What’s this burning in my ears? For the past few minutes, they’ve felt slightly hot. There’s no pain, just a faint warmth.

  Who’s talking about me? Is someone badmouthing this fine individual? I doubt it’s the three people I eliminated when I saved Brendu and Ogine… though I can’t completely rule it out. It might also be the group from the minigame. More than one of them probably had a lot to say to me.

  Thanks to my Personal World, I notice Brendu and Ogine laughing. Then… does she look annoyed? I sense several emotions from both of them during their conversation. Wait… are they talking about me? Are they the ones making my ears burn?

  I can’t complain or confront them. They’re doing their part. Neither of them has relaxed for a second. The more I focus on them, the more real my suspicion feels. Every now and then, I sense their gazes on my back. They’re definitely talking about me.

  What could Brendu be telling her? I feel tempted to listen in, but it’s impossible. I’m surrounded by Denosis screaming like lunatics nonstop. There’s no room to focus on anything else.

  I can’t afford to ignore them either. I’ll turn into monster food if I let my guard down even slightly. My defenses are strong and can protect me from many monsters, but I doubt I could handle this ridiculous number charging at me endlessly.

  They’re using claws, teeth, weapons—anything they can to injure me. They don’t fear death or injury either. They look possessed, rabid, as if someone brainwashed them to kill intruders at all costs.

  I tear off a few more heads and others lose limbs. Without gravity active and the electric serpents around me, things would be much worse. I’d be forced to use countless constructs just to maintain a decent fighting position.

  Situations like this are when I control my strength the most. I only use what’s necessary at every moment. It’s rare to find scenarios like this—monsters everywhere, all with the same single thought. It’s the perfect moment to refine my swordsmanship.

  I don’t have the slightest margin for error. One small mistake could cost me a limb or force me to burn more mana. I have to stay completely focused on everything around me.

  The most exploited ability right now is Thundersnow. My head feels like it’s steaming, and my mental skill keeps me aware of everything around me. Personal World is the one giving me the most trouble. My brain feels like it’s inside a microwave right now.

  My greatest advantage becomes a problem when so many things happen simultaneously within the range of my sphere. It feels like I’m being hammered constantly while processing and understanding all that information.

  It’s a good way to train—but extremely masochistic. The pain never fades. It even increases at times, and when that happens, I have to reinforce my healing ability.

  The reason my brain hasn’t fried itself to death is my strong self-healing. It was a good idea to hurt myself for months to improve that ability. I’ll never stop being grateful to Sus for giving me the chance to have this affinity.

  Less than half of the total monsters remain. Even though their numbers have dropped, from my perspective it’s still the same. It’s still a sea of monsters surrounding me.

  I stop fooling around and refocus part of my attention on something I’ve been thinking about for days.

  Today I found the perfect opportunity to practice. These monsters are ideal. They’re not weak, but not overly strong either, and there’s a huge quantity to adjust small details in real time.

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  I accumulate gravity along the entire edge of my sword. The moment I strike the monster in front of me, something different happens.

  I force that gravity to explode outward in every possible direction. I want my cuts to deal more than just slicing damage. I want to add something else. I want to tear everything apart at the moment of impact.

  I don’t care if it’s mana, Imra, flesh, Laws, or anything else. I just want to see it burst and shatter in every direction when my blade connects.

  The next cut lands on a Denosis’s chest. I force the gravity mana to erupt outward, but I don’t deal much damage yet.

  I’m holding back the mana in each use. I had a bad experience training a few days ago. I used too much mana and nearly blew my body apart. Luckily, my defenses are strong. I was only left covered in wounds. For a moment, I thought I would die.

  Right now, I’m barely doing minimal damage, and it’s frustrating. Gravity consumes far more mana with each use. That same amount of mana with ice affinity would be enough to kill a grade 2 monster without any issue.

  I increase the mana output slightly. I won’t see progress if I hold back too much. I need to take some risks without putting my life in danger.

  I bite my lower lip to focus. Adding another task to my mind isn’t exactly the best idea. I was already close to my limit earlier.

  I have to focus on not letting the mana leak, keeping it tightly controlled so it doesn’t explode prematurely. If it detonates too soon, it would be disastrous. The force of the blast would shift my sword’s trajectory and might even force me to miss the strike.

  I’ve only increased the output a bit to avoid frying my brain or body. With intense concentration, I form the attack in an instant, and the next slash detonates against the next unfortunate monster.

  This time, I see a clearer difference. I feel its skin, muscle, and nearby bone forced in different directions, as if everything were violently repelled outward. That’s the foundation of the skill.

  For now, I haven’t been able to efficiently affect mana and Imra with the attack, but it’s progress. Little by little, I’ll refine it.

  I keep the mana flowing along the blade without losing its base structure. If all the mana disappears, I’d have to start from scratch, and that would be extremely annoying.

  I always have to maintain the construction’s structure. That way, it’s easier to rebuild the attack—just add more mana and control it continuously.

  On the next strike, exactly what I feared happened. My attack detonated a few centimeters before reaching the Denosis’s body. I used part of the generated gravity to correct my posture and, luckily, managed to adjust the direction just in time and land the hit.

  Gravity Overload never disappoints. It’s always saving my ass. No matter the situation, this ability is a first-class lifesaver.

  The following attacks went mostly according to plan. Nothing unexpected happened. I anticipated every possible bad scenario and managed to control them just in time thanks to the gravity around me.

  The number of Denosis is now under ten percent. I’m finally seeing the end of this madness. I don’t know how long I’ve been fighting nonstop. My body is starting to feel slightly tired, and my brain is the most affected from the strain.

  Almost everything around us is monster corpses. Ogine’s idea of moving them aside was spot on. There are mountains of dead Denosis. Slowly, they begin disappearing as the dungeon absorbs them. Without that idea and the dungeon’s automatic function, we wouldn’t even be able to walk right now.

  I leave the last ones to the girls. There are just over twenty left. They’re much fresher. My fatigue is already being healed thanks to my healing ability. Advanced Vital Synthesis is always a silent worker giving its all for the team.

  I need to close my eyes for a moment and reduce the radius of my Personal World to give my brain a short break. I’d love to shut the ability off completely, but that would put us at risk. Ogine can detect any threat, and I trust her. Still, it’s better to have two detectors.

  “Good job. You did it perfectly.” Ogine pats my back.

  “You never disappoint. You’re always the best.” Brendu hugs me from behind. The softness pressing against my back instantly improves my mood. What kind of magic is that?

  “Thanks. You both did amazing too.” I have nothing but praise for them. They did an impeccable job moving corpses and killing as many monsters as possible.

  “Can we fight the boss on our own?” Brendu’s request catches me off guard.

  “Yes, but—” I’m interrupted before I can continue.

  “I know. We both understand. If we’re in danger, you’ll intervene.” She already knew my opinion and jumped ahead, though I don’t like the triumphant smile on her face after reading my mind. “Come on. Ogine and I are more than enough.” The three of us advance toward the leader.