Alexia

I get a total of one level from the two hours I spend practicing with Energy Manipulation. Then I move out towards to the castle, my soul having fully regenerated now.

As I walk, I stretch a little, briefly wondering what Astrid might be doing right now.

I’m pretty sure she said she was going to start fighting in dungeons at some point as well, just to catch up with me a bit in level. Since, while she is a Class S species now, she’s still lagging behind in levels.

On the other hand, Ethan is probably-

My thoughts are interrupted by a System Message.

{The Dimensional Champion and Leader of Dimensional Block #51 has entered the contested territory previously belonging to Dimensional Block #108. Should your Dimensional Council declare war on Dimensional Block #51 you may challenge the Dimensional Champion to a duel so long as you are still within the same Dimensional Block. The winner of the duel will therefore claim control of the Dimensional Block for their own Block and the Dimensional Wall between the Blocks will no longer require Authority to pass through for citizens of the Blocks. Furthermore, should your Dimensional Council declare war on Dimensional Block #51, if you capture or kill the Dimensional Leader of Dimensional Block #51, you will be given one hundred votes on the Dimensional Block #51 Council for a single vote. One only usable for declaring Dimensional Block #1000’s surrender towards Dimensional Block #108.}

I narrow my eyes, seriously beginning to question if our Dimensional Block is just becoming some sort of gathering for Dimensional Leaders and Champions. But after the text fades from my vision, I let out a sigh, and continue making my way to the castle.

Looks like I’ll need to hurry this boss fight up a bit.

At least whoever this is waited until after I finished regenerating my soul.

I pause for a second when I reach the castle’s gate.

Although, now that I think about it, I guess it makes sense for a lot of Leaders and Champions to be stopping by our Block as word spreads that I’m here. Even if most of the ones who have come by have been related to those of us here in some way. Like the Hound, Mom, and Gramps. Or Vargas.

I also just noticed, but the part about the Dimensional Wall between the Blocks no longer requiring Authority for the citizens to pass through… does that mean there will still be a wall of sorts even after the war? But the war notifications said that it would be gone… unless there’ll just be some sort of invisible wall or something?

That thought gives me pause for a few seconds before I eventually just shrug and move on through the castle gate.

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And the instant I do that, traps from all over the castle in front of me begin firing in my direction. All with a purplish pink glow to them, making me understand that there’s some sort of illusion that should be covering them but obviously isn’t to me.

I teleport straight to the door of the castle, completely ignoring the traps that are still shooting at where I was just standing as I begin to open the door, making it creak rather loudly in the process. Which makes me think this door is in serious need of some maintenance.

After opening it, I begin to walk through the castle while following the powerful energy source I sense.

More and more traps made out of spells and ballista and even a few out of place turrets fire at me as I walk. But each time I simply teleport out of their way without bothering with the traps themselves.

So far this has been rather simple.

Actually, the boss of this place might be incredibly easy to defeat, just because of my immunity to its illusions.

I almost pity the poor thing.

It takes me a few minutes to teleport around the castle, avoiding traps along the way, until I finally arrive in front of a rather grand looking set of double doors. And after opening the doors, I find an equally grand throne room on the other side of them.

With a rather pissed off looking humanoid fox on the other side.

The creature looks an awful lot like a male kitsune, with fox ears and four tails – kitsune generally have between three to nine tails depending on their Tier – along with glowing and slit amber eyes. But unlike kitsune, the boss has fur covering his upper arms and lower legs as well as very sharp claws on his hands and feet.

It’s also just growling and grumbling like a monkey while sitting on the throne with all of its hands and feet instead of just sitting like a normal person.

After walking through the doors, I get the usual message about entering the boss’s room.

Then I go ahead and identify the boss to find a new species that I’ve never heard of.

{Fallen Fox Lord – Level 500}

Hmm.

The fox lord thing growls.

Hmmmm…

It growls again before jumping off of its throne at me while flaring with the purplish pink light of illusion magic.

I teleport away right when it’s about to strike me with its claws. Then I just tilt my head a little while tapping my chin in thought.

Rather odd looking creature, but at least it’s unique.

The creature looks confused, probably because of my ease in avoiding its most likely illusioned attack. Only for it to decide to try whatever it just did again.

So I teleport away again in response.

I’m deducting points for its rabid dog impression though. And then there’s the fact that it’s just repeatedly throwing itself at me.

The fox lord looks even more confused after it lands without hitting anything for a second time. But unlike the first attempt, this time it actually begins to back away and then circle me instead. As if it were trying to figure out how to attack me after seeing its failures.

Okay, giving the points back for the repeatedly throwing itself at me bit. The thing seems to be learning.

Then the thing just stops in front of its throne and swings out both of its clawed paws and lets out a howl. And immediately after that, a pink mist fills the room and dozens of foxkin jump out of said mist, making me blink in surprise.

Real foxkin? Interesting.

They have to be real, otherwise I wouldn’t be seeing them.

So how did it hide them? Or did it make them?

Maybe these foxkin are being made by the dungeon boss?

Guess I’ll give it some points for that.

Overall I’d say the boss scores a fifty-five out of a hundred points. It would probably be a seventy-something if the thing’s main magic wasn’t completely useless against me, but what can a fox lord do.

Anyways, time to focus on fighting these things.