I Became a Transcendent-Level Genius Trainer - Chapter 212

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Transcendent Genius Trainer – Episode 212

“Cough!”

Hwang Jin-seong gasped roughly for breath.
Like a drowning man surfacing from water.

“Hah… hah…”

Hwang Jin-seong, who had entered a Rampage state, regained consciousness.

“……!”
“……!”

He should have exploded.
He was SS-rank, after all.
An SS-rank Awakener’s Rampage was more than sufficient to devastate the surrounding area.
Yet in an instant, his Rampage had stopped.

“The Rampage…”
“It stopped… I think?”
“What…?”

Everyone who had been rushing to evacuate froze where they stood.
In the chaos of rapid evacuation, no one understood what had just happened.
But one person saw it clearly.

Oh Do-yun.
He had been watching Hwang Jin-seong intently.
In that moment when Hwang Jin-seong’s Mana was about to explode in his Rampage state.
Yujun reached out and stopped his Rampage.

“Trainer Kang… stopped the Rampage.”

Those who heard his words all widened their eyes.
An SS-rank Awakener’s Rampage.
A competent Trainer might disappear without a trace.
Yet he had stopped it without any damage whatsoever.

“As expected of a National Treasure-level Trainer.”

Kim Han-ju looked at Yujun with eyes full of admiration.

“I stopped the Rampage as Manager Oh suggested. Everyone, there’s no need to evacuate.”

Yujun looked around and spoke.

“I’ve already dealt with it once before.”

He had experienced a Rampage caused by psychological trauma once before—with Kay, the Crown Prince of Japan.

‘Though his was more severe.’

Under the effect of Memory Refining, his deep and profound trauma had surfaced.

‘I expected it, but I didn’t think it would explode so immediately.’

He regretted it deeply.

‘Seeing the memory directly, Hwang Jin-seong’s judgment was definitely rational.’

From what he had witnessed firsthand, it was certainly rational.
But when that rational judgment was turned toward family and teammates, the situation became catastrophic.

‘Rational judgment and the right judgment aren’t always the same.’

“…….”
“…….”

Once the Rampage state had ended, he returned to himself.
Manager Kim Han-ju released a relieved sigh and collapsed into his seat.

“Manager Kim. You were very composed.”

Guild Master Choi Ho-jeong and Director Kim Tae-jeong were very satisfied with how Manager Kim Han-ju had restrained his team members and called the Trainer Team to manage the situation during the urgent crisis.
But Kim Han-ju merely shook his head as if it was nothing.

“It’s nothing. But Trainer Kang… you’re truly remarkable. To stop that Rampage. That Rampage would have essentially ended Hwang’s career as an Awakener.”

If the Rampage had continued, Hwang Jin-seong’s body would have been rendered unable to function as an Awakener ever again.
Moreover, even without that, if a Rampage caused catastrophic damage, who would ever recruit Hwang Jin-seong and work alongside him?

“Yet you did it without any damage whatsoever…”

And at the very moment before the explosion, when the Rampage was at its most powerful.
Kim Han-ju shook his head slowly.

“If possible, I’d like to learn from Trainer Kang one more time.”

Of course, if Yujun refused, there was nothing to be done, but it seemed like something he had to master while Yujun remained at Promise Guild.

“Phew…”

Though the Rampage state had ended, Hwang Jin-seong couldn’t rise properly due to its backlash.
But his mind was clear, and he apologized through ragged breaths.

“I apologize.”

Because of him, someone had nearly died again.
He didn’t want to experience this anymore.

“…….”
“But why the Rampage all of a sudden…”

Awakeners entered Rampage states from time to time.
But Hwang Jin-seong had never once entered a Rampage state until now.
Even more so after becoming SS-rank.
This was something that puzzled both Manager Kim Han-ju and the Awakeners of Promise Guild.

“Trainer Kang. I’m sorry. I don’t think I can continue the training.”

Hwang Jin-seong barely rose and bowed deeply to Yujun.

“Manager Hwang.”

Just as he was turning away to leave the Training Ground, Yujun called him back.

“What has passed can no longer be undone. But the path forward—that you can still choose.”
“…….”

To overcome or not to overcome. Hwang Jin-seong stood now at that crossroads.
If he couldn’t overcome his past memories and gave up, Yujun also couldn’t train him further.
If he refused the training himself, why force it?
But if he had the will…
Yujun gripped the Geumgang Iron Staff again.

“Just one word is enough.”

Just one word.
If he spoke that word, Yujun could train him as much as he wished.

“I want to become stronger.”

Trainers are those who make Awakeners strong.
Whether physical or mental, they are those who make their trainees strong.
So that one word was enough.

“…….”

Hwang Jin-seong’s body trembled.
And then, a moment later, his lips opened.

“I want to become stronger.”

That day. He had made the wrong choice.
He had not made the best choice at the time.
Because of him…… everyone died.

“Please make me stronger.”

Hwang Jin-seong acknowledged everything.
Then, all the golden light emanating from Hwang Jin-seong disappeared.
And in its place…

Whoooosh—
A blue light began to ripple.
The rippling blue light became a wave.
And from within that wave, a butterfly bloomed.

‘A new path of possibility has opened.’

Yujun nodded and caressed the Sung-hwi once more.
He spun the Geumgang Iron Staff once and fixed it back at his waist, then approached Hwang Jin-seong.
Paradoxically, Hwang Jin-seong’s body had become much cleaner thanks to the Rampage that had just occurred.
He would begin by reconstructing the Mana Road upon this cleaned body.
Whoooosh—

‘The three Mana Roads that were blocked are now completely open.’

Moreover, Holy Power continued to leak out persistently.

‘His recovery ability is considerable. Thanks to that, the reconstruction process won’t be too difficult.’

Yujun began with the collarbone and struck forcefully with his fist down to the waist.
Bang—!
Right now the Sung-hwi’s effect is better than the Geumgang Iron Staff.

Crack—! Crack—!
Thus, through the Sung-hwi, he drove Lightning Mana throughout Hwang Jin-seong’s body.

‘Lightning Mana makes movement easy, but…’

The next moment, Holy Power began to push back the movement of the Lightning Mana.
Whoooosh—
And it attempted to incinerate Yujun who was moving the Lightning Mana.

‘Not quite as strong as Lightning Mana, but…’

This Holy Power too was a force with considerable presence.
In an instant his body felt refreshed, then it shook violently throughout.

‘Then…’

Yujun smiled and drew in the Holy Power.

-Lightning Rod skill is activated!

Whoooosh—!
Using the Lightning Rod skill, he neutralized the damage flowing into him perfectly.
But as Yujun removed the Holy Power, Hwang Jin-seong’s condition began to deteriorate.

‘He’s not controlling this directly.’

Therefore, even if he tried to stop the Holy Power from leaking, he couldn’t.

‘Normally it would be fine, but since his body is weakened beyond measure, if I keep drawing out the Holy Power, he’ll collapse before I can rebuild.’

-Incubation skill is activated!
-Growing Stats!
-Health Stat is growing!
-Points consumed.

Yujun grew his stats and then checked his Limit Value.

-Strength 65 / 85, Health 55 / 85

‘That’s high. Very high.’

His Limit Value reached as high as 85.
Since he was originally an SS-rank Awakener, his Limit Value was naturally high, and compared to other SS-rank Awakeners, it was not a low number.

‘But Hwang Jin-seong’s Latent Potential is supreme.’

-Latent Potential: Supreme

‘A Limit Value of 85 isn’t actually the limit.’

Yujun immediately used a skill.

‘Time to use Lv.6 skills.’

-Stat Expansion skill is activated!
-Expanding stats for Awakener Hwang Jin-seong!
-Limit Value is expanding!

Whoooosh—!
His limit began to shatter.

‘One more time here.’

Stat growth.
And Limit Value expansion.
Hwang Jin-seong, whose complexion had been fading, gradually began to improve.

Whoooosh—
At the same time, the Mana Road within his body was rapidly reconstructed.

“……!”
“Already?”

The Trainer Team of Promise Guild was startled.

“I didn’t take my eyes off him.”
“Was there a moment I missed? No, there wasn’t.”

They had clearly been watching continuously.
Yet somehow the reconstruction had already progressed in an instant.
It was like being on the second step of multiplication and suddenly jumping to the ninth—it made no sense.

“The progress is too fast.”
“It’s already almost complete. There’s no middle process.”
“Everyone, concentrate and learn!”

Manager Kim Han-ju called out urgently and focused on Yujun’s training.
Not a single moment could be missed.
This moment right now was itself a demonstration of training that Yujun was showing them.

Whoosh—. Whoooosh—.
Lightning Mana moved rapidly, reconstructing Hwang Jin-seong’s Mana Road.

Even when the internal Mana Road had been completely cleared earlier, Hwang Jin-seong hadn’t felt it acutely.
Because the training he normally knew wasn’t like this at all.

After reconstructing Hwang Jin-seong’s Mana Road, Yujun first checked his own body’s condition.
Mana Road Reconstruction was no simple task.
Especially when reconstructing the Mana Road of an SS-rank Awakener, exhaustion was inevitable.

‘But I’m barely tired.’

Whoooosh—
After training the Cheonrae Choi Family and Meryl Holland, Yujun’s physical condition was incomparably better than before.

Lv.6.
Now Yujun could properly assess his own level.

‘Two SS-rank Awakeners won’t tire me out.’

“Your Mana Road has been reconstructed. Try using your ability.”
“…… Is it already completely rebuilt?”
“Yes.”

Hwang Jin-seong nodded and immediately activated his ability.
Whoosh—
Holy Power filled the surroundings.

“Holy Enhancement.”

Crackle—
Pure white Mana rippled like flames igniting.

“Put forth your maximum firepower. Don’t worry—go to the absolute maximum. To the absolute limit.”

Crackle crackle crackle—!
Following Yujun’s words, Hwang Jin-seong drew forth his Holy Power without restraint to the maximum.
His entire body engulfed in pure white flames, he was bewildered by a power he had never unleashed before.

“What…?”

He had thought it was his limit.
He had believed that as Holy Power was such a strong force, its firepower naturally diminished progressively.

“As I mentioned, you’ve just directly shattered the limits you were imposing upon yourself.”

Yujun explained the reason calmly.
Mana Road Reconstruction.
And mindset.
With these two things, he had broken through his limits in an instant.

As Holy Power spread outward, the members of Sales Team 1 who had been with Hwang Jin-seong for so long gazed at him with blank expressions.

“I’ve never seen this much firepower before…”
“You could unleash Holy Power to this extent?”

It overlapped with Oh Do-yun just then.
Oh Do-yun’s shadow, which had been blocked like a limit, had also erupted madly.

‘He probably still won’t know how to handle it yet.’

Unlike Oh Do-yun, Hwang Jin-seong had gone through clearing out his Mana Road once and undergone both stat growth and expansion simultaneously, so his sense of control was completely different from before.

“Fen.”

Whoooosh—

“Grrrrrowl!”

Yujun’s summon, Fen, was summoned.

“That’s…”
“The one we heard was being trained…!”

The Awakeners of Sales Team 1 murmured since they were seeing the Demon Beast for the first time.

“Seems you’ll have quite the struggle.”
“Agreed.”

However, the Trainer Team focused calmly on Yujun’s training.

“You need to regain your sense first.”

“Understood.”

The moment Yujun gripped his staff, Hwang Jin-seong moved with eyes alight.

“Holy Enhancement.”

His combat style was simple.
He enhanced his body using Holy Power, then created weapons or discharged that Holy Power as projectiles.
Then Yujun gestured to Oh Do-yun.

“You two fought together originally, didn’t you? It’s been a long time, but I remember too.”

Though he was a Manager now, back then both Hwang Jin-seong and Oh Do-yun had been counted among the promising next aces of the Guild.
Darkness and Holiness.
Despite wielding opposing forces, the two had somehow meshed well together.

“Perhaps that’s why you clashed so often.”

Crackle—
Whoooosh—
Holy Power and Darkness each maintained their distinct domains clearly as they spread outward.

“I’m sorry.”

Hwang Jin-seong unleashed his Holy Power in apology.
In response, Oh Do-yun scattered blades of darkness while pressing Fen.
Against the perfect coordination of the two, Fen could only be forced back.

“We can’t erase what happened, but can I help you lead Sales Team 1 properly again from here on out?”

Oh Do-yun didn’t answer.
Instead, he struck Hwang Jin-seong’s arm once with his fist.
That was his answer.

-Training is complete!
-Calculating Training Score!
-Training Score 10 / 10
-A new Achievement has been unlocked!

‘Oh.’

A new Achievement—not one Yujun had been able to achieve before—had been unlocked.

“This is…”

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