The Dreamer's POV

Chapter 156: A Unforeseen Turn

[00 Months: 17 Days: 10 Hours]

<You Have Leveled Up>

<You Have Leveled Up>

"Level 47 now. Perfect." I smiled to myself.

"Status Window."

[STATUS WINDOW]

- Name: Mikey Rael

- Race: Human

- Level: 47

- Life Force: 25/25 (+25)= 50

- Energy Level: 40/40 (+50), (+10), (+25)= 125

- Combat Ability: 31/31 (+100), (+30), (+10) (+25)= 196

- Stat Points: 41

- Currency: 500

- Role: <The Dreamer>

- Authority: <Dream/Nightmare>

- Titles: <Visionary>, <The One Who Saw The End>, <Chosen One>, <Survivor>, <Ranker>, <Prey>, <Spendthrift>, <Rock Master>, <Elementalist>

- Skills (Exclusive): <Dream>, <Nightmare>, <Visualize>

- Skills (Non-Exclusive): <Turbo>, <Immersion>, <Fallen Foe>, <Grand Teleportation>, <Haven>, <Absolute Appraisal>, <Full Resistance (High)>, <Elevate>, <Gravity Press>, <Carnage>, <Elemental Attribute (Basic)>, <Regeneration>, <Viscosity>, <Truthful Glare>,<Danger Sense>, <Language Comprehension>, <Personal Space+ (Custom)>

- Items Equipped: <Grand Rock>, <Sharp Dagger>, <Upgraded Enchanted Speedo>, <Upgraded Energy Recovery Necklace>, <Concealment Cloak>, <Tower Pass (F1)>, <Navigating Compass>, <Special Watch>, <Elite Adventurer's Wear (Black)>, <Upgraded Enchanted Glove>, <Ring Of Life>

- Alignment: Lawful Evil

[Additional Information]

You can see the future and past by living it. It is a coveted power worthy of desire, but a scary one to possess.

"What is this...?"

I hadn't actually checked my Status Window since I returned since I had all my Skills and Stats memorized, so this came as a surprise to me.

"I'm... Lawful Evil?"

What exactly did that mean? I was a bad person?

"Bullshit. I'm just doing what needs to be done. If anything, the people I have eliminated are the evil ones."

"ROOOAAARRRRRRRRRRRRHHHHH!!!"

My eyes widened as I looked above me to see the dozen monsters roar in a frenzy.

"Crap! I forgot about them!"

Why weren't they disappearing after I killed their master?

From what I knew about the magic system of this world, once the summoner died, the monster died with them.

Even my <Fallen Foe> Skill would most definitely be canceled in the advent of my demise.

So why... why were the dozen creatures hovering above me still alive?"

"GRRRRAAAAA!!!" The wyvern which had landed in the crater suddenly snarled at me, it's glare shining with pure, untamed malice.

I couldn't sense an ounce of intelligence from it at all.

Just primal, unadulterated rage.

'Damnit. Does that mean these creatures can function independently, even if their master is dead?'

This was bad.

Really bad!

"Grand Rock." I murmured, controlling my whirring orb to rush at the wyvern before me

I took the liberty of enhancing it with the elemental attribute of Earth, so it dealt the most damage

~BOOOOOOMMMMM!!!~

Once again, a vast explosion seared through the area, and the growling wyvern was sent flying away once again.

'Its still not dead, though. What the hell? How tough is this thing?'

Also, if it was this hard to beat, how did someone like Sasha manage to kill it?

'H-hold on... kill... it...?'

I was thinking of all this the wrong way! Why did I assume she would have to kill the monsters, just because that was how my own Skill worked.

If this was indeed her Exclusive Skill, then it was very likely that the conditions for using her ability differed from mine.

'What if she didn't have to kill them before making them her slaves?'

That meant they were simply under something similar to a contract with her.

'And now that she's dead, they're finally free!'

I messed up big time.

'I can't singlehandedly take down twelve wyverns. And what's that at the center? It looks different from the rest... like an actual dragon.'

That meant it was more powerful than the rest.

If they all decided to attack at once, I was going to be dead in no time at all.

'What should I do now? After coming this far, is this what it all amounts to?'

The wyvern closest to me was being bombarded by my Grand Rock, but I didn't know how immense it's durability was, so I wasn't counting on it dying anytime soon.

'I have to... hold on... I can do THAT!' My thoughts echoed within me as I widened my eyes.

The epiphany hit me hard, and my lips quickly spread into a smile.

'If I use <Fallen Foe> on Sasha... I can use her to return them to her control!'

Fortunately, I had already made space for the Essences of both Sasha and Hakeem before this whole event, so I could make them my minions.

The problem was that I had to be physically present collect an Essence from a corpse.

That meant I had to go to the scene of Sasha's murder.

'Will there still be Essence left? I don't know! There's only one way to find ou—'

"Hey, you! Who the hell are you?" I heard a voice suddenly echo from behind me.

Swiftly moving my feet, I evaded the strike of a blade, leaping backwards.

My eyes caught the one who assaulted me, and it seemed he was human—a brown haired man holding a blade.

"I was wondering what was taking them so long. So it was you. You have some explaining to do, man." The brown haired man glared at me, brandishing his blade.

"Where's Hakeem? Also what did you do to Sasha? Her Familiars are acting up. You... you didn't kill her did you?"

I had already collected Hakeem's Essence, so his body wasn't present. Still, for this guy to ask so brazenly after just attacking me...

'Who is he?' I narrowed my gaze as I observed him.

Judging from the way he addressed both Hakeem and Sasha, he had to be a Ranker too.

What was his ability? Why did he seem so confident despite us being surrounded by monsters who were clearly stronger than us?

"And what if I did? What if I killed her?" I smiled, narrowing my gaze on him.

"Pfft! Then you have my thanks. That bitch always annoyed me anyway."

'What?' I watched his demeanor, and there didn't even seem to be a hint of anger on his face.

He truly seemed happy.

"In any case, since you took care of her, and you probably killed Hakeem, that must mean you're really strong, huh?"

Wasn't he fazed at all by the current situation?

The dragon in the sky and the eleven wyverns were already beginning to draw close to us.

Wasn't he at all afraid of losing his life? Perhaps he had a Skill to help him.

'I don't have time to worry about that right now.'

I had to conserve energy, as well as focus on survival.

That meant one thing.

'We'll continue this later...'

'<Grand Teleportation>'

"H-hey, where are you going? Come ba—!"

~VWOOOOSHHH~

In a flash, I vanished from.my previous position, returning to the area close to the city entrance, which I saved as one of my landmark position prior to the start of my mission.

"Haa... haaa..." I let out a deep huff, casting my gaze on the city.

'Hopefully that guy keeps those monsters company.'

My Energy Level had dropped rapidly thanks to using <Grand Teleportation> to return to a preset destination.

Hopefully it would all get restored before I reached my destination.

'Shadow has sent me the coordinates of his position. Plus, I can see the hill from here.'

Using <Grand Teleportation> would probably be faster, but when I considered how much Energy that would take, and how I needed the same Energy for <Fallen Foe>, it made more sense to run.

'Let's hope I'm not too late...'

If the monsters were to rampage throughout the ruined city, there probably wasn't going to be anything left.

I couldn't have that.

In one swift motion, I began making my way towards my destination, pushing my body as fast as I could without burning too much energy.

'Hurry, Mikey!'

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[A/N]

Looks like Mikey is evil now... or is he?

Everything is simply being interrupted by one thing or the other.

Let's see how it all ends, shall we?