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."

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

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

a result of this, it could be said that the first and second rounds were a massive filter. The creator couldn't just allow people

because this was such a great

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

fact, it had grown powerful to the point he knew that without

whites, becoming an orb of blue that encompassed it all. His body was wrapped by a beautiful blue fog, his Runes shining a

the deduction that Leonel was

those of the Fifth

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

man—who went by the name of Higlis—reacted just as quickly, a large hammer appearing

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

least… The second was still a possibility until Leonel activated his Spear Domain Lineage Factor, causing his forehead to shimmer with a bright gold amidst all the sparkling blue. The moment he saw that the two before him didn't seem to recognize his Lineage Factor, it became

only chance these two had was if

heavy spear into his hands, his momentum