81 Brute Strength

Somewhere into the void…

"Oh… He's starting to unlock it. Things are finally getting interesting…"

***

Derrick was stunned by the system's announcement.

The mysterious trait he hadn't been able to unveil had requirements?

As for what they were, he could at least be certain that a true desire for power had been one of them.

Following the prompt came an enormous surge of energy which made his body feel light once again, thus neutralizing most of the suffocating aura that had previously pinned him to his spot.

[The recalculations are over. Would you like to see your current stats?]

"Not now"

Derrick immediately shut down the window in his mind while refocusing his attention on the incoming adversary.

He just didn't have time to carefully analyze his new-found strength, as a single second of carelessness could be his downfall.