Dimensional Descent

Leonel's steps slowed, his mouth shaping into a small 'o' as he sucked in a long breath.

The wind reacted to his action, a vacuum of swirling blue moving about as his chest expanded. Even before he stepped into the range of the two young men before him, his body was filled to the brim with Force.

The two young men looked at one another. Much like Kira, they had been waiting here for a long while. They couldn't exactly be considered as friends and were just acquaintances. However, what they did have was a tacit agreement.

The easiest target here was as bright as day. Who else could it be if not the man who hadn't had a chance to rest?

In a three way battle, the number of variables were too numerous to account for. It was much easier to deal with what might come their way if they only had a single other person to worry about. In the end, the choice was obvious: kill Leonel first.

The two young men slowly rose to their feet.

"… He's in the Fourth Dimension, Rychard."

"All the more reason to get rid of him as soon as possible."

"What are the odds, though, that he managed to meet up with someone weaker than himself during the first round. Something smells fishy."

thought about it, making it through round one wasn't the only challenge in getting to this place. There was a month worth of battles to survive through as well. Though those battles were scaled by your own strength, helping you

succeeding in this second round was their goal. The three foundational layers

second rounds were a massive filter. The creator couldn't just allow people

such a great filter

Runes burst to life, a gaseous Star Force emitting out from his hair, skin

Fusion] had grown even more powerful. In fact, it had grown powerful to the point he knew

long, gaseous, almost illusory river of Force. His eyes lost the distinction of its irises, pupils and whites, becoming an orb of blue that encompassed it all. His body was wrapped by a beautiful blue fog, his Runes

they could make the deduction that Leonel was the easiest target, how

place? Against those of the Fifth

to the point it seemed to warp all the light that hung around it. Just by gazing

Higlis—reacted just as quickly, a large hammer

Tier 7. Their strength was undeniable, and yet still several measures beneath Kira. It was clear to Leonel that neither was from a

with a bright gold amidst all the sparkling blue. The moment he saw

had was

before Higlis, his aura blazing. He had swapped a heavy spear into his hands, his momentum causing the air to fizzle and crack as it raced to