be muscle pain, and in severe cases, muscles can even melt and burst!
It's practically a Berserker Magic, only it doesn't affect the mind of the person who is under the effect of the Magic.
Juri discovered the side effects when he caught a poor rabbit and cast the Magic on it.
The Giant Rabbit got really strong, but after 1 minute had passed, the poor thing screamed tragically as more than half of its HP was gone.
And it continued to go downhill until its fateful death.
The good thing is that this allowed him to learn how to control the bonus he gives to others, Juri used several Rabbits as experiments.
But he only did for a brief testing period, in the end, [Mana Strengthening] reached its maximum potential, now it was time for [Mana Enhancement] which is at Level 9!
Juri will strengthen it, since it has the potential to boost it by +300 Strength, Agility and Constitution!
Of course, this should put a lot of strain on his body, but Juri's intent is to have a magic technique that can temporarily boost him.
And 300 in 3 Attributes is something huge and very good, that can save his life or his allies!
Not to mention that right after acquiring [Chi], Juri will acquire [Magic Strength], where it will potentially cause changes to [Mana Strength] or simply create a new Skill, only with better effects and in percentage!
Now about why Juri doesn't practice [Magic Strength] now, it's because of the many existing techniques, of which she has discovered body techniques, such as those of the monks.
Practicing these techniques along with [Magic Force] will strengthen the muscles and bones of the body, especially the limbs, while when the [Aura] is formed, qualitative changes will occur in the body, where the body will look like iron!
It turns out that this is a purely physical technique, few use them, those who use something similar are Orcs and Barbarians, because they have little armor and use their bodies as their main weapons and defenses.
Juri showed this to Luria, who wasn't even interested, saying that for physical defense, she has armor, even if she is without armor, she can use her [Magic Force] to harden certain parts of her body, since she practices the [Iron Cloak].
The [Iron Cloak] is a Warrior Technique where at the cost of a significant amount of Mana, it makes the [Magic Force] in the area involved extremely hard.
It is like a [Mana Shield], only the Mana expenditure is less and the defense is much greater, even though the time is shorter and it disappears quickly.
Juri found the [Iron Cloak], finding its principle interesting, determined to learn it as soon as possible.
...
Time went by, Juri is at Level 173, while her Paranormal Exposure jumped to Level 144.
Juri has not used any Attribute Points, she is still wondering where to spend her current 715 Points.
She initially wanted to throw everything at her Intelligence, but stopped, why? She already has almost 1,400 Intelligence, it could go to 1,600 with her bandages, if she uses a lot of the accessories and equipment, her Intelligence could reach around 2,000.
Juri now doesn't desperately need Mana, not to mention that her Magic Damage won't increase that exponentially, what she needs now is to control and improve her [Elemental Magic] and [Elemental Manipulation].
As the Level of these 5 Skills progress, the stronger her Elements will be and the more things she will be able to do.
So Juri thought that since Intelligence wouldn't help that much, it would be good to strengthen her [Wisdom], which improves her comprehension rate, as well as adding an increase in the XP of many Skills.
But the increase in XP is low, it would need many hundreds of Points to bring about any significant change.
In other words, almost 600 Wisdom is more than good!
So our attention turns to the Physical Attributes!
But that's the thing, Juri wants to understand how [Chi] and [Magical Force] work, which will later become [Aura].
Juri wishes to better understand the potential growth in her physique of these 2 energies, which will certainly greatly modify her physical abilities, but she doesn't know exactly how much.
If it's only a small amount, then Juri will focus her Points on her Intelligence and Wisdom, as well as some Luck, because Luck is always good!
But if the increase is quite substantial, to the point that she wants to focus fully on her physical abilities, then so it will be, 715 Attribute Points will be distributed on her physical abilities!
...
Days later!
BOOOOMMMMMMMM!!!!
Inside the Giant Rabbit Dungeon, a huge explosion sounded, powerful and cold winds taking over the region, the verdant grass was freezing.
In the center was Luria, naked, her clothes having frozen and fragmented from the strong winds generated from the immense pressure on her body!
Yesterday she had reached Level 100, having undergone a substantial increase in her stats, just as her Race had gone from [Winter Elf] to [Ice Elf].
What's the difference? Her Affinity with the Ice Element more than doubled, she gained partial immunity to the Ice Element, a small weakness with the Fire Element, but nothing she can't get around by being even colder.
You could say that the [Ice Elves] would be the [High Elves] in terms of status.
To give you an idea, the only [Ice Elf] that Juri and Luria know would be the Winter King himself.
Now Luria has become one!
But there is an obvious difference between the two, Luria didn't gain those glowing eyes of energy, since she is a Warrior!
Sure, her skin has become bluer, some scars have disappeared, and she has become a bit more slender and beautiful.
As for the Winter King, Hurius, he is a Mage!
Not to mention that he was born as an [Ice Elf], showing that he has a high quality bloodline from birth, coupled with the exorbitant amount of Mana possessed, plus the amplification of his Race, it is obvious that there would be something.
In his case, his eyes were special, besides providing him with natural night vision, they allowed him to see much further, as well as to read the flow of Mana in the air with great ease.
But this is due to having an absurd amount of Mana, as for Luria, she didn't have that much Mana, she is a Warrior, her focus is her body!
So the change was that her racial advantages became more apparent, which is why her muscles shrank slightly, making her more slender, a fact that Juri didn't like very much.
Luria was perfect just the way she was, a body she had battled decades to conquer, this damn evolution took that away from her.
But... Juri can't say she didn't like the new Luria, she was much more beautiful and charming, not to mention more flexible!
With her arrival at Level 100, she can have Tier 2 Skills from now on, [Aura] is a Tier 2 Skill!
But she did not acquire it immediately, as she needed to go through the proper method, thus finding a quiet place, the Giant Rabbit Dungeon.
Luria used the [White Knights' Handbook], which she has been studying a lot, even Juri made a copy of it.
The reason for the copy? It's because Luria couldn't understand much of the Manual, so she decided to consume it.
Juri encouraged her, since it would make it part of her real power!
Thus, Luria consumed it today and the Skill [White Knights' Handbook] that was Level 0, became Level 1!
[Magical Force] became [Aura]!
She acquired the Special Skill [White Star], where each Level significantly strengthens her Attributes, Mana and Health!
Currently [White Star] is Low Level, Juri has only formed the 1st White Star, but that on its own has already given a substantial increase in her Attributes!
[White Star, Low Level]
Type: Special
Description: The "White Stars", is a title given to concentrations of Mana created through a very special method from the [White Knights Manual] Technique, the best Magic Warrior Technique, if you are a Winter Elf or variant!
Low Level Effect: +300 Agility, +200 Strength and Constitution, +100 Intelligence and Wisdom & +1/3 Mana(MP) & +50% Health(HP)!
This only made Juri realize that Preyor is too strong!
From what Juri has heard in his discussions with Neferu, is that Preyor is a huge talent, because in less than 50 years since he succeeded in consolidating the [White Knights Manual] Technique, he has already formed the 2nd White Star, as well as being in the process of consolidating the 3rd!
The formed 1st White Star alone already gave a bonus of +900 Attribute Points!
Not to mention a 1/3 increase in Mana and 50% increase in Health!
This is simply too impressive!
And all this explosion, the ice taking over the area, was Luria having just consumed the book.
She was laughing happily as she moved around, should anyone look from above, they will notice that with Luria as the center, a snowflake design has formed.
And well, this is Luria's Status!
Name: Luria Whinter(62) │ Title: Noble of the Winter Kingdom
Species: Ice Elf │ Gender: Female
Class: Nobility │ Job: Former Knight!
Rank: 100 │ XP: 0 / 100%
Paranormal Exposure: 99 │ EXP: 0 / 100%
HP: 56.550 │ MP: 14.975 │ NE: 990
Strength 900+99 = 999(+200)
Agility 732+99 = 831(+300)
Constitution 864+99 = 963(+200)
Intelligence 352+47 = 399(+100)
Wisdom 318+42 = 360(+100)
Luck 208+13 = 221
Sanity 124/124
Points: 140+282
His Ice Elf Race, gives a +50% HP and +150% MP boost, very different from Juri's [High Human], which doubles both.
But of course, the thing that was one of the most important factors here, would be [Aura], as the difference from [Aura] to [Magic Strength] shows itself here!
[Aura, Lv.1]
Type: Active
Description: The power that symbolizes authority and Status in the Dungeon World for Magic Warriors, evolution of [Magic Force], a small fraction of what power is!
Amplifier Effect: +50.5% Strength, Agility and Constitution & +30.3% Senses!
Coverage Effect: +101% Stamina & +10.1% Physical and Magical Damage caused by Aura wrapped items!
Protective Effect: Once the Aura is Activated, it wraps the bearer's body in a thin protective layer of 1,010 Points!
Cost: 1 Mana p/second!
The [Magic Force] Effect at its peak is 35%, as well as only a 10% increase in Senses.
Not to mention that the [Coverage Effect] to strengthen weapons and armor, is not present, much less the [Protective Effect].
"Holy shit!" - Juri said when he saw all this.
"Now I'm jealous!" - Said Juri pouting, Luria smiling happily as she feels great!
And because she feels so good, Luria wants to celebrate and so, bye bye Juri's clothes and probably "bye pelvis!"
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