Chapter 52: Why Is My Career Panel in a 2D Art Style? Chapter 21

And if it were just one sparring session a day, that would be fine, but Li Ang spars with so many people every day, she had no idea where he got the energy from.

【Slow Response】+【Calm Mind】to understand.

Thanks to these two specialties, after each sparring session, Li Ang recovered his stamina in no time.

Added to that, Danika's strength was truly terrifying, so his experience gain was extremely rapid.

Looking at the panel before him—【Reverse Birth: Three Layers (Proficient 4/1000)】—Li Ang couldn't help but smile.

Seeing his expression, Danika subtly narrowed her eyes.

'Could this kid really be like Cole?'

Just as she thought this, Li Ang's body glowed white—he was activating Reverse Birth: Three Layers.

Danika was instantly startled: 'Again?! Don't you need rest?!'

As she spoke, she furrowed her brow slightly.

Li Ang felt different to her now than he had just moments ago.

But since he had achieved his goal, Li Ang naturally had no intention of continuing to spar with Danika—he waved his hand and said, 'No no no, Captain, you can go back.'

Hearing this, Danika tossed off a remark: 'You said it yourself—don't bother me again.'

With that, she fled as if chased, and in the blink of an eye, the training ground was left with only Li Ang.

Li Ang paid no mind to Danika's reaction—he simply quietly felt the power of the second layer of Reverse Birth: Three Layers.

'Strength and defense have both increased a bit, and the energy cost has dropped significantly—even without moving, I can maintain it indefinitely.'

'Most importantly,'

'I can now use energy to heal wounds.'

Thinking of this, Li Ang let out a quiet sigh of relief.

Although Reverse Birth: Three Layers at just the 'Proficient' level couldn't heal injuries as severe as his Master's—like a shattered heart—most non-fatal flesh wounds were no longer a threat to him.

But the more severe the wound, the more energy it took to repair.

With his current energy of 20.2, he couldn't afford to waste it recklessly.

'So I'll put Reverse Birth: Three Layers on hold for now—I need to level up my job rank as quickly as possible. It would be even better if I could take on a few more careers that boost physical strength.'

Over these past few days, aside from leveling up 【Qi Refiner (Sanyi)】 by one level, he hadn't successfully taken on any new careers.

He tried target shooting, but got nothing—apparently, the qualification for 【Gunner】 isn't just shooting targets.

Li Ang suspected it required killing enemies with firearms, but he had no way to verify it.

As for 【Apprentice Artisan】—

He thought he might need to find an 【Artisan】 as a teacher to qualify for the career change.

Thinking of this, Li Ang walked out of the training ground while maintaining his Reverse Birth state.

It couldn't be denied that maintaining Reverse Birth for long periods was exhausting—no wonder all those senior brothers had given up; he didn't know how his Master had managed to sustain it day after day for decades.

But whenever he saw the occasional notification on his panel—【Activating Reverse Birth: Three Layers, Skill Experience +1】—Li Ang felt he could endure it, since while other Sanyi Sect members saw no end to their path, he could see one.

The next morning.

Danika stared at Li Ang, his entire body glowing white, with a strange expression.

After a moment of silence, she hesitantly asked: '…Have you found the career advancement condition?'

Before Li Ang could answer, Danika shook her head rapidly: 'Never mind, pretend I didn't ask.'

Career information was highly confidential—asking directly was clearly inappropriate.

At that moment, Higgins arrived beside them.

Seeing Li Ang's appearance, the blond man's gaze flickered slightly, but he ultimately asked nothing, instead offering a gentle smile: 'Everyone's here? Then let's go—I've sent the route to your communication devices.'

Hearing this, Li Ang and Danika exchanged a glance, then climbed into the back seat of the pickup.

With a roar from the engine, the modified pickup sped swiftly toward the city's outskirts.

Unlike the clean, orderly city, the land outside was terrifyingly barren—everything visible was nothing but endless yellow sand.

At that moment, Danika, seated across from Li Ang, spoke: 'This is all caused by the swarm—they eat everything.'

'After consuming grass, trees, and such, they start eating minerals.'

'That's why Open City has been constantly trying to eliminate those bugs.'

Fire Crystal is a vital resource for Colony Star 9527—Open City couldn't possibly stand by and watch the bugs devour the very resource it depended on for survival.

Even though they were the outsiders.

Just as Li Ang was about to say something, a fine, rapid vibration suddenly came.

His and Danika's expressions instantly changed.

It was the swarm.

Fortunately, to prevent such situations, the pickup was equipped with weapons.

Li Ang and Danika immediately gripped the two machine guns mounted at the rear and went on alert.

Soon, a large group of bugs appeared in their line of sight.

Without hesitation, Li Ang and Danika pulled the triggers.

Boom boom boom—

The multi-barreled machine guns roared to life, spewing lethal bullets like they were free.

The recoil was indeed immense—ordinary people couldn't possibly control such a weapon.

But Li Ang's current physical strength stat had reached 3.0, not to mention he was still activating Reverse Birth: Three Layers.

Not only could he control them—he could handle two machine guns at once without issue.

Just as he fired for a short while, a notification popped up on his career panel.

——

【Occupation: Gunner】

【Requirements:】

1. Kill five living beings capable of autonomous movement. (√)

【After Occupation:】

1. Attribute increase

2. Gain occupation specialty—Basic Firearms Proficiency

——

"So it really is about killing enemies?"

Seeing the occupation requirements for 【Gunner】, Li Ang was not surprised and immediately chose to occupy it.

——

【Occupation: Gunner】

【Level: 1/5 (0/100)】

【Attribute Bonus: Body Strength +0.1 per level】

【Occupation Skill: None】

【Occupation Specialty: Basic Firearms Proficiency】

【Advanced Occupation Paths: Fast Gunner, Firearms Expert】

——

【Basic Firearms Proficiency: Slight increase in proficiency when using firearm-type weapons.】

Glancing at the 【Gunner】's occupation information, Li Ang decided to file it alongside 【Prisoner】.

But then he noticed something:

【Killing enemies with firearms, Occupation Experience +1】

【Killing enemies with firearms, Occupation Experience +1】

The 【Gunner】's occupation experience surged.

In just a few minutes, the 【Gunner】 occupation reached level 2.

Feeling the slight increase in strength, Li Ang couldn't help but grin.

Unfortunately, under Cole's expert driving, the insect swarm gradually vanished, forcing Li Ang to halt his experience-grinding plan.

After shaking off the insect swarm, the pickup quickly arrived at the destination marked on the map.

A small open-pit mine.