Chapter 23
After finishing his battle with the Beast Tamer Nil Edgar, Khal rotated his stiff shoulders, arms, and legs with a weary expression.
Crack, crack.
The excessive movement had torn his muscles in several places, and the blood loss from the wounds inflicted by the Blue Horn Dire Wolf was significant.
More than anything, the most severe damage had been caused by his own power.
When he activated the newly learned Trigger, the resulting recoil had torn through his internal organs and muscles; his body now trembled slightly from the aftereffects.
“Human bodies are such a nuisance,” Khal muttered.
He pressed on various acupoints to staunch the bleeding while simultaneously circulating the Onyx Square Mana Cultivation Method to boost his recovery.
As he healed, he caught a shimmering thread in the air between his thumb and forefinger, a smirk forming on his lips.
‘This power has an incredibly wide range of applications.’
While recovering, Khal recalled McCally’s words from when she had taught him the Trigger.
—This power stores scrap mana in one place and then releases it all at once, awakening an individual’s unique mana characteristic.
—Since your unique characteristic is causing a Mana Break, this technique is a perfect match for you.
—Right now, the method involves engraving the mana into an object or an artifact, but if we can improve it to be more stable, you’ll eventually be able to create a technique that stores and releases mana directly from your body.
