Closing his eyes again, Lorien then followed a mysterious connection and made contact with one of the 'weaknesses' he perceived to be the smallest.

After all, before moving to the bigger ones, he wanted to first test the water.

'Haste makes waste, we have to be calm, stable, and steady!'

*Swish*

*Shake*

*Shake*

But, the moment Lorien made contact with it, he instantly felt the dream realm quake slightly as a small vibration swept through it.

However, before he could react and assess the situation, he suddenly felt the realm 'darken' as he then found himself 'teleported' to another location once again.

It's just that this time, he didn't have to think much or analyze his situation as he instantly recognized where he currently was.

Moreover, the moment he did, a wave of complex emotions wash over him.

From, anger, irritation, and frustration; to bitterness, indignation, helplessness, and a slight bit of fear.

It's been a long time since Lorien felt such a large number of complex emotions, let alone so many negative ones.

However, this is to be expected as the scene Lorien suddenly found himself in is the one where he saw the 'Abyss World' and made contact with that [Transcendent] level man who got killed by Moira.

It's just that Lorien didn't know about the last part as his memory stops at the moment when the man attacked the orb with him watching helplessly unable to do anything.

*Humphh*

Snorting lightly, Lorien didn't appear to be in a good mood as he looked at the man in front of him.

'I somewhat expected this, however, to think that this is only the smallest one...'

'Well, now that I think of it, it's been a long time since this happened and I have long calmed down.'

'However, it appears that I haven't been completely over it.'

'Whatever, let me bury it today!'

Quickly deciding on this, Lorien decisively exited the orb and rushed toward the man, attacking him.

Right now, Lorien was still in a 'Dream' of sorts, so even though this place looked like [Nothingness], it doesn't have the same attributes and characteristics that make it fatal to the non-transcendent level beings.

After all, this was nothing but a reenactment of what happened which is created with the objective of allowing Lorien to get over his fears.

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Otherwise, no matter how angry Lorien was, he wouldn't have jumped to his own death.

However, Lorien didn't have any time to think deeply about this as he was currently about to face a 'great surprise'.

*Swish*

Instantly reaching his target, Lorien called out his sword just in time to swing at his enemy.

*Ziingggg*

Leaving a trail of multicolored light behind it, the swords contained all of Lorien's power as he didn't hold back anything.

However, under his eyes that were quickly filling with disbelief, Lorien bore witness as his attack was easily evaded by his enemy who then backhanded him.

*Booom*

With his vision instantly darkening as a consequence, Lorien's body shook as he then suddenly found himself back in the same position he started from.

'Did, Did I....Just die?'

Realizing this, Lorien's eyes widened even further as shock and apprehension became visible on his face.

After all, no matter how brief it was, this is the first time he had truly experienced death.

However, Lorien quickly suppressed this weird feeling as he was more interested in what just happened.

'This...This doesn't make any sense!'

'It's not supposed to be like this...'

'This level is created to let the path walkers face their fears, so, logically, the enemy should also be about the same power level if not weaker, however, this is not the case here.'

It's just that before Lorien could further analyze what had just happened, the enemy standing in front of him suddenly lowered his gaze causing Lorien's scalp to tingle and his body to stiffen.

This is the feeling Lorien had completely forgotten; A feeling of being completely suppressed at the life level!

However, Lorien didn't have any time to slowly experience the feeling as the man suddenly spoke before attacking.

"ytinutroppo na hcus niag t'ndluow I ,esiwrehtO !yadot levart ot dediced I ylikcuL!"

(Luckily I decided to travel today! Otherwise, I wouldn't gain such an opportunity!)

Hearing this, Lorien realized that this was truly a complete recreation of the scene he experience then.

Understanding this, he couldn't help but slightly relax as he observed the enemy's attack rushing towards him; After all, he was still standing within the protection of the orb.

*Booooom*

*Crack*

*Crack*

However, before Lorien could feel any joy, he suddenly saw cracks manifest from the point of impact as the barrier was then pierced allowing the attack to reach its target.

*Swish*

With his vision darkening once again; Lorien's body shook once more as he then found himself back in the same position he started from.

'This...'

'The barrier broke??!!'

'What the hell is wrong with this level??!!!'

'Not only is the enemy not weakened, but it also got even more powerful.'

Realizing this, a feeling of dread instantly washed over Lorien as he didn't know what to do.

Moreover, he didn't have time to settle down and think as the enemy had already launched another attack targeting him.

*Booooom*

*Crack*

*Crack*

Returning to his original position once more, Lorien took a deep breath as he called out his sword and looked at the enemy, his eyes full of hostility.

'I don't have time to slowly analyze this.'

'Moreover, If I am going to keep dying, then let's do it in battle!'

Resolving himself, Lorien didn't wait for his enemy to attack this time as he rushed towards him on his own and attacked him.

It's just that sadly for Lorien, the outcome still didn't change as he found himself back again in his original position.

However, with his stubborn mentality, he wasn't about to give up so easily as he continued attacking again and again.

*Swish* *Boom* *Death*

*Swish* *Boom* *Death*

*Swish* *Boom* *Death*

This continued for a long time as Lorien truly experienced hundreds of ways of death.

'Is this what strengthening willpower is supposed to be? Continuously dying over and over again until one's will becomes like steel?'

'This is a good way I suppose, however, I don't think this will allow me to cross my fears, if anything, this will only deepen it!'

*Swish* *Boom* *Death*

*Swish* *Boom* *Death*

Getting killed a couple more times in the brief period of time he was thinking, Lorien couldn't help but feel exhausted as even after trying everything, he still couldn't find a way.

'This...'

'What am I supposed to do...'