Chapter 172: Braving the Darkness
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Chapter 172: Braving the Darkness
Light speared through the darkness, illuminating a long, mile-wide area. A bright path stretching from the middle of Space Ring to an exit tunnel leading to the next ring.
As Jacks group found themselves flying through the light, he was stunned and speechless. Just a hundred feet away, the darkness was impenetrable. It could hide the richest treasures or greatest dangers of Space Ring, and nobody would know.
Bubbles occasionally floated through the light, entering from one side to quickly disappear in the other. They werent fast enough to be dangerous, just impressive. Unfortunately, since no one could see them coming, and they were pretty rare, being at the right spot to catch one would be very difficult.
The space monsters never entered this area of light, just like they never entered bubbles.
There were many light beams like this, scattered around the inner side of Space Ring. Each led to an exit tunnel. Just one more stunning sight of Trial Planet.
Jack watched the wallswhere bright light met pitch-black darknessto the left and right as they flew. He imagined monsters lying just beyond. Tentacles shooting out to grab him and recede into the darkness, where space would muffle the screams.
His enemies screams, that is. Because he would punch them.
The main reason why he stared at the walls was that looking ahead, towards the base of the light beam, was painful for the eyes. According to Gan Salin, there were a bunch of sun mushrooms in a bowl-shaped alcove, guiding their collective light into this single column.The original appearance of this chapter can be found at Ñøv€lß1n.
Suddenly, Nauja raised her hand. Jack and Salin slowed down beside her. They couldnt speak in space, so all their communication came as hand signals, along with what theyd discussed before leaving the last bubble.
Nauja pointed down, indicating that this was the place. Then, her face taut in concentration, she turned to face a wall of darkness. She raised her hand. The moment she dropped it, they would have to dash.
Into the unknown.
Jack gulped. He distracted himself by admiring Naujas abilities. He couldnt even tell how far away the palace bubble had been, but she managed to calculate its precise trajectory at a single glance. Thankfully, she had a skill about that. It was supposed to be used in archery, but there was no rule against using it on space-traveling air bubbles.
Still, it was damn impressive.
Naujas hand shook a bit. Jack almost started running before catching himself. Between his arms, he felt Brock stiffening.
Her hand dropped.
Nauja was the first to run. She expelled air Dao from her back, propelling her fast into the darkness without a single glance back.
A brave woman.
Jack and Salin followed immediately. One after the other, they dived out of the light and into the darkness. Jack rushed to avoid thinking about it.
The feeling was like plunging into dark, cold water. Besides the noticeable change in temperature, Jack immediately lost his sight. He couldnt even see Gan Salin anymore.
He also couldnt speak. Couldnt hear anything. Couldnt smell. Couldnt touch. He was all alone in infinite, monster-filled darkness, with Brock being his only company.
For a moment, he was petrified before his Dao Root of Indomitable Will protested, propelling him into action. Jack could sense the hints of the Dao of the Fist hed left behind, using them to maintain his sense of direction. He shot forward.
There could be monsters everywhere. This was a gamble. According to Nauja, the bubble would be close to them now, just a minutes dashing through the darkness. They just had to hope there werent any monsters in between, but monsters generally avoided the light. It should be fine.
Fuck, said Jack.
Space Monster, Level 124 (Elite)
Experts speculate that, when large quantities of the Dao are left undisturbed for a long time, they can spontaneously coalesce into a Space Monster. While this is a very rare occasion
He had no time to read the descriptionhed seen it before, anyway. He focused on the monsters level and its Elite tag.
Going after the palace had been a calculated risk. But calculated risks sometimes backfired. Now, he had to fight his way through and hope to survive.
Jacks body erupted with power. His three Dao Roots were brought to the fore, blending with his Dao Seed of the Fist to unleash the greatest strength hed ever revealed. The eel was almost blindingly fast, but his brain was processing things so quickly that he could follow its movements. The world had slowed down.
He felt the power gathering in his arm, suffusing it. He let it rip. A blinding meteor speared the darkness, exploding on the eels nose and pushing it back. Jacks remaining two fistsone arm was holding his friendsalso smashed out, each hitting the eel at full power.
It hadnt expected that. In its senses, Jack was weak. It had underestimated him.
Still, a few surprise strikes werent enough to take down an Elite. This monster was far stronger than Jacks last real opponent, Bocor, had been. It absorbed the recoil and wound around him, seeking to entrap him in lightning. Jack kept punching. One meteor led to another until a shower was formed. The eels slick skin made the strikes slide off, but their real purpose was to achieve momentum. Jack was propelled backward at absurd speed, escaping the eels encirclement and flying into the darkness, towards the light. Hed managed to turn around the first time he hit it.
The eel pursued. Faster than he could ever be. It was upon him in an instant, opening its jaws wide and biting down. Jack smashed out above his head, altering his trajectory downward and barely escaping its jaws, which clamped shut right above him.
His entire body leaned into an uppercut. Unfortunately, as there was no ground to stand on, its power was limited. His fist dug into slimy, slippery skin. The eels head jutted upward, but it wasnt too injured.
Right then, wind invaded the void. It was fast and straight, like an arrow. Noit was an arrow.
An arrow made of wind came out of nowhere to strike the eel, embedded deep in its eye. It raised its head and screamedthough Jack heard nothingthen swiped its tail at Jack, who ghost-stepped out of the way. It took a lot out of him. That skill was best used on solid ground.
His Dao perception expanded. He tried his best to push it out as far as possible but felt nothing. Still, hed seen the arrows direction. He knew where it came from. It was sideways into the darkness. He kept shooting out punches to head that way.
Suddenly, he felt it. A hint of the Dao, like a gentle breeze caressing his skin. Nauja was somewhere over there, no doubt unleashing her power as strongly as possible to make him sense her. Jack spared a second to focus.
She was moving. Slowly, smoothly, and laterally to the light beam. Why would she be moving that way?
Because shed found the bubble.
That was the plan. Since they all moved at different speeds, whoever found the bubble would galvanize their Dao as intensely as possible to let the others sense it and fly over.
Jack oriented himself at Nauja. However, that moment of focusing on her had given the eel an opening. It jammed its head at him, headbutting him. A strong electrical current flowed through his veins. His entire body seized. All four fists clenched by themselves.
Thankfully, Jacks momentum was already going, and there was nothing to slow him down in space. He kept flying backward, further propelled by the eels strike. The pain was burning him from the inside out, but hed been through worse. He refused to yield. He frowned deeply and forced his twitching muscles to obey. His Indomitable Body purged the lightning.
AHHH! Jack roared. His three arms blurred as he shot out another meteor shower, pelting the eel with his full strength. It weaved through the attacks, sliding them off its skin, but some got it. One found it at the nose, another under its chin, one at the side of its tail.
Jack had his front towards the eel and his back at Naujas presence. He was using the meteor shower to simultaneously keep the eel at bay and accelerate backward. Already, his speed was incredible, though he had no way to perceive it in the void.
Unfortunately, the eel was even faster.
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Chapter 172: Braving the Darkness
Light speared through the darkness, illuminating a long, mile-wide area. A bright path stretching from the middle of Space Ring to an exit tunnel leading to the next ring.
As Jacks group found themselves flying through the light, he was stunned and speechless. Just a hundred feet away, the darkness was impenetrable. It could hide the richest treasures or greatest dangers of Space Ring, and nobody would know.
Bubbles occasionally floated through the light, entering from one side to quickly disappear in the other. They werent fast enough to be dangerous, just impressive. Unfortunately, since no one could see them coming, and they were pretty rare, being at the right spot to catch one would be very difficult.
The space monsters never entered this area of light, just like they never entered bubbles.
There were many light beams like this, scattered around the inner side of Space Ring. Each led to an exit tunnel. Just one more stunning sight of Trial Planet.
Jack watched the wallswhere bright light met pitch-black darknessto the left and right as they flew. He imagined monsters lying just beyond. Tentacles shooting out to grab him and recede into the darkness, where space would muffle the screams.
His enemies screams, that is. Because he would punch them.
The main reason why he stared at the walls was that looking ahead, towards the base of the light beam, was painful for the eyes. According to Gan Salin, there were a bunch of sun mushrooms in a bowl-shaped alcove, guiding their collective light into this single column.The original appearance of this chapter can be found at Ñøv€lß1n.
Suddenly, Nauja raised her hand. Jack and Salin slowed down beside her. They couldnt speak in space, so all their communication came as hand signals, along with what theyd discussed before leaving the last bubble.
Nauja pointed down, indicating that this was the place. Then, her face taut in concentration, she turned to face a wall of darkness. She raised her hand. The moment she dropped it, they would have to dash.
Into the unknown.
Jack gulped. He distracted himself by admiring Naujas abilities. He couldnt even tell how far away the palace bubble had been, but she managed to calculate its precise trajectory at a single glance. Thankfully, she had a skill about that. It was supposed to be used in archery, but there was no rule against using it on space-traveling air bubbles.
Still, it was damn impressive.
Naujas hand shook a bit. Jack almost started running before catching himself. Between his arms, he felt Brock stiffening.
Her hand dropped.
Nauja was the first to run. She expelled air Dao from her back, propelling her fast into the darkness without a single glance back.
A brave woman.
Jack and Salin followed immediately. One after the other, they dived out of the light and into the darkness. Jack rushed to avoid thinking about it.
The feeling was like plunging into dark, cold water. Besides the noticeable change in temperature, Jack immediately lost his sight. He couldnt even see Gan Salin anymore.
He also couldnt speak. Couldnt hear anything. Couldnt smell. Couldnt touch. He was all alone in infinite, monster-filled darkness, with Brock being his only company.
For a moment, he was petrified before his Dao Root of Indomitable Will protested, propelling him into action. Jack could sense the hints of the Dao of the Fist hed left behind, using them to maintain his sense of direction. He shot forward.
There could be monsters everywhere. This was a gamble. According to Nauja, the bubble would be close to them now, just a minutes dashing through the darkness. They just had to hope there werent any monsters in between, but monsters generally avoided the light. It should be fine.
Fuck, said Jack.
Space Monster, Level 124 (Elite)
Experts speculate that, when large quantities of the Dao are left undisturbed for a long time, they can spontaneously coalesce into a Space Monster. While this is a very rare occasion
He had no time to read the descriptionhed seen it before, anyway. He focused on the monsters level and its Elite tag.
Going after the palace had been a calculated risk. But calculated risks sometimes backfired. Now, he had to fight his way through and hope to survive.
Jacks body erupted with power. His three Dao Roots were brought to the fore, blending with his Dao Seed of the Fist to unleash the greatest strength hed ever revealed. The eel was almost blindingly fast, but his brain was processing things so quickly that he could follow its movements. The world had slowed down.
He felt the power gathering in his arm, suffusing it. He let it rip. A blinding meteor speared the darkness, exploding on the eels nose and pushing it back. Jacks remaining two fistsone arm was holding his friendsalso smashed out, each hitting the eel at full power.
It hadnt expected that. In its senses, Jack was weak. It had underestimated him.
Still, a few surprise strikes werent enough to take down an Elite. This monster was far stronger than Jacks last real opponent, Bocor, had been. It absorbed the recoil and wound around him, seeking to entrap him in lightning. Jack kept punching. One meteor led to another until a shower was formed. The eels slick skin made the strikes slide off, but their real purpose was to achieve momentum. Jack was propelled backward at absurd speed, escaping the eels encirclement and flying into the darkness, towards the light. Hed managed to turn around the first time he hit it.
The eel pursued. Faster than he could ever be. It was upon him in an instant, opening its jaws wide and biting down. Jack smashed out above his head, altering his trajectory downward and barely escaping its jaws, which clamped shut right above him.
His entire body leaned into an uppercut. Unfortunately, as there was no ground to stand on, its power was limited. His fist dug into slimy, slippery skin. The eels head jutted upward, but it wasnt too injured.
Right then, wind invaded the void. It was fast and straight, like an arrow. Noit was an arrow.
An arrow made of wind came out of nowhere to strike the eel, embedded deep in its eye. It raised its head and screamedthough Jack heard nothingthen swiped its tail at Jack, who ghost-stepped out of the way. It took a lot out of him. That skill was best used on solid ground.
His Dao perception expanded. He tried his best to push it out as far as possible but felt nothing. Still, hed seen the arrows direction. He knew where it came from. It was sideways into the darkness. He kept shooting out punches to head that way.
Suddenly, he felt it. A hint of the Dao, like a gentle breeze caressing his skin. Nauja was somewhere over there, no doubt unleashing her power as strongly as possible to make him sense her. Jack spared a second to focus.
She was moving. Slowly, smoothly, and laterally to the light beam. Why would she be moving that way?
Because shed found the bubble.
That was the plan. Since they all moved at different speeds, whoever found the bubble would galvanize their Dao as intensely as possible to let the others sense it and fly over.
Jack oriented himself at Nauja. However, that moment of focusing on her had given the eel an opening. It jammed its head at him, headbutting him. A strong electrical current flowed through his veins. His entire body seized. All four fists clenched by themselves.
Thankfully, Jacks momentum was already going, and there was nothing to slow him down in space. He kept flying backward, further propelled by the eels strike. The pain was burning him from the inside out, but hed been through worse. He refused to yield. He frowned deeply and forced his twitching muscles to obey. His Indomitable Body purged the lightning.
AHHH! Jack roared. His three arms blurred as he shot out another meteor shower, pelting the eel with his full strength. It weaved through the attacks, sliding them off its skin, but some got it. One found it at the nose, another under its chin, one at the side of its tail.
Jack had his front towards the eel and his back at Naujas presence. He was using the meteor shower to simultaneously keep the eel at bay and accelerate backward. Already, his speed was incredible, though he had no way to perceive it in the void.
Unfortunately, the eel was even faster.
Chapter 172: Braving the DarknessLight speared through the darkness, illuminating a long, mile-wide area. A bright path stretching from the middle of Space Ring to an exit tunnel leading to the next ring.As Jacks group found themselves flying through the light, he was stunned and speechless. Just a hundred feet away, the darkness was impenetrable. It could hide the richest treasures or greatest dangers of Space Ring, and nobody would know.Bubbles occasionally floated through the light, entering from one side to quickly disappear in the other. They werent fast enough to be dangerous, just impressive. Unfortunately, since no one could see them coming, and they were pretty rare, being at the right spot to catch one would be very difficult.The space monsters never entered this area of light, just like they never entered bubbles.There were many light beams like this, scattered around the inner side of Space Ring. Each led to an exit tunnel. Just one more stunning sight of Trial Planet.Jack watched the wallswhere bright light met pitch-black darknessto the left and right as they flew. He imagined monsters lying just beyond. Tentacles shooting out to grab him and recede into the darkness, where space would muffle the screams.His enemies screams, that is. Because he would punch them.The main reason why he stared at the walls was that looking ahead, towards the base of the light beam, was painful for the eyes. According to Gan Salin, there were a bunch of sun mushrooms in a bowl-shaped alcove, guiding their collective light into this single column.The original appearance of this chapter can be found at Nvl1n.Suddenly, Nauja raised her hand. Jack and Salin slowed down beside her. They couldnt speak in space, so all their communication came as hand signals, along with what theyd discussed before leaving the last bubble.Nauja pointed down, indicating that this was the place. Then, her face taut in concentration, she turned to face a wall of darkness. She raised her hand. The moment she dropped it, they would have to dash.Into the unknown.Jack gulped. He distracted himself by admiring Naujas abilities. He couldnt even tell how far away the palace bubble had been, but she managed to calculate its precise trajectory at a single glance. Thankfully, she had a skill about that. It was supposed to be used in archery, but there was no rule against using it on space-traveling air bubbles.Still, it was damn impressive.Naujas hand shook a bit. Jack almost started running before catching himself. Between his arms, he felt Brock stiffening.Her hand dropped.Nauja was the first to run. She expelled air Dao from her back, propelling her fast into the darkness without a single glance back.A brave woman.Jack and Salin followed immediately. One after the other, they dived out of the light and into the darkness. Jack rushed to avoid thinking about it.The feeling was like plunging into dark, cold water. Besides the noticeable change in temperature, Jack immediately lost his sight. He couldnt even see Gan Salin anymore.He also couldnt speak. Couldnt hear anything. Couldnt smell. Couldnt touch. He was all alone in infinite, monster-filled darkness, with Brock being his only company.For a moment, he was petrified before his Dao Root of Indomitable Will protested, propelling him into action. Jack could sense the hints of the Dao of the Fist hed left behind, using them to maintain his sense of direction. He shot forward.There could be monsters everywhere. This was a gamble. According to Nauja, the bubble would be close to them now, just a minutes dashing through the darkness. They just had to hope there werent any monsters in between, but monsters generally avoided the light. It should be fine.Fuck, said Jack.Space Monster, Level 124 EliteExperts speculate that, when large quantities of the Dao are left undisturbed for a long time, they can spontaneously coalesce into a Space Monster. While this is a very rare occasionHe had no time to read the descriptionhed seen it before, anyway. He focused on the monsters level and its Elite tag.Going after the palace had been a calculated risk. But calculated risks sometimes backfired. Now, he had to fight his way through and hope to survive.Jacks body erupted with power. His three Dao Roots were brought to the fore, blending with his Dao Seed of the Fist to unleash the greatest strength hed ever revealed. The eel was almost blindingly fast, but his brain was processing things so quickly that he could follow its movements. The world had slowed down.He felt the power gathering in his arm, suffusing it. He let it rip. A blinding meteor speared the darkness, exploding on the eels nose and pushing it back. Jacks remaining two fistsone arm was holding his friendsalso smashed out, each hitting the eel at full power.It hadnt expected that. In its senses, Jack was weak. It had underestimated him.Still, a few surprise strikes werent enough to take down an Elite. This monster was far stronger than Jacks last real opponent, Bocor, had been. It absorbed the recoil and wound around him, seeking to entrap him in lightning. Jack kept punching. One meteor led to another until a shower was formed. The eels slick skin made the strikes slide off, but their real purpose was to achieve momentum. Jack was propelled backward at absurd speed, escaping the eels encirclement and flying into the darkness, towards the light. Hed managed to turn around the first time he hit it.The eel pursued. Faster than he could ever be. It was upon him in an instant, opening its jaws wide and biting down. Jack smashed out above his head, altering his trajectory downward and barely escaping its jaws, which clamped shut right above him.His entire body leaned into an uppercut. Unfortunately, as there was no ground to stand on, its power was limited. His fist dug into slimy, slippery skin. The eels head jutted upward, but it wasnt too injured.Right then, wind invaded the void. It was fast and straight, like an arrow. Noit was an arrow.An arrow made of wind came out of nowhere to strike the eel, embedded deep in its eye. It raised its head and screamedthough Jack heard nothingthen swiped its tail at Jack, who ghost-stepped out of the way. It took a lot out of him. That skill was best used on solid ground.His Dao perception expanded. He tried his best to push it out as far as possible but felt nothing. Still, hed seen the arrows direction. He knew where it came from. It was sideways into the darkness. He kept shooting out punches to head that way.Suddenly, he felt it. A hint of the Dao, like a gentle breeze caressing his skin. Nauja was somewhere over there, no doubt unleashing her power as strongly as possible to make him sense her. Jack spared a second to focus.She was moving. Slowly, smoothly, and laterally to the light beam. Why would she be moving that way?Because shed found the bubble.That was the plan. Since they all moved at different speeds, whoever found the bubble would galvanize their Dao as intensely as possible to let the others sense it and fly over.Jack oriented himself at Nauja. However, that moment of focusing on her had given the eel an opening. It jammed its head at him, headbutting him. A strong electrical current flowed through his veins. His entire body seized. All four fists clenched by themselves.Thankfully, Jacks momentum was already going, and there was nothing to slow him down in space. He kept flying backward, further propelled by the eels strike. The pain was burning him from the inside out, but hed been through worse. He refused to yield. He frowned deeply and forced his twitching muscles to obey. His Indomitable Body purged the lightning.AHHH! Jack roared. His three arms blurred as he shot out another meteor shower, pelting the eel with his full strength. It weaved through the attacks, sliding them off its skin, but some got it. One found it at the nose, another under its chin, one at the side of its tail.Jack had his front towards the eel and his back at Naujas presence. He was using the meteor shower to simultaneously keep the eel at bay and accelerate backward. Already, his speed was incredible, though he had no way to perceive it in the void.Unfortunately, the eel was even faster.
