Chapter 66: Testing Out Void's Skills

"I shall call it… Void!"

[Pet's name confirmed]

[Void's stats are available!]

'Stats!'

|Void|

|Race: Omni Drakkon|

|Level: 1|

|EXP: 0/1000|

|HP: 200|

|Energy: 500|

|MP: 500|

|Agility: 20|

|Strength: 20|

|Vitality: 100|

|Stamina: 250|

|Intelligence: 500|

[Skills: Lightning Breath, Lightning Dash, Invincible, Phase]

[Invisible: Ability to remain completely undetected.

Mana cost: 50 MP per second]

[Phase: Ability to pass through barriers

Mana cost: 50 MP per second]

[Abilities]

[Devourer: Capable of devouring anything]

[Clean Slate: OmniDrakkons are not limited to a single element. Skills and Affinities are shared between the pet and master]

[You've obtained a new skill: Gobbler]

[Gobbler: Gobble a Mana core to acquire 10% Mana]

"What?! This is crazy!" Kyle couldn't help but say, directing his gaze over the creature on his desk.

Its dark scales glowed in the dim light of his room, and its piercing golden eyes followed his every movement.

Kyle gulped, unsure of what to say.

"Uh… hey there, Void."

To his utter surprise, the small dragon moved his lips.

"Hi! Nice to meet you!"

Kyle froze when he heard the dragon's cute, childish voice. "Wait! You can talk?"

Void sneered and comically face-palmed. "You can talk, right? So why can't I?"

Kyle shook his head and laughed nervously.

"No... I mean. I didn't expect you to be able to speak so quickly... How did you manage to learn to talk?"

"Well, I'm not speaking the human tongue, not yet," Void replied with a laugh.

"You're not?!"

"Yep. You can understand me and I can understand you as well."

Kyle decided to ask. "How's that even possible?"

Void directed a start to Kyle that spoke volumes. "Stop behaving like a kid. You're asking too many questions."

It jumped down from the desk and raised its eyebrow at Kyle.

"And... How do you expect me to know the answer to all these? I arrived here some minutes ago, remember?"

"Yeah, right," Kyle nodded, not wanting to dwell on the matter much longer.

He remembered the skill [Gobbler]. 'My cultivation speed would drastically increase if I could absorb mana by eating mana cores.'

'No. That can't be possible... But it won't hurt to give it a try.'

Kyle stood up and made his way to his supplies.

Among the many items he had spent his credits on, he had purchased some mana cores.

A Tier-1 mana core cost 200 credits, and he had 5 left from the bunch he had bought.

Kyle picked up a mana core, ready to do it. It normally took him about 45 minutes to fully absorb one, and now he was about to do it in one go—by eating it.

"Here goes nothing," he muttered, picking one up and studying it closely. The mana core pulsed gently in his palm; he could almost feel the energy coursing through it.

His throat tightened as he thought about eating it. "Can I even chew this?" he wondered aloud.

'Let's do this.'

With a deep breath, Kyle popped the mana core into his mouth, half-expecting to break his teeth.

To his surprise, he chewed it easily, his teeth easily breaking it within his mouth and allowing the Mana to dissolve almost immediately on his tongue.

His eyes widened as the warmth spread through his body, and he got a notification right away.

[EXP +10]

It worked.

"I can't believe it…" he whispered, a wide grin spreading across his face. "It worked!"

"Hahaha! It worked."

The sheer absurdity of what just happened made him laugh in disbelief.

His gaze shifted to Void, who was now watching him more intently. Drool was slowly forming at the edge of its mouth, which Kyle easily noticed and smirked.

"Wanna try one?" he asked, holding out another mana core.

Void's eyes gleamed with excitement, and the small dragon leaped towards the core, swallowing it whole without hesitation.

It let out a tiny, satisfied growl, its eyes glowing for a moment before returning to their usual sharp gaze.

"More?" Kyle asked, amused at making the sharp-tongued dragon submit.

"More!" Void echoed with excitement.

Kyle bent and laughed, tossing another core to Void, who caught it eagerly and devoured it.

The process repeated a few times before Void depleted the four remaining mana cores.

He stood up, feeling happy from his new ability.

"Alright, Void, let's see what else you can do," he said, heading toward the door. "We're testing those skills of yours."

Void nodded, jumping on Kyle's shoulder and following after him.

The pair made their way downstairs to an open area Kyle often used for training. As soon as they stepped inside, Kyle took a few steps back and suggested.

"Let's try Lightning Breath," Voidleapedt down from his shoulder, landing gracefully on the ground. Kyle nodded to the small dragon. "Go for it."

Void took a deep breath, and for a moment, Kyle wondered if it even knew how to activate its abilities.

But then, a bolt of brilliant lightning erupted from Void's mouth, illuminating the entire area with a dazzling display of raw power.

The crackling energy shot forward, scorching the ground where it landed, leaving a smoldering mark.

Kyle's jaw dropped, the lightning even looked more pure than his. "That… was incredible!"

Void looked up at him with a proud expression, its tail swishing back and forth in satisfaction.

"Alright, now try Lightning Dash," Kyle urged.

In the blink of an eye, Void ran to the other side of the room in the same way he normally did.

He knelt, calling Void over with a grin. "You're amazing, Void."

"I know," Void replied with a proud smile, earning a laugh for Kyle. Searᴄh the NôvelFire(.)net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

"Alright, Void, let's test Invisibility now," Kyle said, standing with arms crossed and watching the small dragon carefully.

Void blinked a few times as if contemplating how to pull off the skill. Then, without much fanfare, his shimmering scales started to lose their color, fading into the air until Void vanished completely from sight.

Kyle's eyes widened.

"Whoa..." he muttered under his breath, circling the spot where Void had been standing just moments ago.

There was no sign of the little dragon—not even a shadow. "I can't see you at all... It's real."

For several seconds, Kyle tried moving his hands around in an attempt to catch Void before giving up.

"Okay, you can come back now, Void."

Suddenly, Void reappeared with a smirk.

"That was fun."

Kyle knelt, impressed. "I'll be honest. I'm kinda jealous of you. It'll be very nice to be able to go invisible."

"Alright, last one," Kyle announced. "Let's see you use Phase."

Void nodded, determination clear in his sharp eyes. He backed up a little, then dashed forward, heading straight for the wall.

Kyle almost flinched, worried that the small dragon might slam into the wall, but Void passed right through it effortlessly. The wall didn't slow him down in the slightest!

Kyle ran over, his hands brushing the solid surface as he gaped in disbelief.

"That's real! You just went through a solid wall!"

Void came back from the other side and gave a proud smirk. "Piece of cake."

Kyle shook his head, grinning. "You're ridiculous."

He made Void repeat some more skills before his mana exhaustion became evident.

"Why are my mana reserves so pitiful?"

Kyle laughed at the statement, remembering that Void had 500 MP. "Well... They're a lot compared to others"

"None of my business. I'm an OmniDrakkon, not an 'other'!"

"Haha. I guess it's enough for today then."

Void gave a tired nod, jumping onto Kyle's shoulder again. "Yeah… that was exhausting."

Kyle chuckled. "You did great, though." He glanced toward the window, noting how late it had gotten.

"We should call it a night. Tomorrow's a big day."

"What's the event?" he asked curiously.

Kyle grinned as they climbed the stairs, entering his room. "You'll see."

As he stepped inside, the darkened room felt more peaceful after the excitement of the day.

He considered sitting down to cultivate, but his new skill made him dismiss the thought.

Why bother with the slow process of absorbing mana over hours when he could just consume cores now?

"Yeah, I think I'll skip cultivating for tonight," he muttered to himself with a smirk, pulling the blankets over himself.

Void, already curled up at the foot of the bed and let out a soft yawn. "Goodnight, Kyle."

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Kyle smiled at his new companion. "Goodnight, Void."