Chapter 184: Reunion Talk [@Thomasinho Golden Ticket Bonus - ]

Chapter 184: Chapter 184: Reunion Talk [@Thomasinho Golden Ticket Bonus Chapter]

’Hey Zara.’ Alex spoke through the Shadow Bond now that the fight was over and his condition had stabilized.

’Now that you had your fun, so you finally remember that I exist?’ Zara’s voice came back laced with clear sarcasm.

’Hey! I was in no condition to talk with you, you know.’ Alex argued back without hesitation.

’Have you found out anything about the Proving?’ He asked, wanting to know what she had learned so far.

’And what is this bracelet?’ Alex looked down at the object that had been stuck to his wrist since the moment he woke up inside the arena.

It felt solid and durable.

Even with his current strength he doubted he could break it easily.

’Alex, you want to know about the Proving right? Then you can access it to know about the Proving easily, just try to access it.’ Zara told him.

’Alright, let’s see what the Proving has in store for me now...’ Alex focused on the bracelet.

A display immediately popped up in front of him.

’Zara, this looks like they tried to imitate the system interface but for their own competition.’ Alex commented as the full display settled clearly in front of his eyes.

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Welcome, Alexander Abyss! The Proving has officially begun.

You have been granted a bracelet that will help keep you up to date with the real-time points ranking among all participants across the human empire.

You can access the Live Rankings by going to the main interface and clicking [ => Live Points Rankings ] at any time.

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THE PROVING

[ => Live Points Rankings ]

[ => Survive until the event ends to get a chance to qualify ]

[ => Gain points by :

A) Eliminating other participants. { 100% Points transfer after elimination. }

B) Killing other creatures. { Points depend on Level of the creature killed. } ]

***

’So there is a live points ranking system, that’s cool.’

’And I get points by eliminating other participants or killing creatures, hmm.’ Alex had already guessed that the rules would follow something along these lines.

The Proving always changed its format, so no one could ever prepare for the exact method of competition in advance.

’This time it’s like a battle royale survival, well, it’s unlucky if you are not strong enough, and it is a blast for anyone strong enough.’ Alex thought to himself as he read through the rules again.

’Aren’t you forgetting the second point, Alex? You need to survive to even get a chance to qualify.’ Zara reminded him because he had not paid much attention to that particular line.

’I already read it, Zara, you don’t need to worry, have I ever been reckless?’ Alex replied shamelessly.

’...’ Zara did not know how to respond to such a blatant lie.

’Sigh... Just try to move toward my direction, the distance between us is way too much, but if we both move toward each other then we will reach each other much more quickly.’ Zara told him.

’Yeah, I will start moving toward you, Zara.’ Alex focused on the Shadow Bond and easily sensed her direction.

The link was clear now.

He could feel that the distance between them was still quite large.

’They did this knowing that Zara might use the Shadow Bond and come help me, what sly bastards, I don’t know if I should be impressed or angry at them.’ Alex began walking in her direction while keeping his senses active.

’So what is this feeling I am getting from you? Excitement? Shock? No, now it is more like discovering something? Your emotions have been a mess the whole time since you woke up, Alex, now tell me what happened.’ Zara asked now that they could finally talk properly.

’Well, you already know that we weren’t able to talk because of something interrupting us.’ Alex started.

’Yeah, so what was it?’ Zara asked.

’Well, it was not that the Shadow Bond was interrupted, it was more complicated.’

’My mind was apparently subjected to some high-level Psychic attack which directly changed my perception of reality.’

’You can say I was trapped in some kind of illusion for most of the first few moments of the Proving, just being trapped by some psychic spider monster.’

’Actually, it also has a name.’

’It was called Violet Chitin Mindlord. It was level 17.’ Alex explained.

’A Level 17?! So you were fighting a level 17 mana beast?’ Zara had a hard time processing the truth.

Fighting and defeating a level 17 would not be a serious problem for her, but for Alex it was something that could have easily gotten him eliminated.

’Maybe that Violet Chitin Mindlord was not a physical type monster, so you were able to win easily? Or maybe you used your Adaptation Aspect to do something?’ Zara guessed.

’Well yes, it wasn’t physically strong, but its mental techniques were insane.’

’I almost got eliminated multiple times, if Adaptation hadn’t helped me adapt to the Psychic element in time and build a resistance, I would have been eliminated.’ Alex admitted without trying to hide the danger he had been in.

’And as for the feeling, well why don’t you see my system interface yourself? You will know the reason.’ Alex said in a slightly mysterious tone.

’Well, alright. I will check it...’ Zara opened her system interface and focused on [ Shadow Bond : Alexander Abyss ].

Alex’s full status appeared in front of her.

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[ System Interface ]

[ Name : Alexander Abyss ]

[ Race : Human ]

[ Bloodline : Evolvari ]

[ Aspect : Adaptation ]

[ Aspect Rank : 1 (Awaken) ]

[ Class : Eyes Of Evolution ]

[ Level : 4 ]

[ Experience Points : 1/21 ]

[ Attributes ]

[ Strength : 38 ]

[ Agility : 38 ]

[ Vitality : 38 ]

[ Magic : 58 ]

[ Will : 118 ]

[ Attribute Points : 0 ]

[ Special Points Pool : (Full) ]

[ Skills : Mana Absorption, Shadow Vision, Shadow Mantle, Eye of Flesh ]

[ Adaptation :

Shadow Element

Psychic Element ]

[ Shadow Bond : Zara ]

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Zara’s eyes moved across the interface carefully.

’Oh? Alex, you already awakened your class? What is your level—?’ Zara saw the new Class section in his system interface and was surprised.

Then her eyes moved to his level.

’Level 4 already! How many more did you kill in just a short duration, Alex?’ Zara had not realized he had killed so many.

She had only felt him fighting one major opponent, though she had sensed a few smaller clashes.

Reaching Level 4 this quickly was still faster than she expected.

’Alex, you should know that as your level increases, you will get less experience from the same level of beast as you had gained before.’ Zara said to remind him of this important fact.

’How so?’

’Well, how much did you gain from that Violet Chitin Mindlord?’

’I gained around 30 XP from killing that Violet Chitin Mindlord.’ Alex answered.

’Then at that time you must have been around Level 2, so you gained around 30 experience, but now that you are Level 4, if you killed that same Level 17 monster again, or some other monster around the same level or power, you would gain much less than 30 experience, it is what happens most of the time, so this is what people have observed across the years of killing and leveling up in our continent of Eldoria.’ Zara explained.

’Oh, so it means I need to keep killing higher level monsters if I want more experience, simple as that, Zara.’ Alex said it swiftly, as if the matter was already settled in his mind.

’...Was that the only thing you got from everything I said to you?’

’Well whatever, what is this new class of yours?’ Zara focused on [ Class : Eyes Of Evolution ].

The description opened in front of her.

[ Class Description :

A progressive ocular system that evolves the user’s vision beyond the limits of common perception.

Reality itself changes under its gaze. ]

’So this is a perception related class? And the wording "Reality itself changes under its gaze" is a very huge claim.’

’Yes, I also got a class related skill and it might actually be my new favorite skill.’ Alex replied.

’Even more than Shadow Mantle I taught you?’ Zara asked in a falsely hurt voice.

’Just read it, you might understand a little why I am saying it and if you could use it yourself you would understand the gravity of it, but sadly you can’t.’

’Well let me see what has gotten you so hooked...’ Zara focused on [ Skill : Eye of Flesh ].

Its description opened in front of her.

[ Skill Description :

The foundational eye that sharpens all five senses beyond ordinary limits.

The world unfolds under its gaze, revealing the flow of mana in living beings and lifeless objects alike.

Every current, every pulse of energy becomes clear and vivid, granting the user an acute and natural awareness of the mana around them. ]

’...’ Zara did not know how to react to the line about the world unfolding and revealing the flow of mana in both living beings and lifeless objects.

’Alex, didn’t you already have quite good mana control before just with the help of your Mana Heart? And with this you can literally see the current of mana around you? That’s just...’

’Absurd? Yes, it is, I think with this I could do many things I have been thinking of since I started learning to use mana.’ Alex had quite a few ideas that he had heard Rin mention about magic usage.

With his previous level of mana control those ideas would not have been possible.

Now, with the Eyes of Evolution and the Eye of Flesh, he might actually be able to pull them off.

’Have you checked the Live Points Rankings, Alex?’ Zara asked him.

’No, but wait, let me check my current ranking, I just killed this big spidy, so they better have given me a good amount of points for it.’ Alex accessed the bracelet again.

***

THE PROVING

[ => Live Points Rankings ]

[ => Survive until the event ends to get a chance to qualify ]

[ => Gain points by :

A) Eliminating other participants. { 100% Points transfer after elimination. }

B) Killing other creatures. { Points depend on Level of the creature killed. } ]

***

Alex focused on [ => Live Points Rankings ].

The full ranking list opened in front of him.

When he saw his current ranking, his eyes widened slightly.

"This—!"

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End of Chapter 184: Reunion Talk

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