Shuttling Between the Two Worlds

When the brain deems an event 'important', you wouldn't be able to forget it easily. This is the reason why a couple's first kiss is unforgettable.

After this kiss, we never spoke a word to each other, perhaps due to shyness. To be honest, I almost couldn't control myself as I got 'familiar' with this sensation, but I held it in.

Due to me experiencing 'that' in the illusion trial, kissing her felt very familiar to me. It's as if we're doing what we're supposed to do.

Though, the problem is that it is from my past life. My relationship with her hasn't progressed to that point yet.

I knew that she'll feel uncomfortable if I continue on that path, so I didn't. We never went deeper than a lip kiss.

"Where are we?"

"Ah, this is a planet that I chose randomly. I don't know where this is located."

Right now, we're inside a wooden house. I can see Aria's sword traces, so she must've built this tentatively.

'Xiao Song.'

'Understood.'

[Domain Detection] and [Terrain Detection] activated at the same time, generating a virtual projection of this planet. Compared to Luminous, this planet is only half as big as it.

The total number of demigods present doesn't exceed 10. With this, I can infer that we're quite near the outer area of the dragon's territory.

"We should be at the outer area. There's no need to worry about anything for a while."

"Phew.."

Aria visibly relaxed as she heard this. All that running away made her exhausted..

"Rest for a while. I'll protect you."

"..Alright."

After 5 minutes, she fell asleep again.

'The mental exhaustion is this bad? She got it too hard.'

'She ran away from Deities for a day straight. I never expected to let her be like this.'

Ms. Alina knew about my attitude towards Aria, she must've thought that this is very not me.

'Sorry, we've got no choice. I don't want us to face a Half-Creator Realm head on.'

'Half-Creator?!'

She is obviously in disbelief. Who thought that we'll fight someone like that?

While she's still digesting this information, I checked out the notices that popped up during the fight.

[You survived a danger ranked 'Perilous'. The trait [Sixth Sense] improves significantly.]

To be honest, I find [Sixth Sense] more and more helpful. The only reason why it registered the arrival of Solomon 'Perilous' is that the danger we're going to face would only worsen once he arrives. Before he does, it'll remain as 'Perilous'.

Unlike the incident with Xyphur that worsened, this one didn't. My [Sixth Sense] didn't level up as a result...

[You have mitigated an unimaginable amount of damage. The trait [Damage Offset] levels up.]

This is the reason why I lasted for a while and didn't turn into dust instantly.

Next, my panel...

[Lugh Austere Bayer]

Rank: SS

Latent Potential: C-

EXP: 8,890,000,190

Strength: SS

Agility: SS

Stamina: SS

Vessel: SS

Wisdom: SS

Traits:

[Dagger Mastery (LV7)]

[Dexterous Hands (LV8)]

[Sword Mastery (LV9)]

[Decisiveness (LV7)]

[Sixth Sense (LV6)]

[Poison Body (LV6)]

[Damage Offset (LV8)]

[Stone Skin (LV7)]

[Resilience (LV7)]

[Spear Mastery (LV7)]

[Evil Eyes (LV7)]

[Darkness Control (LV7)]

[Demon Dragon God Physique (LV6)]

[Corruption Resistance (LV6)]

Other than the few traits that levelled up, the biggest gain would be the 8B EXP that I received after killing the EX+ Rank cyborg zerg. I never expected to get a huge sum such as this.

Now, the lucky spin. It didn't appear for the past 30 years, so this is definitely unexpected.

[Killed a being B- Rank and above. Lucky Hit triggered. The talent roulette will be activated.]

[The talent roulette contains all the traits of the being killed.]

[Activate?]

'Activate.'

A roulette wheel appeared in my sights. Seeing this, I felt nostalgic. It's like my escape from the nest only happened yesterday.

Let's see.. 18 traits? Whoa. Will I be able to get all of this?

[First spin costs 32,000 EXP. Continue?]

32,000 EXP? The quality of the traits this time are indeed high. If I try to get all of it, it'll cost more than 8B EXP, though.

Alright. I'll try to get my priorities first.

Tap!

The wheel kept spinning for a while, before stopping at one trait.

[Armament Connection]

-Connects the user and the armament as if they're a single entity. The user is required to 'touch' the armament before the connection forms.

-The enhancement through the connection depends on the level of the user's familiarity with the armament.

An invisible power appeared inside me. It doesn't materialize physically, so I could say that it would only take effect once I test it with Xiao Song and Little Xue.

Next spin!

This time, the pointer ended up at...

[Light Control]

-Allows the user to control light elements.

This time, I felt a brand new connection. Unlike [Darkness Control], I became intimate with the light elements. They give off a very gentle feeling.

Next!

[Parallel Minds]

-Allows the user to multiply one's thoughts and flexibly multitask better. The parallel mind created will not be any lower than the user.

Wait. This is the reason why he wielded 8 beam sabers?

I tested it just now, and I gained a new 'mind'. It's like having a second brain or something. Through the help of this, dual-wielding might be possible. I tried to do it before, but I deemed it unnecessary since your concentration is split into two.

Even if you're an EX+ Rank, you'll just waste your processing power by dual-wielding. In short, it's not very cost-effective.

256,000 EXP? Alright.

[Life Marker]

-Once the user sees a lifeform, it gets marked. The marked lifeform will have his Health, Energy, and location visible. The mark lasts for an hour, unless the mark gets renewed.

It is an invisible power this time as well. If I'm not wrong, it should be from the mechanical body that the zerg has.

I tried using it to Ms. Alina.

[Health: 94%]

[Mental Power: 87%]

2 bars appeared on top of her head, just like a game. Besides it, the percentage is shown.

Hm..? She didn't sense it? Moreover, it's very accurate. The readings determined that she's now using her 'Mental Power', not Mana.

Finally, it became a game system for real.

The fifth!

As the pointer toward that trait, I got surprised. Instantly, more prompts showed up in front of me. I absorbed this trait and felt like a brand new world.

Holy.. I'm definitely not ready for this...