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."

survive through as well. Though those battles were scaled by your own strength, helping you slowly squeeze out

most who entered this trial, succeeding in this second round was their goal. The three foundational layers of

the first and second rounds were a massive filter. The creator

such a great filter that

moment Leonel's breath ended, his aura suddenly blazed. His Runes burst to life, a gaseous Star

[Star Fusion] had grown even more powerful. In fact, it had grown powerful to the point he knew that without opening the

orb of blue that encompassed

constricted, but Leonel had already bolted forth. If they could make the deduction that Leonel was

of the Fifth

pitch black to the point it seemed to warp all the light that hung around it.

the name of Higlis—reacted just as quickly, a large hammer appearing with

well into the Fifth Dimension. In fact, both were at Tier 7. Their strength was undeniable, and yet still several measures beneath Kira. It was clear to Leonel that neither was from a

his Spear Domain Lineage Factor, causing his forehead to shimmer with a bright gold amidst all the sparkling blue. The moment he saw that

these two had was if their teamwork was seamless.

his hands, his momentum causing the air to fizzle and crack as it raced