Dimensional Descent

[Bonus chapter courtesy of Mr. Ham <3 4/6]

The Nomad's eyes opened wide. He didn't expect such a thing to happen, and he definitely didn't expect that if it should that the culprit would be Leonel of all people.

In truth, he had thought that the humans had come in with some huge trump card. They had moved quite a bit to deal with them. These runes floating before his forehead weren't even the start of it. In reality, the games had begun even before Leonel activated it all.

They had wasted a great deal of Contribution Points on a treasure that could allow them to avoid random teleportation. As a result, they had all appeared in the same mountain range.

Clarence had ended up being quite unlucky as a result. He didn't lose his life at the hands of just a single Nomad, but rather over a dozen of them.

Eventually, they had chosen to spread out after their leader helped each one of them catch a Tier Five to bolster their strengths immediately, thus solidifying their advantage.

Their task now was to each claim a Tier Six while their leader went off to fight a Tier Seven. Then, they would regroup using a similar method to what they used previously and steam roll the competition.

Everything was going smoothly, and though he seemed to be at a disadvantage now, that was already to be expected. He was just about ready to launch his counter attack...

And then Leonel appeared.

In truth, they had originally entered just for the Contribution Points. It was a large amount and they wanted them. So long as they were at least second place, they would recoup their bet and then some.

However, when Leonel appeared, that focus had shifted, but not as much as one might think.

They knew that wielding the Life Tablet was beyond them and their main goal was still pretty much the same. According to their leader, they were only to deal with Leonel if the opportunity presented itself.

would present itself

him that they had done all this preparation for the others, not the humans. In the end, they

they'd send a Sovereign

real body, they would probably capture him and train him up. Then, when he reached the Ninth Dimension they'd kill him and use his Essence to see

were slim, but it

Life Tablet was worth more

right for Leonel. He knew that this would happen the moment Leonel

his arms over his

precisely why he was caught completely

had been charging toward Leonel suddenly stopped. Without even looking back, one of its tail descended from the skies and whipped against Ovrian's body, breaking his spin in

waiting to see

the White Stone Elephant stuck in his Ethereal Glabella and it began to

incomprehensible thoughts and by the time he

of the mountain, and he was in Leonel's hands as they fell together. Even if he wanted to,

me," Leonel suddenly asked. "How many people do you think are watching

sure it was many. Challenges were rare, and there was the Life Tablet

probably had a good time humiliating the

a smile, but for

between Races. To me, a life is a life. You probably think I'm speaking nonsense, but I've given

why the words of this young man were striking him so close to heart, to his soul. He wasn't being moved by them. Rather, he just couldn't feel anything other than fear. Real, tangible,

then it