Chapter 81: Trial 2/6

Chapter 81: Trial 2/6

You have levelled up!

Psychokinetic level 73 -> Psychokinetic level 75

Illusionist level 73 -> Illusionist level 75

Gained 20 stat points.

You now have 460 intelligence.

Skill level up!

[ Stage 2 ] Major Image level 7 -> Major Image level 9

[ Stage 2 ] Mind domination level 3 -> Mind Domination level 6

[ Stage 2 ] Mental Redirection level 3 -> Mental Redirection level 6

[ Stage 2 ] Weightless Levitation level 3 -> Weightless Levitation level 6

[ Stage 2 ] Illusionary Armour level 10 -> Illusionary Armour level 12

[ Stage 2 ] Mind Barrier level 12 -> Mind Barrier level 15

Psych Warp level 5 -> Psych Warp level 7

Experience gained!

Title gained!

Title - Rock Slinger: Awesome! Round of applause. You looked amazing! The rocks went swoosh, then bang!

| Lifting earth with Psychokinesis is 25% easier.

| Earth does 10% more damage.

| 15 added intelligence.

| 15 added wisdom.

| 15 added constitution.

Just you wait blob, I’m going to get to the bottom of your origin. Astrid grit her teeth.

It was strange shouting at a child-like voice that was lodged within her head, but she had no other way of voicing her grievances.

She decided against the new title; she wasn’t a fan of a title that was niche. Thinking about the titles, she checked the ones she currently had. Two of them now, instead of one.

Titles:

1. Child of the Void Part 1

2. Knife Thrower!

Child of the void added impressive stats. It was the obvious one to pick. Knife Thrower! It provided a very nice attacking capability, but it wasn’t what she needed right now. Unless she met with a very strong enemy within her Mind Domain.

If it was the latter, then that along with having to enter this place with Mind Domain meant that something designed specifically this place for her. In order to enter the palace, someone would need both a mind domain skill and Psychokinesis.

Shaking her head from the thoughts, she created her defences, then walked straight in.

The engravings from the door continued, but instead of being scratched into the walls, it was a sprawling picture frame that started in the hallway and travelled all the way down.

Just from how long the pictures travelled for, and the extent of the battlefield, she could only imagine how long it must have gone on for. Weeks, months, maybe even years?

The hallway was enormous, easily capable of fitting tens of people to her left and right. It also stretched up high above. White stone pillars contrasted against the black walls and they continued from one side of the wall to the other as an archway.

As she walked down the enormous hall, a stray thought creeped into her mind. If she was now a host to one of those Class black blobs, she was worried they would drag her into a war.

The thought weighed down on her as the wide hallway opened up into a vast room. From the outside of the palace, she was expecting gaudy ornaments and a grand chandelier that hung from high above and sparkled like a clear night sky. That wasn’t the case.

The room was mostly empty. Four pillars were in the corners of the room, presumably holding up the ceiling, but she lacked the building experiences to tell if that was indeed what they were for.

The Second Trial of the Void Progenitor has begun.

You can not escape, nor back out.

The trial ends when you have won or have died.

Oh, what now? Astrid stood on guard.

Without waiting, she created four other Wayfarers around her, just like a normal team composition.

A door to the left opened up and a voidling shot straight for her major image without a moment’s hesitation. Astrid flinched at the speed.

She created a mass of matter in the air and exploded it just as the monster passed through the illusion. The monster moved so fast that the explosion only caught the tail end of the creature. Blood splashed to the floor, and the monster had its entire back half removed.

Yet it changed directions in mid-air, as if stepping on something in the air and opened its maw. It was about to snap its jaws down on her barrier. Although she was confident in her newly powered up barrier stopping the attack, she didn’t want to waste more of her mana.

Astrid was already using a continuous supply of mana to fuel Mind Domain. She couldn’t afford to be wasteful. Especially with the unknown clear time of this damned war memorial.

With the beast having to stop its movement in mid-air, and the fact that it no longer had any back legs, Astrid barely got control of it. The monster halted in mid-air. It struggled as blood dripped onto the floor. Its front limbs scraped through the air, and its jagged maw repeatedly snapped shut.

Its size was almost like a goblin, but smaller. It had smooth skin and was slimy. Its front... hands were webbed and long claws emerged from the tips of its fingers. The monster had a slender head that reminded her of a basic fish.

Spawn? Astrid gazed in shock.

She was about to expand her Psych Domain so that she could Identify the monster, but something else from the opened door shot towards her like a bullet.

Another fish monster blasted toward her, followed by another. They once more pierced through her illusion, and recollected their movement within a split second and shot at her. Once they approached together, they immediately split off in two different directions.

One on the left, and the other on the right.

Astrid frowned and controlled the matter to either side of her. Once in range, she [Crashed] it in an enormous explosion.

The monster tried to dodge, but the explosion widened in the last second, engulfing them completely.

Astrid’s frown turned into a scowl. For the first time during her awakening, these monsters could detect her matter control. Before more could arrive, she recreated her illusions and took initiative.

Astrid quickly patted her pouch and took out a handful of throwing needles she had created in advance. Judging by the ever doubling amount of them, it was time to use precision instead of brute force. She placed the needles just behind the illusion in preparation.

More monsters appeared, doubling in amount. She focused her mind to the maximum and concentrated on the speed of the monsters. They rapidly approached the illusions.