The Tutorial Is Too Hard Chapter 273:

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“This is the source . ”

 

[Yes . ] The God of the Sky answered my murmur .

 

The power of the archmage’s core and the God of Remorse’s core converged to form an overwhelming power .

 

I was flooded with more power than my previous self . It was as if a new force had covered me once again . It was a sensation similar to when I had first accepted the power of the God of the Sky .

 

The intense pleasure made me dazed, my mind filled with a mixture of gratification, superiority over the past, and enthusiasm created by excitement .

 

[Warrior!] exclaimed Ahbooboo .

 

I didn’t answer .

 

I could feel the desperation through connection with those who were sharing their power . In the whirlwind of emotions, my consciousness was almost swept away . I was able to hold onto myself in the midst of this mess, still feeling as though I were in a washing machine . This was the third experience following the 18th and 57th-floor stages, so I had some experience knowing how to protect myself .

 

The problem was not the people’s feelings, but mine . I couldn’t control my own feelings .

 

[Warrior! Can you hear my voice?] Ahbooboo’s voice rang in my head, but I couldn’t answer him . I couldn’t afford to .

 

[Warrior!]

 

The man with supernatural powers from the 57th floor came to mind, and I could understand his feelings . With this much power, anyone could have succumbed to greed .

 

I, who held Ahbooboo in my hand, was swayed by his mighty power . I became arrogant and aggressive . It was the same when I got my powers . The same was true even now when the source was obtained . The problem was that, in the case of the source, power would go beyond the control of its master, and take away their sanity .

 

When I thought about it, my heart ached, and it suddenly got hot . I could feel something breaking through my bones and ripping through my muscles and flesh . When I looked down, a thin blade pierced my chest, but someone hadn’t stabbed me from behind . This blade erupted through my chest from within my body . The power that flowed into my body turned into a blade .

 

The supernatural being from back then came to mind . My whole body had been covered with tentacles . I was not a tentacle but a blade . I thought it was far better compared to the tentacles .

 

The next moment, dozens of blades rose, covering my arms, legs, and torso . My veins, as well as tendons, broke open, and blood flowed like a waterfall . But even at this moment, I felt more excited than afraid or anxious about the blade that was piercing through my body .

 

Even in the process of literally becoming a sword and not being a human, I could feel that I was becoming more powerful and complete .

 

The blades, sticking out like hedgehogs, began to expand . Blades rose over one another, again and again, making a pattern of sorts .   In that instant, the blades were not like a hedgehog’s back, but a bird’s nest or a fence of barbed wire .

 

I was unable to move because of pain caused by nerve and muscle damage caused by the blades .

 

[…!]

 

I could hear Ahbooboo’s voice in the distance . Now I couldn’t understand what he was saying . Before, I couldn’t comprehend since it felt as if he were shouting from afar . Maybe my connection with Ahbooboo had weakened, or my consciousness had just faded .

 

What Ahbooboo was saying could be predicted . He was trying to stop this for me, who was being eaten by the source . He’d tell me to either disconnect from the source or force the stage to be cleared somehow .

 

He shouldn’t say so .

 

[If that’s what you want . ] said the God of the Sky, and Ahbooboo’s presence disappeared . My connection with him had disappeared entirely .

 

“God of the Sky . ”

 

[What’s wrong?]

 

Ahbooboo disappeared . The source was tearing my body to shreds and trying to run towards the world, but I couldn’t care more about it . Before that, I had to question the God of the Sky about Ahbooboo .

 

“What happened to Ahbooboo?”

 

[Why do you ask that? It looks like you’re about to be eaten, so focus on that . ]

 

“Explain . ”

 

[He’s my apostle . It’s none of your business what I do to him . ] was what the God of the Sky said .

 

And I couldn’t agree with that .

 

Ahbooboo was my property . He was my sword and my power . Ahbooboo’s disappearance meant that my strength had been lost .

 

[Aubutz is still by your side . I just held him back for a while . ]

 

It was a relief . I was worried that the God of the Sky might have sent Ahbooboo back to where he was .

 

[By the way, you’re extraordinarily rude . You’re like the man who would say that ‘Your daughter is mine from now on’ in front of your father-in-law . ]

 

Ahbooboo was not my lover, but my sword and he belonged to me . Moreover, a woman like Ahbooboo would be a no-go .

 

The God of the Sky smiled slowly and said, [You’re even playing games with me, so I guess you’re rational . I thought so, but honestly, I’m a little surprised .

 

[Shouldn’t we focus on controlling power now? Your power is trying to free itself from your body . ]

 

That was a reasonable remark . I had no intention of letting the power of the source deviate from me . Of course, I didn’t mean to let it eat my body and my mind .

 

* * * * * *

 

The strength of the source was similar to that of the gods in connecting with people . My sanity and reason were in danger of being eaten by that overwhelming power .

 

There was also a difference . The source was not the kind of power that twisted the law to create miracles and exercise it on others . Instead, it literally ate and destroyed a being . It was that kind of power .

 

“Move . ”

 

The blade shook, and I felt it . It was just a dull move, but I felt it . It was amazing . I could feel the blade just like any other part of my body . I could even sense the fluctuating feelings of the blade .

 

[More power is needed . ]

 

[You have to eat more . ]

 

[You must protect me from my enemies . ]

 

[All enemies must be killed and destroyed . ]

 

[I am imperfect . ]

 

[I need more to be complete . ]

 

Shut up, you little b*tch .

 

I agreed that higher power was needed, but it could not beat the native gods with the form of a huge wire fence . So, be under my control quietly .

 

Sometimes you want to do the opposite of what your mind says . I wanted to take a run outside, but I had to sit at my desk for hours to study . I wanted to fall asleep, but I had to practice an extra hour for tomorrow . I wanted to faint right away, but it was time to endure the pain and continue the battle .

 

This was a similar situation . The desire for expansion of power rises, but I only had to control it well to defeat the enemy . The blade, the source, was only part of my power .

 

The blades stretched all over the place were gathered together . The blade soon clumped together to form a huge mass that made a giant blade .

 

I shot off at one of the native gods who was watching me stupidly . The gods had watched me quietly, and since their purpose was the core of the source in the first place, the birth of a new source was something to be pleased with .

 

And I didn’t want to leave such a gap alone . I’d do a little more flexing of strength, a bit of practice after getting used to it, but I’d definitely not miss a surprise attack .

 

Go to hell, you pathetic b*stards!

 

The native god, who was my target, hastily formed a shield over his body to try to defend himself . However, due to the lack of preparation at all, the defense was too weak .

 

The sound of a huge glass breaking was heard as I broke through the shield, and the blade pierced through the shield and into the body of that **** .

 

“Argh!” A native god, reminiscent of an Asian dragon, howled . It was a chilling scream, but I felt good hearing it .

 

Finally, I had dealt damage to the native **** . It was a bit of a cowardly attack, but it meant a lot to have caused damage . If the damage was accumulated like this, he could be killed .

 

As soon as I judged so, I moved without delay . I wondered if I could use the Zit Pop technique in a situation where I became a huge blade, and not a human body, but I tried it once .

 

Bam! Bam!

 

Quaaaaang!

 

Contrary to my concerns, it exploded so smoothly . Rather, the explosion was faster and smoother than it was before . If I knew this would happen, I would have made the explosion stronger .

 

The native **** screamed loudly . Since the deeply embedded blade had suddenly exploded, no matter what **** he was, the damage was bound to be great .

 

[Time suspended]

 

I stopped attacking for a moment . There was something to think about .

 

The blade that became my body was intact with the fire of Zit Pop . It was obvious that the blade wouldn’t melt . Not because the melting point of the blade was high, but the power of the blade and the fire were essentially the same . Both were made up of the power of the source, and at the same time, they were my power .

 

I had to loosen my body, and make the metal take the same shape as my body .

 

Soon, I could form a metal body that looked exactly the same as my previous body . There was no need to fine-tune the joints, blood vessels, mana circuit or organs . I could perfectly shape my body just by thinking .

 

I raised my hand . My face was reflected on the metal palm . This was definitely a silver surface…

 

Then the other native god’s attack flew in . Instead of retorting all kinds of attacks one by one, I just flew again toward the native god, who was struck by a Zit Pop and was unable to come to his senses . The native **** didn’t even think of stopping me .

 

I held down the body of the other native **** . Instead of attacking, I stopped his movements . If this was the case, he wouldn’t be able to attack .

 

Blood spewed out continuously, and the native **** shook himself, making it difficult to keep his body down . I managed to hold on to something . I didn’t know what it was exactly, but I had probably grabbed one of the ribs of the native **** and hung on .

 

I had sorted out what I was thinking . Obviously, I was poor at controlling the source . But more than anything, if it was something I could get used to, I knew I could do it . The question that remained was whether it was possible to get used to this .

 

[Of course, it’s possible . It’s another matter whether you can do it or not . ] replied the God of the Sky .

 

Since he had guaranteed, now it had to be tried .

 

A metal hand came forward, with a flame hovering above it . This hand was not a human body’s . It was unlike the human body, which was made of blood and flesh, and an average temperature of 36 . 5 degrees . But it couldn’t be termed metal either . It was an entity made from the source’s power .

 

The source could be in the form of metal . If it could take the form of metal, wouldn’t it be possible for it to take the form of fire? As soon as I thought so, my hands, which were in the form of cold metal, started burning . To be exact, it became a burning flame itself . Soon, not just my hands, but also my entire body got covered with fire .

 

I recited quietly, feeling a sense of accomplishment . “Burn . ”

 

My body was set on fire, and the brilliant flames held on to every part of my body .

 

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