Chapter 161 Battle Of The Tormented (11)

Now that the main threat was gone… they could finally give it their all without having to be wary of anything else.

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I awoke to the sight of a flood of panels absolutely filling up each and every corner of my vision, but I quickly swiped them away as I turned over onto my stomach.

A wave of pain assaulted me, and the only thing I could do was lay down and hope for it to go away.

To be honest, I didn't even know where I was right now, but the pain was so bad that I just couldn't sense anything around me.

"The patient has woken up! We need more anesthesia! No amount of painkillers will keep him sane!" I heard a woman shout, and it seemed she was right next to me, so I grabbed what felt like her coat and said,

"Shut the hell up. My head is already pounding," I muttered, and all of a sudden, everything began to get woozy, and a wave of drowsiness clocked me in the chin.

My eyes could no longer be held open, and I soon slowly fell asleep, safe from the pain.

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I awoke once again, feeling a bit better, and as I heard a few shouts of a familiar voice, I quickly reached to the right of me and grabbed yet another familiar coat.

"Let me stay awake. I'm recovering just fine now," I muttered.

"Are you sure?" She asked, and upon fully opening my eyes, I was met by a woman with beautiful long brown hair.

Her eyes were a dull gold, and her skin was a pearly white, creating the image of an angel floating above me.

"Am I… in heaven?"

"How about you recover first before trying to flirt with others… A normal person would be screaming in pain at your position,"

"I wasn't fucking flirting with you though… give some space and go away. I don't want anybody in this damn room," I announced while slowly sitting up.

A jolting pain rushed through my back, causing the rest of my body to go limp, and I fell onto the stack of pillows previously supporting me.

"A-Are you sure you don't need any assistance? We can give you some light painkillers in order to help just a bit?" The woman asked, who I had just realized was a nurse.

I was in a small tent surrounded by a few nurses who were monitoring my vitals, my mental state, and my injuries.

"No. I'm already numb to the bone. The pain is already slowly fading away… so get out! Geez, I want some fucking space,"

The nurses all quickly left, leaving me to sulk and groan in my bad mood.

[You have leveled up] [You have leveled up] [You have leveled up]

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[You have reached the max level]

[You can now select your class]

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A few panels floated in front of me, and upon reading them, I groaned so loud that the nurses had to come back in to check on me.

"Reading hurts too much… I guess I'll just rest for now,"

But, before I could lay back and stare into space, trying to comprehend everything that had happened, the curtains to the tent burst open, and a man stepped in.

He was much more powerful than me in terms of system stats, but based on the state I was in not too long ago, I might be at about his level.

"Make it quick… sir, general," I announced, and as the nurses who tried to keep him from storming into the tent quickly left, he reached into his pocket and handed me a large vial of red liquid.

"This is the most I can do for you besides give you a few decor badges, titles, and stuff. As the one who had the most impact on the flow of this battle, I recognize you as a Sabre," The general said, the green hair that flowed to his shoulders ruffling with a tinge of wind that infiltrated through the small gaps in the tent.

"What is a Sabre?" I asked.

"It is a weapon, but also a title. It is something that only the craziest of warriors can obtain. You would've been rich with this title if we weren't in a civil war, and this might not mean anything to you later on, but just know that I recognize you as a powerful and brave warrior,"

"You're making me cringe… *sigh*... Well, thank you… Are there any updates on the battle?" I asked after chugging the large healing potion.

I could feel my spine already recovering and shifting back into its proper place.

Healing magic most likely helped heal the fractures in my spine, but healing it any further would've distorted it and caused me to develop some sort of scoliosis… or that's what I guessed, at least.

"Yes. First of all, I'm sure you saw the thing we were after, and it's supposed to be something top secret, but as a Sabre now, I believe you have the authority to be aware of its existence,"

"Yeah, what was that? I saw a tongue and a pair of evil and almost demonic eyes… is it a demon or something close to that?" I asked, and the general looked a bit surprised, his dark-green pupils slowly dilating.

"You saw what was inside? And you didn't die?"

"Yes? I mean, it kind of saved my life. If it didn't step in, the commander would've taken me down with him,"

"Hmmmmm… Maybe it reacted to the copious amounts of rage in the air at the time. That could be a reason, but it could also be due to something else. We can never be too careful… Alright, is it fine if I run some tests on you? I need to make sure it didn't spread anything into you or on you,"

"Sure, but can you tell me what it is?"

"It's a mimic. A monster that takes the form of anything it can get a hold of, whether that be a building, chest, corpses, weapons… it can be anything. It's an extremely high-level threat monster which must be contained and under watch at all times,"

"A mimic… interesting. But aren't they only man-made?"

"Y-Yes… Anyway, let me run the tests," He said before placing his pale palm on the top of my head, and after realizing he wasn't much of a threat, I let him do his thing.

Oh wow… he's a powerful mage.

As the general did his thing, I opened my status to first see the skills I had acquired a day… or two ago? I can't tell how many days have passed since then.

『Status』

[Name: Orion]

[Race: Human]

[Class: War Spearsman]

[Level: 35/35] (200/200) XP Needed

[HP: 50/50 MP: 25/25 SP: 35/35] - Normal Human

[Strength: 34] - Normal Human

[Defense: 25] - Normal Human

[Magic: 25] - Normal Human

[Speed: 33] - Normal Human

[Skills: [Tangible Bloodlust] [Spear Coating] [Berserk Coating] [Cloak of Blood] [Empower] [Scout] [Prince of Blood: Manipulation]

[Passive Skills: [Toxic Immunity] [Toxic Body] [Night Vision] [Breath of the Snowy Underworld] [Blood of the Underworld]

[Equipment: [Magic Ring] [Paralysis Barrier Ring] [Sangria King's Spear]

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"*sigh*... I'm able to finally class up…." I muttered after the general had done his thing and retreated his hand.

"Oh, really? We had a few others who just recently class up as well…."

"Really?! I think they're my friends then. Can you call them over?" I asked, and the general immediately complied.

"For sure. Just make sure to focus on recovering, and I'll send them over here in a day or two… your condition is still pretty critical, and even if they are your friends… *sigh* This is going to sound bad, but I can't trust anybody as of now. I can't have anybody killing you, so I can't risk anybody coming in here that are not trusted, nurses,"

"I understand. Have a good day,"

"I wish you a quick recovery… and, oh yeah, we've almost completed our conquest. We just now have to eliminate the families' main bases, meaning there will be a raid in the city. Tons of lives will be lost, but don't worry… This time I'll be on the front lines,"

"Then I wish you good luck,"

The general soon exited the tent, and the few nurses reentered, seeing me on the verge of passing out.

"His heartbeat is slowing! Bring in a few healers! I'll perform emergency heals!"

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I woke up the next day completely refreshed, on a familiar hospital bed, and an exhausted nurse slumped in an office chair right next to me.

"Hey, you can go take a break," I said as I gently nudged her head.

"Th-thank you… Please call us over again if you need anything,"

"Actually, I'll take some food,"

"*sigh*... *sigh*... *sigh*..."

"Okay, fine. Just make sure to bring food once you come back," I said, and with a gleeful yet tired smile, the nurse exited the tent with some of her coworkers, ready to have the best naps of their lives.

Now… Let's see what these class-up options are.