Chapter 66 - Preparation
Silence.
Utter and complete silence.The inaugural upload of this chapter took place via N0v3l-B1n.
I could feel the beating of my heart and the blood rushing through my body as I finished listening and said
"When do we start?"
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A horned being was reading complex data in an unknown location with a furious expression. Something unexplainable had occurred on the same planet that had shown abnormalities some time back
The signals placed on the pathetic beasts that held a level of power had all but disappeared.
This gesticulated a message of failure. They wouldn’t be able to start any operations on this planet for the time being. Having diverted many pieces into this one planet so frequently caused them to be restricted towards it. They could not forcefully send more pieces for at least a few months as these restrictions loosened
The being’s anger quickly reduced as he changed his mindset. His role was only to pioneer and establish connections to otherworlds in preparation for takeovers in the future. Many of his peers still had their focus on finishing the conquest of the major world they were in now
The only pockets of resistance remaining were the kingdoms where lineages of mythical beasts were ruling, as well as the Frozen Kingdom where the last of the human race on this planet was thriving
The System had mentioned that we wouldn’t be getting any mass descents of dungeons like what just occurred any time soon, as it could feel tight restrictions against beings descending down that were covering the planet after the most recent attack. But we didn’t know exactly how long this would be
Maybe a few months, or half a year, or the same time span that passed from the first invasion we faced to this second one, we were not completely sure.
So I was moving with the goal of wrapping everything up, before heading to a location specified by the System to start my next journey
The mystery of Kazuhiko and the other figure I saw in the smaller rooms attached to the blank room was not too explosive. The other figure that shone with a golden light was most likely the strongest hunter of the Empire, Steel Mikhail
Both him and Kazuhiko had received more attention and essence from the System when they first awakened, granting them powerful Inherent Skills that allowed them to lead the hunters forward and save many more lives when the apocalypse first began
With the advent of [Skill Combination], their lead from other hunters will continue to get wider as they start combining many of their skills to produce higher ranked ones. The reality of them combining several rank A skills to become A+, and then spend a few weeks to raise those skills up to the required proficiency in order to produce a rank S skill wasn’t too far off. I wasn’t sure whether hunters holding multiple rank A+ skill could fully match someone with 1 or two rank S skills, but time would tell as things progress
This was something I confirmed with the system, the combination of two "+" skills would almost always give you a powerful skill of the next rank
These two powerful hunters would continue growing their strength here and prepare for any descents that occur in the future. Their power, as well as many of the veteran hunters all over the world, would surely rise to rank S in the months to come and give them the ability to withstand many of the things coming
They would be leading reformations for both powers to make sure lives are not needlessly lost if anything like the mass dungeon descents occur again in the future.
As for the white haired figure on the remaining room, the System mentioned that I would meet her soon enough.
I flew through the skies using [Flight] and observed the many dots of people congregating in the countries I passed. None of them had any idea of the larger forces in play, or where they would be a few months from now
They all felt the momentary peace and calmness that was settling right now while mourning for the many that lost their lives.
After I passed a few countries and continued my reflections, I casted [Summon Virulent Abomination] and got on top of the terrifying beast that was much faster than me. A green streak passed across the the clear skies, crossing the border between the two nations