Chapter 70: Messages (1/2)

While Alea fought against those monsters with her EXP points almost reaching max due to her killing almost all the monsters, Theo arrived in a strange space.

He looked around and felt that there was no end to this place. Everything was white without an edge or whatsoever, feeling like it was stretching forever.

”Where am I?” Theo muttered since he didn't have much time to waste.

Unfortunately, nothing appeared within a minute, so Theo decided to step forward, only to find a presence behind him. That presence was overwhelming as he instinctively ran away from it before turning around, finding a giant snake.

Yet the next second, he realized that he began to sink and looked down, finding that he was stepping on a solid lilypad but still couldn't hold his entire weight. Below him was a dark deep lake that he couldn't even see the bottom.

To his surprise, he then saw a fifty-foot-long purple plate that emerged from the water to help him stay afloat.

He truly wanted to escape from this, but he knew that there was no point because the floor had turned into a lake and there was no way he could escape from this snake in this environment. The snake only revealed its head, but he needed to raise his head just to see him eye to eye because it reached almost one hundred feet above the water.

'Is this a trial?' Theo narrowed his eyes and braved himself to look at this snake. This purple snake had deep blue eyes, unlike any other snakes he had ever seen. The spikes on its back seemed to be sharp enough to cut down his spear. It was then he realized that the plate he was on right now was none other than the snake's body.

He checked his hands, wielding no weapons. Even when he tried to release his magic power, nothing would come out.

”Who are you?” Theo asked. His tone was hesitant and his face was pale. Although he wasn't afraid to die, he couldn't afford it for the moment.

The snake opened its mouth and spoke in a human language.

”I'm just a mere sea serpent, bearing a message from the one bestowing you that blessing.”

”God of Mischief… If that's the case, then you must be…” Theo dropped his jaw as he couldn't handle the shock.

”As I said, I'm just a mere sea serpent. Your current condition is too bad, so I won't waste too much time.” The sea serpent then came closer to him as its eyes glowed.

Theo felt fuzzy to the point he almost fell off because he couldn't sense a single thing when those eyes shone.

Suddenly, a notification appeared, granting him a skill to his repertoire.

[God of Mischief grants you skill: Blink (E)]

Skill: Blink (E) – Upgradeable

Upgrade: Fuse 3 rank E skills and 10 Rank F skills

Effect: A Skill that allows the user to teleport to five feet from them. Due to the current skill rank, the user has a limited amount of distance. The distance can be increased by upgrading the skill.

”Eh?” Theo took a step back and found another upgradeable skill. He then realized the requirement was different from his Clone.

”I have two messages that need to be passed down to you. One is from me.” The serpent paused for a moment as his eyes glowed again. It was then he saw all his skills at the time.

Skill: Pierce (F) – Upgradeable

Upgrade: Fuse 10 Rank E skills

Effect: A Skill that allows the user to create a stronger force after spinning the user's spear to its absolute limit.

Skill: Monkey Fist (F) – Upgradeable

Upgrade: Fuse 20 Rank E skills

Effect: Allows the user to accumulate Magic Power to the hand to create a more powerful blow.

Skill: Magic Bullet (E) – Upgradeable

Upgrade: Fuse 5 rank E skills and 5 Rank F skills

Effect: Allows the user to summon ten light balls.