A torrent of magic power, stronger, purer, and deeper than before, surged from the rim of the cup as if a dam had burst, instantly joining the flow of magic power coursing through his body!
Boom!
Gauss felt his cerebral cortex begin to tremble violently.
Streams of information washed through his mind. In the vague distance, it seemed as if a mysterious force was gathering from all around and flowing into his body.
"Class Rank increased to: 2"
A strange energy surged around him, stirring up an invisible wind from nowhere.
The wind billowed his clothes, making them flap and crackle.
In an incredibly short time, the magic power inside him grew purer and purer. Each time it flowed through the cup-shaped core, it was as if its impurities were being filtered out.
His Core Skill, [Gauss Field], also activated without him noticing, becoming visibly more concentrated around him.
These fluctuations, erupting from the outside in and overlapping one another, even temporarily distorted the light around him.
The wind gradually died down. As the energy's flow slowly settled, it finally became a solid force that sank into his limbs and bones, and into his magic circuits.
Gauss slowly opened his eyes.
He felt the changes that had come with leveling up.
"Intelligence +1"
"Agility +1"
"Perception +1"
-- Name: Gauss Strength: 8 Agility: 8 Constitution: 8 Intelligence: 10 Perception: 8 Charisma: 7
After leveling up, his Intelligence had broken through to 10!
Two of his comparatively weaker attributes had also increased at the same time.
Of course, his improved attributes alone couldn't fully reflect the transformation in his overall strength.
When he looked inward, the cup-shaped core that manifested his Class Rank had once again run dry of energy. Apart from shining more brightly, it once again conveyed