Return of the Sword God-Rank Civil Servant novel Chapter 326

Shrrk!

A skill activated.

But it lasted only a moment.

Just a brief tap on the shoulder for encouragement—no more than that.

Still, the skill triggered properly, and everything Su-ho intended was accomplished.

[Successfully copied the ability ‘Intermediate Synthesis’ from the target.]

Thanks to his innate trait, Synthesis, Nam Hae-won had once been known as a “Mixsmith.”

Naturally, upon reaching his first singularity, his synthesis ability had been upgraded.

Now that the True Blood Orb had been upgraded into the Great Blood Orb, Su-ho could copy a total of five abilities.

Currently, he had Heat Storm and Memorize, and now he’d just acquired Intermediate Synthesis, leaving two slots remaining.

And, of course, he had already decided which abilities to copy next.

Su-ho continued down the line, offering brief encouragement to each of his teammates while copying their innate abilities.

Once finished, he spoke.

“Alright then. Everyone level up hard whenever you get the chance. Report anything unusual.”

“Yes, sir!”

“Take care, sir.”

He came to encourage them, and now he was done.

Su-ho checked the map, then walked around to the back of the bus they had arrived in and opened the luggage compartment.

Inside was a single motorcycle.

“Geon, this is the one I asked for, right?”

“Yes, it’s a mana-powered bike.”

“Good, good. Well done.”

“I also brought some mana stones just in case. Would you like to take them?”

Ever since mana stones had entered the market, mana had become as valuable a resource as oil or electricity.

Naturally, a variety of magic-powered products had emerged as well.

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That’s because the mana used to power them was usually extracted from mana stones, and those were far more expensive than oil or electricity due to supply issues.

Of course, there was another way to use them without mana stones.

Players could inject their own mana directly.

But that was rare.

Most modern players only knew how to use skills. Unlike Su-ho, they weren’t used to channeling raw mana.

Using mana like energy wouldn’t become common until the later phases of the Cataclysm.

That’s why the sharp-minded Kim Geon had prepared extra mana stones just in case.

But Su-ho didn’t need them.

He declined.

“No need. I’ll just use my own mana.”

“I figured... understood.”

Then Su-ho got on the bike and began channeling mana into it through his body.

Whirrr!

Magic-powered vehicles were as quiet as electric cars.

But their performance far surpassed anything electric.

As soon as Su-ho pulled the accelerator grip, the bike burst forth with a bang like a fighter jet taking off.

“Wow.”

Jo Jin-hwi, watching from behind, couldn’t help but grin.

As a speed junkie, the mana bike was far more appealing to him than his Ferrari.

Vrooooom!

Su-ho’s mana bike roared toward its next destination.

*

[You have defeated the Oppressive Chain Warden.]

[The gate has been cleared.]

[The MVP of this gate raid is ‘An Su-ho.’]

[Bonus experience granted for MVP selection.]

[Bonus stat +1 granted for MVP selection.]

[You have acquired Obsession Fragment (A) from the Oppressive Chain Warden.]

“Whew.”

Su-ho straightened up after collecting the chain fragment.

After also severing the chains of the Sealed Iron Horse, he finally exited through the portal.

‘Time to move on to the next area.’

After riding from Kaesong, Su-ho arrived in Hamhung.

However, there wasn’t anything urgent to do in Hamhung at this time.

Still, the reason he had come all the way here was the Iron Horse Gates.

Having cleared all the Iron Horse Gates in Hamhung, Su-ho got back on his mana bike.

Three areas remained.

‘Naseon, Baekdu Mountain, then Sinuiju.’

Su-ho immediately started riding toward Naseon.

Vroooom!

The speed felt good.

At least, by Su-ho’s standards.

The bike could easily push 300 km/h, yet Su-ho rode it without even wearing goggles, as if taking a casual stroll.

His eyes didn’t sting.

As a 2-star Player, Su-ho had long surpassed the limits of an ordinary human.

Of course, it was only Su-ho who was beyond normal limits—the mana bike wasn’t.

No matter how fast it could go with enough mana, it was still subject to physics. It couldn’t protect against sudden stops or sharp turns caused by unpredictable obstacles.

But if the rider was Su-ho, there was no need to worry.

While speeding in a straight line from Hamhung to Naseon, a large boulder suddenly appeared in his path.

Su-ho didn’t slow down.

In fact, he poured in more mana and increased the output.

Then, just before impact—

[Line Gate activated.]

A skill triggered.

The Line Gate created a portal right in front of the boulder—and another just behind it.

The moment they appeared, Su-ho passed through.

And immediately shot out from the exit portal.

Everything happened in an instant, like one seamless motion.

As soon as he emerged from the gate, both portals disappeared.

Su-ho smiled with satisfaction at how smoothly it worked.

‘That’s the stuff.’

Line Gate.

It was the upgraded form of the unique ability called Short Gate, originally belonging to Kim Hyun-min, one of the original Banshee members and a movement-type user.

The first-tier trait, Short Gate, could only create one gate.

Still, it had many uses.

It could create an entrance where there wasn’t one—extremely helpful for infiltration.

Line Gate, the second-tier trait, was simply a better version.

It could now create two gates along a straight line.

‘Perfect skill for sprinting.’

That’s why Su-ho had reserved one of the three remaining slots in the Great Blood Orb for Line Gate.

With Line Gate, moving freely across North Korea’s unpaved roads was far easier than relying on highways.

Vroooom!

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