An extreme feeling erupted. Spiritual energy immediately began to proliferate within him, vibrating intensely, and every part of his body felt fit to burst.

It felt as though a large man had suddenly been stuffed inside of him.

Without a second thought, Lem began punching with the [Nine Bull Fist].

Speed! Speed! Speed!

He tried his hardest to shift the punches away from power. However, speed and power were not completely divorced from each other, so his punches still produced a substantial noise.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Every punch channeled enormous amounts of spiritual energy within him, culminating in explosions of vibration force at his fingertips.

Despite selecting the option himself, Lem grew increasingly worried, however he could no longer amend his choice.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The energy within him was slowly calming.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

Soon, the pressure was low enough that he was comfortable lowering the intensity.

Lem quickly began traveling through the forest, avoiding branches as much as possible and letting off punches as he moved.

Smack! Smack!

Eventually, he stopped moving, but he continued to hurl punches.

Smack! Smack! Smack! Smack!

The energy slowly subsided, and he slowly stopped his motions.

His nervousness did not abate, however, and he monitored his surroundings closely.

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A few minutes passed, and he checked the simulation percentage.

[Simulation: 88%]

Lem breathed a slight sigh of relief. He only had to wait for a few minutes, and then he could assess the situation with the simulator.

He made the screen disappear, and continued to watch for signs of disturbance in the brush.

[Simulation: 92%]

…

[Simulation: 95%]

…

[Simulation: 98%]...[Simulation: 99%]...

[Simulation: 100%]

[Detecting Karma is small enough to extract energy from the environment. Run Simulation?]

As Lem was planning out the simulation, he thought for a moment.

Based on the path he had traveled, it appeared that he was closer to the seed than he was to the mushrooms. Unfortunately, he did not have confidence that he could find the seed without following the previous route.

Perhaps when his mental acuity had improved, he could consider changing the order.

Lem shook his head, and reminded himself of the plan.

Wait until the next day. Travel north until you reach the mushrooms, then south-west until you reach the seed, then look for Lang Village.

Yes, Lem thought.

The breeze passed over him.

[+1 Energy]

[Starting simulation…]

[-1 Energy] [-100% Simulation]

[Simulation begins.]

Lem sank into the ethereal state.

[Day 1: You are abandoned in Lang Woods. You decide to wait for the next day before you travel…

While you wait, you practice the [Nine Bull Fist] intermittently, however you are careful to adjust the power so that it does not make too much noise…]

Lem monitored the sensory feedback of his simulated self intently. After making so much noise, he could not trust that it was still safe to wait in place.

If there was a problem, then he would have to act on it the moment that the simulation ended.

His simulated self was also cautious.

After every few punches, he would listen and scan his surroundings.

Punch! Punch!

He looked around.

Still safe. There were no suspicious sounds or movements in the forest.

Punch! Punch!

What was that?

He could hear a faint crunching sound, the sound of footsteps…

[As you are practicing, you hear noises in the underbrush.]

A grim mood suddenly fell over both Lem and his simulated self at the same time.

Trouble.