Lust System: Sword Genius in Women's World-Chapter 148 A Step Forward
Xavier knelt in front of Sylve, his voice low but firm.
"I know you're scared. I am too. But if you stay like this, you're going to die, right now both of us can advance to the last stage, after that, it's game over"
Sylve's hands trembled in her lap, her tear-streaked face pointed at the ground. "To do that we're going to kill them, we can't win"
"Why do you think that is," Xavier said sharply, grabbing her shoulder. "Are you stronger than me?" Xavier asked.
Sylve's eyes met his, she couldn't believe what he was asking, she had seen Xavier fight, in terms of magic and raw talent she was stronger, but Xavier had done things that she couldn't expect, everything about him was surprising and he always had a trump card.
"When we first met, I thought you were stronger but after the battles, I knew I was, but I don't know anymore"
"That's right, I also have no idea if I'm stronger than you; we also have no idea if those two are stronger than us," Xavier spoke.
"You want to live?" Xavier asked.
She nodded, barely.
"Then fight for it. Don't think about dying. Don't think about anything else. Think about the next ten minutes, once the battle starts we'll go all out"
Sylve's breath steadied, just a little. Her eyes, which seemed devoid of life, were starting to return to Normal.
"Can you stand?" Xavier asked.
She wiped her face and gave a shaky nod. "Yeah… I can."
"Good," Xavier said, rising with her. "Because the moment the battle starts, we're going for them, and they're coming for us; you don't have to hesitate; visualize the people back home that you want to meet, visualize the people back home that you want to kill, we're going to survive this" Xavier spoke.
Sylve took a deep breath and something crossed her mind, "I can increase your Mana capacity temporarily or maybe permanently"
"What?"
"There's a technique that we elves use when someone is stuck during his Mana Cultivation journey for tens of years. It's painful, but it does help them through, some of them, that is," Sylve said.
"What does it do?"
"I'll force my Mana into your body in an attempt to clean your Mana's veins and increase your Mana core, but there are risks involved," Sylve said.
"What are the risks?" Xavier asked.
"Damaging your Mana's veins and slowly your Mana regeneration process, but it very rarely occurs, and I've done it before, and I have regeneration, so..."
"Do it, we don't have much time" Xavier spoke.
'I also have self-regeneration so I don't have much to worry about, and any increase in my Mana level is very important, tiger is a physical fighter and he was given a gauntlet from the gods which I don't know the ability, Dragonborn was given a staff'
'I'm not sure I can win either of them with my current strength, I hope this works in my favor'
"Turn around, I'll use my vines to hold you down; try to stay still; I know you won't be able to, but try," Sylve said as she stood behind Xavier and placed her hands on his back.
Sylve took a deep breath and closed her eyes. Her hands glowed faintly green, and vines sprouted from the ground, wrapping firmly around Xavier's arms and legs, locking him in place.
Xavier took a deep breath as the vines held him; Dragonborn and Tiger were simply sitting down and waiting, it's been almost 5 minutes, so it was 5 more minutes before the battle would start.
"This might hurt more than anything you've felt before," she whispered.
Xavier gave a short nod. "Just do it."
The moment her mana entered his body, it felt like fire.
Xavier's back arched as pain surged through his veins. His teeth clenched, breath caught in his throat.
It wasn't just pain—it was like his insides were being torn apart and rebuilt at the same time. His mana veins, normally calm and flowing, twisted and flared like they were being burned clean.
"Argh—!" Xavier let out a strangled cry, his muscles straining against the vines.
Sylve held her focus, sweat dripping down her face. "Don't fight it… let it flow…"
But Xavier couldn't help it. His body shook, and every second felt like an hour. His vision blurred, heart racing, and his mind nearly blacked out from the pressure building inside him.
His mana core pulsed violently. He could feel it; something was happening—once, twice, then exploded outward like a wave. For a moment, his body went still.
Sylve gasped. "It's working…"
The vines tightened as his mana spiked. A tiny light surrounded him, flickering on and off on him.
His body absorbed Sylve's mana like he was using his [Arcane Siphon] but he wasn't.
Then—suddenly—it stopped.
The vines released him, and Xavier collapsed to his knees, gasping for air, drenched in sweat.
Sylve fell beside him, also drained but smiling faintly. "You're still alive. That's a good sign."
Xavier didn't answer right away as he couldn't. He stared at his hands; something was different, but he had no idea what; it felt like his Mana had passed its threshold.
"…I think it worked," he said.
Sylve nodded. "You should try absorbing Mana, you should be able to absorb way more Mana, but do you know how to"
She stopped as Xavier raised his hands up, [Arcane Siphon].
Xavier could feel Mana pouring into his body; it was like he had a bucket and he was in a stream. All he had to do was place his bucket, and the water would flow into it.
'System,' Xavier spoke, and the screen appeared in front of him.
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[Name: Xavier Quinn]
[Level: 2]
[LP: 9,400]
[Points for level up: 600]
[Temp Partner: 3]
[Perm Partner: Mirabel]
[Skills: Disrupt Magic, Temporal Weapon Bind, War Buff, Arcane Siphon, Night Vision]
[Spells: Regeneration, Firestorm, Wind gust, Frost Reflection, Whirlblade, Radiant Lance, Wind Stride, Simple Barrier]
[Abilities: Perfect Copy, Null Status Effect, Lust Scent, Lust Meter, Inventory]
[MANA: 3000/3000]
[SPW: 300]
[STR: 153]
[AGI: 300]
[STA: 165]
[VIT: 200]
[CHA: 270]
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