Reon found a safe pce, positioning Cloudia and Little Tiger to guard him. Without hesitatiorieved two Grade-1 Healing Pills and swallowed them, feeling the medial energy quickly spread through his body, mending his wounds.
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Veilwood Valley – The Whispering Grove
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A deherworldly valley stretched across the whispering grove, bathed in an eerie twilight. Silver-barked trees stood tall, their mist-ced opies filtering sunlight into a ghostly glow.
In the midst of this mystical valley, a lone figure stood motionless.
His sharp, hawk-like gaze swept across his surroundings. His posture was calm—yet every fiber of his being oised for a.
Rustle!
SWOOSH!
Suddenly, a vihick as a small serpent, shed out from the undergrowth, aiming straight for his back.
But the young man's rea was instantaneous.
With a swift pivot, his sword fshed through the air in a , decisive arc—
SLASH!
The severed vihudded onto the damp forest floor, still writhing, its severed end glowing with a golden hue before slowly dimming.
But the young man barely spared it a gnce. His focus was elsewhere.
At that moment, a familiar chime echoed in his mind.
[Ding! The Host has failed to plete the random mission. It was a random mission, so there is y.]
Yes, the young man was her than Yang Lie.
Yang Lie's grip on his sword tightened. His jaw ched as he stared at the floating system panel before him, his expression twisting in frustration.
"Damn it!" His voice was low, but filled with barely restrained anger.
He exhaled sharply, his fingers curling into fists.
"I was so damn close to pleting that mission! How did that bastard slip through my fingers?! I've been trag him for two days—and now the system is telling me I failed?!"
His breath came heavier, his thoughts rag.
"Does this mean he died at someone else's hands?"
The very idea made his blood boil.
"Damn it all! 2,000 System Points—just gone!" His voice was venomous. "I'd have to grind through Daily Missions, Weekly Quests and Monthly Missions for a whole months just to earn that back!"
His knuckles turned white as he ched his sword hilt. Random Missions were rare, and they often came with lucrative rewards. This was supposed to be an easy mission. A free 2,000 points.
A slow, simmering fury settled in his gut.
"I don't care who ruihis for me…" His eyes gleamed coldly.
"Whoever messed this up—I will not five them."
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Two hours ter—
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Ba the safe pce, every trace of injury—bruises, cuts, and soreness—had been pletely erased from Reon's body. It was as if he had never been wounded in the first pce.
Reon slowly opened his eyes, stretg his fingers and rolling his shoulders.
"Hah… I feel a lot better."
A small grin tugged at his lips as he sat up, exhaling deeply. Then, his thoughts shifted to something far more exg.
"Now… let's check the rewards."
Wasting no time, he summoned his system panel and navigated to his iory. His gaze fell upon an unfamiliar item.
[Ialent Awakening Card]
His brows furrowed. "Ialent Awakening Card? Never heard of this in the novel..."
He pondered for a moment, recalling a simir item—the Hidden Abilities Unlog Pill—that Yang Lie had received from his system.
That pill had awakehe Peerless Sword Body, a Heavenly physique that granted unparalleled sword mastery.
"But that pill only unlocked hidden potential. If someone had o begin with, it would be useless." Reon frowned. "Is this the same, or... something more?"
Curious, he tapped on the card's information. A translut windoeared before his eyes.
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[Ialent Awakening Card]:A mysterious and rare artifact, it holds the power to unlock the deepest potential hidden within a person's soul.
Upon activation, the card releases a surge of divine energy, resonating with the wielder's very essence, awakening a dormant talent that may have remained undiscovered for aire lifetime.
The awakealent varies from person to person—some may unloique physique or stitution abilities, elemental affinities, heightened bat instincts, or even the rare power of prehension, enabling them to grasp teiques with unpreted ease. However, others... may awaken nothing at all.
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"Oh? So it's simir to the Hidden Abilities Unlog Pill," Reon thought, a hint of satisfa creeping onto his face.
Although that bastard Xue Taiyang is merely a ckey of a third-rate vilin, he should at least awaken somethi with the help of this card—though nowhere he level of a Peerless Sword Body.
But as he read further, his expression stiffened.
'It depends on the wielder's soul…'
Reon's stomach dropped.
"Wait—so it depends on me and not Xue Taiyang?"
A wave of ay surged through him. Two months ago, he had been nothing more than an ordinary mortal.
What if...
What if he awakened nothing?
Would awakening even be possible in his case?
sidering every possibility, Reon took a deep breath.
"Well, Fuck it all! I should give it a try. Whatever happens, I'll deal with it ter."
Reag into his iory, he retrieved the Ialent Awakening Card—a gasp esg his lips the moment his eyes nded on it.
