Dimensional Descent

Alarms went off in Leonel's mind. Without the slightest hesitation, he reached outward and grabbed onto Little Blackstar tight. At the same time, he used his other arm to wrap around Aina's waist.

A strong King's Might erupted from him like a pillar piercing through the skies. He held back nothing as he enveloped all three of them just before his vision went completely black.

…

Leonel's head swam, however he only allowed it to do so for a brief moment before he activated Dream Sense.

'What?'

Leonel's heart froze, his blood running cold. He tried to use Dream Sense again, but it failed once more just like it had the first time. The realization made him remember a particular conversation he had had with Wise Star Order and his brows immediately furrowed.

Taking a deep breath, Leonel dug deep. He had managed to make a faint connection with his soul and it could be considered to be partially awakened. However, he couldn't use his own nearly as freely as Wise Star Order could and he even somewhat avoided using anything other than its passive strengthening upon being accessed. Now, though, Leonel felt that waking up his mind was far more important than anything else.

Leonel's soul became like an anchor, stabilizing his mind and his senses. Everything slowly snapped back into place.

First, his proprioception came back and he could feel his limbs in space once again. He could tell that his grip on Aina and Blackstar were still there even though he couldn't feel them.

sense of smell, but he almost immediately recoiled. The air smelt like hot sulfur and rotten boiled eggs. He almost immediately began to hack and wheeze, or, at the very least, he thought

back and he could confirm that he did, indeed, still have

eyes once again. Unfortunately, this was less due to the shocking realization about where he was and had

the smell was, his eyes felt as though someone had been continuously cutting onions in the surroundings. The irritation was so bad that Leonel was legitimately worried he might lose his eyesight if he kept

Little Blackstar were actually at the bottom of a tall pit. Up above, there was a hole to the sky and the air current

was actually a lot like a hive with deeply interconnected tunnels all with exits a lot like this one. The hole to the sky didn't seem to have any simple way to be used and even the closest edge of

here…

which was difficult to deal with in and of itself, this place was at least double that. But, Leonel quickly shook his head. There was no guarantee

'But my Ability…'

out more information. The goal here was clear. To survive and reach a certain destination. To do such

He didn't need to worry too greatly, though, in just a few seconds, she seemed to have regained her bearings as well. The

She suddenly said. "This smell… Though it's disgusting, it's coming from something that's highly nutritious, albeit disgusting

to concoct the sort of nutrients she needed to supplement her body as well. This was

be used like this was still a bit of a surprise to

the walls of Village 0012, it was to the point that even Leonel's ability was no longer at Tier 4 in this

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