[You have chosereme difficulty.][Waves of monsters will appear. You only stop the trial after a wave has ended.][Wave 1 is appearing.]Sora remained focused as orcs appeared around him. The first wave sisted of five normal monsters, their names floating above their heads:

  [Level 150 Blood Orc]Without hesitatioivated his buffs through his perfected [dense] skill, eling mana into his summoned on.

  [T1 Soul Sledge Hammer] (Legendary, Level 120)The pin name of the on was misleading, probably enough to deceive most people, but Sora had discovered its true worth.

  It was a creation fed through his ialent's [Prestige Fe], equivalent to a legendary on and costing him 50 Soul Power. Although he enjoyed wielding a staff, his heavily fed body had grown so powerful that the temptation of using a hammer felt exg. His densed mana flowed into the hammer as he dashed toward the monsters.

  Wherever the hammer swung, orcs were obliterated into bloody mist, before disiing into light particles as their remains vanished, leaving no trace of blood behind.

  Within seds, all the monsters were gone.

  [You have earned 300 Assion Points.]Sora here was no experience old here. 'What a shame… No loot, no level-ups, nothing,' he thought.

  [Wave 2 is appearing.]A dozen more Blood Orcs emerged, followed by Wave 3, and the numbers tio grow with every wave.

  By Wave 6, the enemies began to shift. [Level 150 Elite Blood Orcs] started appearing, gradually repg the onsters. Sora, who had been cutting through enemies effortlessly, began to feel the pressure as the elites proved far more powerful, and sturdy.

  [Wave 10 is appearing.]Sora was surrounded by 50 elites. “This is getting annoying,” he muttered under his breath.

  With his hammer in hand, he leapt out of the encirclement, targeting ae Blood Orc that was slightly far from the group. He tried to elimi before the others could get close. However, before he could finish the mohe rest caught up, surrounding him once more and inflig damage. His [Adaptive Regeion], a passive effect from his supreme skill, kicked in, buying him time to prepare his move. He couldn’t help but miss Kara's [Soul Link], which usually replenished his vitality and gave him an edge in such situations.

  Jumping out of the fray once more, he repeated his hit-and-run tacti another Elite Blood Orc, keeping a close wat the one he had already injured.

  After an injured enemy hit him, and regained his health, Sora had figured out the key to these ehey regeed health based on the damage they inflicted. Worse, the lower their health, the strohey became, akin to Berserker csses he’d seen before. Even worse, the more damage they dealt to him, the more they healed themselves.

  "I 't let the injured ones hit me, or I’ll be stuck here forever," Sora thought.

  For the wo hours, Sora used this strategy, targeting weakened or isoted ord steadily wearing them dowually, he emerged victorious.

  [You have earned 37,500 Assion Points.]"That took forever…" He had already spent hours iower, and it was clear that every five waves introduced tougher enemies.

  [Wave 11 is appearing.]Sora watched as a massive figure advanced in his dire.

  [Level 150 Blood Orc Lord] (Boss)'This is a boss,' Sora thought, 'and bosses have insah pools. If he regees from hitting me, I’m in serious trouble…'

  Sora tightened his grip on his hammer as he faced the t [Blood Orc Lord]. The massive orc was five meters tall, its red eyes glowing with immense rage as it gripped two massive axes, each as rge as a grown man.

  The orc attacked first, its twin axes crashing down toward Sora with terrifying speed. Sora sidestepped, narrowly dodging the heavy blow as both axes smmed into the ground, sending shockwaves that cracked the earth beh them.

  Sora appeared at his side, using the opening to swing his hammer at the orc’s exposed armpit. The Soul Sledge Hammer was overflowing with power as it ected with the Blood Orc Lord’s armpit. 'I o cripple him.' Sora thought, using all his power and buffs, even using the Earth Element to boost his firepower.

  Releasing a thunderous impact that sent a shockwave rippling through the orc's massive body, the hit that should’ve shattered an arm, barely made the Boss flinch.

  Sora took a few steps back, and focused his eyes, watg his enemy's injury.

  'I used all my strength, and he's only bleeding... His main strength is his body level, just like me…' He thought, realization hitting him that this fight was going to be a long one.

  The Blood Orc Lord roared, shaking off the minor injury like it was nothing. Its t form turo Sora. Without hesitation, it raised one of its massive axes and threw it at him, faster than Sora expected.

  He tried to dodge, but the speed of the rotating axe caught him off guard. The axe smmed into his side, sending him flying across the battlefield. Pain shot through his body as he crashed into a distant wall. Blood trickled from his mouth, and his entire left side still trembled from the impact.

  Even his body, which olished to perfe, couldn’t stop the axe’s bde from opening a deep wound from his shoulder to his waist, nearly severing his left arm.

  'I guess I have no choice then… If I don’t do it, I won’t get far,' Sora thought. 'My body’s warmed up already... It’s time to get serious. It ot be sidered a skill, but a state, so it should be allowed!'

  [Lava in my veins]His body began to emit smoke, his skin turning bck like burnt coal. Red veins throbbed in his eyes, and his hair stood on end as if charged with energy. The air around him grew hotter, the ground crag and sinkih his feet from the immense heat and pressure.

  Through gritted teeth, he muttered, “Damn it, I ever get used to this.”

  The pain was excruciating, f him to el all his focus into [Peak Meditate] just to ignore a fra of it. The skill disected his mind from his body enough to make the form bearable, but it also dulled his physical trol.

  'Kara was right, I should’ve learned [Focus] instead of [Meditate],' he cursed, frustration boiling as he fought through the chaos in his mind.

  Refog on the fight, Sora disappeared from his spot in a burst of speed, leaving a massive crater where he had been standing just seds earlier.

  Sora reappeared mid-air above the [Blood Orc Lord], his hammer raised above his head, glowing with an incredible aura. The orc, sensing the ge in the air pressure, looked up, its massive axes sshing through the space where Sora had appeared a fra of a sed ago. But Sora’s speed was overwhelming.

  'You're dead.'

  Sora brought the his sledge hammer down with all his might. The impact was devastating, a massive shockwave ripping through the air as the hammer collided with the orc’s shoulder. The force shattered bone and muscle, sending the [Blood Orc Lord] crashing to the ground with a loud cry, its left arm hanging limp from the brutal blow.

  Before the orc could stand to his feet or react, Sora was already moving again, his body appearing behind him. He smmed into the orc’s back, delivering a series of rapid hammer strikes breaking his bones one by one.

  The [Blood Orc Lord] roared in defiance, swinging one of its axes in an attempt to push Sora away, and recover trol over his body. Sora danced around the massive swings, dodging each attempt.

  'I ’t let him heal… I o finish this,' Sora thought, his eyes narrowing as he saw the faint glow signaling the orc’s wounds slowly mending themselves.

  In a hurry to end the battle, Sora eled a surge of energy into his hammer, causing the soul on to pulse with raw, overwhelming power. With a burst of speed, he closed the gap in an instant, aiming a devastating strike at the orc's chest.

  But just as he was about to nd the finishing strike, pain exploded through his heart. Sora coughed violently, spewing a mouthful of bck blood. His vision blurred, and he could feel his strength faltering.

  “Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!” he shouted, his frustration and anger boiling over as his body betrayed him at the worst possible moment.

  The [Blood Orc Lord] seized the opportunity, swinging its massive axes with renewed fury. The brutal series of attacks smashed into Sora, sending him flying on the same wall and allowing the orc tee most of its health in the blink of an eye.

  'No way… this is the worst possible sario,' Sora thought, barely able to stand from the devastating internal aernal damage . 'I'm g trol... I still don't know my limits...'

  [You have overloaded your heart with [Lava in my Veins].]The notification firmed what he already knew—he had pushed his body too far, and now he aying the price.

  Sritted his teeth, slowing down the flow of "va" c through his heart. He redirected the energy to fortify the rest of his body, boosting his endura redug his offensive power in exge.

  Panting heavily, Sora steadied himself. The battle was not lost, but now he had to rely on enduraher than brute force. He resumed his attacks, this time fog on harassing the orc with precise strikes, rapidly chipping away at its health, taking his hopes of rec.

  Finally, after what felt like ay, the [Blood Orc Lord] let out a final roar and colpsed, its health fully depleted.

  [You have earned 50,000 Assion Points.]Breathing hard, Sora stood over the fallen orc, who was turning into particles. 'I 't let that happen again,' he thought, wiping the sweat and blood from his face. 'I o master this ability before it kills me.'

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