I Obtained a Mythic Item Chapter 12: Mana Cube (2)

Chapter 12: Mana Cube (2)

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A transparent and deep space tinged with a blue light.

The inside of a mana cube was like a deep ocean.

JaeHyun felt nervous for a moment at the wavelength of the concentrated mana he was encountering for the first time, but after getting used to it promptly, he started to look around.

This is like a deep and wide ocean made with mana? Fortunately, I can breathe without any problems. I was worried I might get addicted to mana or something.

Mana addiction.

The term for the disease that appeared when one was exposed to large amounts of mana for long periods of time.

Normally, mana was similar to oxygen in this world.

It was necessary when using magic or skills, but being exposed to very concentrated mana for a long time weakened a persons cardiopulmonary functions.

Experts called the prompted disease mana addiction.

Normally, mana addiction caused a variety of symptoms like difficulty with breathing, vomiting, fever, etc and it was notoriously known for slowly chipping away at a raiders life.

And so, the fact that JaeHyun was currently able to move freely meant that he was not under the effects of mana addiction.

It was truly a fortunate thing.

But theres nothing good about wasting time. It might just be that the symptoms havent appeared yet.

Of course, they said that a well-trained Magician could still breathe easily even under extremely overwhelming mana.

But the current JaeHyun was the very definition of a beginner Magician.

The distance between him and those superhumans was unfathomable.

After checking that his body could move properly, JaeHyun lightly inhaled.

He could feel the mana permeating his lungs and sending a tingling sensation all over his body.

First, finding a way out takes priority. If I remember correctly, there is only one way to escape from a mana cube.

Trying not to sink, JaeHyun swam ceaselessly and examined his surroundings.

Finding the whirlpool with the heaviest mana by diving into it. That is the goal of this mana cube test.

Under his feet, countless currents and whirlpools were rushing against each other.

Among them, there was only a single one connected to the outside world. He had to repeatedly dive into the whirlpools several times before he could find the right one to break this mana cube and escape out of here.

In other words, the goal of a mana cube was to test how sensitive one was to mana.

Phew concentrate. I have to feel the wavelength of mana

Letting out a heuk,

JaeHyun took a steadier breath than just a moment before and lay his body horizontally, then he carefully moved his arms and legs.

Clearly remembering the sensation of his floating body, he focused all of his senses.

From now on, I have to keep finding the weak mana signals and go into those fragments

The moment JaeHyun busily rowed his arms and moved forward

Huh?

He started to see something unbelievable.

At the center of the sea of whirlpools,

he found something foreign exuding magic.

Thats a crystal?

Forgetting the fact that he was underwater, JaeHyun mumbled.

In the violent whirlpool before him, he found a small water fairy

a crystal emitting overwhelming magic, as if it was just like a water purifier in this sea.

***

Guildmaster, youre speaking as if Min JaeHyun will surely break the mana cube and come out.

Of course.

At Yoo Sung-Euns bright tone, Park SungJae almost scoffed.

Although he hadnt explained it to JaeHyun, the interior of a mana cube was quite dangerous.

Being an abyss wherein almost 15 levels of deep mana of a mana room lurked,

finding a very weak signal of mana was very difficult.

To think that shes making a kid who hasnt even entered high school do it

Park SungJae sighed without letting anyone notice.

Of course, he too was aware that Min JaeHyun was quite talented, but this was on a whole other level.

He had seen numerous genius raiders who had to overcome various kinds of adversities, but there were not many in the world who passed this kind of test.

This is an improper approach!

Crack!

When he put a little bit of force into his hand, the crystal cracked easily and shattered into fragments.

You have succeeded in breaking the mana nucleus!

JaeHyun listened to the system alerts that came one after another with a slight smile.

Although it was very far from the proper method.

Well, whatever.

You have cleared the mana cube.

Passive Skill Essence of Mana Application has been acquired.

Transporting to the real world.

***

Crack!

Soon, as the mana cube stopped working, the blue gate outside broke into pieces.

This showed that JaeHyun had succeeded in breaking the mana cube.

My god

Park SungJae stared at the spreading fragments of the cube with a dazed expression.

Normally, the number of magic raiders who could break a mana cube was 7%.

The average time it took them to break the cube was a little over 3 hours.

Among them, those at B-rank took 2 hours. Those at A-rank took an hour and a half. S-rankers took about 30 minutes to an hour. But what JaeHyun managed was a time that no one in the world had managed to do.

Until now, the person who had managed to break the cube the fastest was Camilla from America.

With a record of 36 minutes, she was a genius Magician who was recorded in the Guinness Book of Records.

But JaeHyun had broken that record.

With a difference of 26 minutes.

No one would think this was possible. A kid still in his 3rd year of middle school breaking a mana cube in 10 minutes. Is there anyone who would believe this?

But this was the reality happening right before their eyes.

Park SungJae felt a tingling numbness from the tremors shaking his whole body.

Thud. Thud.

JaeHyun appeared from within the machine. Looking at JaeHyuns appearance which showed no signs of addiction, Park SungJae once again started talking.

He ran over to JaeHyun, who was walking over, and almost yelled out.

A-amazing! Min JaeHyun. In just 10 minutes. You succeeded in breaking out of the mana cube in just 10 minutes.

Huh? Does that mean I did well?

JaeHyun was quite bewildered.

He had thought that he had found the mana nucleus quite quickly, but to think it took 10 minutes.

He used to be a Warrior, so he didnt know how great of a feat this was,

but looking at their reaction, he guessed that he didnt get a very bad score.

Well, there was a bit of luck involved. A good score is still a good score.