Chapter 303: Dark World

[Adapted to Level 2 Dark Energy]

[Adaptability has stopped the forceful summoning]

[Automatic Accumulation Started]

[Dark Energy can be assimilated to Flux Energy]

[Detecting Source Energy Type...]

[Identified as a Spirit Type of Source Energy]

[Because there is no existing assimilated Level 2 Energy, Flux Energy State has created a new vessel for Level 2 Flux Energy alongside your Adaptability's Energy Vessel]

[Compiling a list of Mortal Pathways compatible with Dark Energy…]

[Compiling halted]

[You are already treading a Spirit Type Mortal Pathway]

[You can either overwrite your current Pathway resulting in a regress in realm or continue treading the same Pathway]

[Overwrite or Continue?]

[Note: By overwriting, all of your Mortal Pathway will suffer a regression to the previous realm losing most of your progress. You can only change your current Pathway without any penalty after completing the Mortal Pathway and before treading on a Transcendent Pathway]

[Because you are now adapted to both Level 1 and Level 2 Spirit Type of Source Energy, Source Energy Upgrade has been unlocked by Flux Energy State]

[By upgrading on your own, you will stop relying upon and cut your connection to the Source Energy's Source World which will result in a decrease in your current Mortal Pathway's efficiency, receiving only 50% of the intended Energy Output Amplification. Your connection will be restored once the Source World has been upgraded to a Transcendent World, adding up another 30% Energy Output Amplification. The remaining 20% will depend on how the Source World view you]

[Note: By cutting your connection to the Source World, the progress you contributed to it will become null and void]

[Note 2: Even without upgrading your Level 1 Spirit Type Source Energy, Level 2 Flux Energy can amplify your Energy Output to the Skills and Abilities from your Spirit Type Mortal Pathway by 20%.]

[Note 3: If you choose to overwrite your current Spirit Type Mortal Pathway to a new Spirit Type Mortal Pathway which originates from the current World, you will instantly double your Energy Output on that Pathway. However, your Level 1 Spirit Type Source Energy and your connection to its Source World will be severed]

Along with that long series of notifications concerning the new Energy I adapted, I felt my body turning lightweight. The previous slight heavy feeling brought by entering a higher world has been lifted along with my successful adaptation to Dark Energy.

Not only that, but my body has also started absorbing the Dark Energy existing in the surrounding and putting it into the new vessel for Level 2 Flux Energy.

However, before I could even properly understand everything that was written on it, the red danger warning alarm of my Adaptability started ringing uncontrollably.

"Catch him and don't let him jump back to the Portal! Heh. What an idiot trying to escape from the darkness only to deliver himself right on the abyss itself."

Someone shouted at the front. The mocking tone of his voice was clearly captured by me. Although that idiom sounded a little off, the meaning was still delivered well. I escaped a dangerous situation only to enter a more dangerous situation. Really an idiot, huh?

I couldn't see anyone or anything clearly yet as my eyes were still in the process of adjusting due to the inestimable time I spent inside that dark Dimensional Passageway.

I knew that there's a notification about the World's Will forcefully summoning me but it was stopped by my Adaptability itself. If that didn't happen, I would probably be already caught without being able to struggle to escape.

Judging from the command he shouted, I already felt the presence of at least three Transcendent Ranks and a number of Rank 5 Mortals who flew above me barring my way to jump back to the Portal.

I've got a view of the scenery from before exiting the Portal and I finally got the reason why it showed that.

The gaping Portal was at the peak of a hill and I am in the process of rolling down from it due to being unaware of the ground I landed on!

So much for preparing to jump back inside…

Now I have no choice but to fight my way back to it.

There's still a lot of unknown to me about this world but with my Adaptability providing me more information about my surroundings without needing my other senses to work completely, I successfully gathered a slight understanding of my current situation.

Aside from those who barred my way back to the Portal, there are at least 3 more Transcendent Ranks in this location. I couldn't really extend my senses fully yet but if more time passed, for sure more of them would come.

Without waiting for my sight to be fully adjusted, I opened Nullification Zone and Bulwark of Invulnerability, changing the red warning of my adaptability to yellow.

With the danger being reduced to that point, instead of immediately being put in a serious condition from the barrage of attacks that assaulted me, it only gave me some flesh wound. If I took care of it properly, it wouldn't be a problem.

However, how will I take care of it when the red warning once again lit up?!

The Quintuple Shields were all broken from the previous attacks and it will not be reformed instantly. I only have the Nullification Zone at the moment and the Energy Shield skill from Zerina which reduced the damage I received by a few percent.

I already closed the Bulwark but I noticed that the consumption of Energy was abnormally high for the Nullification Zone.

Ah. No. It's not abnormal, it's just that… my Energy Control was straining itself to maintain the Nullification Zone made from the surrounding Dark Energy.

Although the efficiency of it is higher than just using my Level 1 Flux Energy, the consumption of energy is directly proportional to it.

"Don't let him escape!"

The voice from earlier shouted again.

"Well, it's not like he will be able to escape and hide in our world. The World's Will will make a move and expose him to us. The restriction of stepping into a higher world was surely dragging him down as well. So don't disappoint me and catch him immediately!"

I see. He didn't know that I already adapted to this world which removed any restriction. And also, the World's Will already made its move against me but was blocked by my Adaptability. The World's Will at the World of Spirits forcefully summoned me back then. Why didn't Adaptability reacted? Is it because I was sleeping at that time?

When my sense of sight completely adjusted to this new place, the first thing I saw was the incoming attacks that were all aimed at my limbs.

Like that guy shouted, they're not really trying to kill me...

Why do they want to catch me anyway? If they aimed to kill me, even with my defenses which I hastily put up, I would at least receive one serious injury.

Haa… I will try to understand that later, getting out of this situation comes first.

Energy Amplification!

Energy Incarnate Form!

Domain of Valor!

Activating the three key skills, I felt the sudden rush in power through my Energy Incarnate Form. My Energy Control has risen to an extent and the short distance teleportation got an increase in its range.

If before it was only a meter. Now I can teleport to two meters upon using it.

The range is still short but the increase in distance is really appreciated at this moment.

Short Distance Teleportation!

As soon as my body vanished from the spot I was in and reappeared two meters away from it, the red warning of my Adaptability stopped.

"He dodged…"

"Why does it feel like he's not restricted at all? Also, he's using our Dark Energy more efficiently than us…"

"You're right… Is he really a Mortal World Transcendent?"

Those who attacked me conversed among themselves as they couldn't comprehend what's currently happening.

Perhaps they already had an instance of someone from a Mortal World entering this world and everything went well. Who knows?

But isn't this a chance for me?

Bedevilled Outburst!

Numerous Energy Explosion Projectiles were instantly conjured and launched towards them. Using the chance when they dodged it, I once again used Short Distance Teleportation and Flourishing Steps to increase the distance.

Since we're located on a hill, my skill led me to lush greenery at its foot. Despite being called as the Dark World, the plants here still had a vibrant green glow on their leaves. The sky which I thought would be too dark was only somewhat dim even if there's a sun shining down to this world. Is Dark World really this world's name?

Ah. Let's not overthink it. There will be time for that soon.

Luckily, the camp which the denizens used and the Portal were all at the top of the hill and there's nothing else below it. Since I have no choice but to continue moving, I just extended my Transcendent Senses to pick a direction where there's no living being to run into.

I have the Orb of Concealment on me. Although the cooldown of it also stopped when I was inside the Dimensional Passageway, it's now moving and I will be able to use it in 15 minutes.

Because I decided to launch a sneak attack on one of the four Transcendents there, I didn't use the full 10-minute duration.

"Chase after him, quick! The Blade Monarch was already on her way. We will be in dark and deep shit if we let that Mortal World dog get away!"

"Why don't you join us and stop shouting? That will be more efficient."

"If you stopped shouting and at least joined us in attacking him, he wouldn't be able to get away, no?"

Ignoring that conversation among them, I continued to blast through to the direction I chose, gaining more distance from them.

However, that Blade Monarch… Why is someone with a title coming here? Did someone predict my arrival?