System Vs Magic

The sky was dimming as the sun gradually hides on the horizon.

He was standing on the rooftop overseeing the monsters beyond.

If looking at them in the distance, they look as tiny as the smallest finger on his hands.

There were more than 20 monsters. Most of them were busy scrutinizing the mountain of garbage near the hole.

The building where he was standing at the moment, located at 200 meters away south of the hole area where they have fought this afternoon; nonetheless, the monsters below haven't noticed him yet as of now.

Yeman closes his eyes while conversing with his pet.

"You said, that the Rat Lord was in the deepest part of that sewer?"

"Yes, my lord, the lord of Rat, stayed in the deepest part. The lord of rat seldom goes out!"

'"Hmm... Ok, then, what are those monsters doing right there?"

"Yes, my lord, they said that rat lord gave them a task."

"A task?"

"Yes, my lord, a task."

Yeman slightly frowned, "what kind of task?"

"Yes, my lord, a task to look for valuables."

"Valuables?"

"Yes, my lord, valuables."

"What kind of valuables?"

"Yes, my lord, they said, anything shiny is valuables."

'Anything shiny? Hmm, a bit fishy but--' Yeman thought.

"Well, nevermind. Continue gathering information-- I'm going to do something."

"Yes, my lord."

Elder Priest was currently conversing with other rats and giving information to Yeman at the same time. Though Yeman could understand his pet language, he couldn't understand the other monsters.

Yeman slowly opened his eyes, while rolling in his fingers a piece of stone. He needed to practice/to learn/to acquire, he doesn't know which one but he must forge a skill for his level 1 Qi.

In his left palm, there were tiny pieces of stone fragments as big as a thumb. He took one using his right thumb and index finger, then he pinches it. Though he pinches it, he didn't apply much force to avoid breaking the stone. Anyway, Yeman's thumb and index finger fingertips in his right hand were exuding a faint golden glow.

Before he fought with the rats on the alleyway, information on how to use his Qi suddenly appeared. And this the reason why he suddenly felt dizzy that time before he jumped off to kill the archers.

Yeman once again closes his eyes and goes into a meditation posture. He has to feel this streaming energy inside his body and deliberately guiding them to where they supposed to go, and he has to stabilize them.

His left and right thumb and index finger were both pinching a stone fragment. He needed it for concentration purposes. If the stone fragments broke while he was cultivating, it would mean that his cultivation had failed.

The skill Qi was different compared to other skills because you needed to cultivate to shape the skill.

Right at this moment, it seems like everything around him has changed.

At first, he felt like he was setting on the big chunk of rock underneath the waterfalls. His body felt heavy and frigid at the same time.

The scenario around him gradually change. But they were not harmful to him. Instead, he felt chill. He felt comfortable. Like being hug by morning wind breeze.

That's what he thought at first, but a moment later, his body started dripping of sweats. He felt like being burned inside an oven toaster. No, not just that, because as time went by, he felt even hotter. Like he was being incinerated. Like his skin gradually left from his body. He frowned and twitched his brows. Then, Yeman g.r.o.a.n.e.d in pain. Beads of sweats were trailing all over his body.

'ARRRGGH, WTF!!!' he shouted in his mind.