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Chapter 97: Breakthrough

"Suuuususususu!!" Raikou and Suika were laughing hard. Suika was even producing some cute sounds. Looking like her stomach hurts from laughing. Even though she didn't have one. Ed got up and rubbed his forehead. "Stupid rock…" He grumbled while walking ahead. This time he was being extra careful not to fall down. Ed didn't know how much time he would be spending on this floor, but he didn't plan to stay long. At least not if he could help it.

The Labyrinth was made of corridors. Each one was tens of meters wide, and the walls looked much sturdier than the second floor's. When Ed checked the Map earlier, he noticed that the number of monsters on this floor was high. Although not as much as the second floor, it wasn't a number to underestimate. Especially since the cultivation of the monsters was bound to be higher.

Ed kept walking like a blind man. Although people would usually put their hands in front of them to try and feel their way, Ed didn't need to. He could generally sense his surroundings thanks to his other senses. 'A presence' Ed noticed the presence of something or someone in the next corner. He put his guard up and moved up ahead. The closer he got to the source of the presence, the clearer it became to him. In that corner, a monster existed, not a human. Ed ran ahead and reached the location of the monster. The monster noticed him and started moving.

"Kasa Kasa" Ed could hear the movement of a shell-like substance. 'This is probably a bug…' The only type of creature that Ed knew could produce this sound was bugs. He focused his senses, even more, trying to get a clear picture in his head before the monster could reach him. 'It seems to have many limbs' Ed' sense of hearing allowed him to perceive such details. The monster in front of him was a centipede. Ed didn't waste a lot of time before he could figure it out. The centipede is a poisonous monster. it would paralyze its victims before eating them. Its venom is considered very dangerous. So fighting the centipede usually required great caution. At least such a thing was common sense for the people of this world.

Ed didn't remove his blindfold even when faced with the centipede. He tried to analyze its movement patterns, and counter accordingly. The centipede used the walls to move around. This gave its attack an unpredictable trajectory every time. However, this still wasn't enough to overcome Ed's intuition. Anyone who could see him dodging right now would doubt the effect of the blindfold. Ed was trying to get a good grasp of Observation Haki. But, this didn't mean that he would throw his life away trying to achieve it.

He was not messing around anymore. As much as blinding himself was dangerous, it served a purpose. But him forcefully binding his abilities was considered overly reckless. Especially in this floor, where Earth Establishment monsters would be roaming around. Ed's movements were getting better and better. He too was getting into a state of complete concentration. In his world of darkness, only he and the centipede remained. This time, he could see the complete form of the centipede.

Ed didn't know if it was the true form, or simply his imagination. But this was certainly a step in the right direction. His improvement was neither slow nor fast. It was the pace that suited him best.

The centipede seemed to be getting restless. It tried to bind Ed with its body many times but to no avail. There was no difference in having the blindfold or not right now for Ed. He could react to it much better than in the beginning. Soon enough, Ed noticed that the centipede wouldn't help him improve anymore. He swiftly withdrew Shusui from his Inventory, and in a single motion, the head of the centipede fell down.

"Let's go ahead" Ed spoke to Raikou and Suika who were watching from behind. The Labyrinth was huge, so it would take them a long time to explore it. Ed didn't remove his blindfold. He kept walking ahead in that state, neither blind nor able to see perfectly. If someone were to study Ed's state right now, he would find it similar to animals that use sonar. Ed met up with a lot of monsters on his way. Snakes, Spiders, and even Bats. All kinds of monsters meant different types of attacks. This meant good experience for Ed.

Ed removed his blindfold since he was going to be cooking. He tried to cook with it on, but Suika and Raikou stopped him. 'What would we do if he mistakes sugar for salt'. If one were to look at their expressions right now, they would be able to guess their thoughts. Ed checked his Stats while cooking. He noticed that he only needed a single strong monster to be able to break through to Earth Establishment. A monster of that realm would be enough for it.

This caused Ed to feel excited. He couldn't wait to finish his food and search for the monster. He was so excited, he decided not to use the blindfold when hunting for this monster. Ed finished his food quickly and made his companions rush as well. "Let's go!" Ed rushed away in order to find the suitable monster.

"System, can you handle the scanning? I don't want to kill more than one monster," Ed's thought process was weird but understandable. It was frustrating to level up after killing two or three monsters in a game in order to level up. Especially in case, you thought only one was needed.

"Not you. Not good enough…" Ed was speaking while running in the corridors of the Labyrinth. His speed was much greater than monsters could react to. He was using Ren while running to achieve great effects. "You're the one!" Ed decided upon a monster about 50 meters in front of him. The monster was a lizard-man, but unlike Ellie's race, it was a monster. It was an Earth Establishment level 3.

Ed used a short teleport to instantly appear behind it. With Shusui in his hand, he delivered a powerful slash, enhanced with his Ren and all of his physical strength. The lizard-man couldn't react and was split clean in half.

Acquired 4000 Exp.

Acquired one Gacha ticket.

Ed checked the notification. But before he could digest the information, he felt a change in his body. He finally broke through to Earth Establishment!


CREATORS' THOUGHTS
Shigun Shigun

Hello everyone! Ed finally broke through King Establishment! Hope you enjoy the chapter.

Chapter 98: Mangekyou Sharingan

Ed felt his power surging. It was like he underwent a complete metamorphosis. The amount of KI in his body was completely overwhelming. Ed felt as if he was drunk on power.

[Mangekyo-Sharingan can now be used. But be careful, or you'll be drained quickly] The system notified Ed. The Mangekyou-Sharingan's abilities were usually different from one person to the other. Now Ed couldn't wait until he could use it.

"For now, let me check my new status!" Ed wanted to see the difference. He could feel how strong he had become, but it would be a waste not to use the all-useful scan function.

[Scanning, please wait…]

Name: Edward Avalon.

Level: 27. (500/250.000) [Earth Establishment level 1].

Stats:

HP: 620/620.

MP: 450/450.

STR: 300.

AGL: 260.

INT: 265.

DEF: 270.

STA: 310.

Skills: Three-sword style, Etiquette, Haggling, Strategy, KI control, Driving.

Abilities: Mangekyo-Sharingan, Spectral Shadow Steps, Wind magic, Fire magic, Space magic, Voice Disguise, Shunpo, Nen, Berserk.

Monsters: Raikou, Suika, Gobuta, Goburou, Garu.

Evaluation: Not bad.

Ed's powerup this time was much greater than usual. Especially his MP. It had grown more than any of his other stats. 'No wonder the system advised me to wait until I hit Earth Establishment!'. Ed was very pleased with his power right now. As he knew he would only get stronger now in this tower, he continued his exploration.

"We need to hunt much more monsters. My level stagnated during my stay at the academy, so now it's time to catch up!" Ed spoke to Raikou and Suika. Looking at both of them, he remembered something. "System, how many monsters can I summon now?!" Ed felt like his summoned monster count had something to do with his cultivation level.

[You can summon up to five monsters at once. Of course not counting Raikou] The system's answer satisfied Ed even more than he thought. He could now summon five monsters. He didn't even have that many.

Ed checked out his monsters levels as well. Raikou was now at Earth Establishment level 5. The gap between his and Ed didn't widen, instead, it shrunk. Suika, Gobuta, Goburou, and Garu were now all level 24, equivalent to King Establishment level 4. They will soon be able to break through as well. Ed checked his Map and noticed that a corridor close to them was full of monsters. It was their chance to test how their power-ups went.

The monsters that filled the corridor were mostly made up of King Establishment monster. Only a couple of them being Earth Establishment. Ed and Raikou naturally handled these monsters quickly. Suika and the other three handled the rest of the monsters. The dozens of monsters that were packed in that corridor were nowhere to be seen. A group of five had decimated them in a flash. Ed was more surprised than the rest. His sword was able to injure monsters that specialized in defense without having to rely on Nen or magic. He also noticed something new. Whenever he swung his sword while using a certain amount of strength, some flying slashes would be triggered.

Flying slashes were compressed air projectiles. Generated due to the immense strength of a person. Most powerful swordsmen were able to use these types of attacks. The best thing about them was the fact that they didn't use up KI. As long as Ed could swing his swords, he would be able to use them. Ed's swords would become even deadlier now.

"By the way system. Aren't you being too stingy with the ticket drops…" Ever since Ed set foot in this tower, he was only able to get one ticket. He couldn't help but feel cheated.

[Let me remind you that I don't control the drop rate. Plus you've only been killing weak monsters. Killing monsters that outrank you would have better rates]

Ed didn't argue with the system. Who knew what would happen if he were to piss his system off? He also found some truth in his words. In the past, most of the tickets he got were from higher cultivation monsters. 'I'll just have to kill anything I come across'. A dangerous smile floated across Ed's face. Anyone monster who would have seen it would be crying tears of blood. Cursing its luck for meeting Ed.

"By the way, can you tell me what my M-S can do?" Ed was curious at the abilities of his M-S. All the abilities that he saw up till now were very useful. Ed was hopeful for a useful ability.

[Your right eye can create a pocket dimension. You can set conditions on the dimension created using your left eye]. After hearing the system, many theories started going through Ed's head. If what he was thinking about could be one, then he would experience a great power up.

"What kind of conditions?" Ed asked the system with hope in his voice.

[Nothing special. You can set the temperature you want, and things of the like] Ed's hopeful face was crushed in an instant. The system got his hopes up and crushed them magnificently.

[Actually, you can set the gravity however you want. You can also choose to shift the time in the special dimension] Ed didn't know if he should laugh or cry right now. The system was playing with his feelings. The system's calm sound didn't even help to make it seem like a joke. Nonetheless, Ed was thankful for what he heard. It was exactly what he wanted.

[Keep in mind that no one would be able to stay in the dimension if you are not present. The dimension would simply collapse and throw them out]

'So I can't kill people because of starvation…' Things would have too easy for Ed if such a thing was possible.

Ed asked some more questions about the pocket dimension. He found out that the maximum amount of time shift he could create was 1:2 ratio. Meaning that every hour he spends in that dimension would only be equal to half an hour in the real world. There was no limit on the gravity, but the more he increased it, the less time he could maintain the dimension.

"For now, let's break out of this floor!" Ed carefully studied the maze and could deduct the boss' room.


CREATORS' THOUGHTS
Shigun Shigun

Hello everyone! Hope you enjoy the chapter.

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