Dimensional Descent

Earth shook and quaked. At that moment, a second moon appeared in the sky. But, compared to the silvery beauty that was the original, this one was bathed in blackness, making it exceptionally difficult to pick out in the night sky.

The result was an even more violent change to Earth's climate. It was impossible to tell exactly what would happen and just when these changes would come to an end.

That said, these things had little to do with Leonel…

…

Leonel's vision blurred. When it finally cleared once more, he found himself in a familiar white space.

One would think the first thing Leonel would do would be to rush forward and demand the treasures he had earned. But, instead, he collapsed to the ground, taking deep steady breaths.

These past few months had truly been too hard. Even though only a week or so had passed in the real world, to him, it had been over a year. His 19th birthday was also quickly approaching within this true timeline.

He looked up toward the endless vastness of white and smiled. He didn't know why he did, but he just felt like he should.

"How long are you going to lie there?"

Leonel grinned hearing the familiar voice.

"Just a bit longer, Uncle Montez." Leonel mumbled.

Eventually, Leonel sat up.

Seeing the boy finally move, Montez wanted to admonish him about the time limit of this place again, but he seemed stunned to see Leonel's current state.

a beggar. His clothes were torn and caked in blood, mud and rain. It was as though he had spent several years on a

his body, Leonel's hair seemed untouched and

hid his shock and

like

grin didn't fade. "Well, your nephew here suffered quite a lot

"I can see

Montez took out a scroll and unfurled it. The moment he did, his playful

the details of the Zone and what Leonel went through. When he finally looked up, he couldn't decide

The second time he entered a Zone it nearly became a Unique Zone. And the third time he entered, the worries from the second Zone

a

shrugged. "I was a bit

weren't a joke. Sometimes, they could be more difficult to clear than Zones several levels above them in difficulty. It could only be said that Leonel was lucky that Earth was still a Pseudo Fourth Dimensional World.

the

rubbed his nose. "They're in

looked toward Leonel for a while before bursting out

them within the Suspended Animation state, they would still be considered 'dead' until all of this

at all. If not for him, they really would be dead. Plus, what they didn't know

rewards for clearing a Unique

treasures were, the easier time he'd have in

of feeling left him anxious. Though he had buried it

expect his question to