Sora woke up at 4 a.m., his mind sharp and focused. Without wasting a moment, he geared up ahe inn in Bara. The streets were still dark, the city asleep, but his journey couldn't wait. He had a long way to go.

  He left the inn, his bag packed with supplies for the trip ahead. But first, he o visit the [bat Trainier]. One of the bes of being in a massive city like Bara was the sheer variety of avaible csses. With more options than smaller towns, he was certain he could find something that matched his current ambition.

  'I want to focus on speed when fighting and i want a body that handle my speed' , he thought to himself.

  Sora had bee addicted to speed. The insane movement skills he'd honed in his st cycle left him hungry for more—he wanted a css that could match his desire for ultimate mobility and power. A css that would push his body to its absolute limit.

  Arriving at the [bat Trainier], he was greeted by the familiar hum of activity. Despite the early hour, a few pyers and NPCs were already engaged in training, their bodies glowing faintly as they tried out new skills. Sora made his way toward the tral sole, where css options were dispyed.

  But as he scrolled through the seemingly endless list, his head began to spin. There were too many choices. Each css seemed promising in its own way, but ood out enough to match exactly what he was looking for. He rubbed his temples, overwhelmed by the sheer volume of options.

  "Need help?" a voice piped up from behind him.

  Sora turo see a kid, maybe around twelve or thirteen, watg him with a curious look. The trainier was nearly empty this early, so the kid stood out, especially with how ily he was Sora.

  "Uh, yeah," Sora admitted, gng back at the sole. "There are way too many csses. I'm having trouble finding something that fits."

  The kid grinned. "I figured. You looked like you were about to pass out from getting too muformation."

  Sora raised an eyebrow. "You e here often?"

  "More than you'd think," the kid said, stepping closer. "I know a lot about the csses here. I even sell little booklets summarizing what each css does. You tell me what you're looking for, and I'll help you find something."

  Sora blinked, surprised by the offer. "You sell them?"

  "Yeah," the kid replied casually, "gotta make a living somehht?"

  Sora chuckled, appreciating the hustle. "Alright, let's hear it. I'm looking for a css that focuses on body strength—something that push my physical limits but still has good potential frowth."

  The kid hinking for a moment before rummaging through his bag. He pulled out a small stack of booklets, each beled with a different css. "I got a few that might i you. Here, take a look."

  He handed Sora eight booklets, eae summarizing a css that seemed to align with what he was looking for. Sora flipped through them, the kid expining briefly as he skimmed the pages.

  [Martial Titan]

  Focus: Extreme physical strength and endurance.

  Abilities:

  Titan Strength: Grows stronger with each training.

  Infinite life: Body cells always regee if there is enough energy

  Body F: As long as the body recovers from damage, it will get stronger.

  [War Monk]

  Focus: bines martial arts with chi trol for band power.

  Abilities:

  Inner Focus: Boosts strength aion speed.

  Stone Palm: Devastating strikes that break defenses.

  Body Meditation: Rapid health and stamina regeion.

  [Blood Berserker]

  Focus: Uses pain and blood to fuel strength in battle.

  Abilities:

  Bloodlust: Grows strohe more damage taken.

  Berserk Mode: Massive boost in power but loses defense.

  Regeive Rage: verts damage into health.

  [Iron Fist Disciple]

  Focus: Master of hand-to-hand bat with lightning-fast reflexes.

  Abilities:

  Unyielding Grip: Crushes through armor and ons.

  Lightning Reflexes: ters attacks with perfect timing.

  Fist of Fury: Rapid strikes that grow in power.

  [Juggernaut]

  Focus: Tank-like resilieh unstoppable force.

  Abilities:

  Unstoppable Charge: Smashes through enemies and obstacles.

  Endurance Mastery: Greatly increases toughness.

  Reckless Smash: Overwhelmingly powerful strike.

  [onless Warlord]

  Focus: Uses their body as the ultimate on.

  Abilities:

  Bone Shatter: Powerful blows that break bones.

  Limitless Enduranever tires in battle.

  Warrior's Resolve: Heals wounds by verting battle energy.

  [Flesh Shaper]

  Focus: reshape and enhaheir body during battle.

  Abilities:

  Bone Bde: Grow natural ons like cws or spikes.

  Muscle Surge: Temporarily boosts strength and speed.

  Chitin Armor: Hardens skin to form imperable armor.

  [Void Guardian]

  Focus: Enhahe body using void energy for untouchable power.

  Abilities:

  Void Infusion: Temporarily strehe body.

  Phantom Stride: Phase through matter to bee untouchable.

  Gravity Crash: Amplifies weight and impact of attacks.

  Sora's eyes lit up as he read through the descriptions. These csses were exactly what he had been hoping to find—eae with the potential to make his body the ultimate tool for war. They all sounded promising, but whie would be the right fit?

  "These are all solid," Sora admitted, impressed by the kid's knowledge. "But I need something that also allows for insane speed. I want to be fast, not just strong."

  The kid grinned again. "Then you'll probably want to focus oher the War Monk or the Void Guardian. Both csses have movement teiques that make them really fast, but in different ways." He added : "For infinite growth of your body, nothis the Martial Titan. But that one is known to hurt a looooot !! Of course, if it is speed that you're pursuing, you're looking in the wroion my friend, the potential of the csses in the assassin, and Fury se is way higher in terms of speed. Let me show you 2 more booklets about speed reted csses"

  Sora nodded, feeling a surge of excitement. "How much for these booklets?"

  "Five gold each," the kid replied. "But I'll throw in the advice for free."

  Shed, tossing him a few s. "Deal."

  Sora took a look at the st 2 booklets :

  [Stormrunner]

  Focus: Mobility through electricity. Stormrunners harhe power of lightning to enhaheir body and movement, making them capable of short bursts of super-speed.

  Abilities: By eling lightning, they move at shog speeds, deliverirically charged strikes that stun or paralyze eheir movement abilities allow for instantaneous dashes across the battlefield.

  Ultimate Potential: Full mastery grants the ability to travel as pure electricity over short distances, moving as fast as lightning itself.

  [Fsh Reaper]

  Focus: Pure burst speed. Fsh Reapers have the ability to harness explosive speed, using it to overwhelm enemies in a short amount of time.

  Abilities: These warriors use short bursts of speed to execute high-damage, cle attacks before retreating quickly. They are perfect for qui-and-out assaults in battle.

  Ultimate Potential: Mastering this css allows them to move faster than the eye track, deliveriating hits in a single blink of an eye.

  "Of course, everyone knows the inve of these csses. They were too extreme, and they sacrifiuch to achieve their result, meaning their users cked in all other areas" The kid kindly reminded. It seemed that he added these 2 blooklets to flex his knowledge or earn 10 extra gold s.

  Sora thanked him, paid, and stayed io think for a few minutes. He ended up choosing the [Martial Titan] to y the basis for an unbreakable body before pursuing the ultimate speed path.

  He had prepared thhly for the trip ahead. His bag acked with a month's worth of supplies, enough to st through any ued detours or extended battles. Alongside that, he carried an assortment of items for different situations—tools for traps, healing potions, ented scrolls, and food for both himself and Hiyoko. Most importantly, he had an updated map that marked every monster zone from Spain to France, especially the ones near his destination: Ales.

  From Bara to Ales, it wasn't too far—around 4000 kilometers. But with the iable detours and avoiding high-level zohe total distaretched to about 6000 kilometers. Even with his impressive stats, he missed his old skills—Speed Surge, Amplify, and Mana Shield. Without them, he felt naked. Weak. Slow.

  Stepping into the first low-level zoside the city, Sora couldn't shake the emptiness left by the absence of those abilities. His body felt sluggish, his movements g the explosive speed he had once mastered. He realized quickly that the first thing he o do was recover those skills, especially Speed Surge.

  Sora stopped in the middle of the field, fog on his mana. He recalled every aspect of [Speed Surge]—how it felt to el mana into his legs, how it had improved his rea time by flooding his mind and body with raw speed. He remembered how, at his peak, he had modified the skill so that he could el it to specific body parts, enhang only what was necessary. It had been more than just a buff—it was a true mastery of mana trol.

  "I do this again," he muttered, gathering mana.

  He pictured the skill in its ey, trating the energy into his legs, feeling the familiar hum of power building up inside him. But wheried to activate it... It was weak. The system beled it as [Fake Speed Surge]. He let out a sigh, feeling the weight of disappoi.

  But this rogress.

  "Fake or not," he said to himself, "I recreated it." The real work began now.

  Sora knew how to fix the fake skill. It wasn't the first time he'd faced this. The key was to stantly refihe mana flow, study every iioween the mana and his body, and improve the efficy with which he trolled it. He didn't deactivate the skill. Instead, he left [Fake Speed Surge] running, analyzing the way mana coursed through him. Every movement, every adjustment in his posture, was a ce to learn.

  As he kept moving, he felt the flow being smoother. Ihan five mihe system updated, notifying him that his skill had shifted from Fake to [Alternate Speed Surge].

  He smirked. "Not bad."

  With [Alternate Speed Surge] active, he was much faster than before, and as fast as the real [Speed Surge]. But it wasn't enough. He khat an Alternate skill wasn't his true peak. He o push it further, turn it into something fwless.

  And so, Sora kept pushing. He sprinted across the field, dodgiween trees and rocks, using his mana to guide his legs faster, sharper, until every motion erfectly synized. As he moved, he experimented with the mana structure, refining the spell yer by yer, until his body felt like it was oh the speed.

  Hours passed as he trained relentlessly, only his body limiting his growth. The sun began to rise, casting light over the ndscape, but Sora's focus was absolute. Every inch ress was met with increased power, increased speed. And by noon, something clicked.

  He halted abruptly. The mana in his body erfectly aligned. Every part of him, from his mind to his muscles, was in sync with the flow of mana. The system gave its verdict.

  [Skill Unlocked: Speed Surge (Perfect)]

  Srinned, feeling the raw power course through his legs. "That's more like it."

  With [Speed Surge] mastered again, he moved on to the —[Mana Shield]. This one came naturally to him. He remembered the flow of mana, the defensive barrier it created, how he could manipute it to deflect or absorb damage. The initial attempt recreated the [Fake Mana Shield], but just like with Speed Surge, he didn't stop there. He studied the flow, leaving the shield activated as he tweaked its mana patterns. Within minutes, it evolved into the Alternate version. By the afternoon, it erfected.

  was [Amplify], his all-important buffing skill. This one required more focus, as it involved not just his body but external targets. He tried, again and again, to recreate the intricate flow of mana that would enhaneone else's abilities. [Fake Amplify] came first, followed by [Alternate Amplify]within the hour.

  He could feel the prowing with each minute.

  By su, Sora had do. In a single day, he had recreated and perfected his three core skills—[Speed Surge], [Mana Shield], and [Amplify]. Now, they were back to their inal, peak forms, and he was strohan ever.