Chapter 531: infiltration

As the beast crawled its way through the crack, Julius couldn’t help but notice how intense the creature’s aura was. He could feel the pressure tingling across his skin and weighing down on his own spirit. He knew right away that this creature was powerful.

It was Tier 4 at the very least, maybe even stronger. He was sure of that. If that wasn’t bad enough, he got an ominous notification.

Notice: Infiltration detected…

Protection protocols have been damaged…

Warning: True death is a possibility.

His attention snapped to the message he received. He did not like what he read. Not one bit.

He had a feeling that this damage was caused by whatever field had attacked their souls. Perhaps it wasn’t even a soul attack in the first place, merely a byproduct of it. Whatever it was, Julius didn’t believe it was part of the realm’s trials or plan.

It was most likely an attack by another party or organization—someone who was playing dangerous games.

He grabbed his friends by the arms and started retreating farther from this creature. They were becoming more lucid, so it was easier.

Julius stared at where the creature was squeezing its shoulders out of the crack. Its face was jagged and completely black, as if made of pure darkness. Its red eyes were pulsing angrily as it roared.

Just the shockwaves from its roars were enough to stagger some of the nearby people who were only just recovering from the soul damage they received.

Everyone was in full panic. Some were smart and were already running. It would seem that he wasn’t the only one who had received that message. People were talking about it worriedly and for good reason.

This past week, they had been able to fight with confidence because death wasn’t actually real in this realm. However, from the sounds of it, that no longer applied, and it scared people.

The bad news was that they couldn’t run. One of the people who had a flying treasure was already far away, but Julius saw them slam into an invisible wall of some kind. There was a barrier around them.

Julius saw other people try to break through this barrier, but to no avail. People attempted to teleport, but either their skills didn’t work, or they would disappear, only to reappear with a cry of agony. It looked like they received some kind of backlash.

He and the others had already gotten to the barrier. They were all doing their best to try to figure out this barrier. He did his best to inspect the barrier and see if there was a way to break it.

He threw some powerful spikes of mana at the barrier. He even channeled a bit of fire mana through his crown, using the ruinous flames to enhance his constructs. But that was useless as well.

He had a feeling that [Void Step] might get through. The only thing that stopped him was the fear of leaving his friends behind. He did not have sufficient control to feel confident carrying all his friends through the barrier alongside him.

He never forgot how innately dangerous the skill was. There was a reason he had almost died several times trying to learn it. The chaotic void wasn’t a place meant for humans to live.

His Space Concept helped him survive better than most, but he didn’t have any qualms about his friends being able to survive similarly. He wanted to test out if he could exit in the first place, but he was also worried about it keeping him out the moment he left.

He had a feeling that this barrier’s primary function wasn’t to keep people in. That was only a single function of it. It was more likely that this barrier was meant to prevent individuals like Vailon, Kaelther, and Terradon from entering.

Julius stayed calm, though, and his mind started to race through the possibilities.

He was forced to turn his focus away from the barrier and to the monster who was already halfway through the crack. He came to a simple conclusion.

If push came to shove, he would have to deal with the threat himself.

He grinned slightly when he saw that he wasn’t the only person to have this idea. Many others were already throwing attacks at the creature with all their strength.

Isaac, the behemoth of a teen, was throwing himself at the monster. Julius watched as the ground completely shattered from the force of Isaac’s jump. A powerful, glowing white light appeared around the guy’s skin.

It was oppressive, and Julius found himself impressed despite the current chaos all around him. Isaac was fast. Extremely fast.

He disappeared from the ground and appeared in front of the massive creature in the blink of an eye. His fist was already crashing into the creature’s face with an earthshattering crash.

However, this only seemed to annoy the creature rather than injure it, and it roared out, showing its enormous fangs. Then its red eyes flashed once, and Julius watched with concern as Isaac was hit by a crimson beam and thrown aside, smashing into the ground. He produced a crater large enough to fit an elephant.

Find this and other great novels on the author’s preferred platform. Support original creators!

He heard Isaac before he saw him. The guy’s joyful laughter echoed through the area. He was covered in injuries, but to Julius’s shock, a flash of white light blasted outward from Isaac’s body, and his wounds were healed.

“God damn battle maniac,” Julius heard Riven mutter from behind.

“He can heal?” Julius asked the mage.

“Yep. The crazy bastard not only can heal, but he also absorbs mana to fuel his healing ability. It makes him a pain in the ass to fight,” Riven said with a look of disgust.

“It sounds like you have fought him,” Julius noted, looking at Isaac, who was already heading straight for the monster once more.

“Yeah, he challenged me earlier this year. My master thought it would be a good experience,” Riven said with a shudder.

“Was it not?”