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Even the system was a little considerate after seeing the frown on my face.
"Go on."
[Mana will be abundant and self-produced in the dimension which means life forms could accumulate casualty and grow]
"Wait hold on" I was thinking differently. "What if I managed to level up, I should be able to survive that way right?"
[In theory you should survive, but in reality as your body grow, your soul grows too. The soul level is already too much compared to the body. In the process of leveling up, both body and soul grow, but the growth rate of transcendent souls is too much, your body won't be able to keep up]
"No way there too? It is as if the world is trying to kill us"
[Yes you are right. The rules of the universe is indeed trying to kill you. Transcendent souls should only be possessed by those who were born from concepts or those who accumulate enough qualifications and casualty to turn Transcendents]
"Can't the gods fix that? They are the overseers of the universe for reasons like that isn't it?"
[Your way of seeing reality is limited by your knowledge, if they change the rules of the world to accommodate transcendent souls, imbalance will occur and the universe will be thrown in chaos]
"I see your point. It is like setting a house on fire to catch a flea"
[You are correct, even if they change the rules. Power gotten without the right qualifications is still dangerous. The mortals born with transcendent souls will mostly have their souls consumed by their power and turn to abnormalities which can only be defeated by gods and constellations]
"Leaving out the difference in Gods and constellations. Are you not saying something quite dangerous?" I was being informed that I could get consumed by my powers in a roundabout way.
[Yes. Before the discovery of your dimension. 99.9999% of mortals born with transcendent souls became monsters, with only 0.0001 becoming constellations and gods.]
"This is getting dangerous" in panic I was now standing, I had jumped out from bed almost instantly. "Am I safe?"
[The transcendent souls summoned from Dimension #44567782 are in the tower, the tower will try it best to help them gain the right qualifications to not get consumed by their powers]
"It… It all make sense now" I sigh as realization dawn on me.
Some of the gods I had met earlier was not happy that I was existing. They were disgusted and they look like they would gladly erase me if given the chance.
"The god of order was right?" I was even getting vibes that the gods who had defend me only did it because they were given me the 0.0001% chance of survival. "When he said 'He must be eliminated to prevent further catastrophe' he was speaking from past experiences" the realization was disheartening.
People who were born with this kind of power had a long time record of becoming trouble makers.
No. calling them trouble makers was still being lenient.
There were calamities on a dimensional scale
Yet some of the gods and constellations were still willing to give me a chance even when I proved to be a trouble maker by accidentally killing people with my powers.
Looking at myself in the mirror I took out from my storage space, I was starting to hate myself.
As if reading my mind. The system displayed:
[No need to overthink things. You did not choose to be born this way and it is a gift from existence to you. There is nothing you can do about it. You would have lived like a normal person if your dimension was not in danger]
"Yeah. To think even after what I have experienced. I will still desire things to go back to normal" But I was no fool. I knew the truth and I knew what was at stake. "System. Tell me the truth, how close am I to getting consumed?"
[You are far from showing signs at this point. All your growth have been appropriate for both body and soul. The tower has been giving you trials that helped you to grow gradually. It is the same for the other 9 beside you.]
"That's good. I need to inform them of this immediately" now was not the time for anyone to be having stupid day dreams or playing heroes in their mind.
We were like unstable nuclear reactors ready to explode at any given time. I return the mirror back into my storage space immediately.
I wasted no time to type out everything I have learnt from the system to the chat group Isabella created.
The 5 people present were Isabella Romano, Raj Patel, Marcus Thompson, Sarah Mitchel, and I.
They were all surprised as they read my messages, they were skeptical but after I informed them that they should try speaking to the system: they believed me immediately.
I fell back to the bed while giving answers to their questions.
I was also getting updated on their tower progress, out of the 5 people present only Raj Patel and Marcus Thompson was yet to clear the 9th floor and were still on the 8th and 9th floor respectively.
But according to their reports they were doing well but will not be returning to the safe floor until the "Earth-King" guy is stopped, while Isabella and Sarah are waiting in their accommodation rooms just like me.
The remaining 5 transcendent soul's people were already dead. But when they learnt about how we could revive everyone back they were happy.
It made Raj and Marcus even more willing to try to clear the 9th floor perfectly to get better rewards from the tower and earn more DC.
"This made my mind calm" it was better if we all knew what was at risk so we could get our bodies and minds working in order.
Though we all lacked solid information on the danger ahead of us. The trial on the 10th floor would shed more light on it.
The only issue was that Isabella was getting a little impatience through a word from Sarah:
_'Have patience. We all need to work on a plan. I'll try to get advice from Alice our guide on how to fight him. Rushing out and falling victim to him now will be foolish. We might need to spread the word to the others who are against him— but we can't risk fighting him alone.'
_'Yes, Isabella, we know you really want to bash his head in just like everyone of us here, but rushing ahead will not do any good' replied Raj.
"How will you get in touch with Alice, not like she will come to you if you call her out like the system?" I was speaking from facts, I had tried calling out Alice just like I called out the system but she did not respond.
_'one of the treasure chests I encountered on the 5th floor gave me a card that let me summon a guide I know to help me. I can use it up to 3 times. So I will be able to use it to summon Alice to help us' Sarah replied
"Huh…? You got something that good on a lower floor?" I was starting to feel bad at my luck again. "Just asking how many treasure chest have you found"
_'I have found about 8 treasure chests. The useless item I got is the one that allows me to summon guides, the rest are useful items to me'
_'Are you guys sure the tower isn't discriminating? cause I have not even found one treasure chest despite having cleared up to the 9th floor' Marcus intercepted
_'And I thought I was the one with bad luck, I have gotten about 3 treasure chests, but I only found treasure in 2. The last one had nothing inside.' Raj commented
"That's crazy, Lol. So there are people with worse luck than mine. I have also found 3 treasure chest but it was full of dud items for me"
_'I have found 5 treasure chests, two were dud items but the remaining items are okay for me' Even Isabella had better luck.
"It is official for now that you have the best luck out of everyone here Sarah." I said.
_'I can't really deny that, though while I was on earth, I have a good record of wining lotteries. So I think I have good luck'
"Yes. You do. I would seriously spend money if I could get that kind of luck. I have hard time even in getting good prizes from simple gachas in games while you have been wining lotteries.
Life's not fair" I was honest about my luck being bad.
Sometimes I even gave the games to my younger sister to play the gacha part for me. She was as lucky as her bright personality.
_'Same here bro. some people have all the luck. I am surprised we don't have the luck stats showing in the status. It is probably absent because of people like us' Marcus said, I could feel his sadness in his texts.
_'Now, now. Let's all calm down. There is no need for us to think about that now. I have asked the system if there is a casino in the safe zone, and luckily it exist. After this let's all go with Sarah and try to double our DC with her luck' Raj commented.
_'Good idea Raj, when we are done with the "Earth-King" business, let's do that' Marcus agreed
"I am against going into casinos but I am willing to join the gang, it may be the only opportunity for me to witness lady luck too" Even I was also getting into the idea
_'Guys, I really think we need to stop this.' Sarah was trying to stop us but she failed, her words only serve as motivations for us
_'Sorry to break it to you, but can you guys stop planting flags already?' Isabella's words was enough to put the final stop to it. Before she continued: 'It is good we are at least clam enough to even make jokes and plan to visit a casino but we need to stop planting flags especially Raj and Marcus'
'Yeah, we should make use of this period to rest. Leave contacting Alice to me' Sarah quickly built on the momentum before her profile lost it active status.
_'Okay. I should focus on my exploration too' Raj commented
_'Yeah' Marcus agreed.
Their profiles also went inactive immediately after. They were no concentrating on their exploration.
Unlike my own trials that was featured in a cave. Raj and Marcus were having their own in a prairie. Even though they were still on the floors their ability had grown so it wasn't dangerous to them, but they still had to concentrate to prevent mishaps.
"Okay. I should also rest for now. Goodbye Isabella" I said as I left Isabella who was still active.
I was now trying to force myself to sleep while thinking about everything that has happened and also forming a plan. The thought of the so-called Earth-King gnawed at me.
A delusional fool who believed himself as King, yet his recklessness has chipped away at our already fragile survival rate. His actions had led to unnecessary deaths, each one a wound in the probability of our dimension enduring.
I clenched my fist. Correcting his mistakes might be the only way to secure our chances.
"System," my voice was low but firm, "what are the exact rules of the safe zone? I need clarification."
[The Safe zone prevent explorers from killing each other. Any attack with hostile intent will be nullified before it reaches the target.]
"Then why was I able to kill before? Alice had to reverse time to fix the damage I caused, and the gods punished me for it." I was hearing contradictory information to what I had experienced.
[Your attacks held no hostility. The rules assess intent and power level. Your attack was simply too overwhelming, bypassing the restrictions on the newbie district. If you want to be able to use hostile attacks without being prevented then you should visit the Explorer's guild training room]
"So if I went to the Explorers' Guild training room, I could duel to the death?" my words were unbelievable even to my hearing. But I could not factor out that we might not be able to take him out without out rightly killing him.
[Yes. Death duels are permitted within the training hall, but both parties must consent. Upon death, resurrection is immediate.]
I exhaled, tension leaving my body. "Good to know. Thanks, System."
Thinking about my body made me realize something strange. I had been gone for 3 weeks according to the system but… I have not eaten anything for 3 weeks? It was not making sense biologically.
"So system, if I am correct. I have been gone for 3 weeks right?"
[…] it silence was an affirmation to my question
"But why am I not feeling hungry?" My voice was tight. I had a suspicion but I was not sure.
[You know the answer yourself host.]
"It has to be cosmic energy…" even when I had gotten injured, it had healed my wounds, and devoured the poison that entered by body.
It was acting like it was a personal body guard. I was suspicious that it was the one responsible but the answer from the system affirmed it.
"I am getting far and far from being a normal human at this point"
[No need to be surprised, your body is adapting to comic energy with each rank up. At this current point, you won't feel hungry unless you don't have energy in your body]
"Yes, yes" I made a note to myself to make sure I eat when next I go out from my room. I might not need it but not eating food is bad for me mentally.
I could already feel myself being drowsy.
"System… can you act as an… alarm too?"
[I will wake you up in 10 hours]
It response was truly appreciated as I slept off immediately.