Chapter 133: Chapter 133- Relief And Discovery

That day, the group decided to set camp in the area they were in. Even though the earthquakes were still a huge threat to them and they even caused the death of a few of the students.

But, that was by far the best location to spend the night at. It wasn't completely split open with cracks and it had a relatively high altitude that helped solve the problem. Besides, most of the students were heavily injured or exhausted and they could barely move around to even travel anywhere.

So, they set their camps and campfires for the night. Before leaving the gymnasium, they brought along with them all the things they would need to spend nights outside in the cold. It wasn't the best set of tools, but they were good enough for the time being.

Then, when things settled down, the students had a small victory celebration with some food, drinks, and other things. It wasn't a huge celebration considering the fact that they didn't come out of this battle completely unscathed. Many people had died during the entire ordeal and even more suffered grave injuries due to it.

Even if things were over, the students felt very sad for their fallen peers. Many lost their friends and it was devastating. No one in their right mind would laugh and be happy when others are mourning next to them.

The atmosphere was bittersweet as it should be. The rain had slowed down and the wind became a little tamer and more bearable. Also, the pulses of the Core Dimension's gate finally died down completely.

Everyone assumed that it meant the end of this entire phenomenon. But, Talon knew that it was far from over.

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"How long is it going to take before the worldly laws change?"

After celebrating with the group for a while, Talon excused himself to a secluded place where he could think alone and talk with Acrypha. In his hand was a cup of coffee he had taken with him after eating a warm meal.

Talon wasn't much of a coffee guy, but in such cold weather, that cup of coffee felt really great.

Staring into the distance, he waited for Acrypha to answer.

"A few weeks, maybe a few days. It's a gradual change that you will only notice by the time it's over." She replied. "We won't know what kind of expansion happened to Earth till then."

"Oh? Why is that? Isn't it going to go from being a Low-D dimension to a Medium-D?" Talon asked curiously.

However, Acrypha shook her head. "That's what should happen. But, I noticed that the expansion that happened to Earth was extremely abnormal and violent. So much so, it should only happen in higher dimensions. I'm suspecting it won't be as simple as a one-step transition."

"Oh, great. Let me guess, that also means that monsters are going to be way stronger and the changes will be far more prominent?" Talon asked with a sigh, knowing the answer already.

"Unfortunately, yes. The progress of the earth's transition will accelerate greatly too. So, it will probably not take that long before the second expansion happens."

"What a bunch of good news..." Talon murmured as he sipped on his cup of coffee to calm himself down.

Then, he went completely silent, thinking of what he needed to do next. He knew that it things were only going to get harder and harder from now on. What happened the past few weeks was just the start.

'I will need to get even more serious than before.'

"Sorry, I just felt dumb for a moment. But, I feel much better now." He replied.

"What? I'm confused."

"It's nothing, really."

"Tell me. I want to know." Acrypha urged him.

"Nope~"

"You... Sigh, all right then, keep your secret to yourself."

"Hahaha, I will definitely do that."

With that, the two continued talking idly for a while. The subtle tension between them vanished completely as if it was never there. In fact, Talon felt as if he got to know more about Acrypha through this interaction than before.

Time passed slowly till the sound of students died down completely and everyone went to sleep. The light of the campfires they kept died down too, leaving only a few for vision. Everyone, except Talon, who decided to finally do something he had been postponing for a while now.

"Let's check what I got from killing all those monsters." He murmured as he sat down and opened his notifications. "I'm expecting a lot of good things." Talon smiled.

He had seen a small glimpse of what he received and it was a very useful new ability from his Dimension Harvester. Using Dash, he was able to save his and Hyun-Jae's life twice. He was sure that it was going to be something he would use consistently.

Acrypha sat near him and looked curiously.

The first thing Talon was welcomed with was the number of monsters he had killed.

"More than 700 monsters... That is... insane." He murmured. "This is more than the number of monsters I killed before combined. Probably double that number."

Talon didn't count the number exactly before but he was certain this was far more than that.

"What you did is something even someone double your level would have a hard time actually doing. The rewards you will get will be definitely interesting, to say the least." Acrypha commented, making the young man nod his head.

"No wonder I have received +40 points in all stats. That number is starting to make sense to me now." He rubbed the back of his head confusedly.

Even though 40 points compared to the number of monsters he killed might sound low, Talon didn't forget that most of these monsters were lower than him in level so only a huge number of them would actually give him any bonus.

'Though, my level only increased twice...'

Then, his eyes fell on the next notification which was far more interesting than the first two.

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