Dimensional Descent

Leonel smiled. "Luck?"

Though Leonel had said this lightly, the elders didn't seem to find it very funny. Even Elder Tobis, one of the few Leonel had seen that weren't so uptight, wasn't very moved.

But, this only made sense. Valiant Heart Mountain was already in a terrible situation even long before the Oryx made such a move. Now they felt as though they were being pincered from all sides.

For these elders, it must have felt like watching their legacies crumble before them all in real time. How could they be in the mood for jokes?

As much as these elders wanted to believe that so many freshmen could survive, they had already prepared themselves to be wiped out completely. But now, instead of being pleasantly surprised, they were just skeptical. And, after interrogating all of the freshmen about what happened, it all seemed to revolve around this one young man.

Leonel sighed when he saw such a scene.

"I'm a Force Crafter who has a high affinity for metal and whose ability happens to be a sensory type. Finding mines and navigating them is probably what I'm best at."

Leonel's reply was straight to the point.

The elders looked toward one another. This matched up with pretty much everything they knew.

The elder who sat to Tobis' right scanned Leonel up and down, his eyes blazing with a peculiar light.

"Your explanation sounds perfect, but I still have some questions."

"Mm?" Leonel met this elder's gaze.

"What happened with your seniors?"

we entered the mine tunnels. In order to avoid the breakout

to leave before them? Despite having to protect more than 70 other freshmen?

do you think

wouldn't be the first time some with less than optimal motives used outside help to become more

Well, you're entitled to your opinion, I guess." Leonel replied. "It would probably be up to you, then, to prove that I colluded with the Oryx to leave safely. If that's all, I'll be

stood and stretched his back, feeling a satisfying

we say

"Nope, you didn't."

goodbye and walked

snot-nosed brat!" Heinla grit his

could blow his top. "We have certain rules we need

tell that Leonel lost patience almost as

in order to hide this truth, he often asked questions he didn't need to. Somehow, Leonel had seen right through this and knew that the main bulk

that Leonel's ability was indeed sensory and two that it was even powerful enough to see through elders on their

bit rude, wasn't treating him like a traitor when they mostly confirmed that he wasn't also rude? Especially since Leonel had to put his life on the line to gain the results he

every generation. I can't stand any

didn't seem intent on

smiled bitterly. "We're getting old. It's best that we just let the younger generation take

He didn't even care for the opinions of any of us old

other time, would there have been so many freshmen out doing missions? If it wasn't for the rule changes,

that Raylion little brat too and see if he's the one colluding with those

elder, who had remained silent

that he cut things short,