Chapter 747 Interlude 12-2- Vale Blade and Cosplay

Chapter 747 Interlude 12-2- Vale Blade and Cosplay

Evan materialized in the Core Sector teleporter, 1500 meters below ground, and approached the imposing adamantine doors ahead.

"I may hate your guts, Arlan Maddox, but I don't hate what you left for me."

Evan remarked with a smirk as he stepped into the expansive room. He gazed at the crimson runes adorning the floor and ceiling.

Beneath the tiles he stood on lay dozens of Transcendent Level magic stones, powering these runes. Any attempt to breach this place would trigger a surge of Transcendent Magic power on the intruder.

"Unlock Security for Items 001 and 002."

[Affirmed. Disabling Rune Defences. Powering down Combat Golems.]

As the runes lost their light, Evan walked forward and headed right for the pedestal in the centre of the room, where two items were placed atop a cushion inside a reinforced glass box.

It was a small Palm-sized Shield and a Sword Hilt.

"The 'Gazebind Aegis', and the 'Vale Blade'.

Looking at how small it is, you wouldn't think this is one of the most powerful shields on the planet."

Evan examined his hands, adjusting the artifacts he wore. He slid the Doubler (Bracelet) higher up his left arm and removed another bracelet to make room between the Doubler and his watch.

Opening a glass box, he retrieved a palm-sized shield, fastening its strap securely onto his arm.

"Now, then. You're MINE."

Evan released his magic power, infusing the shield with his destruction essence to erase Arlan Maddox's Imprint and replace it with his own.

The moment he did that, the shield burst into a shower of light, disappearing into his hand, leaving behind a golden rune identical to the seven-sided geometric shape of the shield.

"That's good... As expected of a Legendary Grade weapon."

The shield was designed in a way that he could summon it at will from—and send it away to—a parallel dimension of sorts.

As Evan had the Inventory skill, it automatically connected itself to his inventory.

Next, Evan took the Sword Hilt and instructed the AI to teleport him to the Training Hall. Once there, he scattered a handful of magic stones on the floor and directed the AI to absorb them.

"Show me the strongest Epic Level samples you have."

[Here, Administrator.]

An illusory board with a list of ancient monsters that had gone extinct came up and Evan nodded before asking it to deploy them all.

[Are you sure, Administrator?]

"Yep."

[Very well. Deploying.]

The AI absorbed the magic power from the stones, and the hall filled with energy as it conjured twelve monster projections, each with a Level 500 power, each releasing roars that reverberated throughout the Complex.

One of the monsters lunged at Evan, slashing with its six-clawed paws. Instantly, Evan's rune glowed and the Gazebind Aegis materialized. It was no longer the small palm-sized shield; now it was twice the size of Evan's forearm.

**BAMM!!!

Evan deflected the monster's claws with the shield, absorbing the attack's kinetic energy and preventing himself from being pushed back.

"That's good..."

Evan pushed the monster away with his shield, then leapt into the air to dodge a slashing blade tail aimed at him.

He waved his hand and conjured an array of fireballs, hurling them at the monsters below. Some monsters erected magic shields to defend themselves, while others took the brunt of the fiery onslaught with their bodies.

With most of the monsters focused on dodging or blocking the flames, Evan raised the Gazebind Aegis and declared.

"Alright, Everyone.

Look at ME!"

The moment Evan said that, the shield flashed with light and simultaneously, it was as if an invisible force ensnared the bodies of all the monsters and turned their heads in his direction.

"If you guys were real, I would have had my pick of skills now."

Evan muttered as he dropped to the ground and told the AI to disable the projections.

For the Hero of Mimicry whose ability required Eye Contact, then what better ability could his weapon have than a 'Taunt' that forcefully shifted the awareness of up to ten targets at once?

|Gazebind Aegis

Type; Legendary Shield.

There was once a Gorgon 'Race Queen' on Planet Aidos with Amber eyes so captivating they seemed to pull people in.

She desired for all to admire her eyes, but most turned away, either attacking her or escaping her presence.

Driven by her longing, she created an Artifact to protect herself from their attacks, compelling all who gazed upon her to 'admire' her eyes, even if it was against their will.

By the time she was slain by the 'Demon King of Destruction' during the 'Great Valmone War', billions of souls had already been turned to stone by her beautiful, enchanting Mystic Eyes of Petrification.

Equip Bonus; 10% Total Damage Mitigation.

Abilities;

Forcefully shifts the Awareness of a maximum of 10 designated targets to the User's Eyes.

Within 30 Seconds of receiving an attack, further Mitigate all Damage by an additional 10%. Occurs once every minute.

Size Manipulation. |

"Billions? The Demonic Hand's still got rookie numbers compared to this."

Evan muttered as read the description of the Shield, pitying the poor souls who had been petrified by this Gorgon Queen.

He then moved his focus to the Equip Bonus and the second ability of the shield, two things that made him smile.

'Total Damage Mitigation.'

Physical, Elemental, Mental, Energy, Spiritual and whatever. All were mitigated simply by having it equipped.

"Now then."

Evan brought out the Sword Hilt and summoned his trusty partner who had accompanied him for over two years, the Unforged.

"Unfortunately, getting the materials to take you to Phase 2 is easier said than done.

"Woman, that's a spatial manipulation ability! How do you have that?!"

"I can have whatever I want."

Roselia replied as she swung her blade down, but the Gazebind Aegis manifested at the last moment and blocked her slash.

'That annoying shield as well...'

A light frown adorned her face as Roselia boosted her mental resistance using a spell and then kicked Evan away, unleashing slashes of her black aura which he countered. They clashed again in a supersonic sword battle.

While they duelled, the AI asked Evan about letting the other Sub-Administrators into the Core Sector, to which he replied offhandedly.

When Eliza, David and Laurene teleported in, Evan and Roselia were in the middle of a heated battle where it looked like they were trying to kill themselves.

However, their use of only swords and weapon skills indicated it wasn't a deathmatch.

Mid-battle, Roselia suddenly had a bad feeling, and her whole being instinctively warned her against clashing blades with Evan.

Unfortunately, she had already swung her sword and there was no time to cancel her motion.

Their blades collided and—

*CLANG!! **BAAMM!!!!

—Roselia's back slammed into a wall in the next second.

"Damn, your Instincts are sharper than people with the Instinct skill."

Evan commented, retracting the energy from his blade and stabbing it into the ground. Roselia, silent, regained her footing, her attention shifting to Vanitas in her grip.

"...what did you do?"

Roselia was certain that Evan had activated his sword's unique ability just then, but its exact nature remained elusive to her.

All she knew, was that the ability affected Vanitas.

When she raised her gaze to Evan again, her eyes widened in disbelief.

On Evan's blade were golden lines running through it like veins. The exact same pattern of lines on her sword.

In that Instant, her brain formed a conjecture she was 99% sure of.

'That last strike...the sudden increase in power...that was Vanitas' ability!'

Evan's wry smile deepened as he saw Roselia's expression, knowing she had a guess. The Vale Blade's unique ability was, in truth, quite straightforward if one pondered it with some depth.

Roselia had never discerned it simply because Arlan Maddox recognized her crazy instincts and never used it against her.

|The Unforged Vale (Enhanced)

Type; Relic Grade Sword.

Fusion between the 'Vale Blade' and the 'Unforged Vanquisher'. Enhanced by the 'Prototype Replicator'.

During an Era long forgotten, there was a 'Hero of Mimicry' who achieved 'Race Queen' status and sought to take more from her opponents than just their Skills, Magic, and Techniques.

Harnessing her Authority over the Universal Law of Mimicry, she forged this blade after years in the 'Sword Grave Valley'.

In homage to the blades interred there, she granted it the name 'Vale'.

Hero of Mimicry Equip Bonus; Amplifies the power of all Mimicked Abilities by 10%.

Abilities;

Retains all abilities of 'Base' Weapon.

Enhances all abilities of the 'Base' Weapon by 50%.

Amplifies infused energy by 1.5x.

Energy Blade Mode.

Unique:

When clashing repeatedly with a designated target weapon, the Vale Blade analyses the weapon's construction and replicates it within itself using the essence of the law of Mimicry.

The aforementioned Ability can only be used by someone who can wield the Law of Mimicry.

Limited Appearance Modification.

Restrictions;

Due to Universal law restrictions, the Vale Blade can only replicate a maximum of 4 different weapons abilities.

Remaining Slots: 3 |

It normally had 2 base Slots, but the Doubler made that 4 and Evan was very grateful that it worked.

'Appearance modification, eh?'

His lips curled up into a grin and he dug into his inventory, pulling up a set of clothes he had prepared beforehand and changed into them.

Evan in these clothes was an imposing figure clad in a black, menacing suit of armour. He wore a helmet with a distinctive faceplate and integrated breathing apparatus and a dark cloak which billowed ominously.

On his chest was a control panel-like box, featuring a series of lights and buttons.

Holding his sword, he used appearance modification to transform it.

The hilt morphed into a cylindrical shape, while the blade was coated with a layer of destructive essence, giving it the appearance of a pure energy blade.

It emitted a humming sound, and behind the mask, Evan couldn't help but smile.

Before everyone's eyes, he brought out a mirror from his inventory and looked himself over before speaking with a robot-esque voice.

[Yep. I definitely look like Darth.]

He then turned to Eliza and passed her a camera, telling her to take pictures as he posed with his LightSabe—correction, the Unforged Vale.

'When I get back to Earth V, I'm definitely posting all of this online.'

After his cosplay of a certain sci-fi movie franchise villain, rearranged his artifacts to optimize the Doubler's effect.

He then made his way to the Outer Sectors to check on the others exploring Arlan Maddox's archives.

As Evan teleported out of the Core Sector, he pulled out a small book labelled 'Otherworld Todo List' from his inventory and checked off 'Getting a Lightsaber'.