Volume 3 - CH 15

-A month had passed since Cyclo began to train his Clock User’s power.

Currently, Cyclo had not even stepped out of the cave.

However, his training was going well.

Cyclo was meditating and concentrating his consciousness.

(– [Clock Manipulation], [Clock Sensing])

Exercising the skills simultaneously.

What is manipulated is the light of the generated sundial. This small sphere of light was moved out of the cave using clock manipulation.

At first, it could not be moved from near where it was generated.

However, through Cyclo’s single-minded training, the light was able to be moved several dozen meters away from the place where it was generated.

And – by moving the light out of the cave, the interior of the dungeon is illuminated by the light.

This casts a shadow on any objects.

In other words, they would be within the range of the sundial’s detection.

Using this technique, Cyclo was able to get a detailed picture of what was going on around him while inside the cave.

At first, he could only vaguely sense where something was, but now he could understand it as clearly as if he were looking at a black-and-white photograph.

In other words, he can clearly see what kind of monsters are lurking in the area.

“–There it is.”

Cyclo discovers the target monster.

It was the human-faced monster that used to be such a formidable foe that he would faint just defeating it.

The monster stares at the light while its tentacles wiggle. It seems to have no idea what this light is.

Then, Cyclo unleashes his Clock User’s power.

“Okay, [Clock Generation]!”

Cyclo activates clock generation. Then, as if to envelop the monster’s body, a huge ball of light appears.

This is also the light that imitates the sun, which is produced by the generation of the sundial.

And because it imitates the sun – its heat is extremely high.

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“Gyyaaaaaaaaaaaah!?!!??”

So much so that it burns through the monster’s body.

In just a few seconds, the light burns through the monster’s body.

Once charred black, there is no way for the monster to survive, and the monster breathes its last.

Cyclo closely monitors the situation with another small light-based clock-sensing device.

After confirming that the monster has definitely died out – he strikes a small guts pose.

“…… Okay! I beat my target time! Now, all my tasks are complete!”

Cyclo rejoices as he says this–and carves a new letter on the wall.

There, Cyclo’s efforts over the past month were recorded in detail.

☆Each Tasks☆

☆Sundial

Generation of the Orichalcum Sword one-tenth of a second: Complete

Generation of light one tenth of a second: Complete

Maintain generated light and Orichalcum Sword for 1 hour: Complete

Generation of light at a distance of 50 meters or more: Complete

Defeat a monster with light in 3 seconds: Complete

Ultra-fast projection of light: Complete

BInding the monster by fixing the shade for 10 minutes: Complete

Sensing, Appraising, and Manipulating at a range of 50 meters or more: Complete

☆Water clock

Generate water larger than your body for one tenth of a second: Complete

Generation of an Orichalcum Shield 1 second: Complete

Maintain generated water and Orichalcum Shield for 1 hour: Complete

Generating water at a distance of 50 meters or more: Complete

Blow up a monster by water pressure: Complete(A frog monster can be crushed and killed.)

Freezing speed of water larger than your body for one-tenth of a second: Complete

Maintain ice for 1 hour: Complete

Ultra-fast projection of frozen water: Complete

Defeat a monster with Ice in 3 seconds: Complete(spear fired and stabbed)

Sensing, Appraising, and Manipulating at a range of 50 meters or more: Complete

☆ Hourglass

Generation of a sand aggregate larger than your body for one tenth of a second: Complete

Maintain sand for 1 hour: Complete

Generation of sand at a distance of 50 meters or more: Complete

Ultra-fast projectile combined with water: Complete

Defeat a monster with a water cutter in 3 seconds: Complete

Sensing, Appraising, and Manipulating at a range of 50 meters or more: Complete

☆Internal Clock

Starve the monster to death by manipulating their internal clock: Complete(the monster could be starved to death if the future is manipulated instead of the past)

Sensing, Appraising, and Manipulating at a range of 50 meters or more: Complete

100 energy cubes saved: complete (because they were found to have a mild healing effect).

“–I still feel a sense of accomplishment when I can accomplish all these tasks.”

Cyclo mumbles to himself.

“…… Well. Since I’ve accomplished all of my tasks. I think I’ve done enough training. I’ve killed a lot of demons, and I’ve done a lot of muscle training, so I should have gotten stronger.”

Not only in dungeons, but by defeating monsters, people absorb something like their magical power and become stronger.

Thanks to this phenomenon, Cyclo’s physical ability and amount of magical power had already increased significantly.

In addition, thanks to the results of muscle training, his body has also become quite sturdy.

He was ready to say that there was nothing more he could do in this cave.

“Well then, let’s get out of here!”

Finally, Cyclo stepped out of the cave he had spent so much time in with great enthusiasm.