ocean-life B5 | Chapter 54
B5 | Chapter 54
AlexiaI let out a yawn after slaughtering all of the Ascendants who were previously hunting me down.
Overall, after reaching Ascendant Tier myself and getting to Transcendent in both my species and class, my power is probably unmatched amongst regular people. And that’s not even arrogance. It’s just how it is.
Transcendents in species gain two entire extra stat points per level than Class S species, and so do Transcendents in class. Making it so that I gain four extra points in stat per level compared to the strongest of the System other than me.
Except for Lucas. But he’s an exception since he’s already a Transcendent in class.
The only things I need to worry about right now are the remaining Trials, the Quantum Beings, and the Corrupted One and his corrupted forces.
Regular mortals aren’t something I need to worry about anymore.
I also managed to find a good test subject for Quantum Collapse.
The skill turned out to be a lot more… overwhelming… than I expected.
I glance at the skill’s description.
{Quantum Collapse: Allows the user to force a target into a state of absolute death across all realities, probabilities, and existences. This skill cannot be blocked, healed from, or avoided. Attempts at resurrection in any manner are impossible. This skill cannot be used unless the target is considered to be considerably weakened.}
When the description said, ‘absolute death’, I didn’t expect it to mean literally erasing them from existence. Even from others’ memories.
It’s almost like I just wiped that guy from reality itself. Making everyone act like he doesn’t and never existed.
I even go around after the ‘battle’, which wasn’t much of a battle, and check with other people who knew about the guy. But none of them know anything.
And some of the things he did were replaced in their minds by something or someone else.
Almost like reality itself is changing to fit his absence.
It’s kind of scary. But it’s fine since I’m the one who did it.
What isn’t scary though is the sight of the System Messages I find from all the kills.
[Level 2503 Half-Elemental Defeated – User’s earned EXP has been increased by a significant portion due to killing a being whose level is above their own.]
…
[Level 2502 Human Defeated – User’s earned EXP has been increased by a significant portion due to killing a being whose level is above their own.]
{Congratulations! You have leveled up to level 2502! Your Species has awarded you +4 VIT, +4 DEX, +4 STR, +4 MAG, and +4 MEN. Your Class has awarded you +4 VIT, +4 DEX, +4 STR, +4 MAG, and +4 MEN.}
{Congratulations! You have leveled up to level 2503! Your Species has awarded you +4 VIT, +4 DEX, +4 STR, +4 MAG, and +4 MEN. Your Class has awarded you +4 VIT, +4 DEX, +4 STR, +4 MAG, and +4 MEN.}
Anyway, after dealing with the pests, I teleport back to the first Dimensional Block, where I left the others. Then I teleport them all back to Dimensional Block #108 now that the danger has passed.
Although, considering how quickly I dealt with the problem, I don’t know if I even needed to teleport them away.
I also didn’t need to bother with slotting my other skills. Since they were even weaker than I thought they’d be.
After teleporting all of them to their little council chamber that I took them away from, I head to my home to rest for a bit. All while making plans to head back to the Quantum Realm in order to complete my trials in a few days. Once I’ve rested a bit.
But something… strange happens in the morning of the next day.
I hear loud cracks beginning to echo from everywhere. And I see reality itself showing various cracks. Glitchy cracks at that.
Cracks that remind me a little bit of the Corrupted One.
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My eyes narrow a little.
What’s going on?
As if in response to my question, a notification appears from the System.
ERROR ERROR ERROR
THX UNAVEOSE WXLL IS UNXTR ATXXOK.
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UNIX81S7 COX8UIE4C9 AT RIXP O7 DE4T7UC851X.
XX476X165X624X84X6168X4X5624651X6X472496
ERROR ERROR ERROR
ERROR ERROR ERROR
ERROR ERROR ERROR
ERROR ERROR ERROR
ERROR ERROR ERROR
ERROR ERROR ERROR
I blink in surprise as I stare blankly at the notification. One that makes very little sense.
I think I can piece together some of the words. Assuming they’re actually words that are scrambled, and that my mind isn’t just trying to fit them as words.
Before I can think any further on it though, a message from the universe itself arrives.
I stare at the message from the universe. A message that is rather short and out of nowhere.
My… role? Does it mean the purpose of the Quantum Reaper?
That’s annoying. I don’t like the idea of being forced into a role.
I open my status to go look at my skills, only to blink at what I find on my status. Because my status is starting to look rather… wonky.
Um… what’s going on?
A few seconds after opening my status, I find another notification appearing in my vision as my status vanishes.
ERROR ERROR ERROR
THE STATUS SCREEN IS NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS MOMENT.
SYSTEM IS CURRENTLY UNDERGOING PROBLEMS.
THE STATUS WILL RETURN SOON.
ERROR ERROR ERROR
ERROR ERROR ERROR
Okay, seriously. What’s going on right now?
Everything’s breaking.
I can’t even tell what my stats are right now. Not that they’ve actually changed since the last time I checked.
Or, to be specific, they shouldn’t have changed since.
After a brief pause, I teleport to high above the city. At which point I see everyone in the city freaking out.
I guess I wasn’t the only one to get these notifications.
Speaking of notifications, another one appears in my vision.
SYSTEM AND UNIVERSE’S WILL SPLIT CURRENTLY IN PROGRESS. PLEASE BE PATIENT AS THE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE WORKING AS USUAL ONCE THE SPLIT IS COMPLETE.
So the System and the universe’s will are fully separating now?
I knew the universe’s will had some influence over the System, but I didn’t realize the System could completely split away from it.
Actually, up until now, I thought the universe’s control was absolute. Even if it didn’t have real intelligence.
Does this mean the universe’s will isn’t as powerful as I thought? Or maybe…
I pull up the first broken notification again before rereading it. And after trying for a little bit to fit together the broken words, I manage to piece it into something relatively readable.
And what I find is rather… shocking.
Because, if it’s right, then it means the Universe’s Will is currently under attack and at risk of destruction.
If that happens… then what will it mean for the Quantum Beings who have been under its control all this time?