Chapter 185: Final Preparations
After Derek left Romans, he went back home. With everything he could think of taken care of, he nned on leaving for a dungeon the next morning. He asked Silvi if she wanted to go with him, but once she learned they would be fighting against stone golems, and that rocks werent in the least bit tasty, she decided to stay home and practice cooking.
Thomas wanted to go, but he still had his training with Shae. He could be power leveled anytime, but he wouldnt be able to get the training of a true spear master often.
Only Silvi knew exactly where he was going. The others only knew he was heading to a dungeon.
At the end of the day, Dereky on his bed and checked his stats.
Status
Name
Derek Hunt
Age
30
Level
102
Experience
1,355,600/7,000,000
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Legend of the Void (Legendary)
Race
Human (Modified)
Health
16575
Mana
5000
Stamina
16575
Defense
165 (Armor + 0)
Attack
125(Weapon + 0)
Stats
Strength
705
Dexterity
505
Endurance
1105
Vitality
1105
Intelligence
500
Wisdom
500
Stat Points Remaining
63
Contracts
nah Swan (Crown)
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Silvi (Bonded Beast)
View Status
Ste Brighton (Crown)
View Contract
Francesco Jobs (Adventurers Guild)
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Rudolph Mckinney
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Skills
Absolute Nullify
Level 1
Nullify magic spells
Chain Lightning
Level 13
Send a chain of lightning to enemies.
Channel Void
Level 10
Channel the Void through your body, into attacks or defenses.
Cleaning
Level 6
Clean a small area.
Cure Toxin
Level 4
Removes poisons and toxins.
Dismantle
Level 12
Increase ability to dismantle deceased organic life forms.
Greater Meditation
Level 5
Enter meditative state to increase recovery.
Heavy Weapons Mastery
Level 18
Increase damage with heavy weapons.
Identify
Level 16
Appraise objects or entities.
Magic Resistance
Level 11
Increase natural magic resistance by 1.5% per level.
Multi-Strike
Level 3
Your next attack hits twice.
Physical Resistance
Level 12
Increase natural physical resistance by 1.5% per level.
Rejuvenation
Level 9
Restores 45% HP over 30 seconds.
Sweeping sh
Level 18
Project a sh in front of you.
Time Prison
Level 4
Create a void space as a prison. Control its passage of time.
Void Call
Level 2
Call out to the Void.
Void Sense
Level 4
Sense the void.
Void Shift
Level 3
Be one with and move within the void.
Void Steps
Level 2
Use the void as a foothold to move.
Void Storage
Level N/A
Use a storage space made from void.
Unarmed Combat Mastery
Level 9
Increase efficiency when not using a weapon or magic.
Skill Points Remaining
16
Skill Upgrade Points Remaining
4
Awards
Greater Giant yer, Jack of All, Lesser Dungeon Explorer, Lesser Dungeon Traveler, Lesser Enigma, Lesser Repetitive Dungeoneer, Lesser yer of the Unknown, Lesser Solo Diver, Magical ss Cannon, Meat Shield, Lesser Explorer, Offensive Powerhouse
With his constant use, failure or sess, of Identify, it had gained a level. Most people didnt know or have the Enigma Award, so he didnt worry about being found out.
His Greater Meditation also increased a bit. It made sense, as he did more meditating than he actually did sleeping.
Void Sense was always active, thus slowly increasing in level. When he really tried to look at the ripples and the void all around him, it was clearer than before. Derek felt he would be able to use his void skill more easily the higher Void Sense leveled. He tried to keep it in mind to try to actively level the skill, but the senses overload he received when he focused on it was still annoying.
Speaking of void skills, he gained a level in Void Steps when he rushed to help Jacks a few days ago. Everyone else was ignoring the ground as they rushed over, so he did too. It had gotten a few odd looks, as nobody was able to tell what element the skill was using. It was tantly obvious with Edgars crackling lightning trail and Jakes exploding steps what element they used, but other than Dereks eyes, nobody he didnt want to know knew about his void attribute.
Time Prison was the skill Derek was most interested in at the moment. It had leveled to level 4. That, plus the fact that his prisoners sentences were going to be up soon, drew his attention.
<em>I suppose I need to go in and settle all that before I leave tomorrow. </em>Derek hopped up from his bed and moved down to the basement below. When he opened the door, the nging of metal rang out. He smiled at the girl, still hard at work, and walked over to an unused section of the basement.
When he ripped the void, the nging stopped.
Derek? What are you doing down here? Brandi asked.
Nothing much. I need to check on some things in here before I leave tomorrow. Sorry for distracting you. He replied.
Oh its fine. I was just practicing my hammering. I wasnt making anything. The girl said. Is it the people that youre checking on?
Derek nodded. Yes the prisoners.
Youre not letting them out, right?
Nope. Definitely not. Derek said.
Thats good. Jacks said they were all bad people. And the one even tried to kill Thomas. Brandi said.
Derek nodded. Yup. You dont have to worry about them. I just need to make some adjustments. You can get back to work. Dont let me distract you.
Brandi nodded, and soon, the nging of metal sounded again.
Derek reached forward and grabbed the handle of the door to the prison. He pulled. Once again, he stepped into the dark lobby. He still hadnt looked for any temporary light fixtures to brighten the room, it wasnt something he currently needed.
Derek stepped forward and moved to the door containing y Torith. He reached out and ced his hand on it. As of now, it showed that just under three weeks were left. The timer was still counting down one second for every two seconds that Derek felt.
With the skill at a higher level, with a thought, Derek adjusted the countdown timer. Soon, for every five seconds that passed, the cell only ticked down one second.
<em>There, that will make sure I dont have to worry about it for a while. If I have the need to talk to either y or one of the assassins, I can always speed the time up. </em>At the rate he adjusted the prison cell, it would be almost four months before the timer expired.
Once he finished adjusting Cell #003, he moved over and adjusted the other two active cells. When he was finished, he also noticed the addition of more prison cells than before. By his calctions, once the skill leveled to 20, he would have exactly 100 cells avable. He doubted he would ever need so many, but there was a chance that the time served in the nothingness of the void could possibly change someone. The possibility was slim, but it was there.
Having put the Time Prison out of his mind for now, Derek walked back out into the basement and closed the door. Then, he reached out and pulled the void back together and watched the space heal itself.
After that, he walked back over to Brandi, who was currently looking at a piece of some metal.
Im finished in here. He said. Im going to go sleep. You should too. You dont want to worry your mother too much.
Brandi nodded. I will soon. Just a bit more and all the durability of this she shed the metal piece at Derek. will be gone. I want to finish what I started tonight so I can work on something else tomorrow.
Okay. Derek said. Good night. He tapped the top of the girls head with his finger.
Brandi reached up and put her hand on her head and rubbed. Good night.
Derek walked out of the basement and back up to his room. After going through a mental checklist, he decided that he took care of everything that required his immediate attention, and he wouldnt have to worry about things while he was gone.
He sat on his bed, thenid back and closed his eyes. Soon, he drifted off to sleep.
The next morning, Derek awoke to the smell of freshly cooked breakfast. After a quick trip to the bathroom, and the hope that Geoffrey would have a working shower prototype ready for when he got back, he moved on to the dining room, where Malorie met him at the door.
Youre just in time. Malorie said.
Huh?
Silvi and I woke up early to make a big breakfast before you left. We wanted to send you off on a full stomach. She said.
Derek looked past Malorie and saw Silvi sitting on the table drooling over the freshly baked bread, sausages, eggs, and other food.
Mhm He said. Im sure thats all Silvi had on her mind when you were preparing everything. She looks really concerned about me right now.
Malorie smiled and shook her head. Well, it was the n until the food was ready. Once shes finished cooking, everything else goes out the window until shes eaten. She said. Now,e on and eat. The others wont be up for a while, so you dont have to wait.
Derek did as told and had a great meal. Surprisingly, Edgar arrived at the dining room not long after Derek. He asked if Derek needed anypany on his trip, most likely so he could stay away from the political side of things for as long as possible, but Derek refused, as he didnt want others to learn of his actual level yet.
If everything went well, he would so raise his level high enough that he wouldnt have to worry about hiding it. He could just reduce the power he showed to others, making it seem like he was still Onyx Ranked.
Nobody else arrived during his breakfast. He said his goodbyes to Mal and Edgar and patted his crazy kitchen bunny on the head before leaving. He took out a map, then hopped into the air with Void Steps and took off towards his destination, The Golem Dungeon.