Dimensional Descent

Leonel really did feel like an unlucky star was following him around everywhere.

The reason he dared to jump into the skies like this despite knowing the octopus might make an all out last assault was because he was hoping that it would disappear after it died just like Invalids. In that case, there would be nothing to worry about.

But, who could have guessed that not only would it not disappear, but the final momentum of its dying embers of life were enough to threaten him to this extent?

Even though the tentacles had lost the power backing them, thus making them far weaker than when the creature was alive, they were still falling toward Leonel and Aina. Considering the size of the octopus, Leonel didn't even want to calculate the weight each of those tentacles carried, or else he might pass out in shock before he even had a chance to resist.

Suddenly, Aina's voice called out.

"Catch the ax!"

Her voice snapped him out of his thoughts. He turned quickly to find that the ax he had left embedded within the octopus's limb had pulled itself free and was now flying toward them.

Leonel understood Aina's intention immediately. If an ax that heavy soared toward them fast enough, it would be able to knock them off the path of trajectory the tentacles were aimed toward!

Leonel twisted his body in the air, catching the flying ax with both hands.

"Oof…"

Though Leonel felt his arms go numb as a strong force rammed into him, he couldn't have been more happy. This was enough!

Their direction was forcefully altered, sending them flying through a gap in the octopus's limbs and crashing toward the remains of a collapsed building.

Leonel braced himself, circulating the last dregs of his Force into his legs and landing heavily.

as the octopus finally collapsed. That battle hadn't lasted for even a minute, but Leonel felt

frowned. '… Why aren't there any

could ask his father's dictionary to see if it had an answer, he

flew out, its numerous pieces breaking apart and enveloping the octopus's corpse

to have intelligence of its own? How

didn't have the luxury. After putting

him to use [Call of the Wind] again. Force techniques were too dangerous so he had learned to not modify them on a whim. It was impossible for him to change it into

if he could… What Force would

asked the dictionary which now lay in his

aim is to devour and evolve. However, they

away from the octopus now that he thought about it. It was just that the octopus

why would this octopus come after

reason may very well be related to why the Segmented Cube acted on its own… Forget it, now isn't the time

of their species

meant that not all Invalids were humans, but he didn't have time

*Ping* Responding to Seed, it depends. Low level Invalids mostly rely on olfactory senses. High level Invalids have many more options, too variable to list.

gaze shone. The place he had skidded to a stop by was exactly the place he had sliced into the octopus's tentacle. There just so happened

teeth, he made

"Sorry about this, Aina."

**

night, the patrol unit of Royal Blue Fort felt as though they were walking on

the number of Invalids had taken a sharp tick upward. According to the superiors, something big had happened in Perimeter 7, causing the first instances of Invalid

the Fort, but the residual effects had made what once was a fairly easy job to gain Ascension Points to become a life and

Officer Doran. He could only curse his bad luck. Had this happened just a day later, he would have been

train inexperienced patrol units at such a dangerous time, so he could only swallow his grievances and continue on