After some days, Ji-Han was discharged and had nowhere to go because of the incident that had happened; his house was destroyed. Ji-Han thought for a while, while looking at the system, he saw he had leveled up to two.
[STATUS WINDOW
[NAME: YOON JI-HAN]
[LEVEL: 2]
[CLASS: BARRIER (ASTRON)]
[STATUS: ???]
[STRENGTH: 11 | AGILITY: 10 | ENDURANCE: 07 | INTELLIGENCE: 12 | LUCK: 1 | MANA: 09]
Ji-Han stared at it.
"…level 2…"
His fists clenched slightly, a small increase, but to him, it meant everything.
"I'm… getting stronger…
The system flickered again.
[SYSTEM SYNCHRONIZATION: 7% → 10%]
Ji-Han's eyes widened
"…it increased?"
[CONDITION MET: FIRST SURVIVAL TRIAL COMPLETED]
[REWARD: PARTIAL CELESTIAL ACCESS]
A new tab appeared
[CELESTIAL ACCESS – LOCKED FUNCTIONS PARTIALLY RELEASED]
Ji-Han hesitate, then selected it, the screen shifted.
A vast darkness appeared, endless like space itself, small points of light flickered within it like stars.
[CEESTIAL CORE – DORMANT]
[FUNCTION: UNKNOWN]
[ACTIVATION REQUIREMENT: 25% SYNCHRONIZATION]
"…what is this…"
Then
Another option unlocked.
[SKILL EVOLUTION AVAILABLE]
Ji-Han froze
"…skill… evolution?"
He quickly selected it
His skills appeared
BASIC BARRIER (LV1) BARRIER REINFORCEMENT (LV1) GUARD SHIFT (LV1) IMPACT STRIKE (LV1)
But now
One of them was glowing.
BASIC BARRIER (LV1 → EVOLUTION AVAILABLE)
Ji-Han hesitated
Then
"…do it."
[EVOLING SKILL…]
A strange sensation passed through his body.
Not painful
But deep.
Like something inside him was expanding.
[EVOLUTION COMPLETE
[SKILL ACQUIRED: STELAR BARRIER (LV1)]
Ji-Han's eyes widened.
[STELLAR BARRIR]
[DESCRIPTION: A barrier infused with celestial properties. Capable of absorbing and redistributing impact.]
[SPECIAL EFFECT: Converts absorbed damage into temporary reinforcement.]
"…this…''
This wasn't a normal barrier anymore.
Ji-Han slowly raised his hand
A barrier formed
But now
It shimmered with faint starlight.
"…I've changed…"
For the first time, he felt it.
Not strength.
Not yet.
But potential.
He lowered his hand slowly.
"…I won't stay weak.
The system flickered again.
[NEW OBJECTIVE GEERATED]
[TITLE: PATH OF THE ASTRON VESSEL]
[OBJECTIVE: GROW STRONGER]
[REWARD: SYSTEM EXPANSION]
Ji-Han let out a quiet breath
"…guess I don't have a choice."
He looked around again
No home.
No place to go.
But now
He wasn't the same person as before.
"…then I'll start from zero."
He turned and began walking.