Unbreakable Chapter 114

Dohyuk was dumbfounded . It was one strike . One punch .
He could not even react, nor did he see it coming . His body was thrown toward the wall of the dome and he smashed into it .
"Ha… ha…"
He couldn't even breathe . His entire body had been paralyzed except for one of his arms and back muscles . And that was after 10 minutes . During those 10 minutes, he had to fight to stay alive and breathe . If this was a real fight, he would've been killed .
"T-this isn't… your…"
"Not my 100%," Blass sat down in front of Dohyuk who was slumped on the ground .
"I guessed the maximum that your body could take, but it looks like it was a bit less than what I guessed . "
"How much… is it… in comparison to your full… is 10…"
"I would say 4… maybe 3 . "
"30% . . . "
It wasn't an accurate calculation, but it seemed like Blass was able to use a power that equaled Jung Ilgyu's with just 30% of his strength . Yet it was only natural since he was the one who had stayed alive to the end of the illumination .

"I was stronger than this when I had my real body," Blass commented as he looked down at his metal fist . "This body is only a vessel for me to hide from Casita . I haven't lost a lot of it, but… I lost something more important than just a part of my strength . "
"And what is?"
"Potential . "
"…!"
Blass raised his fist to the sky . Like a human body, his metal muscle squirmed . But it wasn't a real muscle .
"Without Casita's coins, there is almost no way to increase your physical strength . Even then, hidden potential always lies in a living body . "
This was also why Blass had spent centuries in training his 'skills' . After he had obtained the metal body, his growth in strength plateaued .
Dohyuk tried to move his body . He was now regaining control very slowly . After a while, he was barely able to stand up .
"Something's really changed . "
"…"
"I couldn't guess what it was, other than how I look, but I can feel it now . That beating gave me a good grasp of it . "

"…What did you do to your body?"
"Oh, you realized it too, huh? Yeah, maybe you felt that it was different when you hit . " Dohyuk added, "Do you know sword called Kerubac? It's an SS-rank item . "
"I have not heard of it . "
"Hmm . "
Dohyuk then described how he got the item from Ilgyu .
"I see . So the equipment that only allowed him to transform his arm, gave you a bigger transformation . "
"I can't be too sure, but…"
He then opened his arms wide .
"My bones changed . "
"…"
Blass had noticed this also . Dohyuk's muscles weren't the only things that changed . The entire bone structure of his body had changed, which saved him from the attack that Blass delivered to completely knock him out .
"Without this…"
Dohyuk readied himself again toward Blass . His body still shook, but it was much better than a while ago .
"I would have crushed my ribs, my arms, and my legs… so I would've had to consume equipment . "
He knew the limits of his body because of his fight against Jung Ilgyu . Now, he was much more flexible than before . It was much more than just having a few more stats . Something weird was happening to him from the inside .

"So I don't even have a hint on what brought about the change . It just happened . "
"…I see . " Blass nodded, "So, you wish to know what change happened to you?"
"Yeah . " That's why Dohyuk taunted Blass to attack him with his best to feel the difference more clearly while withstanding the pain .
"I didn't drink it myself-"
"Huh?"
"I know something called the Water of the Beautiful Spiritual Ground . If you drink it, the Egg of Spirit within it is born and grows inside of the one who drank the water as it feeds off of their mana . "
Dohyuk then remembered a goddess who was asleep inside him .
"Unlike other spirits, that spirit needs to have contact with its master for its power . "
The master's character directly determines how the spirit will grow and react . Blass pointed at Dohyuk .
"I have not seen how that Kerubac works, but there is a difference between the one you saw and the one you currently have . "
"And you claim that it differs because of the character difference between Ilgyu and me?"
"It's a theory . But in that case, you need to know what is it about you that Kerubac reflected . "
Strength?
Character?
Belief?
Whatever it was, it probably contributed to the Kerubac's transformation . It first took its form as a bone sword to slice and kill anything at will, while morphing into various shapes to bid its master's will . And now…
'A body fit for any battle…'

Chapter end