The Lord Who Levels Up by Devouring - LLD Chapter 67: Infinite vs. Infinite (1) (Part 2)

12th Day Trapped in the Infinite Labyrinth.

<Kyaaaaaah—! Aaaaaaaaargh─!!>

Once again, today, Avarus’s wretched screams echoed throughout the entire labyrinth.
Adrian lay sprawled on the floor, both arms severed.

As always, Kai was slicing off flesh to give to Adrian.

But then—

“Hooah!”

Adrian suddenly sprang to his feet—on his own.
Even his arms had regenerated.

“……What in the world?”
“What?”
“How did you regenerate by yourself?”
“Hmm? Ah, I chewed on the floor.”
“The floor?”

Looking down—

The floor where Adrian had just been lying was now noticeably sunken.

“This whole place is made of meat, right?”
“So…”
“I just chewed on the flesh of the floor.”
“……”
“Even if I don’t have arms, I’ve still got a mouth.”

And just like that, Adrian gained self-regeneration.

“If an archmage saw this, they’d probably faint, saying it violates the second law of energy dynamics or whatever.”

Thus…

Kai was rendered unemployed on Day 12.

35th Day Trapped in the Infinite Labyrinth.

“What the hell, why aren’t you regenerating?”

At some point, the severed flesh stopped regenerating.

Was the whole infinite stamina and mana thing a lie?

“And what if I don’t regenerate?”

Fwoooosh!

……Maybe Adrian was just insane.

51st Day Trapped in the Infinite Labyrinth.

<Hiyaaaagh! Hwaaaargh!!>

As usual, Avarus’s screams rang out today too.

“……What is that?”

Kai found himself speechless at the absurd scene before him.

“What?”
“That chunk of meat you’ve got slung over your shoulder.”
“Oh, this?”

Adrian responded like it was nothing.

“Workout equipment.”
“………Excuse me?”

What kind of lunacy was this now?

“These meat chunks are actually pretty heavy.”
“So…”
“I repurposed them into exercise equipment.”
“……”

Kai was at a complete loss for words. Truly… there was nothing more to say.

Kai stood there in stunned silence, dumbfounded.

Ignoring him, I wove tentacles into training ropes. I tore off some heavy chunks of meat and bundled them into barbells and dumbbells.

The meat in this place seemed to be specially refined muscle, likely created through alchemy, and was incredibly heavy.
No wonder it was so high in calories.
It was also ridiculously tough—if it weren’t for [Dragon’s Claw][A], it would’ve been impossible to tear through.

Which is also why it tasted absolutely terrible…
But as workout equipment? It was perfect.

Thus, the meat-barbell was complete.

‘I’ve been neglecting physical training for a while.’

To be precise, I just hadn’t had the time.
From dealing with Frecce’s trade routes, sweeping through legions, hunting lycanthropes, gathering medicinal herbs, and so on and so on.

And now, my current stats were—

==「Player Info」==
[Name] – Adrian Whitewolf
[Title] – Ruler of the North
[Level] – 53
[HP] – 2,550
[MP] – 0
[Stats] – STR: 33 / AGI: 60.95 (+7.95) / VIT: 24.15 (+3.15) / MNA: 6
[EXP] – 55.8%

Compared to AGI, my STR and VIT were noticeably lagging.
And since I planned to invest all future level-up stat points into AGI, the gap would only grow wider.

But stat balance is crucial in battle.

After all, damage dealt depends on Strength,
while the ability to endure hits and prolong combat depends on Vitality.

I lifted the barbell made of meat.

It let out a grotesque moan and pulsed like it had a heartbeat—
as if it were still alive, resisting me by shifting its weight.

Grrrrk-! Kwaaaargh!

The writhing muscles of the meat were extremely hard to control with just 33 STR.

As a result, my muscle fibers tore from the strain.
But when I restored them with [Regeneration][B+], they reformed even denser and more compact than before.

◆ Your muscle fibers have surpassed their limits!
◆ Your muscles are restructuring!
◆ Strength +4!

Thus, STR increased.

‘The efficiency is crazy.’

I moved in a lunge position, holding the meat-barbell.

But since the floor of this space was also made of meat, it wasn’t solid.
The squishy muscle layer rippled like it was breathing, and that consumed even more stamina than usual.

Running, jumping, lunging—all those movements drained 2–3 times more stamina than normal, leaving me gasping for air.

Then, when I recovered with [Regeneration][B+]—

◆ Your stamina has exceeded its limit!
◆ Vitality +3!

VIT increased as well.

‘This efficiency is insane.’

Being able to raise both STR and VIT at once… this was beyond optimal.

However, perhaps due to the excessive use of [Regeneration][B+]—

◆ Due to massive nutrient consumption, you feel extreme hunger!

Grrrrrrrgle…!!!

A thunderous rumble erupted from my stomach.
My stamina had returned, but I was now dizzy with hunger.
Even though my inventory was sealed, it wasn’t a huge problem.

Crunch!

I bit into the meat-barbell and chewed noisily.
Calories surged back in an instant.

“…Are you seriously…?”

Kai froze in place like he was staring at an alien lifeform.
In fact, he seemed more horrified by me than he was by Avarus…

Chomp chomp.

Well, what was I supposed to do?

After devouring the entire meat-barbell—

◆ Surplus Calories: 100,000 Kcal

The storage cap of 100,000 Kcal was now full.

And at that exact moment—

<YOU INSANE BASTARD—!!!>

Avarus—who had apparently snapped out of his agony—let out a roar and unleashed a barrage of massive tentacles.

From the floor, ceiling, and walls, hundreds of squirming fleshy tentacles shot toward me, coiling and tightening from all directions.

Facing the oncoming wave—

◆ Activating Combined Skill: [Metabolic Overdrive][U]!
◆ Consuming 100,000 Kcal
◆ For [1,000 seconds], all stats are increased by [+100%]!

I burned through the entire 100,000 Kcal in one go.
Not that it mattered—there was plenty of calorie-rich material all around me.

No, not just plenty—it was infinite.

Every tentacle stretching toward me was made of nothing but calories.

◆ He… He’s completely insane!!!

I ignored the translucent message floating in front of me and hurled myself forward.

My AGI stat, now doubled to 121.9, surged.

My nervous system reached hyper-performance, and I could perceive every one of the hundreds of tentacles individually.

First, I knocked away the one falling from the ceiling, then used the rebound to leap upward.
I twisted my body in midair to dodge the tentacle reaching for my ankle.
Then, spinning once more, I tore through another tentacle with [Dragon’s Claw][A].

◆ Your nervous system has surpassed its limit!
◆ Agility +1!

‘Even AGI goes up?’

My eyes gleamed.

Here, calories were infinite.
[Regeneration][B+] was also infinite.

Which meant—

‘I can grow infinitely.’

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