Chapter 18
Tutorial 2nd Floor, Waiting Room (Part 2)
[1st attempt, day 29. 17:15]
[Time left until end of 1st attempt: 30 hours 45 minutes]
Now, let’s think.
What are the pros and cons of attempting the 2nd floor with the leftover time?
Well, the pros are obvious…
Even if I don’t clear the 2nd floor before the 2nd attempt started, I would still gain knowledge of the 2nd floor.
Moreover, there could be extra bonuses for entering the 2nd floor.
On the other side, let’s think about the cons.
The cons were also quite obvious.
Firstly, the danger of entering the 2nd floor.
It was the uncertainty of the challenge on the 2nd floor.
It was too vague.
The bonuses I might gain from entering the 2nd floor or even what kind of dangers lay ahead.
The growth of my body from the Tutorial seemed to have also improve these ‘’talented” qualities as well.
I have to admit, it excited me.
It felt like I went over a line that said “The limit of biological physiology” in an instant.
On top of that, I was capable.
I had talent.
I’m not trying to simply make bulls.h.i.t up for the moment, it was the truth.
I had a wide field of view, critical thinking and imagination. In addition, my reflexes allowed me to reach the top as a pro-gamer.
At the very least, my mind and eyes were the best quality of mine.
Let’s add exceptional fitness to that now.
My confidence grew.
But then again, this could just be a side effect of my personality due to the sudden improvement of my fitness and body physique, since before it was awfully weak.
Anyway, the strength I felt from this body was making me excited and upbeat.
I opened the status bar with excitement.
I’ll check the changes in my body for the final time.
I should keep moving my body constantly and get used to this superhuman body.
As I was reading my status bar slowly and thoroughly, I saw something I had never seen before.
[Battle Concentration (Lv.7)]
Description: Improves concentration during battle greatly. Can maintain high levels of concentration for longer periods of time. Can consciously push concentration beyond the limits for a brief moment. Can maintain concentration beyond limits for longer periods of time if mental strength allows it.
Requirements – Battle concentration skill Lv.6 and above, mental strength beyond base standards, experience of high concentration without aid of the skill.
There was an active for battle concentration.
I’m allowed to use this consciously?
The ‘experience of high concentration without the aid of the skill’ must be like that weird time I was in the boss room.
I could keep that kind of concentration whenever I wanted to?
d.a.m.n, this was the best skill.
After checking my Battle Concentration skill, I checked how long I could maintain it and how much I could move around while using this skill.
Surprisingly, it didn’t feel like I needed some sort of magical power.
‘As mental strength allows it’, just like the skill description says, it seems that the only thing that was being used was my own mental strength.
The one downside to it was the fact it used my mental strength. That was actually scary.
As I maintained this skill for 5 minutes, I felt a dizziness and a headache. As time pa.s.sed more, my vision was shaky.
I forced myself to maintain it longer, only to feel the need to vomit and my legs gave way.
After all that, due to the mental fatigue I really couldn’t do anything.
Actually, I just didn’t want to do anything.
Although I learned the active ability of Battle Concentration’s limits and risks, I kept using the skill whenever I could.
It wasn’t simply to try and level up the skill or to improve my mental strength.
It was really helpful when doing workouts and also when I used my sword and shield, it made everything a lot more effective.
With this enhanced mental strength, the world seemed a lot slower and that allowed me to observe my body and its muscles. I could tell how they were moving and what kind of energy they were exerting through the movements.
With this constant repet.i.tion, the slightly awkward movements were becoming more comfortable.
As I began my training, I felt a little frustrated.
Oh how great it would have been if I had a personal trainer.
A person that knew how to wield a sword and shield well, a person that understood the body really well.
Or even a person that could give me advice after understanding how my feeble body had improved.
All this pent up frustration for nothing.
There was no one here to help me, I was all alone.
With n.o.body around to guide me, I just sucked it up and went through it all by myself.
As I devoted my whole time into training, the 1st attempt ended.
[2nd Attempt will now begin.]
[h.e.l.l difficulty, Noticeboard (1/6)]