The Author's POV

Inside of a white space was a tall man with a long grey beard. His shoulder-length white hair gently cascaded over his broad shoulders.

His towering back proudly stood like an immovable mountain, and his muscles, which despite his age, seemed to show no sign of aging as hidden within them was a boundless power.

Standing shirtless with only a set of long worn-out brown pants, in the white void, a broadsword appeared in the man's hands.

Gripping onto the broadsword with his two hands, the old man's muscles bulged. His green veins continuously wiggled as his back expanded casting a large shadow over the area in front of him.

"Huuuuu..."

Exhaling, turbid air escaped from the old man's mouth as his grip on the sword intensified.

-Slash!

Thereafter, the sound of his hand slowly slashing through the air resounded across the space.

His every movement left a faint trace whenever his hand moved. It almost felt as if another illusion of him was mimicking his movements at a slower pace.

-Slash! -Slash!

After the first slash came the second, then the third, then the fourth...and then after a while, came the sixty-fourth movement.

-Tssssssss

Raising his sword in the air, behind his back, the old man held onto the sword with both hands as his grip intensified. The veins on his hands and muscles became even more prominent as steam slowly rose from the man's body.

Shortly after, the man's body started shrinking as his hair became whiter, and his skin became even more wrinkly. A couple of seconds after, the muscles of the old man's body shrunk completely. Leaving behind an old husk of a man that was a far cry from what he was before.

-Tssssssss

Facing the changes happening to his body, the old man's face remained stoic. Retaining the grip of the broadsword in the air, the old man's weak yet steady figure fiercely stared at what was before him. His gaze which was full of determination, and insanity stared at the void before him.

"Gyaaaaa—!"

Screaming at the top of his lungs, the old man slashed...

-Kacha!

As soon as the old man slashed, everything froze.

Shortly after, the white space disappeared and the world started to crumble...

"Guuuuaah—!"

Opening his eyes wide, Kevin sat up straight as he screamed.

"My God, can you not scream like that!"

Covering my ears with my hand, I couldn't help glare at Kevin who seemed to have just woken up from a long nightmare.

"Huh?"

massaged his forehead. After making sure

long was

at my watch, I

if we include the six hours you were in the dungeon, I've pretty much spent eight hours

spoke, the annoyance within

I literally waited for almost eight hours. If not for the gargoyle

fact, at one point I did want to wake Kevin up but no matter what I tried to do to wake Kevin up, his body refused to budge.

I eventually just gave

up straight,

"Where are we?"

still disoriented from what he went through, I pointed towards the purple portal

are still at the entrance of

"Entrance?"

noticed that he was indeed back inside of the cave that led

on Kevin's face. As he recalled the old man in

the true Levisha

going through numerous trails, Kevin passed out and found himself inside of a strange white world where an old man stood. Shortly after he appeared in the world, Kevin witnessed the old man perform every stance

Including the last stance...

stance, and last stance

'I am boundless'

life energy in order to perform it, Kevin couldn't help but shudder

'Can I do it?'

Kevin imagined

he performed the last stance. From his muscle movement, breathing pattern, his demenour...Kevin tried to recall everything

every minute detail into his brain. Shortly after,

he continuously practiced the Levisha style in his mind, the only thing Kevin could envision,

stance...that was his current

Kevin shook

the sixty-fourth stance. Moreover, unlike Grandmaster Levisha who had to sacrifice his life in order to perform such

"Oy, answer me"

of his thoughts was my annoyed

"Hm?"

out for Kevin who was deep into his own world, I shook my head and

late for class, I might get myself in an annoying situation,

"Oh, sorry. Let's go"

his head, Kevin was reminded of the fact that the lectures indeed resumed tomorrow. Thus, without complaining, Kevin stood

I nudged my head and walked towards the tunnel

hurry up, or we might miss the

"Coming..."

his head, Kevin followed me

recalled something. Halting his steps and turning around, he bowed towards the portal and

will make sure to carry out your

dark tunnel. Silence and

-Kacha!

a couple of hours after Kevin left, the purple hue around the portal started fluctuating madly as the portal everything started to

-Rumble!

crumble as large

...