---Almost 5 years later, the Kingdom of Sunshine---

"All over the city, people walk around drooping and with overflowing mana vessels, and everyone is sick. The Faceless barrier is increasingly failing."

Calm madman: Faceless! Come down! The time has come!

"The Faceless One lowered the mana sphere and jumped off the building. Putting his hand on the shoulder of the Calm Madman, he lowered his head."

Calm madman: Oh, I see you've grown over here. You're going to cut off that long white hair.

Faceless: How long are they?

Calm madman: Well, last time they were waist-high, and now they're lying on the ground.

Faceless: Okay, I won't cut it, so I'll leave it.

Calm madman: Are you ready to go to your brother?

Faceless: Do you remember how I intrigued you?

Calm madman: I remember. So what was it?

Faceless: Can you stand up straight and spread your arms out to the sides?

Calm madman: Yes, now.

"The calm madman spread his arms to the sides and stood waiting for the actions of the Faceless One. The faceless one lowered his hand from his shoulder to his heart. Tearing muscles, breaking bones, he touched the heart of a Calm madman and tore the heart, put his finger into it, touching the vessel of mana."

Calm madman: Kha, what are you doing?

"Blood was flowing from the mouth and chest of the Calm Madman."

Faceless: I'll tell you now.

"The Faceless one felt the flow of mana and cut in with the flow of mana of the Calm Madman."

Faceless: Calm madman, can you open an interuniverse portal?

Calm madman: Yes, now. Rabbit hole, open.

"An interuniverse portal to the second universe has appeared. The faceless one counted the mana flows and pierced himself in the chest, in the same way, touching the mana vessel. Copying the mana changes in his vessel, from the vessel of the Calm Madman, he pulled his hands out of the bodies. He put his hand on the shoulder of the Calm Madman."

Faceless: I copied your technique of interuniverse and ordinary portals.

Calm madman: What?

Faceless: I thought about it before we met and these five years. As you can see, I didn't wait long for the result. Okay, I went to my brother.

Calm madman: Yes, come on. * How long have I lived, but I couldn't think of it. Perhaps he was thinking about it because of his unlimited abilities.*

"The Faceless One took his hand away and entered the portal. Immediately, he found himself in the 2nd universe."

Faceless: I feel divine mana. I think he's waiting for me, although I don't even know, maybe not for me. Okay, it's time.

"The Faceless One went down into the cave and found himself in front of the Cursed Blacksmith."

Cursed Blacksmith: Greetings, Faceless One. I think this is your first time meeting me. At the same time, I've been getting to know you for the 2nd time.

"The Faceless One came up to him and put his hand on his shoulder."

Faceless: How does this mean?

The cursed blacksmith: I met you when we were created. The ancestor created me and didn't know what to do with me. Therefore, having created you, he decided to send you to me in the universe so that I could help you. Seeing that you can't cope with the balance of power and recreated you.

Faceless: Now everything is clear. What can you say about the current balance?

Damn Blacksmith: Honestly, I think you came for a reason. Right?

Faceless: Yes, first of all, I came to bring you to us in the universe. Secondly, I need an artifact that will restrain the progenitor's mana.

Damn Blacksmith: Actually, it's very sad. You have recently been created, and you have already broken the barrier. Okay, now I'll ask you to bring your armor, but you can go about your business for now. I advise you to increase your strength, if we talk about your balance of power.

Faceless: Is it clear where you can do this?

Damn Blacksmith: Can you feel the mana behind me in the closed tunnel?

Faceless: Yes.

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Damn blacksmith: Look, this is a cave, there will be a lever, you have to increase the force so that you can understand the lever. The training field, the lever is to the right.

Faceless: Understood, then I went, will you call me?

The cursed blacksmith: Of course.

"The Faceless One took his hand off the Cursed Blacksmith's shoulder and entered the cave. Putting his hands on the walls, he began to look for levers. Having found two levers, he tried to pull the first lever, but could not. Then, he pulled the second one. The floor opened under the Faceless One and he fell down."

Faceless: It's a strange descent, but okay.

???: Welcome back here. I am the dwarf who was sealed in this pit. Now I've been living here for many, many years, of course, less than the Damn Blacksmith, but I've been here for a very, very long time. Look, I know you can't communicate with me. Your task is to get materials, but you don't need tools, you have to get them with your physical strength.

The Faceless One nodded. When he got to the wall, he started hitting her."

Gnome: Practice like this for now, then I'll tell you the theory, but if you can break the wall. And if not, then you'll be stuck here forever... You probably want to know why? Ha ha ha. Ha! You're funny. And I'll tell you! Because you got into a cave where time does not coincide with the present. Simply put, 10 years in this cave is equal to 1 minute of real time. Well how? Are you ready?

The Faceless One nodded. Although the Faceless One heard the Dwarf, he did not listen. He kept hitting and hitting and hitting. With each blow, he increased his strength and at the same time, more and more skin was torn from his fists. Over time, his bones and muscles began to rupture."

---After 39 minutes of real time---

Dwarf: Ha ha ha ha ha! How many more years are you going to break down this wall? I'll tell you a secret. It cannot be broken. At least you know what it's made of. The madman. You won't break it! Stop it! Eh. He persuaded me. You can't stand it at this rate. To begin with, let me explain. This wall is made of an alloy of Titanide and divine obsidian. The strongest material available at the moment. Of course, not considering yours... Okay, I'm not allowed to say that. I think you've become quite strong, but the most important thing is that there is a 'but' in your strength. You strengthened your body and trained your upper body. But you didn't think about the bottom part. From now on, you have to hit the wall with all your might half the day, and squat the other half with this.

"A huge ore fell on the Faceless One. She was so heavy, even though she fell from 10 centimeters, that she divided the Faceless Man's body into two halves. The faceless one pulled up the lower part of his body and attached it back."

Gnome: I can't tell you what it is or why it's so heavy. In general, practice.

---After about 10 minutes of real time---

Dwarf: Ahem. Stop. I knew you had no limited potential, but you... ahem. You fucking make a crack in the wall! Do you even understand? You... You've fucking become a lot stronger than you were in your previous life... I didn't want to upset you, but since you were able to do it, then until the Damn Blacksmith calls you, you shouldn't leave this cave. In general, you have a choice. Either you keep practicing or you're trying to master magic.

"The faceless one showed the 1st index finger."

Gnome: Clearly, times are passing, but you are not changing. By the way, would you like to know about me?

"The faceless one turned his head towards the Dwarf and waved his head to the sides."

Dwarf: Ehh, okay.

"Turning away, the Faceless One continued to beat the wall relentlessly. His impact force created an air flow force comparable to the force of a meteorite falling. His blows did not stop, honestly, it's hard to believe, but each blow was made in 0.056 seconds, and the interval of blows is about 0.072. But everything has consequences. After each blow, his bones broke into micro particles, muscles ruptured and bones fell out. The skin was tearing off the whole body. Of course, he didn't care, because he felt no pain, no time, no fatigue, no limitations in potential. He kept hitting and hitting and hitting and..."

---After 2 hours of real time---

"A distant voice sounded from above."

Damn blacksmith: Faceless, you can come out!

Gnome: That's the time. To get out, you can pro...

"The faceless One, without listening to the Dwarf, went up to the passage and just jumped. When he was at the right level, the floor appeared under him, as if there was no cave."

Damn Blacksmith: I think you're ready. In fact, all my words were fiction so that you could wear it.

"The cursed blacksmith pointed to the forge where the strange armor was lying."

Cursed Blacksmith: This is the artifact you need. The Dwarf must have told you. It is made of an alloy of Titanide and divine obsidian. But this is not the most important thing in this alloy. The most important thing is that when she absorbs your progenitor mana, she increases her weight and increases her strength proportionally. While you were in the cave, to understand the weight of the armor, I added quartz layers to it, between each scale on the back.

"Both came up to the armor. The armor looked very strange and unusual. It was not made homogeneous. Layers of scales were made in front, every 8 centimeters, horizontally, which were separated by 2 vertical divisions of scales. On the back, as the Cursed Blacksmith had said, there were quartz layers. The structure was similar to the front, but the distance to the beginning of each scale was 3 centimeters. The lower part of the armor was made according to the same scale pattern, only the distance was not uniform and it was possible to understand from it that it was made according to the shape of the structure of the muscles. Instead of shoes, there were eagle claws, similar in shape. The arms were made according to the structure of the scales, as well as the legs. There were no handles, but in place of them, the armor was sharpened at the end of the bracers."

The cursed blacksmith: I guess I wonder why all this? This form of armor will give you the maximum increase in maneuverability when moving in armor. The eagle's claws are made to distribute weight not over the entire area, but only on the tip of the hind claw. The sharp studs on the cuffs are made so that they dig into your body. It's made to absorb your progenitor's mana. In fact, this armor is made as a temporary protection. Later, I'll do better. Now put it on.

"The Faceless One began to put on armor. As soon as he put it all on, all the pressure from the progenitor's mana disappeared."

Damn blacksmith: And now, the most interesting thing is how much you weigh. Turn around.

"The Faceless One turned around."

The cursed blacksmith: So, the quartz layer has turned purple, so everything is fine so far. Just so you know, black and purple are the most harmless colors. Blue, green is within the normal range. Red and white pose a threat. And the very last stage is that the quartz layers will melt and turn into magma, which means destruction. Explanation, so that you don't forget. The closer you are to red and white, the greater the chance to destroy territories with a diameter of 10 kilometers. That is, if the color is white, your weight will be 200000t kg. The weight when magma is equal to the weight of 3 planets. That is, when magma, your only step is to destroy the planet. But don't be afraid, your current weight is 1200t kg.

"The Faceless One has understood the hand and puts it on the shoulder of the Cursed Blacksmith."

The cursed blacksmith: Stop! I understand that I am your brother, but this weight is too much, even for us. Therefore, I'd rather do it.

"The cursed blacksmith put his hand on the Faceless One's shoulder."

The cursed blacksmith: Yes, what did you want?

Faceless: Pack your things. We are teleporting to the 7th universe.