As Angel's voice fell, Gilan noticed that as she beat the wings behind her back, countless white feathers drifted down from the sky.
It was like a snowfall from heaven, numbering in the tens of millions.
"For this trial, the challenger must identify the glowing feathers and capture them. Missing seven 'light feathers' counts as failure, and you may only return to challenge it again next year."
The sweet female voice echoed once more.
Gilan did not respond, for all his attention was fixed overhead... By his estimate, the feathers blanketing the sky would reach the ground in less than ten seconds.
He realized that the first trial of the Gate of Lion tested the challenger's Gnosis and speed.
Only exceptionally high Gnosis could distinguish the tiny number of glowing feathers hidden among this vast sea of plumage, and only exceptional speed could capture them precisely before they touched the ground.
If either of those two aspects fell short, passing this trial would be difficult... Of course, special methods could also be used, since Angel had not forbidden them.
Attribute Respec.
Following the principle that even a lion used its full strength to hunt a rabbit, Gilan silently recited the words in his heart.
As his Primal Essence ability activated, he withdrew four of his fully maxed attributes—Strength, Endurance, Spirituality, and Mind—taking twenty-five points from each and gaining one hundred free attribute points.
He then allocated them between Agility and Gnosis, raising both attributes to one hundred points.
Gilan immediately discovered that his already extraordinarily sharp senses had risen to a terrifying level.
His gaze blazed as his senses spread to their fullest.
In an instant, among the tens of millions of falling feathers, he detected every one of the few feathers that were extremely difficult to distinguish and gave