Subscriber of the Gods - Chapter 105: Reviving and Reviving Again

In addition to training his students, Ethan had another way.

Heo’s Acupuncture, and Heo’s Decoction.

He could use these two powers to help his students grow.

‘Using buffs is not allowed originally.’

But it was a separate issue to gain proficiency by using buffs.

‘I will master Heo’s Acupuncture.’

To master this Heo’s Acupuncture, suitable targets were needed.

‘There’s a way I can increase the growth of other skills as well.’

Ethan didn’t go far.

“I didn’t expect to see you again so soon.”

“I also didn’t think I’d come here so often.”

The place he found was Grand Horn.

The Golden Wolves seemed to be getting along well enough with the White Tiger, dividing up territory to guard the area.

“There will probably be more monsters.”

“Yes, since the goddess’ temple revealed itself, the vitality of the surrounding area has started to recover. That influence has reached our original land as well, and the earth’s energy has been gradually strengthening.”

Gorden, leader of the Golden Wolves, said.

The Golden Wolves could immediately sense the land recovering as they drew power from their original land.

“But monsters have appeared, as if they caught wind of that smell. Creatures that weren’t originally here have come from somewhere to Grand Horn…”

Gorden growled in anger.

“We absolutely won’t hand it over. We’ll show what we can properly do, since the goddess has given us this opportunity.”

“I’ll help you.”

“Yes?”

“How dare these arrogant monsters covet this land of the goddess. This is unacceptable. You don’t expect me to just stand by, right? I’ll help you guys.”

“As expected of you. You are her descendant after all.”

Gorden looked at Ethan with strong trust in its eyes.

-The believer’s trust grows stronger.

‘Is it good when trust grows stronger?’

Before Ethan could be puzzled, a notification popped up.

-The power of the Moon Goddess grows stronger.

-The power of frost has strengthened.

-The proficiency of skills granted by the Moon Goddess has increased slightly.

‘Oh ho, so proficiency can be raised this way too?’

The percentage didn’t go up since it was just a slight increase, but he learned something new.

Gathering believers also strengthened the goddess’ power, and the stronger the believers’ faith in the goddess, the more that power grew even more.

‘And all of that is directly linked to my power.’

Not only skill proficiency, but the original power the skills possessed went up all at once.

First, Ethan gathered all of the Golden Wolves together.

“Gorden, you stay here and guard this place with White Tiger. The rest of the wolves will come hunt monsters with me to take care of them.”

“Will you be alright without me?”

“Is there a wolf commander who understands human speech?”

“Yes. I will tell them to follow the successor’s words.”

“No, there’s no need for that.”

He had to prove it himself.

Yotan, Gorden’s right-hand man leading the Golden Wolves, believed in the goddess who gave them new land, and believed in her descendants.

But to be honest, it didn’t know how strong the descendant really was.

It’d be one thing if Gorden led, but since the Moon Goddess’ descendant was leading directly, it felt uncomfortable.

“I know you guys are uncomfortable following me. For wolves, following is only possible if the other is stronger.”

Ethan spoke bluntly.

“I will demonstrate. Watch that, then follow if you want, or don’t follow if you don’t want to.”

After saying that, Ethan leaped out in front of the growling wolves.

Ethan, having said that, gathered the growling wolves together.

“But before that, I’ll give you some nice gifts.”

Ethan was planning to actively use Heo’s Acupuncture on the Golden Wolves.

Basically, the technique differed in how it was applied to humans and animals.

‘So far, it’s mostly been used on humans.’

But Ethan realized once again while watching Heo Jun’s video.

To master Heo’s Acupuncture, one needed to experience a variety of situations.

‘Regardless of whether it’s human or animal.’

Ethan took out the needles and activated the Eye of Horus.

‘It’s similar to Monsters’ Calamity but different.’

While Monsters’ Calamity skill pierced monsters’ weak points, Heo’s Acupuncture bestowed beneficial effects.

One wrong move and he could end up hunting monsters with Monsters’ Calamity.

‘So, I have to be careful.’

Ethan used Heo’s Acupuncture to simultaneously restore the wolves’ health and provide them with buffs.

Thuck-thuck-!

“Kyaang!”

It was the first time using it on animals, so the first attempt failed. However, the successive use of Heo’s Acupuncture perfectly restored the wolves’ health and boosted their vitality.

“Grrrr!”

– Mastery of Heo’s Acupuncture greatly increased!

– Heo’s Acupuncture 20 / 1000

‘It went up by 5 points in one go.’

Ethan continued to use Heo’s Acupuncture on the wolves.

Initially tense, the wolves relaxed as they realized Ethan’s peculiar actions were making them stronger.

– Mastery of Heo’s Acupuncture increased!

Ethan quickly reached a hundred uses on the wolves.

“Everyone should be feeling better now.”

Ethan said.

“Now, I’ll show you an example to follow. The decision is yours.”

At Ethan’s words, Yotan howled in agreement, and the wolves began howling simultaneously.

Afterward, the advancing wolves spotted a goblin horde in the distance, and Ethan, at the forefront, leaped forward.

“Grrr-“

As if his earlier momentum disappeared, Ethan suddenly started pretending to be a lost human.

And those observing him soon appeared.

“Die, hu-man!”

The goblin horde aimed at Ethan and swarmed forth.

Ethan was completely defenseless in that moment. Shocked, Yotan immediately tried to lead the wolves to charge forth, but Ethan’s words about demonstrating came to mind.

Ethan, as the Moon Goddess’ successor, surely knew the wolves’ ways.

“Kekekek!”

The goblin swung his weapon at Ethan.

Thwack-!

Smack-!

-Swish!

But Ethan didn’t budge an inch.

“Supreme Resilience.”

The goblins were bewildered, backing away slightly.

A sweet scent started wafting in Grand Horn.

The source of this sweet scent was the fertile lake where the Moon Goddess’ temple appeared.

Smelling this, monsters from all around the area gathered and came.

“Kirik, sweet scent, this place is nice to live in.”

“But it’s dangerous. Dangerous enemies are here.”

“Still, it’s worth the danger. If we win, kirik, we gain this good land.”

Green skin.

And crimson eyes.

Hundreds of goblins that looked much burlier than normal goblins had come to Grand Horn, following the scent.

And in another part of Grand Horn was an orc horde.

“Chwik, chwik.”

These orcs had even brought a shaman with them. The horde’s level was quite high, and especially the orc shaman was an incredible level 60-something.

“This place, fertile land, we take.”

“Take!”

“Follow command!”

And so various monster hordes entered Grand Horn and started eyeing the lake.

Of those, the goblin horde advancing straight towards the lake spotted a carelessly wandering human.

“A human.”

“A human that looks weak!”

“Small body. Looks weak!”

“If the first hunt here succeeds, everything will be good, kirik.”

The goblin warrior raised his spear high.

“Die, hu-man!”

Tens of goblins attacked Ethan simultaneously.

The goblins each thrust their weapons to disable the human in one blow.

Smack-!

Thud-!

But the sound was strange. It wasn’t the sound that should happen when attacking a human with spears and clubs.

“Kirik?”

“S-Strange!”

“Hard indeed.”

The human they had clearly hit was unharmed and speaking normally. He didn’t shed any blood and didn’t seem injured at all.

Sensing something off, the goblins backed away slightly.

But when the goblin warrior raised its weapon again and commanded, the goblin horde attacked the exact same way again.

It was the same this time too. Though the attack clearly succeeded, the human was perfectly fine. Impossible. If the attack properly landed, this couldn’t be.

“Supreme Resilience.”

Ethan fully activated Supreme Resilience’s power.

Kwaaaaang-!

With a loud sound, the surrounding goblins were blasted back.

“Kuk, kehek.”

Watching the goblins rolling painfully on the ground, Ethan’s expression twitched slightly.

Swish-.

Ethan took out Frost Sword and approached the goblins. The goblins no longer dared to recklessly attack Ethan.

“If you don’t attack, you just die.”

“Keekek!”

The goblins had no choice but to attack Ethan again.

Ethan kept using Supreme Resilience, increasing its proficiency.

“Again!”

The goblins now had no idea what was going on.

Just what was this human?

“Th-this isn’t human.”

“That thing isn’t human!”

The goblins tried to flee outright. But Golden Wolves had surrounded them from all sides, forcing them to back away again.

Backing away meant…

“Do it again.”

The inhuman human was waiting.

“Kieeek!”

The goblins’ dreadful night continued.

Ethan hunted Grand Horn’s monsters like crazy all night.

“Chwik-! Ru-run! Mad human! He’s a mad human!”

“Everyone will die!”

The Golden Wolves following Ethan felt terrified at Ethan’s dreadful side.

At the same time, as if sharing the same thought, a notification popped up before Ethan.

– Feeling afraid, the believer trusts the goddess’ descendant.

– The believers strongly believe in the goddess!

Seeing that notification, Ethan grinned widely.

Respect comes from fear, they say. He didn’t expect believers’ faith could be obtained this way.

‘Next time I gather believers, I should consider this method too.’

Ethan used Heo’s Acupuncture on the fallen orcs once more. Orcs generally had a large, human-like physique that made using Heo’s Acupuncture convenient.

“Gururururk-“

“Sto-stop. Stop, human.”

“Don’t worry.”

Ethan said.

“This is the last time.”

“Gururururuk-!”

Thwack-! Thwack-!

All the monsters’ attacks struck Ethan.

“Supreme Resilience.”

Only after repeating Supreme Resilience over ten times did Ethan start grasping how to use it well.

‘As expected, since the difficulty level is extreme, it’s hard to utilize. The slightest mistake means not just no Supreme Resilience, but serious wounds from a single attack.’

Since it was practically taking attacks completely defenseless, he couldn’t let his guard down for a moment.

‘But I’m getting the feel for it now.’

– Supreme Resilience’s proficiency rises!

Thwack-! Thwack-!

After continuously using Supreme Resilience, Ethan unleashed the accumulated damage all at once.

“Keuuuuuuk.”

Knocking down the orcs again, Ethan made some acupuncture needles this time.

Chik chik chik chik-!

He inserted every needle he made into the orcs.

As the orcs’ bodies recovered, their muscles grew even bigger.

“You did well, orcs.”

– Heo’s Acupuncture 1000 / 1000

– Heo’s Acupuncture’s proficiency has reached 100 percent!

– Quest cleared!

– Heo’s Acupuncture is complete.

– True Heo’s Acupuncture [MASTER]

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