After this battle, combined with his previous progress, Lloyd had leveled up a total of 8 times.
Factoring in the 20 extra, inexplicable points of inspiration he'd gained, it was the equivalent of 12 levels.
He had no idea how much Spiritual Contamination he'd endured the moment he touched that book. It made him feel like he was "boiling"—an intensity that likely surpassed the upper limit of his Rationality several times over.
Thankfully, he'd kept his Rationality high, and his [Dizziness Resistance] was strong enough to let him grit his teeth on the edge of unconsciousness and absorb that massive wave of Madness Value.
'This [Dizziness Resistance] I learned from riding the subway... it's a true life-saving Divine Skill!'
But when it came down to it... 'Why did I want this book so badly?'
Even after calming down, Lloyd couldn't figure out where that sudden impulse had come from. Where had that intense feeling of possessiveness originated?
