[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-black-online":3,"chapter-black-online-black-online-chapter-96":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Black Online",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1462589,1913,"Chapter 96: Secret Behind Attributes","black-online-chapter-96",96,"\u003Cp>At the dawn of the next morning, as soon as Fang Raon logged back inside Black Online, he was immediately thrown into harsh training.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Surprisingly enough, he started with his \"Defense\" attribute, and the only way to increase it was through body conditioning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rock told him to start with running straight into a tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon blankly at him, thought he was joking for a moment, but Rock was never joking around when it came to training.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rock just stared straight back at him with a cold look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t dare to question his training methods and thus headed to the snowy forest and stopped close to one of the strong-looking trees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took some distance, and then kicked off into a run, and ran straight into the tree. It felt like he ran straight into a brick wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tree knocked him down, and Fang Raon’s air got knocked out of him. It felt like someone punched him in the gut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ugh... Agh... Agh...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With some struggle, he stood back up, gasping for air, and started running once more before crashing straight into the tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tree didn’t move at all. It stood still like a sentinel guarding the forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon, on the other hand, was gasping for air on the ground, clutching his stomach that felt like it was on fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He kept doing the same training for hours and hours.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that moment, a notification window appeared in front of him. He’d been waiting for it to appear all day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[+1 Defense]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Defense: 16 + 5]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’It actually works!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon thought with a thrilled look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without further ado, he kept doing the same training, and after a while, Rock came over to him and gave him another training exercise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time around, it was for Speed, and it wasn’t a type of training he expected at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Speed does not only imply physical speed. It also includes reaction speed. You’ll be training your reaction speed today.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rock said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then brought Fang Raon to a little training course at another part of the forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as Fang Raon entered the training course, he was immediately bombarded with fast-moving targets and obstacles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Logs, dangling from ropes, swung towards him from all directions, and they smashed right into him, sending him flying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Afgh...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon gasped for air and noticed that his left arm didn’t look too good. It was completely twisted, broken beyond recognition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The health also dropped to dangerous levels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gulped down a healing potion, stood back up, and noticed that Rock was walking away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was like he was saying, \"I leave you to it,\" and Fang Raon activated the training course once again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He started weaving through the obstacles, but he only made three meters until something hit him in the face and knocked him out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was unconscious for about thirty minutes until he woke back up, and he was completely freezing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Haah... Huff...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon gritted his teeth, stood back up, and continued doing the training course—failing, failing, and failing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He never made it to the end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the next three days, he continued doing body conditioning, reaction speed training, and the usual endurance training, which was just running through the cold forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a slow process, but slowly, his attributes started showing signs of improvement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Next Level: 45%]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Splash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon dipped inside the bathtub, feeling the chill of the cold forest wash away with the warm water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had been some time since the last time he took a bath. He was always just too tired to take one after a day of training.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He also had barely communicated with Chaewon during that time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that moment, Chaewon stepped inside the bathroom, covering herself with a towel that only gave enough room for imagination to run wild about what was underneath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon averted his gaze. His heart skipped a beat. His cheeks were also turning warmer, or maybe it was because of the warm water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s get you out of there~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She said, lifted him to the plastic stool, and this time around, she started washing his hair first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her fingers were gentle as she moved them through his hair and then washed away the shampoo with the showerhead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She then moved to his back, moving her soft hands in circular motions to massage his sore muscles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Haah...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon relaxed and let out a sigh of content.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Does it feel good?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chaewon asked with a smile on her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon replied with a satisfied look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After almost an entire week of nothing but training, this honestly felt like a paradise, and it was a moment he never wanted to end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’ve looked quite tired for the past week. Is it because of your sister?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chaewon asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...No, not because of her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He realized that it must look like he was tired because of his sister, but in reality, he couldn’t really explain the real reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was something that even he still had a hard time believing—that somehow the Virtual Reality Pod was responsible for this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mmh~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chaewon didn’t know whether she should believe him, but she had a hunch that he kept some secrets from her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that moment, she moved to the front, and they happened to look each other in the eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no doubt that deep inside each other’s eyes, they both held emotions that were too powerful to ignore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heavy desires.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I-I’ll start now, okay?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She said, and Fang Raon just nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the sponge in hand, she started washing his chest, but the lower she went, the more intense her desires became.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that moment, she noticed something odd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...How strange...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It kind of looks like your body is about to have some abs. Your body is definitely more defined than it was only two weeks ago.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chaewon said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Really?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon frowned and then had a thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’What if it isn’t leveling up that improves my health? What if it is all about those attributes? I added quite a lot of stat points to Vitality when I leveled up, which helped me to regain my vision?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’What if I add all 100 stat points to Vitality? Would I get immediately better?’\u003C\u002Fp>",1063,"2026-06-06T02:35:08.158Z",1,"novelbin.me","beec4978fc7c8319393fe2386750f7debdf377f38a2d3dc48041cbfe212903ca","black-online-chapter-97","black-online-chapter-95",270,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fblack-online-cover.jpg"]