UNLOCK: I CAN SEE MY STATS

chapter 46 : deja-vu

"My God, what is this headache!"

Marcus slowly opened his eyes, groaning in pain.

"Hmm... strange. That dream felt real..." he murmured weakly, recalling the vividness of it. He remembered every detail, yet the last thing that stood out was the face of a strange creature with three horns protruding from its forehead.

He pushed the thought away and looked around, frowning at the unfamiliar surroundings.

"What is this? Where am I...?"

"Why am I here? ..."

" hmm! , this place again!!"

He looked around, trying to identify his current location, but what he saw was completely unfamiliar. It looked like he was inside a dark, unknown cave. The atmosphere reminded him of the moment he first woke up after returning from the future to a changed past.

He tried to move his arms, but a wave of weakness and numbness swept over him. His entire body tingled with sharp pain.

"Aaagh... my whole body hurts..." he groaned unconsciously.

Ignoring the pain, he frowned and thought to himself:

"Was I rescued?"

The last thing he remembered was fighting against the Ironland army. He had been forced to activate his All for One technique, but even so, he ended up in a pathetic state. His final memory was collapsing to the ground after unleashing the Lightning Style: Hellstorm technique.

"Thank God, you're finally awake..."

A surprised and relieved voice suddenly came from the cave entrance. Marcus raised his eyebrows in surprise as he saw Tina running toward him with something strapped to her back.

She quickly dropped the bag and helped Marcus as he struggled to sit up.

"Ugh... what happened? And where are we now?" he asked after adjusting his position.

Tina sighed, exhausted, and began explaining what had happened. It turned out that, somehow, she was the only one who survived his final attack unscathed. The area had been reduced to rubble, yet she wasn't even scratched. Without questioning it too much, Tina grabbed Marcus,who was barely breathing,and fled, eventually discovering a hidden cave beneath a large tree.

"Hmm, strange... Did I unconsciously protect her before I passed out? Or does she have some kind of artifact that shields her...?"

"I know exactly how powerful Hellstorm is. On top of that, I definitely poured an insane amount of energy into that attack... And yet she survived..." Marcus muttered in confusion. But the overwhelming pain quickly pulled him back from those thoughts.

He winced. "I really overdid it with that technique..."

"Hey! Are you really okay?" Tina asked with concern, then added with a frown,

"After I recovered my energy, I tried to heal you, but... your body was in a strange state, unlike anything I've ever seen before."

Marcus waved a hand dismissively. "No need to worry. I'm fine. It’s just some side effects from my technique..."

"A technique? Is it a forbidden one?" Tina asked curiously as she pulled out a water pouch and some compressed food orbs from her bag.

"You could say that... It's a technique that forces my bloodline to awaken..." Marcus replied, taking the water and food from her. Trying to steer the conversation elsewhere, he took a long sip, he was parched.

"How long was I unconscious?"

"About two days..." Tina answered while popping one of the food balls into her mouth.

"Two days!? I was only out for that long? That dream made it feel like a whole week had passed..." Marcus whispered to himself, then asked aloud,

"Did you run into anyone from Lorana?"

Tina shook her head. "Not at all. It's like they abandoned the area. I scouted around hoping to find a patrol or someone from Lorana, but aside from some strange animals, I didn't see a single soul..."

Marcus frowned. "Strange animals? Are you sure they weren’t from the Shapeshifter Tribe?"

Tina shrugged. "Honestly, I don’t know... But I was careful coming back here. Nothing followed me, so don’t worry..."

Marcus nodded, though he didn’t lower his guard. He didn’t blame Tina, there was no real way to tell if someone belonged to the Shapeshifter Tribe.

They were nearly indistinguishable from animals, and even trained sensors sometimes failed to detect them because of their nearly non-existent eternal energy signatures.

Leaning back against the cave wall, Marcus focused his thoughts and summoned his interface

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[Name: Marcus Abomarian

Age: 14

Physical Fitness: 5

Spirit: 9

Eternal Energy: 500 / 498

Blood Factor: Seal Body - Unawakened (100)

Unlock Points: 3

Skills:

Energy Devourer (SS) – Level 1 (100)

Eternal Energy Triangle (S) – Level 1 (100)

Instant Movement (D) – Level 2 (500)

Mirage Clone (D) – Level 3 (1000)

Lightning Style (B): Lightning Serpents – Level 4 (5000)

Earth Style (B): Earth Wall – Level 3 (1000)

All for One (SS) – Level 9 (1,000,000)

Healing Technique (C) – Level 4 (5000)

Disguise Technique (C) – Level 0 (50)

Third Eye Technique (D) – Level 1 (50)

Energy Scalpel (C) – Level 0 (50)

Blood Coagulation Technique (C) – Level 0 (50)

Lightning Style (A): Thunder Annihilation – Level 1 (100)

Earth Style (A): Earth Dragon – Level 1 (100)

Earth Style (B): Land of Spears – Level 1 (100)

Lightning Style (A): Lightning Pillar – Level 1 (100)

Lightning Style (S): Celestial Thunder Dragon – Level 1 (100)

Purple Lightning Style (A): Fist of Destruction – Level 1 (100)]