Alexia

I watch the naga leave for a few seconds before proceeding towards the spider’s corpse.

The battle ended up taking about as long as I was expecting it to, and the naga came to watch just like I expected as well. So everything’s been going pretty well so far.

That said, I still need to deal with the corpse.

So I begin slowly teleporting the thing, using up a large amount of soul in the process until I eventually arrive a few hours later at the nearest settlement. Terrifying the inhabitants of said settlement in the process.

Although I’m not entirely sure what it is that’s terrifying them. The enormous spider corpse, or the sight of me.

I’m just gonna go with the former, since the latter is just depressing even if I’ve gotten a little used to it.

Unfortunately the negotiations with the settlement in question don’t exactly go over very well since they don’t have the necessary funds to purchase the spider, much less people to harvest the stuff I want from it. Specifically a couple claws, a bunch of string, maybe a couple important organs like eyes and its heart.

So I’m stuck following their directions towards a nearby larger settlement with ties to the dryads. Strong ties to them.

And after briefly terrifying everyone there as well, I finally manage to get what I want. Because they actually have some decent craftsmen there.

So I take the parts I need and sell the rest before heading out to the next Dimensional Block. Which, in this case, is Dimensional Block #101.

Of course, I make sure to get details about the Block from the settlements I pass by before entering the Wall. And unlike the previous Dimensional Blocks I’ve visited, this one is… rather odd.

The Dimensional Block is set place in outer space, with the space being filled with wrecked ships that the denizens of the Block are still busying themselves trying to fix. Which made for exploration of that Block quite a bit more difficult for them than most of the other Blocks.

Dungeons are more common in the Block though, so there’s that apparently.

I’m genuinely curious about the place myself. And since I don’t have to breathe, I go ahead and pass straight through the Wall into the Block as soon as I arrive at it, not bothering with the usual entries that have oxygen bubbles placed around them.

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What I find on the other side of the wall really is just nothing but pitch black outer space with spaceships every now and then littered in the sky.

The settlements may have understated how large these spaceships are though, because some of them are as large as the fucking islands back in Dimensional Block #108.

Which are large.

The spaceships are all very different, with the only similarities being that they’re made from a black metal and have a large bridge at the very front of the ship. Other than that, their shapes and sizes are all different, with some of them even being segmented into various different parts. Like an ant.

Something I find curious about the place though is the sight of the odd, gray, and thin robots just floating out in space. Ones with what look like high tech guns embedded in their arms.

Huh.

Guess this place has high tech monsters.

Kind of makes me wonder what sort of Cataclysm Class monster would spawn in a place like this.

Also, this whole not breathing thing feels really uncomfortable. So I kind of want to get inside of one of those ships.

Even if I don’t have to breathe, not breathing is just weird.

So I teleport through space a few times until I just teleport straight onto the little dock of the spaceship. A dock that is surprisingly working.

Seems that they’ve at least fixed some of these spaceships. Or parts of some of them, that is.

The most common species that I see around the dock this time are a strange species I only know by name called xotclotls. Which never was a self-explanatory name.

I only know these guys are that species thanks to identify and the descriptions I got from the elves in settlements nearby their Wall.

The creatures look kind of like walking humanoid squids, have two tentacles branching off of their shoulders alongside their arms, and two legs. They have grayish-blue skin, pitch black eyes, and – one of the biggest details known to most people about them – they’re one of the few Class B species that are capable of living without oxygen.

So they don’t need to breathe.

They’re not a very common species in general and tend to live in asteroids, but their lack of a need to breathe makes their name and that aspect pretty well known. Even if most people have no idea what they look like.

In all honesty though, these creatures are likely the most populous species here because no one else can breathe outside of the spaceships. So these… I’m not gonna bother trying to think their names again since I already forgot it. These fellas ended up being the species to thrive in this Block.

But most importantly, these fellas aren’t afraid of me!

I can’t help but grin at that as I calmly walk amongst them without a single one of them caring about me in the slightest.

Of course, I realize it’s because I’m wearing a cloak that diminishes my presence while outside in space where there’s no air, so they all likely assume I’m one of them. And this species is inept when it comes to magic and can’t even so much as sense an aura much less be afraid of it.

But still. Who cares.

They’re not frightened. That’s all that matters.

Once I get close to the front of the line, I decide to go about things the correct way for the first time.

I actually try to legally enter the settlement – spaceship – instead of teleporting inside!

And the moment I arrive at the front of the line, and they finally focus on me, they all grow terrified.

Huh.

Yeah, probably should’ve expected that.

The Architect snorts in my mind.

I cross my arms with a frown.

Rude.