'It has to be precise down to a hair's breadth?'
Roland frowned, a solemn feeling washing over him.
The demands the Knight's Breathing Technique placed on one's consciousness—or more accurately, on the Concentration of one's Spiritual Power—and the Perception Power needed to sense subtle internal changes were simply beyond imagination.
This was far more difficult than constructing a Trick Rune.
It required a deep perception of and synchronization with his own flesh and blood.
Failure, failure, and more failure...
Every attempt was accompanied by a different kind of setback.
Sometimes, the breath would surge out of control before reaching the node, making him choke and cough.
Sometimes, his consciousness couldn't keep up during the transition to the aftershock. His breath would stagnate in some corner of his body, causing a brief, sharp pain.
Most of the time, the faint sensation of flowing Energy couldn't coalesce at all, rendering his efforts futile.
