Alex’s and Mira’s footsteps echoed across the surface of the Primordial Expanse.
As soon as they were finished with their ’business’, they wasted no time in getting the heck away from those damned floating islands.
Thankfully, there was no need for them to jump off the edge and hope they could teleport down to the ground in time before they went *Splat!*
Alex simply found the same location he had arrived at when he was teleported up to this island and replicated the stomp he performed back in his fit of rage on the surface.
And voila!
The pillar of light once again revealed itself to the duo, shocking Mira and leaving Alex with a proud smile like he was the one who had done something magical.
The pillar up on the floating island was different though, it had an end.
More specifically, it extended for about 10 metres into the air before ending abruptly.
It was clear that it was intended to take them downwards instead of upwards.
And after stepping into it, Mira finally stepped foot on the surface of the Primordial Expanse for the first time since she was whisked away to this place against her will!
It was a milestone moment for them both, but it was short lived.
The place was empty, it was much more underwhelming than Mira had expected.
It was only after Alex told her his theory that the floating islands were once on the surface, and what they were seeing now was what was left behind after they were somehow ripped away, did Mira understand why this place was so barren.
Since this was the case, they just picked a direction and started running at full speed.
Well, Mira’s full speed — since Alex would leave her in the dust if he travelled at his full speed.
***
14 days later, the surface of the Primordial Expanse.
"Finally some fucking green!"
Alex couldn’t help but exclaim out loud in joy when he saw the far off imagery that was a lush forest.
His first reaction was to curse the world and everything in it.
What kind of luck was this?
Why him?
Why now, while he was stuck in the Primordial Expanse!
It all made him want to scream, shout and commit all sorts of other violent atrocities.
Even Mira felt the same for him.
Her requirements were much more tame compared to his.
While at first hers might seem on the same level of difficulty, they were truly incomparable.
Yes, she had to kill 10 Variant class beings at the same rank as herself, so D+ rank.
Or she had to kill 5 Variant class beings above her own rank, so anything from C- rank upwards.
But while 5 Variant class beings of a higher tier might seem harder than killing one such being of a higher tier might seem more unfair, it was actually the opposite.
The jump in strength between C tier and B tier was like scaling a pebble compared to a mountain.
This was all because of the breakthrough to becoming a higher tier being.
Not to mention that Alex would have to kill something at the peak of this tier, which also happened to be Variant class as well...
It all seemed too far fetched for him, who was only a C- rank Mutant class.
’Well, the first thing is that I’ll have to reach Variant class before considering anything else...’
But since he was already dealt the bad news, he had to deal with it.
A new goal was already set in his mind.
Variant class!