Dimensional Descent

[... I don't even want to know how you guys hit 900 powerstones so quickly...]

"… Holy shit."

These were the only words Leonel could say. He had never seen such a scene in his lifetime. The sight was so shocking that he didn't even have the mind to pay attention to the stomach churning scent.

In that moment, the world seemed to slow to a crawl. Leonel's pupils flickered continuously, his mind running several calculations at once.

A split second later, he dropped into a low squat, jumping almost five meters into the air.

If someone was watching this scene, they would think he had lost his mind. Such a jumping height was indeed impressive in comparison to a normal human. More than impressive, in fact. It was simply inhuman.

However, it did him absolutely no good. What was five meters to a monster so large? Not to mention the fact… Leonel was jumping right toward it!

The resolution in Leonel's eyes didn't fade. Just when his body was about to lose its upward momentum, the sole of his right foot erupted with a bright green light, causing a square platform of just over a foot in length to appear.

Leonel's thigh bulged as small measures of Force erupted from his leg, sending him another over ten meters into the air.

His pupils constricted.

'I miscalculated. I didn't account for the fact these platforms could also increase my leaping ability. I'll reach that point 0.2 seconds faster than I calculated, but I'll also be able to save a platform jump.'

Leonel's gaze carried a steely coldness, a hidden blazing green light crouching behind like a lurking beast.

His body soared through a gap in the beast's tentacles, appearing above its falling form in a flash.

As expected, the creature hadn't reacted to him until it was too late. This was exactly why he hadn't used his Force for his first jump. This way, the creature wouldn't be able to lock onto him too soon.

However, what Leonel couldn't have imagined was that the moment he appeared 'above' the creature, he would be faced with a massive eye the size of his body, gazing at him with murderous intent.

One figure rising, the other descending.

time had stopped. A cold sweat matted Leonel's back. He felt that if

BOOM! SKKKRRREEEEEEEEEEEEE

the ground, immediately launching several tentacles toward Leonel who was above

Even after so much time passed, he wouldn't know how

head, those weird S-shaped eyes, those tentacles… After seeing the top of its

was certain that this octopus's vision was only obscured before. He had taken a marine biology class in the past only because Aina took it. They had vision

think anymore about it. He had thought of blinding it, but he completely gave up on the idea. Not only was it too dangerous, but it might not even

swatted a shuttle moving at 300 kilometers an hour with a single tentacle all while its vision was obscured? And, how else had it locked onto him again despite how far he had run away without activating

felt that he was incredibly lucky he had thought ahead enough to not use his Force on his initial

smell. These evolved tentacles can likely also sense Force.

light before he leaped with all his might to

was blinding. He left streaks in the air, barely managing to leap over the tentacle that was sweeping toward him. He had already calculated the longest reach of the octopus after it attacked the shuttle. He wouldn't forget such an important tidbit at

of a dilapidated building, his feet sliding across its

way I can cross such a distance with this thing hounding me. It's destructive capability is too great and it isn't even hampered by

I need

jaw clenched as he jumped from

SSSKKKRRRREEEEEEE

had hardly leapt from it when the octopus flattened it to the ground. However, even

was right after the shuttle had been destroyed when this thing had yet

to run now, he would fall victim to that jumping attack again. If he was unlucky enough to get caught before the

they were houses of cards, Leonel just might get flattened to death just by its attempts

case, his best choice was

power, abilities and weakness?" Leonel yelled as he fell

thing could scan a shuttle it didn't have in its

was smiling down

Evolved marine life form detected.

[Kingdom: Animalia]

[Phylum: Mollusca]

[Class: Cephalopoda]

[Order: Octopoda]