Chapter 17.
A tremendous amount of energy surged in like a tidal wave.
Even through the thick armor, Eugene's entire arm turned jade green!
The purest, most unadulterated power appeared out of nowhere, surging towards the end of his arm.
A radiant aura illuminated the darkness.
The huge fluctuation shook the space!
At this moment, Eugene's mind went blank.
He seemed to understand some instinctive questions.
Why did he get both "Demonize" and "Infinite" at the same time?
Why such a coincidence?
Demonize could greatly enhance ability values, while Infinite could infinitely contain ability values?
They were so compatible, probably because the two souls shared a single source.
Whether it was the demon beast underground or the philanderer on the surface.
Both harbored a deep desire for power.
The confluence of these intentions ultimately led to this perfect combination.
The super-high ability value, obtained for free using the Minotaur's fur, was released all at once just as the amplification was about to end!
"Damn it, Magnetic Field Reversal One Million Horsepower!"
"Mighty Bull Blast Punch !!"
Eugene, caught up in the heat, let out a magical roar, his muscles swelling to their absolute limit.
The arm that had turned into a pillar of light punched violently into the air towards the dungeon wall!
Hoo!
A huge glowing energy sphere, wrapped in thunder, exploded in front of him!
The excessively immense power tore through the rock, pierced the stone wall, causing earth-shaking tremors and kicking up waves of dust like a storm in this underground labyrinth!
"Cough, cough!"
Eugene, enveloped by the splashing soil and stone, desperately tried to clear the dust.
Before his vision cleared, he quickly glanced at his status bar.
[Abilities: Strength 999S, Durability 999S, Dexterity 922S, Agility 960S, Magic 172H]
As expected, a safe landing!
This free-power theory was at least successful in practice!
"Next, is the issue of power."
Eugene's heart remained unsettled as he stood there.
His right arm, although unharmed, was still numb from the immense impact.
Even his beast-like body felt the strain of this intense consumption.
Pitter-patter...
Crushed stones rained down.
Appearing in Eugene's vision was a tunnel that continuously penetrated the rock wall for over ten meters.
And in the cave on the other side, a deep, dark gash stretched across the ground, disappearing into the darkness.
This ultimate release caused the thick rocks blocking Eugene's path to be perfectly holed out, creating an opening with a diameter of nearly two meters, as if the melted ice or smashed tofu had been neatly cleaved.
After that, the momentum didn't abate, and the impact air current tore through the ground along its path!
What incredible power!
It was unbelievable that this was an attack launched by a Level 1 adventurer!
Even a Level 3, no, in Eugene's impression, even a Level 4 adventurer, unless specialized in long-range attacks, might not be able to unleash an attack with such shocking momentum.
According to Eugene's estimation, this single blast of his might even rival the original protagonist Bell's ultimate move at Level 2 Argonaut (Heroic Wish)!
That move was capable of one-shotting a potential Level 5 Boss!
Eugene didn't know if he could one-shot a Level 5.
But anything below Level 4 would be flat-out defeated!
And most importantly, Eugene's move required no charging time!
He could fire another one whenever he wanted!
How could a mere Pure Love Warrior compete with the Minotaur's physique!
"Powerful!"
Like a child with a new toy, Eugene laughed heartily.
Such power brought such satisfaction.
"Strike while the iron is hot!"
Eugene needed more data to test the magic's power.
He opened his belt pouch and chugged a magic recovery potion.
He bought this on the surface and transferred it via the system space.
"Hiss, if attributes can accumulate infinitely, does that mean excess stamina and magic power can also accumulate?"
In battle, Eugene could extract the target's stamina through "Plunder."
A normal heavy blow could extract about 1-5%, while a fatal blow could extract up to 60-80%.
But an enormous amount of stamina extracted at once cannot be stored in the body.
The overflow energy quickly dissipates.
But with "Infinite," did it also mean that these non-data-based things could accumulate infinitely?
Magic capacity (MP), stamina capacity (HP), as well as action power, and endurance these were all things not listed on the status bar.
Yet they were real attributes.
How should this be calculated?
"Aah, there are too many things to experiment with!"
Overthinking led to some confusion for Eugene.
But the method of experimentation in the dungeon was fixed.
And that was killing monsters!
"Squeak! Squeak!"
Suddenly, in front of him, from the end of the deep tunnel blasted out by the Mighty Bull Blast Punch, patches of red light points appeared.
Following closely, a large swarm of gigantic, one-meter-long, crimson ants quickly crawled towards Eugene!
A pack-hunting monster Killer Ants!
Their carapaces rubbed against each other, emitting a chilling sound in the cave.
Their sharp fangs constantly opened and closed.
Their target was Eugene!
"Was that friendly fire?"
Eugene smiled helplessly, raising his long sword.
His status in the dungeon was that of a "Wild Monster."
Wild monsters generally did not attack each other, but there were exceptions. Once friction occurred, a fight to the death would begin!
In this process, if a wild monster inadvertently consumed the "Magic Stone" of another monster, it would become enhanced and addicted to it.
It would start repeating this process indefinitely, getting obsessed with the hunt, and its strength would rapidly grow.
Monsters that far exceeded their racial limits were called "Enhanced Species."
Even rarer than the frenzied Enhanced Species were the "Xenos" (Ignorant Ones), who could continuously learn and improve.
"Perfect timing!"
Eugene swung his arm, cutting a circle of the leading monsters in half at the waist with a single sword stroke!
The dungeon was a brutal lawless place.
Whether human or beast, only the strong survive!
"Plunder!"
Black night mist filled the space, instantly draining the stamina of the dying monsters.
[You have heavily wounded the target, extracted 80% of the target's stamina!]
[You have heavily wounded the target, extracted 60% of the target's stamina!]
[You have heavily wounded the target, extracted 75% of the target's stamina!]
[Extracted 15%!][Extracted 50%!][Extracted 30%!]
Alerts sounded in Eugene's ears one after another, but he was currently immersed in the fierce battle and had no time to spare.
Killer Ants were known as "Newbie Killers" due to their sharp limbs and pack-hunting nature.
For a Level 1 adventurer acting alone, the danger was extremely high.
But for the heavily armored, thick-skinned Minotaur, they were just a bunch of experience packs delivered to his door!
Since the enemies were crawling through a single tunnel, Eugene didn't need to worry about other directions.
He swung his long sword wildly, each strike tearing one or more ants into pieces!
Throughout this process, the effect of Plunder was constantly at work.
[Extracted 80%!]
"Oura!!"
The final sword strike went straight for the head!
Crunch!
After consecutively slicing through the hard carapaces of dozens of large ants, even the steel blade could no longer bear the strain.
Finally, under Eugene's frenzied destruction, the long sword reached its limit and instantly shattered!
"Squeak! Squeak!"
The remaining large ants, seeing this, charged forward even more frantically!
Victory was within reach!
But the bare-handed Eugene, facing this final assault, not only didn't retreat but burst into maniacal laughter!
"Consume 50% stamina!"
The upper half of his body suddenly tensed. One giant arm pulled back with all its might, and everything below the wrist glowed brightly!
"In! Fi! Nite!"
Boom!!
Like Whitebeard unleashing the power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, Eugene's giant fist seemed to cleave the very space!
At this moment, the dungeon, which had just recovered its calm, was rocked once more!
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