studiobondurri Chapter 36: Hidden Effects
Chapter 36: Hidden Effects
Chapter 36: Hidden Effects
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There is no mistake about it.
Approaching close to two weeks since his descent into the mysterious Labyrinth, Damian managed to confirm that the Goblins had been exhibiting strange behavior as of late.
They are acting strange.
It wasnt easily detectable at first glance, but after undergoing so many battles against them, Damian couldnt help noticing the sudden flinches that broke down the Goblins rhythm every now and then.
Although they werent frequent enough to turn the Goblins into clown-like opponents, their appearance was still helpful to Damian.
Its like they are scared of something.
It wasnt something like a physical deficiency or a lack of stamina, rather, it seemed like something that Goblins did instinctively.
Damian was only able to spare his attention to their faces very few times, but the Goblins complexion always had a hint of fear on their faces whenever that flinch occurred.
But why would they be Well.
After confirmation, curiosity to find the reason behind it came. However, taking everything into consideration, Damian was almost instantly able to find his answer.
It has to be it.
It was hard to pinpoint when the strange behavior started since it wasnt easy to notice at the start, but there were only two notable events that happened very recently, and one of them just didnt seem to fit the bill.
Since it was made from the leather of a stronger monster, the Golden Goblins gift sounded like a plausible reason. That being said, Damian immediately denied that possibility.
Not to mention refined leather, the Goblin had kept Minotaur Beef Jerky in their possession!
It wasnt like Goblins were blind bats, if something was going to scare them, it had to be at least similar in physique to an actual Minotaur. Fur or scent couldnt trigger such a reaction.
After all, despite everything, the Goblins were still as ferocious as they were when it came to hunting Damian. Their irregular behavior hadnt changed a single thing about their contempt for intruders.
On the other hand, there was only one instant that had been causing subtle changes from the very beginning.
The Fate Limit.
Starting with the detailed system notification, followed by the strange dream that jumpscared Damian, the games anti-farming system appeared to possess many hidden effects.
After progressing deeper and deeper into the Labyrinth, this wasnt the first time where he had forsaken concealed caves.
{I cant confirm anything, but the process of reaching Tier-3 should be the same as reaching Tier-2. If you can endure it, then}
Remembering what happened one week ago, Iris didnt feel the need to continue explaining. At this point, both she and Damian almost had the same amount of knowledge when it came to Tier Advancement.
In fact, as the one who personally experienced everything, Damian probably knew a bit more than her as of now.
I have to mentally prepare for this.
Getting hit by pain when you didnt expect it made things harder, but starting something that involved great pain wasnt easy either.
In the end, Damian had to convince himself to do it in the same way he had done things so far. Pushing things for later wouldnt make them easier.
[ Aura +1 ]
Since 32 Life Stones were too much volume for Damians hands, he only took ten out and put them into his lap before starting the absorption procedure.
As soon as any one of them got depleted, he was going to instantly replace them using the Inventory to keep the passive effect going.
[ Aura +1 ]
[ Aura +1 ]
Perhaps because this was Damians third time, the absorption process started very smoothly. Thanks to the stronger pull that the double Rings possessed, it no longer felt like a focus-consuming task.
Here it comes.
[ Aura +1 ]
[ Aura +1 ]
[ Aura +1 ]
Nonetheless, the heart-bursting pain was still there. Damian hoped that it would lessen with his Tier increase, but he was still thankful that it didnt increase further.
Please go faster.
Powering through on cheer well, Damian prayed that his suffering would end soone