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

frowned. '… Why aren't there any

his father's dictionary to see if it had an

apart and enveloping the

have intelligence of its own?

the cube more, he didn't have the luxury. After putting it

it would be difficult for 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

he could… What

Leonel asked the dictionary

Invalids are creatures of instinct whose sole aim is to devour and evolve. However, they

from the octopus now that he thought about it.

if there was a species limitation, then why would this octopus come

be another reason it saw me as a potential meal, and that reason may very well be

Invalids differentiate between members of their

that this likely meant that not all Invalids were humans, but

level Invalids mostly rely on olfactory senses. High level Invalids

by was exactly the place he had sliced into the octopus's

his teeth, he made a

"Sorry about this, Aina."

**

patrol unit of Royal Blue Fort

According to the superiors, something big had happened in Perimeter

residual effects had made what once was a fairly easy job to gain Ascension

this happened just a day later, he would have

swallow his grievances and continue on