The other choices vanished before my eyes like mist. Perhaps I acted on impulse.0

It had said Anti-World. I had no clue what that meant. It felt like I’d fallen for a flashing cursor, some illusion luring me in with hazy promises.0

Maybe I should’ve gone with 5% and gotten a proper weapon. Something real.0

That warning about no longer being protected lingered in my mind. 0

Does that mean… I won’t revive anymore? 2

There was no certainty in any of this. All I could do was keep moving forward. I dismissed the following level-up messages and distributed my stat points as usual. It had been a while since I last took a proper look.1

[Lv. 28 (226)0

Health: 810

Strength: 930

Agility: 840

Wisdom: 70]0

All the fights at Erast Castle, the ambush at the Yublam Inn, the battle in Leraie’s santuary, and now taking down the Desert God—all that levelling had finally paid off.0

Sure, I’d always focused on Lurium, but I never skipped a single stat allocation. By all accounts, these were impressive numbers. No ordinary soldier could even lay a hand...0