Ed approached the Lich who seemed like he would disappear at any moment. Contrary to what Ed thought, the attacks from Raikou and the other did quite the damage to him. Before he reached the Lich, he started a conversation with his system.
'If I perform a soul contract, will I be able to take him out of the tower?' Ed told the system as he was looking at the Lich. He wasn't planning to do anything before confirming all the possibilities.
[Even if you use a soul contract, it would be impossible to leave the tower. Monsters from this tower are bound it to it, and can't leave] The system told Ed that such a possibility wasn't valid. Ed, however, didn't lose hope. He was familiar with the system and he knew there was he could do.
'But?' Ed asked the system. His eyes always glued to the Lich.
[If he makes a connection with me things will be different!] Ed could imagine the system with a smug smile on his face. Of course, his system would be able to challenge the world's logic. It was a fantasy system after all!
'How can he connect to you?' Ed asked the system since he would have to explain to the Elder Lich.
[You can do the same thing as the soul contact and I will take care of it from there]. Hearing the system, Ed didn't delay anymore and stood directly in front of the Lich.
"I will only ask one thing. Will you trust me with your life? Your freedom?" Ed spoke without any hesitation. It was a summary of what the relationship between them would be. One of trust.
"I never had a life nor a freedom in this tower. I have no qualms about anything you would do." After getting the confirmation, Ed placed his hand on top of the dying Lich. Similar to what happened with Raikou, a blinding light surrounded Ed and the Lich. After it receded, Ed was the only one who was standing there.
"So what happened?" Without panicking, he asked the system.
[I transformed the Lich into a card. I couldn't simply take him away from the tower, so I severed his connection to it. However, as monsters are closely tied to this tower I had no choice but to turn him into a card. Otherwise, he would simply disappear]. Ed checked his Inventory, and indeed the Elder Lich's card was there. Immediately, he crushed it and a perfect looking Elder Lich stood in front of him. Performing a soul contract would usually heal both parties from most of their damage.
"Welcome to the party!" Ed spoke to the Elder Lich while smiling.
"I feel light." The Lich could only say that while looking at his hands. It looked as if a giant boulder was lifted off of him.
"Since I named all of my monsters, would you like me to do the same?" Ed didn't want to keep calling someone who had become his companion by his race name.
"You're my master now. I can only follow your commands." The Lich spoke as if he was a knight rather than an undead.
"Alright, then you will be called-". Before Ed could finish speaking, the teleportation light surrounded all of them.
"I felt something different, so it was the delayed teleportation". Ed thought loudly while looking at the new floor. He was in the middle of a jungle. One that seemed to be spread over thousands of meters.
'Why did the teleportation take so long?' Ed asked his system.
[The tower finally registered that the Lich was 'defeated'. Just according to the plan] Now Ed imagined the system with an evil smile.
'What plan?' Ed was curious about what the system did.
[I don't know if the tower is manmade or not, but in case it is whoever owned the Lich wouldn't like it if we took him. In order to avoid us being detected, I made it seem like an error in the tower. Think of it as if a virus hit a computer (tower) and deleted some stuff. After disappearing no one will be able to detect the virus.] Ed could only feel pride. His system was so useful, it was unbelievable.
"Well then. We might have been delayed but once again, your name will be Siegfried. A hero who defeated a Legendary dragon, bathed in its blood and ate its heart to gain immortality." Ed knew that Liches usually yearned for immortality, so he chose this name specifically.
"A hero, huh. Hahahaha, to think one day I would be compared to a hero. Thank you for the wonderful name master!" The Lich, no Siegfried seemed genuinely happy about his new name. Ed smiled while looking at this scene, and activated his EMS. He opened up a portal dimension and got everyone to go inside.
"This is?" Siegfried seemed surprised by Ed's ocular skill.
"It's an ability to create a special dimension. One where I could control however I want." Ed explained to him a little more about his power. After finishing, he started cooking something to eat. He wanted to eat and rest.
"There is no need. I can sustain myself without eating anything." Sieg was surprised to see Ed giving him his own share. Undead didn't need to eat anything. As long as they had QI they would be able to stay alive. If they run out of QI, they could absorb it from the surroundings.
"Suika, Gobuta, Goburou, and Garu all don't need to eat but they still do. You can think of it as my selfishness." Seeing that Ed wasn't backing down, Sieg accepted reluctantly. At the same time, he felt warmth in the heart that never beat since the start of its existence. No one had treated an undead the same way Ed did. This was proof that Ed truly didn't care about a person's race, appearance or their past doings. As long as they were his comrades, he would do anything to protect them.
"By the way master. After the contract I found myself in a while dimension, what was that about?" Ed stared at him in confusion for a while before he understood. He was talking about his card form. 'So they stay in a white dimension.' Ed thought while looking at Suika and the others. Since they couldn't talk, he never knew how their card forms operated. 'I guess it was the right decision to have them out of their forms as much as possible.' Ed thought to himself.
"You can think of it as another one of my powers." Ed didn't explain to him about the system. But one day he will.
After eating, Ed created a couple of beds for everyone and slept. Tomorrow, another hunting trip would begin.
Hello everyone! I planned to post early today, but I was asked by my friends to watch the world cup finale with them :x
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Next morning, Ed and the rest left the pocket dimension. To make up for the Exp he didn't get from killing a floor boss, Ed had o put extra effort into hunting in this floor. Else, he could get thrashed by the floor boss. Luckily for him, Siegfried would be an excellent addition in battle.
"Let's go this way." Ed chose their direction while checking the Map. Most monsters seemed to be lone ones, but some of them seemed to live in packs. Ed chose quantity over quality. Even if one strong monster gave him a lot of Exp it doesn't compare to a hundred weak ones. There was also the Gacha ticket drop rate.
"What the!" A couple of meters away from his destination, Ed was surprised by a tree log flying in his direction. Ed and his companions immediately rushed ahead. Their enemy was looking to kill them, so obviously they couldn't stay away from them. Even though the terrain was difficult, Ed maneuvered around it as if it was an asphalt ground. No trees or rocks impeded him in his rush. As all seven of them were rushing, tree, rocks, and all sorts of things were thrown at them. Ed even noticed something brown, but he didn't want to think about it.
"I should have known." After reaching his enemies, Ed found out that they were Gorillas. Yet, Ed almost didn't recognize them. This group of Gorillas was huge. Huge was actually an understatement. The smallest one among them was bigger than Raikou. Their arms were muscular, explaining their ability to throw things at such a distance. But what surprised Ed the most was their eyesight. They were able to notice Ed's group from so far away.
"Please let me handle this. It'll be my first time fighting on your behalf." Before Ed and the rest could charge at their enemies, Siegfried stopped them. He seemed as if he wanted to prove his worth. Although Ed made sure to remind Siegfried to act in a casual way with him, he didn't comply. He didn't call Ed master anymore, but he was still acting in a respectful way. Ed couldn't help but chuckle in his mind.
Siegfried 'floated' towards the group of Gorillas. Ed made sure to scan them beforehand, and found out that all of them were Earth Establishment level 9. Killing all of them would certainly give Ed a good boost in his Exp. Currently, he was level 40(Earth Establishment level7) and needed a million Exp points to level up. This was the biggest jump in Exp he had ever encountered.
As Siegfried closed in on the Gorillas, they kept looking at him in a way that reminded Ed of a child and its new toy. Apparently, they couldn't tell the difference in power between them. Sieg stayed still in the midst of them. All of them seemed as if they were controlled by rage as they screamed and started attacking him. Some used their fists; some pulled up trees from their roots and hit him. More than ten of them attacked at once, yet not a single one managed to reach him. His barrier was restored along with his body after Ed turned him into a card.
"That esteemed person had to use his entire strength in order to break this barrier. You believe that, with your feeble abilities, you'll be able to do the same?" Sieg seemed to mock the Gorillas. 'That Esteemed person?' Ed couldn't help but question the way Sieg referred to him. First was master, now it was Esteemed person. He was afraid what new nicknames Sieg would be able to come up with.
"Lightning Bolt" Ed snapped out of his thought due to Sieg's voice. Several lightning bolts struck each one of the Gorillas. Thunder resounded in the jungle. "Ice Lance." Not giving them any chance to recover, Sieg used a second technique and impaled every one of them. The battle was over just like that.
Acquired Exp 15.000.
Acquired Exp 15.000.
Acquired Gacha ticket.
Acquired…
A string of information flooded Ed. However, he was still happy. He got a good amount of Exp and even a Gacha ticket. He was close to having ten Gacha tickets, which meant that he would be drawing some more Gacha.
Ed continued to look for monster packs but was unable to find any that would satisfy him. 'Too bad' Ed thought to himself as he looked for a suitable spot. Almost half an hour later, Ed found an open ground suitable for camping and opened up a pocket dimension. Obviously, he was going to train since monsters weren't appearing. He explained to Sieg how they usually train and asked him to coach Suika and the others. He and Raikou did not need as much advice as the rest of them.
After setting up a gravity multiplier of fifteen times, all of them began their training. Ed was surprised to see that Sieg wasn't affected by the sudden change in gravity. The latter explained to him that Heavenly Establishment beings would be able to overcome gravity using their QI. That was how they were able to fly. However, the degree would change from an individual to another. Ed enjoyed himself while seeing Sieg try his best to give advice to the others. "You should focus more QI in that move. You shouldn't stop if your attack is dodged. You…"
After finishing the training, Ed wanted to ask Sieg something. "When we first started fighting, you acted like a villain. What was that about?" Ed noticed that Sieg's true personality was a lot different than what he first showed.
"Oh that. That's a simple game I started doing whenever I'm summoned. It is funny to see people's reactions when I release my aura." Apparently, Sieg was a prankster.
"Oh yeah, I also want to try something. Stay still." Ed went behind Sieg and put his hands on his back. He was going to try and get Sieg to learn Nen. Unfortunately, his experiment failed.
"No need to feel sorry, Sir Ed. I'll make sure to power-up without needing this ability." Sieg comforted Ed after he explained to him what he was doing. Nen was the ability to change one's life energy to a special power. This meant that beings that are dead wouldn't be able to use it. Sieg was such a case. 'Sir Ed…' Ed couldn't help but notice such a thing.
"Well, you're plenty strong right now. I guess the best I can do is help you come up with new abilities." The group took a bath together and slept. As Sieg didn't sleep, he kept looking at the 'sky'. For the first time since he knew life, a genuine smile was on his face.
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