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Chapter 52: Breaking the Limit
Aiden himself didn't realize that he possessed a learning talent that bordered on the monstrous.
Perhaps it stemmed from his past life in the Information Age, where he honed a highly efficient, assembly-line-like ability to absorb knowledge amidst hellish academic pressure and competition.
Or perhaps his unique skills, [Descender] and [Trailblazer], were subconsciously reshaping his soul and potential.
Back then, Alfia had never formally taught him swordsmanship step-by-step. More often than not, she simply used swordsmanship while "disciplining" him or venting her frustration. Over time, through repeated beatings and observation, he learned it himself.
But now, a genuine "War God" was personally feeding him moves, breaking down God-Realm martial arts and breaking them down and instilling them into him through relentless sparring.
This speed of growth was naturally earth-shattering.
Even Takemikazuchi had to admit that the talent Aiden displayed was absolutely in a league of its own, even looking back at the thousands of years of history in the Lower World.
Perhaps only that member of the Hera Familia, the one the gods called a monster of talent—Silence, Alfia—could suppress him in terms of raw talent.
"None of the kids in my family can compare..."
Thinking of this, Takemikazuchi felt a pang of envy and jealousy.
That woman, Focalors... her luck was just too good.
It wasn't just Aiden. The other children in her Familia were equally excellent, enough to make anyone jealous.
The martial artist Tifa had also been tutored by him, and her talent for fighting was similarly enviable. As for the Vice-Captain, Robin, although Takemikazuchi didn't know her well, he could see her status in the team meant she clearly had skills.
But what Takemikazuchi found most incredible was the quietest, most unassuming healer, Hyacine.
Relying solely on a few basic pharmacology books borrowed from the Guild Library and tinkering alone for a few days, she had successfully created high-quality "Healing Potions" and "Mind Restoratives."
This incident had even given his friend Miach, the God of Medicine, a huge fright.
One had to know that even Amid Teasanare of the Dian Cecht Familia, known to the world as the "Saint of the Battlefield," had not been this dazzling when she first learned medicine.
Even more rare was that Hyacine was not purely a back-line healer.
She possessed combat capabilities herself. Her ability to manipulate the wind element allowed her to play a significant role in battle.
She could fight, and she could heal.
This trait made Takemikazuchi unconsciously think of the top healer of the Freya Familia, known as "Goddess's Gold," Heith Velvet.
Heith was also a healer who could fight.
It was a strange coincidence that both Heith and Hyacine were beautiful girls with pink twin-tails.
If the two stood side by side, anyone who didn't know better would probably think they were long-lost sisters.
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After finishing the seventh day of hellish training, Aiden returned to the station. After recovering his stamina under Furina's distressed gaze and Hyacine's gentle healing magic, he welcomed the most exciting moment—updating his status.
"Hurry up, lie down! Let me see what results you got from getting beaten up for seven days."
Furina mumbled as she impatiently pressed her fingers against Aiden's back, the power of the Falna surging forth.
Moments later, she handed a freshly inked parchment to Aiden.
Aiden took the parchment, his gaze falling upon it. His heart, tempered by hardship, couldn't help but beat violently.
[Aiden]
[Level: Lv.1]
[Abilities]
Strength: SSS-1255
Endurance: SSS-1201
Dexterity: SSS-1280
Agility: SSS-1299
Magic: SSS-1350
[Magic]
[Ripple of the Past]
[Everlasting Flames]
[Skills]
[Descender]
[Trailblazer]
[Abyss Gazed Back]
[Development Abilities]
Abnormal Resistance: S
All basic ability values had broken through the limit of 999, stepping into an "SSS" domain that the gods theoretically believed should not exist.
This was the result.
The life-and-death battle against the Lv.2 Blazing Axe Mitachurl, which surpassed his limits, had accumulated a massive amount of "High Excelia."
And the seven days of fighting and learning from the War God Takemikazuchi acted as a catalyst, completely detonating this accumulation.
As Aiden expected, fighting a god who mastered God-Realm martial arts was, for the [Trailblazer] skill, an unprecedented form of "Trailblazing."
With the double bonus superimposed, his stats increased by over one thousand seven hundred points in just seven days, breaking the limits in all categories.
It was well known that the further one progressed, the slower an adventurer's stats would rise. The closer to the limit, the harder it was to improve.
Staring at the miraculous numbers on the parchment, Aiden was in a good mood.
SSS.
This was not just a simple letter; it represented a complete overturning of the existing common sense in Orario.
Just as he predicted, the skills [Trailblazer] and [Descender] were far more complex than he initially understood. Their deeper capabilities were gradually being excavated as he grew.
At the very least, the hidden effect of the [Trailblazer] skill—"breaking limits and increasing potential through trailblazing"—absolutely possessed the power to shatter mortal shackles.
Otherwise, with his identity as a pure human and his ordinary bloodline, it would have been absolutely impossible to break the capability limit of "S" rank 999.
Throughout the thousands of years of history in the Lower World, the only person widely recognized to have broken the ability limit was the peerless genius known as "Silence," Alfia.
And even Alfia had only touched the domain above the limit in the Magic stat alone.
As for the protagonist of the original work, Bell Cranel, he hadn't even become an adventurer yet.
It would be at least another year before he arrived in Orario with his pure, unblemished longing.
"Skills..."
Aiden muttered to himself.
These miracles brought by the Falna were indeed the greatest reliance for mortals to cross the barriers of species and rank.
Whether it was the future Bell, the past Alfia, or the current him, being able to break conventions and create miracles was more or less closely related to one's unique skills.
This was a path belonging solely to him, a road of trailblazing filled with unknowns and possibilities that no one had walked before.
"Aiden, Aiden."
Just as Aiden was immersed in thoughts about the future, Furina's voice, filled with excitement and urgency, called him back to reality.
She stood on her tiptoes, her beautiful heterochromatic eyes shining as she looked at him, asking impatiently, "How is it? How is it? Do you want to level up now? The first Lv.2 of our Focalors Familia is about to be born!"
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