Chapter 1999 Commencement

Chapter 1999 Commencement

In the past week, the world may as well have ceased to exist.

For Rui, at least.

He immersed himself in a deep meditation.

He refined his concentration, honing his focus.

The world around him slowly ceased to exist as his mind entered a state of mental singularity, filtering out all information outside of the state of concentration. A state of consciousness is often referred to as the zone or flow state.

It was delicate and fragile.

Fickle in its ability to be achieved.

Rui would often immerse himself in psychological conditioning to allow him to enter such a state.

Yet, he had never entered it in less than a week outside of spontaneous luck.

This time, however, it was as though the sum totality of his being understood the gravity of the situation that he was in.

It understood the consequences of failure.

Thus, it readily complied, allowing Rui to enter a state of mind where he could exert more than a hundred-percent of his regular power.

That, along with all the gains that he had made in the past five years away from Kandria, meant that he was the strongest that he had ever been in his entire life. Fitting, considering he was going to face what was undoubtedly the strongest opponent he had ever faced in his entire life.

A Master-level beast.

It was almost surreal.

What had he been thinking, he often wondered.

It was almost as though he had been in a trance when he chose to be the bait.

His eyes opened facing the distant, dark core of the dungeon.

Within it lay what could be the most glorious accomplishment or the most inglorious blunder.

He had considered sneaking a peak into the Master-level core of the Mellow Dugeon many times in the past two years.

How could he not even consider it?

"Tsk," Kane grumbled. "Read the atmosphere."

"I care not for brooding anxiety of death," the man lightly replied. "I'm immortal, remember?"

Kane scowled at him.

"Is everybody ready?" Rui asked calmly.

"I have everything I require for my role in the plan," the Divine Doctor lightly commented.

"Same." Kane patted his trusty twin daggers.

"...Good," Rui closed his, turning around. "Then, I'll get into position."

WHOOSH

He sky-walked away from the Mellow island, heading to the very other side of the Mellow planetoid. He arrived at the point most opposite to the very center of the dungeon, standing well above the Mellow Lake.

"Ready?" Rui called out, manipulating heaven to permeate it far further than it would have ever been able to otherwise.

"READY!" He heard Kane's voice emerging from the other side of the planetoid.

"Huff..." Rui heaved a soft sigh as he placed a hand on his heart.

At that moment, it was as though the weight of the very world pressed down on him.

Yet, it was a weight he felt strong enough to carry.

BADUMP

His Martial Heart blazed into existence as a surge of power emerged from within the depths of his body. Bright red streaks emerged from his heart, spreading across his entire body.

Time slowed down in his eyes as his senses deepened and spread across the entire manifold. An extraordinary rush of energy emerged from within each cell as the Martial Heart shined in all its glory.

He constructed a powerful Mind Mask rapidly, one that was more powerful than any other Mind Mask he had ever donned in his entire life.

A fake Master-level aura spread across the entire manifold, reaching every nook and cranny of the Mellow Dungeon.

Including, of course, its very core.

RUMBLE!!!

The world shook as all hell broke loose!