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?"

was the superior among them all was obvious. But, he had simply

through Leonel's expression, but he didn't seem to want to

was promised a first place finish, yet I didn't

raised an eyebrow. What the hell did

used to defeat that brat Thunderous Clap and that other brat Roaring Black Lion. What

"Oh…"

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

the end,

felt a very strong connection to it so I coaxed it out. The

casually explained, but the words alone caused ripples

I would have comprehended Spear Force already." Leonel

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.

Leonel's epiphany and the gathering, or else he would have been

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

path was that he would progress slower than his

is usually much faster. This was just the way of life. However, Leonel had a certain

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

small inkling of them, it also meant that he was no longer

the longer one maintained consciousness after awakening their Lineage Factor, the stronger it would 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

days? That was even longer than he had when he

of his path was essentially expunged as long