'I don't have any other choice, let's get this over with.
Gen could be seen stripping naked with a grim and worried face he doesn't know if this will poison him and end his petty life.
'I know this might be a very bad idea well I'm already thinking about it so I can't go back now let's take it slow.
Gen put his legs inside the lake and moved forward slowly with a few steps until the liquid covered his lower half then stopped moving for a while with shock and disbelief his lower body was simulating and immersing in the blue liquid like he was going back to his mother's womb.
'uuuhh, this feeling can't be real why does it feel so good though, my head feels very light and clear it's a really good time to process what is going on within my body I will close my eyes and check where all this liquid going.
Gen closed his eyes and submerged himself in this sensation, he could feel this potent blue liquid moving near his heart and gathering up in energy formation.
Gen opened his eyes wide with a dumbfounded expression visible on his face opening his mouth a few times to say something but no words came out so he closed it again he couldn't say anything his emotions were in turmoil, Gen felt mind blown happy confused he could feel all this energy activity moving toward his chest and it kept bigger and bigger at first he could feel a tingling sensation, however, this feeling didn't last long because it just stopped midway.
'what's going on why did it suddenly stop?
In the next few seconds, a heat raised in his chest it was in the same location the energy was gathered this heat kept getting stronger and stronger and the euphoria he felt a few minutes ago turned to agony and pain.
With a pained expression, Gen closed his eyes and gritted his teeth to check what the hell is going on inside.
Tears of pain and happiness could be seen dropping from his face Gen didn't know how to react to the greatest shock in his entire life, the energy was changing its shape while simulating the bloodstream so it doesn't cause any damage,
Gen could feel and sense a new heart forming inside of him with a silly smile on his face well it didn't last long because of the pain and agony.
'Oh god, I hope this pain doesn't last long it tears me inside.
To his distress the mana heart forming lasted over ten hours, Gen was submerged in the mana lake unconscious after a long session of pain and discomfort.
After a few hours, Gen opened his eyes for the first time.
'guess I'm still alive.
Gen could see himself floating on the lake's surface exhausted and drained it took him 10 hours of pure willpower to keep him going in the middle of unbearable pain and torture.
'how long I have been out for, it's still dark out here Guess I will never know glad I have survived these tense hours and didn't end up with any roaming beast snacks.
'Let's get to the good stuff, hmm I don't feel any prominent modifications within me I could feel the second heart but guess it is still dormant just like as I thought the beasts I couldn't use it,
but now I could feel and sense the mana clearly in the air it was barely visible but I could notice it easily I can't manipulate or control it now, thinking about it so the lake is the most potent mana location on earth, now it's all clear why the goblins and the wolfs want it so bad even to this moment my body kept absorbing the liquid none stop, I could feel my almost dead body rejuvenate to its peak condition, I don't feel thirsty or hungry anymore at least for now, I can't be more appreciative to this golden opportunity, If I can get any stronger somehow it will be a game-changing everything will get much easier I will just absorb as much as I can handle.
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9 hours later:
Gen was sitting in a loutes position in the middle of the calm warm mana lake deen in his thoughts when he opened his eyes suddenly.
'the absorption had stopped, I could feel the mana now more easily and my mana heart was now slightly bigger, it started as the tiny energy it was guided automatically to my chest area and gathered there when it reached a certain threshold it started to take the form of mana heart instead of being just unusable energy, but I could guess it is not this easy forming mana heart shouldn't be this easy normally it would take ages for someone ignorant about the energy or even if he knew it somehow it would be still hard to gather and form it because I could see clearly now there is not much in the air just yet it's all thanks to this lake,
I was able to figure out many secrets about mana and how to circulate it around my body in energy form internally, still not sure how useful it will be but I'm pretty sure it will help me somehow, chuckle can't wait to use magic but I don't know how though, whatever when the time comes hopefully I could have a lead or a clue, at least I got out of the hardest stage which is forming the heart and sensing the mana.
Since I can't absorb any more today I will take the wolfs back with me to the bunker, oh god I was so absorbed in the magic that I forgot why I was even here, it was to see the explosion impact zone but the outburst led me here so is this the impact zone? did it form the mana lake? it doesn't make much sense but I will leave it at that for now because I don't know what caused it if it's true did these mana lakes form around all the world or just this area?
If the stupid leaders heard about it they would wage wars again just to acquire it, power is king after all, I feel slightly dejected since I can't hide it but meh I will come back after 24 hours to check if I could absorb any more mana, thinking about it I still didn't try to absorb mana from the air I will give it a try later on I can't absorb anymore for now even with the more potent option, let's get out of here I need a new plan this change everything I didn't explore much of the forest yet but hopefully will have time for it since I'm not leaving anytime soon, I'm just too weak to move into unexplored areas not sure what I might face there and pretty sure I won't be this lucky again.
Gen ran back to the bunker holding 2 dead wolfs on his shoulders, after observing the area and making sure it was clear gen ran inside but didn't close the door this time and left it slightly open after covering it from the inside out with leaves.
After eating his fill, Gen plunged onto the bed sleeping like a child, his mental fatigue was unbearable he couldn't think about anything for now except take some rest and recover.
2 Days Later:
Gen's eyes twitched before opening them up after a very long slumber of two days in a row, every movement was painful all over his body, however, the pain was a bit bearable this time it took him a few minutes to get back on his feet.
`Damn It thinks I have to work out again every fibre in my body hurts like crazy, whatever, let's do some workout before thinking about a new plan.
15 minutes later:
'now much better it seems to stay still is not my thing after all, so from now on will focus more on my training routine and my body shape it will be hella dangerous to be slow in this unforgiving new world, now about adjusting my plan my first plan was to get out of this forest as fast as I could to search for my family but after watching the fierce battle between the goblin and the wolf it changed my world respective completely since I have found a new way to get stronger I will abuse it to the limit, I'm already too weak to move in this dangerous forest and any threat will be deadly to me at the current state, so it's better to be safe than sorry.
Gen sat thinking about what to do next before making a new plan it was simply getting stronger and the mana lake would be the key to it, so he decided to visit the lake daily from now on until he couldn't use it anymore.
'Now time to carry on with my plan.
Gen got out of the bunker it was still night with polar lights Illuminating the black sky, and the red moon was not visible anymore it was a bizarre phenomenon.
Gen with a stunned expression could swear he never saw something this dazzlingly beautiful in his entire life it was simply an otherworldly breathtaking sight, Gen focused a bit while admiring the sensational lights front of him, he could clearly see mana has entangled with these rays of light it was bearly visible but Gen could sense it with his new strong sense to mana Gen was sure mana played a huge role in this extraordinary sight and now the forest was more visible under this newfound light.