---MASS RELEASE CHAP---
Midas's head broke out of the surface of the water, taking a deep breath as he swam to shore with one hand. In his other hand, he held the limp body of Gool.
The poor goblin had passed out due to fear. Fear of what, you may ask? That horrible smell from before, of course.
Midas laid Gool out flat on the grass to let him recover. He sat beside him with one knee bent and the other flat. He stared at his palm, 'This is more like it.' He thought, excited.
All the new power-ups he had received happened so fast that he wasn't able to keep track of them all.
What surprised him the most was the 500% increase in pain tolerance. He didn't know exactly what he would use this for, but he wasn't going to complain.
If nothing else, it would make the process of continuing the Nine-Breath Circulation technique easier in the future.
He imagined the disgusting black sludge from before was all of the impurities that the first breath washed away.
