Dimensional Descent

Leonel awoke with a stretch. It felt so good that he held the pose for several moments, unwilling to leave that satisfying feeling behind.

He sat up with a smile. He was oddly happy at this moment. A burden that had been weighing on his heart felt as though it had been lifted. Plus, after finally getting some sleep, he felt refreshed and his spirit was even stronger than it had been just a few days ago.

'Even though he was an asshole, I have to admit that this Thunderous Clap person did indeed help me. If it wasn't for him, who knew how long I would have taken to come to such a realization.'

"You're awake?"

Leonel was so startled by the sudden voice that he practically jumped out of bed. He hadn't even noticed that the door had opened just now to reveal a very familiar and very annoying old man.

Old Hutch shook his head, his face filled with disdain.

"How could you possibly sleep like this on a battlefield. I could have slit your throat a hundred different ways."

Leonel's lip twitched. He had lived in a Mayan Tomb and faced thousands of Spaniards alone in that time. If there was anyone who knew how to sleep while being alert, it was him. But, was there a need for that right now?

"Since you're awake now, don't you think you owe me an explanation?"

"Huh?" Leonel didn't know what the old man meant by this.

"You were so confident in getting first place, yet didn't you only get second? You practically threw my face out there. How can I show myself in public anymore?"

did Chasing Wind really dare to claim first? As far as he was concerned, who was the superior among them all was obvious. But, he had simply been too tired. After teaching Thunderous Clap a lesson for the words he spoke, Leonel couldn't be bothered to enter the final

Hutch could obviously see through Leonel's expression, but he didn't seem to want to let

have. I was promised a first place finish, yet I

the hell did this old

that brat Thunderous Clap and that other brat Roaring Black Lion.

"Oh…"

what was going on now. This old man just wanted to ask him this question without losing face. So he made it seem like

end, Leonel

one. I felt a very strong connection to it so I coaxed it out. The result should probably be some element based Force

but the words alone caused

distracted, I would

truth was that he had been comprehending Spear Force, but this Lineage Factor intrigued him, mostly because it most definitely wasn't like the Metal Synergy Lineage Factor his father described. That likely meant there was a

enough time between Leonel's epiphany and the gathering, or else he

on the path of logically deducing his own talent and Lineage Factors, a whole new door had been opened

path was that he would progress slower than his Lineage Factor would otherwise

instinct and talent is usually much faster. This was just the way of life. However, Leonel had a certain advantage those who were lacking in talent

ability was far beyond most. As a result, his progress was actually faster than it would otherwise be by relying on talent and

as he grasped a small inkling of them, it also meant that he

be. However, for Leonel who was slowly comprehending his Lineage Factor himself, it didn't matter if he stayed awake for a single second or several days. Eventually, he would unveil all the hidden mysteries of his Lineage Factor. At most, if he didn't stay awake for long enough, it would be slightly more difficult

for five days? That was even

the 'bad' of his path was essentially expunged as