Subscriber of the Gods Episode 182
Episode 182. Quest Clear (1)
Master of Mana.
There was a clear reason why Ethan chose Lucas over the other ancient spirits.
‘As the name suggests, he is the Master of Mana and has special abilities related to Mana.’
Of course, I had never directly experienced its powers since I had never made a contract with Mana’s master, Lucas, in Mephant.
But I had some solid information about Lucas’ abilities.
‘As its name suggests, it is a spirit that is very skilled in mana manipulation. It has the ability to refine and store mana in the air into a pure form. Most importantly, it can share that refined mana with its contractor.’
In short, Lucas is like a high-performance mana battery that stores pure mana and delivers it to the contractor when needed.
That was exactly what Ethan was looking for in his contract with Lucas.
Ethan is currently severely lacking in mana. He is trying to somehow remove the curse, but it hasn’t worked yet.
‘Then let’s approach it differently. If I can’t store mana in my body, I store it somewhere else and draw it out. That way, I can solve the mana problem to some extent.’
But there is one big problem with this method, and that is related to the nature of mana.
Mana basically has its own unique properties, so in the process of accepting external mana into the body, it goes through a series of processing to change its unique properties to suit the body.
If he didn’t go through that process, the mana inside his body and the mana outside would clash, which would be like hugging another bomb for Ethan, who was already carrying the bomb called extinction.
‘Normally, drawing in external mana directly would be a significant risk factor. However, Lucas’s mana is different.’
Lucas’s mana had no such risk at all. He could accept mana of any nature and refine it into pure mana, so he didn’t have to worry about rejection reactions from other mana.
‘Luca can accumulate mana for you if you can’t accumulate it due to extinction.’
Since it can be used as a battery with a vast storage capacity that is literally filled with pure mana, Lucas can make up for the huge weakness that Ethan currently has.
And that wasn’t the end of it.
‘Since there is no rejection reaction from pure mana, I can receive mana and use it. Although my body will be strained due to the extinction, all my techniques will be able to produce more powerful effects than before.’
Of course, it’s hard to use mana like other people who use all of their mana. But at least you can escape the penalty of being held back by a very small amount of mana.
Since the total amount of mana is very important, especially when fighting against strong opponents, the contract with Lucas can be seen as a factor that greatly increases Ethan’s chances of survival and further strengthens his fighting power.
‘It’s no different from greatly strengthening Anishida’s bracelet and improving its flaws.’
“Ugh!”
Lucas cried loudly. Ethan folded his arms and said, “Hmm,” at the sight of her cuteness.
‘I thought he would be amazing since he was the master of mana.’
Ethan looked closely at Lucas, who had the appearance of a small fox.
It was just a blob of blue ether, but it had everything it needed.
The three beans on the face, the two eyes and the nose were very cute.
I slowly stroked its head and it felt similar to a puppy’s.
‘hmm.’
It felt so good that I kept touching it and soon came to my senses.
“You said you wanted to make a contract with me?”
A human who reached the top of the Spirit Stairs. It must have been amazing for Lucas as well.
Ethan reached out to Lucas, who wanted a contract.
“Let’s make a deal, Lucas.”
“Ugh!”
-I made a contract with the Master of Mana!
Shaaaaaaaaaaah-!
A blue gust of wind swirled around Ethan, and at the same time, a symbol was engraved on his other wrist.
A circle, and two triangles on top of it.
It was a pattern that seemed to literally symbolize the shape of a fox.
-The master of mana dwells in you.
-I learned the Luca Summoning Jutsu!
– Added Skill: Summon Lucas (S)
Lucas looked at his new contractor, Ethan, curiously and rubbed his head against his leg.
“Is this why they call it foxy behavior?”
The sight was so cute that Ethan unconsciously picked Lucas up and held him in his arms.
Then he said, stroking Lucas.
“You become the one who can help me.”
-You have made a contract with a being that will affect your survival.
-You have chosen Lucas, the master of mana.
-Your chances of survival increase!
Ethan cleared the third quest of Survival as Ethan Wickers, which he had been putting off for quite some time.
Since I knew how the rewards were determined through the previous two quests, I was especially careful about finishing the quests.
‘Because it was this Lucas who was chosen after filtering out the Fairy Queen and the Spirit King.’
A notification window kept popping up in front of Ethan.
-You have cleared <
-I have made a contract with a powerful and great being!
-I have made a contract with a being that is beyond my imagination.
-You have completed the quest perfectly!
-Your chances of survival have greatly increased through a contract with Lucas, the lord of Mana.
– Additional hero-level rewards will be awarded for clearing quests perfectly!
-You have received a linked quest.
As expected, signing with Lucas was an excellent choice.
Because she was a spirit with unique abilities even among the ancient spirits, the quest placed a very high value on her contract with Lucas.
‘Oh, it’s a hero-level additional reward.’
The rewards were beyond my expectations, including hero-level additional rewards on top of the basic rewards.
‘It was worth putting off clearing the quest until now. Choosing Lucas was not a mistake.’
It was worth putting off for quite some time.
Whether he knew Ethan’s feelings or not, Lucas was staring at Ethan with an innocent face.
‘The survival rate has also increased considerably. The survival rate has been dropping steadily lately.’
The chances of survival from this extinction will continue to decline unless the underlying extinction is corrected.
Ethan’s current health is due to his continued pursuit of strength and building up his power.
‘If it weren’t for Heo Jun’s ability, my body would still be in a weak state.’
If you don’t continue to take care of your body in this way, you may fall into a state of weakness again at some point.
If that happens, Heo Jun’s abilities, as well as the abilities of other gods, may not be able to do anything.
‘You have to keep putting it up like this.’
You never know when your chances of survival will drop significantly again.
“Then let’s check the compensation.”
Ethan identified the most important reward.
-Check the quest rewards.
-I got super powers!
“Superpower?”
Ethan was quite surprised.
‘The power that the Beast King and the Apostle possessed. A power beyond reason.’
That was super power.
-[Weapon Master][S]
-Can handle all weapons. Unaffected by cursed weapons or bound weapons.
“You’re giving this to me here and now?”
Ethan’s shoulders shook slightly.
Basically, super strength has powerful effects, but there are some super strengths that are particularly special.
‘Auxiliary superhuman.’
It is a type of superpower that assists the holder with a different nature from the main superpower, such as the Beast King’s Beast Transformation, and this auxiliary superpower was extremely difficult to obtain.
‘Half of the auxiliary superpowers are often unknown in terms of how they are obtained.’
The same was true for the master of this weapon that Ethan had just obtained.
“I never thought you’d give me this as compensation.”
Ethan grinned, the corners of his mouth turning up more than usual.
“It was a super power that I really wanted to obtain.”
A completely unexpected harvest came rolling in.
“I think it was probably because I was able to maximize the rewards, but choosing the Ancient Spirit was the right decision.”
As Ethan smiled at the delightful reward, Lucas followed suit and made a sound like he was laughing along with him.
‘Let’s try it first.’
After checking the reward, Ethan immediately raised the mana in his entire body.
‘A real enemy.’
Ethan’s skills had improved to the point where he could single-handedly defeat the 12 Apostles and even kill the Archduke of the Demon World with a single stroke of his sword.
If we were to categorize it, it could be seen as being classified as strong even within the continent.
‘I’ve become quite strong with the addition of the power of the new world to my knowledge.’
But compared to that strength, Ethan’s mana right now was really pitiful.
‘But considering my physical condition right now, I think this is the best.’
It was nothing short of a miracle that a body suffering from extinction disease had this much mana.
Because it’s Ethan, he has this much mana.
Ethan gathered all the mana he had drawn into his hand. Then he held out his hand to Lucas.
“Luca.”
Then Lucas spun around and extended his plump tail towards Ethan. Ethan grabbed the tail with his mana-filled hand.
Shaak-.
The mana gathered in his hand was transferred to Lucas. Lucas’ tail puffed up as he received Ethan’s mana.
– I saved my mana.
-Mana transfer function has been activated.
“Is this roughly how it is?”
Ethan sat down on the spot, breathing heavily. He had used up what little mana he had, and his stamina was drained in an instant.
Ethan, who had finally caught his breath, gestured to Lucas again.
“Now send me mana.”
“Ugh!”
When I tried to extend my hand like before, Lucas took a few steps back.
“Luca?”
For a moment, something caught Ethan’s eye.
‘line?’
There was a very thin thread connecting Lucas and himself.
Shaaaaah-.
The mana that had been given to Lucas returned as is, and at the same time, vitality returned to Ethan’s tired body.
“done.”
But something was strange.
“Huh? It looks like more mana has come back?”
But soon the additional mana that had come in disappeared.
“no way.”
Ethan looked at Lucas.
“Can I transfer more mana than my body can handle?”
If that’s the case, then the story is different. It’s not just about giving mana, but it’s about giving a larger amount of mana.
‘Then I can utilize more mana without putting too much strain on my body.’
Moreover, even if more mana than the allowable amount comes in, it will disappear quickly if not used, so there is no need to worry about it being a burden on the body.
“They say you are the master of mana, but I didn’t know you could handle it this well.”
With that ability, he could dare to be called the master of mana.
Clear the third quest to survive as Ethan Wickers, and you’ll receive a hero-level reward and the ancient spirit Lucas.
“That’s why I look for difficult quests.”
Since the rewards were so certain, taking on difficult quests, even if it meant taking risks, was seen as the most efficient way to grow.
“So this is the fourth time now?”
The fourth quest to survive this cursed body, Ethan Wickers.
‘I don’t know how many there are.’
Since this quest served as a guide and the rewards were decent, Ethan hoped there would be at least a tenth quest.
*<
This time, it was a different type of quest. Up until now, the quests were centered around Ethan’s choices, but this time, it was a quest to obtain items.
Moreover, the items required for the quest were also a problem.
‘Seek the elixir of life?’
Ethan looked slightly embarrassed.
The Elixir of Life was the most famous visionary elixir in Mephans.
‘It’s effective, but there’s another reason why this elixir is famous.’
This elixir of life was not easily obtained.
It is impossible to make it yourself, so you must obtain it from a being that possesses this elixir of life.
But that very existence was also a problem.
“Dragon.”
The being with the elixir was the infamous dragon Detrinir.
fantasy,
