Chapter 1001: Defying Nature

Chapter 1001: Defying Nature



Alex decided to start with Kary, whom he had promised to help for a little while already.

"You up for this?" he asked her, his face showing a bit of worry.

Kary nodded in response, knowing there was no point in hesitating now.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

"Alright. Then, let's get started. It's no different from inside New Eden. The only difference is the density of the surrounding mana. Since it's so much weaker here, I'll have to use Aether to kick-start the process.

"Be warned, the Aether will hurt like hell since your mana capacity isn't the same from inside the game. But I'll need you to push through the pain and keep your mind on task. I doubt we have time to try more than once for each person.

"If anyone fails, we'll have to make do with the ones who succeeded. Are you ready?" he asked once more after giving his explanation.

"I'm ready."

Alex used his mana vision and waited to see the mana around Kary move toward her before he started pushing mana her way.

David and Violette contributed a bit, trying to smooth out the process, and he smiled at them gratefully.

Once Kary had saturated her body with mana, and her brow started furrowing, sweat pearling from her forehead, Alex understood it was time for him to act.

"Alright, here comes the Aether."

Alex silently hoped for this to work, forming a single mote of pure Aether above his hand. They really didn't have time to retry if she failed to produce the mana lobe.

Plus, who knew what kind of repercussions it would have on her if she failed?

Kary was one of their strongest casters, even without a mana lobe. This was all thanks to their constant mana training before the mana channels to this world abruptly closed themselves.

Her mana capacity was impressive, considering she had no mana lobe yet. With the addition of a mana lobe, Alex already knew she would be the strongest caster amongst them again.

He slowly guided the mote of mana into her chest, letting her guide it all the way to her mind to ensure she could handle it.

With a painful grunt, Kary started moving the Aether on her own inside her body; her focus pitted against the intense pain the pure Aether was putting her body through.

Turning to the rest of the group, they all suddenly had a look of uncertainty on their faces.

"Alright. Who's next?"

No one raised their hand, feeling like what Kary had just gone through seemed too easy to be

true.

"Are you sure this is safe?" Killian asked.

He, for one, knew that humans already had a natural capacity for mana, as he came from a line of mages. But they usually spent decades building it, with arduous training and years of training on controlling it.

Seeing Kary form a mana lobe, something that wasn't natural to their world, right in front of him, was raising all kinds of red flags with his training.

"I never said it was safe," Alex replied, looking at Killian with a severe expression.

"But if we want to ensure our survival, it's necessary. A few of us already went through this

when we were in the Tournament of Champions inside New Eden. We know the risks. Be my guest if you would rather wait for them to go."

"

Killian sucked on his teeth in displeasure. He was already going to go in the last three,

anyway.

What wrong was there to feel cautious about something hazardous?

"I'll go next," Jonathan's voice echoed in the cavern.

Looking at him, Alex grinned.

The look of resolve in his eyes was unwavering.

"Good. Sit down and get ready."