The Inside Story

The damage was considerable. Thanks to the large boulder nearby, no one had died, but groans and blood were strewn all around us.

Geonil, who had remained conscious, rose to his feet. When he checked my condition, his pupils began to tremble.

"Kgh, you damned bastards!"

"Rest. I'll take care of it."

"But your body……!"

"This much is fine."

Adaptation through martial aura is not permanent. In other words, just because you drown once does not mean you can breathe underwater for the rest of your life.

If that were possible, I would have become a monster beyond the bounds of humanity by now.

'No, do I look like a monster to everyone else even now?'

A somewhat bitter, self-deprecating laugh escaped me. In any case, even if Adaptation is temporary, repeating it causes experience to accumulate deep down...