Erix, Rin, and others sat at a metallic round table under the majestic Dreanox Tree, the phenomenon that resulted from Erix's bloodline on the Blessed Island.
It didn't have information since it was a new thing, so Erix would know its benefits with time.
"We got enough Patron Points to buy those Mystery Boxes."
"Buy it," Aria said with shining eyes, curious about the mystery hiding in the mystery box.
"Yeah, let's buy it," Erix nodded and opened Patron Realm status.
[Patron Realm]
_Candidates: Rin & Erix.
_Leaderboard Rank: Unranked.
—> Yet to enter any challenge.
_Patron points: 763
_Patron shop.
—> [ Open - Close ]
Both of them opened the Patron shop and spent 10 points each, deducting a total of 20 points from 763 as two palm-sized white boxes with faint gold linear patterns appeared before them.
"Eh?" Erix noticed a timer after buying the mystery box.
"It seems that we can only buy one Mystery box per week," Rin wryly smiled.
"That sounds good depending on the types of items this mystery box gives," Lilith smiled.
"Let's open it," Erix touched the center of the box, which had a keyhole-shaped design.
"You first," Rin held off and focused on the other mystery box as it opened.
After a burst of sparks, the box vanished before an item materialized. It was round and shiny.
[Congratulations. The mystery box mystized a consumable-type item—Pill: Dream of Horvux.]
The pill floated before Erix. It was glassy black with a mysterious purple and bright brown cloud-like phenomenon whirling inside.
"What the hell?" Amu jumped in shock upon looking at the pill
"There's a soul, a spirit inside the pill, but it's strange. I can't understand."
"I can't understand," Amu's voice was frustrated.
"It's normal," Tenebria chuckled. Patron Shop's mystery wouldn't give normal items. Some rare ones would be strange, with fortune and danger attached."
"This pill is something of that type. A rare find," Tenebria looked at the pill with a curious and reminiscent light in her eyes.
Everyone quickly inspected the pill to see if they could get information.
[Dream of Horvux]
_Eranul Dimension Pill.
_Patron: House of DreamSand.
_Effect: Enter the dream of Horvux upon eating the pill, and change its fate in the realm with your soul at stake.
"Well. The mystery will remain longer it seems," Erix wryly chuckled and put away the pill.
"Just follow your way as usual, and you'll awaken your souls," Tenebria said.
"Yep," Lilith chuckled, "They'll achieve it soon."
"Time for my box," Rin rubbed her palms a couple of times before putting her hand on the box's lock sign.
As for others, Lily and Maleina were utterly wasted, and Lilith...
...
"Sorry, you won't be able to say goodbye to her."
Rin stood in the bedroom as she saw Lilith wrapped up in the cocoon.
"I went all out and triggered her Bloodline's evolution," Erix said with a laugh.
"I'll keep her at the faction's abode. It will be safe there," Tenebria said. "Let's go. The portal is ready."
The group arrived at the Unbound Star cosmic faction's palace.
The huge Blessed Island attracted everyone's attention, and people also knew the winner as the mirage crystals had spread everywhere in the central region.
The battle of Erix, Rin, Lily, and Aria against those five thousand Royal-order hunters was also recorded, so everyone knew what they revealed so far.
All Royal-order and Empyrean-order collectively heaved a sigh when they saw Erix's gang before the portal above the Unbound Star cosmic faction's mansion.
"They are leaving."
"Best news for the next fifty years."
"If they stayed here longer...I can't image what would happen."
Everyone talked, and people gathered below. Shortly, they saw the Blessed Island disappearing.
It went inside Erix's origin region.
"We'll be there soon," Lily said with a smile.
Rin, Erix, Aria, and Amu entered the portal as Lily, Maleina, and Tenebria watched them vanish.
Lilith was not present as she was in her bloodline's next evolution.
The dark red cocoon with mystical golden patterns had a mysterious and deadly aura.
Although Rin and Erix's story in the Abyss ended, a new one would begin soon that would shake the Abyss soon.
It would begin as soon as Lilith emerged from the cocoon.
The Dark Queen's wrath.
...
Earth, Phoenix city.
The Labyrinth Tower that pierced through the sky in the Phoenix City glowed briefly before a portal opened high above, at twenty kilometers off the surface, Erix and others emerged.
"We are finally back, eh?" Erix took a deep breath. "Wait, this smell is different. We need to descend to see how our world looks after five months."
"So this is your world," Aria curiously looked with her eyes shining, being able to look far and wide despite being so high in the sky.
"Let's not make an entry with Blessed Island yet," Rin grinned.
"Yep. It will be fun as a surprise," Erix laughed.
However, they suddenly got a notification.
[Please enter the Labyrinth Tower and register as natives if you want to regain the benefits of the Mystic Record of this planet.]
"Eh? Oh yeah, the leaderboard tab and others disappeared after we died," Erix said as he remembered.
"I guess it's about that. We need to register to participate in events and other things here like the leaderboards," Rin nodded.
"if it is for natives, I won't be able to participate in those things with you," Aria said with a slight pout, but then she also got a notification that surprised her and then gave a big smile.
[You were born in the Abyss, so you can choose to get native benefits of this Mystic Record by registering. Enter the tower's base floor.]