Chapter 143
“The Escape.”
Author’s note: Hi, this chapter is a little shorter than usual, but I hope you enjoy it.
The darkness stirred inside her.
Black spots covered Kalysto’s skin as a thin thread of black smoke slithered like a snake down each of her arms until it reached her trembling hands, without touching the tattoo of the fairy goddess-queen whose glow seemed to increase as the surrounding darkness grew stronger and stronger.
To then try to join the gigantic eye that watched her.
Kalysto’s stomach churned at the chilling scene as all thought completely left her mind as her entire body trembled and her heart shrank in her chest.
The temperature dropped several degrees in less than a split second, and Kalysto felt as if her body was made of pure ice.
She could barely get a breath of air into her lungs when the two strands of black smoke that erupted from her body tried to connect with the tentacle of dark mana that was born from the giant eye.
“Nooo!" she screamed, feeling the pain in her scratchy throat as her voice left her body.
Dispel Ezhil! Ezhil Purification! She thought, full of terror at the thought of what the thing could do to her if it touched her.
At the mere possibility of losing her power or her systems.
Or even worse.
At the power Persephone could have if she let it connect with ‘it’. The thought of disappearing into the depths of her own mind was terrifying.
Is this why the queen won’t let me heal myself? She couldn’t help but think.
Is this why she distrusts me so much? The thought traveled through her troubled mind and fear spread throughout her body as hundreds of other thoughts raced through her mind in a matter of milliseconds. As the golden light of her skills bathed the room.
But as the wisps of smoke that wiped from her dissipated, the black tentacle of the eye only froze.
A deafening silence reigned.
And for less than a second, the hostility of that presence ceased completely.
Immediately, without having time to think, Kalysto simply reacted and tried to get up.
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Her legs protested the sudden weight, and she almost fell again, but that didn’t stop her. Despite the protests of her aching body, she rushed towards the black crystal sphere and took it in her hands.
And at that very moment, three screens, one violet, one blue and one black, appeared before her.
[Warning! The user is about to remove the core from the dungeon! If the core is removed, this action cannot be undone: the monsters inside the dungeon will stop regenerating and the tower will be destroyed! ]
[Are you sure you want to remove the core from the dungeon?]
[YES/NO]
And while the blue and black screens gave the same information, the purple one offered one more option:
[Does the user wish to absorb this dungeon core?]
[YES/NO]
Surprised at the appearance of a system she was unfamiliar with, it took her almost half a second to react. Noticing out of the corner of her eye that the black tentacle of the eye began to tremble.
And without thinking, she touched the violet screen and selected ‘yes’.
At the same time, she turned and ran towards the exit with the core clutched tightly between her two hands, only to find Rita passed out on the floor near the portal.
And before she could get close to her, another window appeared at the same time as the core turned to ashes between her hands, escaping between her fingers.
[Congratulations! The user has acquired a new active skill, ‘Regeneration.’ Level 1 !]
[Congratulations! The user has acquired a new passive skill, ‘Absolute immunity to black plague.’ Level 1 !]
The walls of the tower began to shake, as did the ground.
Kalysto stumbled and closed the windows just in time before falling and crashing into the Sajhun’s body. She barely had time to steady herself when another series of blue and violet windows appeared before her.
[Warning! The core has been removed! All floors of the tower will be closed in one minute and the tower will be destroyed!]
[Warning! All life forms inside the tower will be forcibly ejected in 59 seconds!]
A new window with a countdown appeared before her.
[00:58]
And as the counter ticked down another second, Kalysto ran to where Rita’s body was lying when a strong dizziness overtook her, making her stumble and fall on top of the blonde.
Her body suddenly felt heavy and her eyes began to close.
[00:50]
Shit, not now! This is no time for the reaction that comes every time I absorb a crystal that isn’t small! She was annoyed. And taking advantage of the fact that she still had the window of her inventory open, she took out a revitalizing potion and drank it in one sip while forcing herself to stay awake and get up as much as she took in Rita’s body.
But even after drinking the potion, her body barely seemed to respond to the commands her brain was giving her.
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[00:32]
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“No," she muttered and her voice sounded raspy and worn. As if she had been screaming for hours without any rest.
[00:28]
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“Stop getting in my way and shut the hell up!” she shouted at that other part of herself.
Come on, Kalysto! Get a hold of yourself! She scolded herself. And the particular cold that washed over her from head to toe almost felt like the warm embrace of a beloved grandmother, though she never had one.
And she had to settle for the memory of the warmth and affection Alicia’s grandparents always gave her.
[00:04]
[The skill Mental defense has been activated.]
And as silence reigned in her mind, Kalysto threw Rita through the portal, at the same time as she staggered to it and through it.