Dimensional Descent

A week later, Leonel stepped out from the Segmented Cube. His features seemed quite haggard, an unkempt beard 'gracing' his jaw and his messy dirty blond hair sweeping across his shoulders. But, his eyes remained as sharp as swords.

When the youths noticed Leonel's appearance, they all perked up, traces of anticipation painted on their faces.

Leonel smiled lightly. "I've succeeded."

They were simple words, but they alone made the youths feel that a massive burden had been lifted from their chests.

"There's no time to waste." Leonel said with a confident air. "We've already long since decided who would go and who would stay. Let's move out if you're all prepared."

The lineup that chose to follow Leonel was quite interesting. Thunderous Clap, Roaring Black Lion and Flowing Wind all stood to move with him.

Thunderous Clap's ability was similar to Jian's vibration ability, but much stronger by several levels. The mysterious Quake Force he used could be considered a Force Strengthening Deviation, so he would be joining.

In addition, Flowing Wind, despite being from the Eastern Lookout, was also willing to help. Her Wind Elemental Force output was a level beyond Chasing Wind's. In addition, she had much more auxiliary applications to her ability like the power to use wind to scout out her surroundings. So, she was an ideal choice.

Finally, there was Roaring Black Lion. Among the remaining youths, he had the strongest defenses. In addition, there was no guarantee they wouldn't run into beasts on their journey. His ability to dampen their strength would be greatly useful.

As for the rest of the top rankers, they stayed behind to protect the group from any unforeseen circumstances. It was simply impossible for them to take so many with them.

With that, the group of four set off.

"We're going to cross over into another network of tunnels. I found this place while I was looking for ores previously." Leonel explained as he quickly made his way toward the hole he had created a week prior.

He knew that he was running out of time. Much of the reason he left Pisces and the others behind was because he was afraid of this hole being found.

According to Jian and Quinn, they were meant to report in a week. When they didn't report as they were meant to, Simeon would most definitely check in on the network of tunnels they were assigned to. By then, there was no guarantee that this hole wouldn't be found.

of four to the hole,

the back of his hand.

a seemingly ordinary wall and turned back toward Thunderous Clap, Roaring

go, I have something to tell you three. I didn't tell the others because I didn't want them to

Leonel. Seeing his serious expression, they too became

I had captured and interrogated two of

to be cautious. I suspect that there might be another path toward the Force Crystal Mine,

The three youths frowned.

valleys was precisely the reason they could only enter the center of the island through

She felt that the Force was incredibly volatile in that area, making it difficult for her to steady her

were the result of some odd phenomenon related to the Force Crystal Mine… their odd

seriously did Leonel flip his palm,

of you take

them silvery-green mouthpieces that looked somewhat like a cross between a flute and

they allow you to breathe under water and earth for three hours. After

as Leonel continued to take out nine

an artificial Force Skin that melds and amplifies with your own. By my calculations, they should each be able to last half an hour under the full pressure of the

took a deep breath and turned back to face

words had come out in a

his eyes when he felt two soft mounds of flesh press against his

have time to spend on the matter as an intricate ring on his finger glowed. Just like this, the seemingly solid wall

through it with slightly more difficulty than it would take to walk underwater. Still, it wasn't too bad. The only disadvantage was that he couldn't see anything and his Internal Sight was severely restricted in this

following by linking their arms. What was especially magical, though,

but a vast darkness before him, he could feel himself

his hand in the lead, ready for it to enter clear air once again. And, a moment later, that was exactly