After about an hour of rapidly absorbing the vast number of cores he had bought, Orion finally achieved peak strength at the Gold rank—he had maxed out all his stats for that rank.
"I'm way stronger than before."
Orion clenched his fists, feeling the immense power coursing through his body. The strength he gained was many times greater than before. It wasn't just an increase in one area but a comprehensive enhancement across his entire body.
"Alright, I'm ready. It's time for me to enter Grimshore."
Orion took a deep breath, giving in to the urge that had been calling to him ever since he had advanced to Gold rank. A blue light flashed over him as his body disappeared, cube by cube, part by part, from his room.
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