Magic Backlash

[Please note, Host: the passive abilities drawn by this system are the passive abilities of heroes, not passive skills from a game. Games are just games, after all. Please return to reality as soon as possible!]

Ul: "......"

Ul was at a loss for words.

But after the system's explanation, Ul had gotten a rough idea of what this so-called "passive ability" actually was.

He had originally thought that this "passive ability" referred to a character's passive skill in a game. But now it seemed that it was actually the innate passive talent of a real hero.

......

Now that he understood what this so-called passive ability was, Ul didn't have anything to say!

At least, he had to admit—

The passive ability he'd just drawn from Cho'Gath was genuinely useful to him, even if he would have preferred a passive ability related to magic.

After all, magic was the mainstream in this world.

Some Mages did indeed possess powerful hand-to-hand combat skills, but those were ultimately just supplementary. Even if physical combat in this world were developed to its absolute limit, it still couldn't compare to the power of magic.

With Cho'Gath's passive ability, the rate at which Ul's stomach digested food had increased dramatically. In just a few minutes, he had completely digested the little he'd eaten earlier, and an intense hunger came surging back...

Realizing this,

Ul hurried toward the cafeteria.

Thanks to the physical enhancement that had come along with Cho'Gath's passive ability, Ul could finally manage a run!

By the time Ul reached the cafeteria, it was still open.

So he ordered two lunches and immediately started eating...

The intense hunger left Ul with no time to worry about table manners. The clatter of bowls and chopsticks sounded like a battlefield, and as for his appetite, he could now give Natsu a run for his money.

After two lunches, his hunger had finally eased.

Then Ul went back for three more portions and sat down to eat them slowly...

The lunches were portioned for children around fourteen or fifteen years old. So although five lunches looked like a lot, they amounted to only about two normal adults' worth of food.

Cho'Gath's passive ability was powerful, but Ul's body was still what it was. Eating that much at once had already pushed his stomach to its limit.

Besides!

Even if Cho'Gath's passive could digest the food quickly enough, Ul couldn't absorb all the energy released. His body was simply too weak to take in that much energy at once.

......

With a few lunches in his stomach, Ul finally had the time to chat with the system!

"System, didn't you just say that devouring living creatures could increase my life value? Why can't I see my life value on the status panel yet?" Ul asked curiously.

[Please note, Host: "life value" is only a general term. More precisely, increasing life value means strengthening the body's constitution, including strength, speed, endurance, and so on.]

[The human body is an extremely mysterious and complex thing, and cannot be represented by data alone.]

[However, if the Host wishes, this system can create a rough data template based on the Host's physical condition. This template is for reference only!]

......

Ul had felt a little disappointed when he first read the system's response. But when the system changed tack, he was immediately delighted and hurriedly said, "Then build it right away!"

Constructing a status panel had its pros and cons, but for now, Ul needed one. He urgently wanted something he could use to gauge his own strength!

At Ul's words, the display on the system panel immediately changed.

[Beginning construction of data panel......]

[Data panel under construction......]

[Construction complete!]

......

The data panel was constructed quickly. Before long, a brand-new status panel appeared in front of Ul!

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Invincible Passive System

Host: Wei Yi

Passive Ability: Void Stomach

Life Value: 4

Magic Power: 2

Mental Power: 13

Magic Resistance: 0%

Armor: 0%

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After Ul read the status panel, he froze.

"Th-this... aren't these stats a little too low? What standard did you use to build this, System?" Ul asked.

[This system uses a normal adult as the standard for constructing status panels. The standard value for each of the first three attributes in a normal adult is 10. As for the extremely low values of the last two attributes, they have little to do with the Host. A normal human body does not possess magic resistance or armor. Even when it does, the value is usually only 1% to 2%. The Host's magic resistance and armor are both below 1%, so after rounding, this system assigned them a value of zero!]

"Rounding down to zero?" Ul's mouth twitched a few times as he read the text on the system panel.

"Fine, I can accept the life value. But I only have 2 magic power? System, did you make a mistake?" In the end, Ul decided not to argue with this painfully realistic system about rounding. But he felt he had to discuss the fact that his magic power was only 2!

[Let's set life value aside for now. Magic power is essentially a form of energy. How much magic power do you think your body can contain in its current condition? Besides, the magic power in your body is currently suffering from "magic backlash." Even that value of 2 is the result of this system rounding up. To be precise, the magic power in your body is only a little over 1......]

[And, Host, you should face reality. You know exactly how weak your body is right now, don't you?]

......

"Magic backlash?"

Ul promptly ignored the latter part of the system's response and focused on a certain key phrase.

"System, you just said 'magic backlash'? What does that mean?" Ul asked.

[This system discovered it while constructing the Host's template just now. As for what "magic backlash" means, it means exactly what the words say.]

A line of text appeared on the system panel.

The explanation seemed a little vague, but as someone who had lived through the age of novels, Ul could guess what this so-called "magic backlash" meant, even if he had to do it with his eyes closed!

And with that, Ul felt he might have found the real reason his predecessor had died!