Chapter 29 - Mysterious Ovoid

Randy looked in the void of space to make sure that he was not mistaken the first time he checked the system's display.

⟪[[Knowledge Points: 0]]⟫

Sure enough, he did not see it wrong when he checked it before; it actually said that he had 'zero' points, which means he could not comprehend any of the techniques that he had acquired.

With things being the way it is, Randy decided that it was more necessary to acquire some Knowledge Points and see whether he could really comprehend any of the recorded techniques that the system had saved in the 'Recorded Section' rather than to partake in the virtual combat with his basic techniques.

Of course, there was a mention of converting his energy into knowledge points by the system, but Randy was not sure how much it would amount or how long he had to keep converting until he had enough to learn any technique, so that was only as a last resort. Besides, based on the way the system phrased it, it was more likely for one knowledge point to cost more regular energy to be converted into it.

'After all, if it was that easy to get knowledge points that way, it could've just said to simply convert my energy into knowledge points alone without also suggesting killing living beings to actually acquire them.'

Randy looked slightly above where the knowledge Points Icon was located and stared at a certain icon. Using his mind, he was able to select the icon, revealing a drop down list of texts.

⟪[[Records]]⟫

Current Recorded History:

Skill(s)

<Palm of Double Return>

<Shadow Mirage Barrage>

<Blood Ray>

Technique(s)

<Void Rippling Punch Technique>

<Unseen Sword Art>

<Mountain Cleaving Strike Technique>

<Traceless Form Technique>

<Untraceable Shallow Spear Art>

<Destructive Demonic Spear Technique>

'These are the current techniques and skills that I had acquired but sadly all of them required knowledge points to comprehend. Not to mention the amount of knowledge points necessary to comprehend them, I don't even have one point so I might as wait until I have some points and then I can ask the system then. I don't want to feel stressed out from the amount of points needed or not being enough even if I have some right now. I will go out tomorrow and all this will be solved one way or another; If I can somehow accumulate 1000 knowledge points, I might be able to comprehend at least one of the skills or techniques, in any case, I hope 1000 knowledge points would be enough.'

Randy surmised while sitting on the edge of his bed and afterwards he prepared himself to get to sleep.

Randy did not believe that it would cost him less points to comprehend these techniques and skills that were either A-rank or S-rank or perhaps some might be stronger than their actual ranks but nonetheless, he plans on accumulating just enough knowledge points and attempt at comprehending one of them.

After tucking himself under his quilt, strangely enough, he felt drowsy as he quickly fell asleep almost right away as if he was completely exhausted and his body was at its limit.

…

As Randy fell asleep, he suddenly opened his eyes and found out that his consciousness was drifting towards a certain direction heading towards the unknown and before he even knew what was going on, he suddenly stopped and was now standing in some dark location; it was a complete darkness everywhere with no light whatsoever no matter what direction he looked.

'Where am I? I thought I was sleeping just now, why am I suddenly in this strange place' Randy thought in bewilderment.

After checking himself, he quickly found out that he was currently in a transparent-like form and floating in this darkness location. When he was about to react to his current self, all of a sudden, he was instantly pulled forward by a compelling force as the scenery around him immediately changed.

He found himself standing in a white empty space, with no other color besides the plain white color. This gave him a strange feeling as if he was now in a colorless world. Randy looked around some more and he found something strange in this place, no, it is more accurate to say it was the only other existence in this colorless world. In front of him, he found an egg-shaped colorful crystal; the shape of the crystal was that of an ovoid.

Randy was surprised to find something this colorful in this colorless world that he found himself in.

'W-What is that?' Randy muttered in a trance as he could not take his eyes away from the colorful crystal.

When Randy looked closely at the colorful crystal that was about a few meters away yet so close to him, he found out that inside this crystal, there were various transparent solid shapes like: Triangular Prism, Square Prism or Cube, Cone, Cylindrical Prism, Rectangular Prism, Hexagonal Prism, and many other solid shapes that were constantly alternating inside the colorful crystal, however, at the center of this [Ovoid Crystal] was a spherical substance, it was more like glittering stars in a form of a sphere, constantly changing colors between seven different colors or perhaps even more.

Just by looking at it, this ovoid crystal was very alluring, entrancing, and enticing at the first glance, enough that one could not help themselves wanting it for themselves no matter the price one had to pay for it, however, realizing this, Randy immediately shook his head to get rid of these thoughts as he tried speaking out.

He soon found himself unable to utter any speech and then realized that only his thoughts could be used just fine.

'Just what is going on? Where the hell am I? How do I get out of this strange place?' Randy said in confusion as he continued to look around frantically.

He looked around to find a way out, but he did not see any exit or anything else besides this ovoid crystal that was currently floating in the distance and also in front of him. At first, he was tempted to reach out and touch it, but he did not let himself get consumed by the intense desire he felt when he first laid his eyes on it.

'Just what is that crystal? Was it trying to make me touch it just now?' Randy wondered as he warily looked at the colorful crystal.

This mysterious crystal carries with it this compelling energy around itself that causes any living being that harbors greed within themselves to not be able to resist its temptation, however, even though Randy wanted to obtain power even if it was from the devil himself at his lowest point in life, he was not greedy enough to just take some random crystal which he had no idea what it will do to him after he touched it.

In spite of that, as long as he was aware of the source of this crystal and the benefit it will bring him, he would not hesitate to take this crystal for himself, but for now, he would not be tempted to take it before finding that out.

Even someone like Randy knew very well that there was no such thing as free food without some sort of exchange, kindness without ulterior motives, and certainly no free power without any consequences. And with that mindset, Randy proceeded to deeply stare at the only existence in this strange space, the mysterious ovoid crystal with an attentive and cautious gaze.

'What does this thing want from me? Why is it compelling me to touch it?' Randy doubtfully questioned with a frown on his face.

At this moment, a certain thought or perhaps a certain emotion suddenly appeared inside Randy's mind, shocking and confusing him greatly.

'What's going on?! What is this feeling?! W-Who said that?!' Randy shouted within his thoughts.

To be more precise, this was not his own thoughts but rather someone else's thought. This confused Randy even further as he began to look around in a panic. Eventually, as he found out that no one else was in here beside himself and the floating ovoid crystal, Randy slowly turned his attention to the crystal, and he tilted his head in confusion before he hesitatingly questioned within his thoughts.

'Don't tell me… Was it you who sent your thoughts just now?' Randy doubtfully asked.

Randy thought he was going crazy for even thinking such a thing, however, unexpectedly he received a response in confirmation to his doubts through his mind.

"W-What?! So it was you?! W-Who are you? What do you want from me?' Randy cautiously asked.

At this moment, he had no idea where he is and what that mysterious ovoid crystal was and so, he decided to remain as cautious as possible.

However unexpectedly the colorful ovoid crystal only mocked him in response to his cautious reactions.

'What do you mean I already who you are? Didn't we just meet just now?' Randy confusedly asked in return and then he continued after thinking for a bit, "I don't recall coming across something like you."

The colorful ovoid crystal did not respond to him this time as it kept exuding its dazzling, sparkling and iridescent lights.

Seeing that the other party did not respond to him, Randy soon fell into deep thought.

'The other party claimed that I already knew about its existence but as far as I remember, this was definitely my first time encountering something like this and furthermore my first time even coming to this strange space. Where the hell am I exactly? Never mind that for now, I clearly haven't met it before and yet it claimed that I have so the only logical conclusion is that I might've stumble upon it somehow without knowing but how could I not remember something with those vibrant colors, not to mention that compelling feeling it exudes." He silently thought.

Thinking to there, Randy pondered further as he suddenly recalled the things that happened to him recently to see if he could somehow discern the identity of this mysterious ovoid crystal that claimed that he already knew about it.