Five Years
Has Shard Reached Level 50 in Just Five Years?
Why do I always meet geniuses?
Yama is also at level 71, and she's only 14 years old.
I think their talents are equal because Shard also reached level 50 in just five years.
Did he level up only because of the sword's power, or did the sword help him awaken his own strength?
There's no doubt that this sword is incredibly powerful. That's why I asked him if I could touch the sword.
When I asked him, he placed the sword in front of me with a smile. This man has a pure heart, truly unlike me. He didn't hesitate or feel any fear about this treasure he possesses.
I touched the sword and tried to sense its energy, but I couldn't feel any energy coming from it. I tried with all my might to sense anything, but nothing happened.
So, I decided to try one last thing: to absorb its energy with my ability.
When I did that, I felt my mind scatter, my body ready to explode, and everything around me became foggy.
A giant monster with a human body and a lion's head appeared. It was huge, wielding a black sword and wearing a blue cloak.
It was sitting on a large throne, but its hands and feet were bound, and its eyes were closed.
I approached it, but suddenly it opened its eyes.
At that moment, I felt my body ignite, and a tremendous amount of energy filled the place.
Suddenly, I found myself lying on the ground.
Shard was looking at me with concern. I think I lost consciousness.
"What happened to you?" he asked in a tense and hurried voice.
"Don't worry, nothing happened. It's just that my body is a bit weak, so this happens to me sometimes."
I said that with a smile. But what was that creature I saw inside his sword? And what was all that energy present there?
He told me it was time to move again, so I stood up with him, and we started moving.
There were many battles, but I didn't participate in any of them; I just watched.
Once, a spider tried to reach me, but Shard intercepted it and killed it.
The deeper we went into the forest, the stranger the creatures we encountered. It truly is a fierce forest with powerful monsters.
Only one day remained until we reached Sky City. Out of the initial 100 people, only 40 remained.
Those 40 people were all above level 45.
Shard told me we would rest for a bit to focus because this area is the hardest part of the forest.
As he was telling me this, I remembered something I had completely forgotten: my inner domain and absorbing energy from it.
So, I quickly entered my inner domain.
The buildings descended from the sky again, just like the first time.
But this time, I headed straight to the building where Yama was.
I entered through the door and found Yama sitting on the ground, meditating intensely, with energy gathering around her.
Her state…
This girl is now at level 72. She's increasing at a legendary speed.
So, I approached her closely and whispered in her ear in a soft voice.
"Yama."
I don't know why this girl was startled, but after she calmed down, she looked at me.
"If you want to kill me, don't use these strange methods."
I smiled when I heard this.
"Don't be afraid. If I wanted to kill you, you'd be in hell by now, not here meditating," I said, laughing.
"What do you want?"
"I don't want anything. I came to check on my beautiful servant."
Her face turned red, and she said angrily,
"I am not anyone's servant. I am the Demon Princess."
I said this while smiling and looking into her eyes.
"But that doesn't deny that you are beautiful."
Her face turned completely red. This girl is really naive but beautiful. I'm not lying.
Don't look at me like that. I don't love her, but I do acknowledge her demonic beauty.
She remained silent for a while, so I kept looking at her.
But suddenly, I noticed something I hadn't seen before.
A word next to her name: Designation.
I thought about that word, and a panel appeared with three options:
**Servant:** Drains all skills and energy from her and executes all your commands.
**Advisor:** Grants you half of her abilities and increases your mental capabilities.
**Commander:** Becomes a commander in any barracks you have, possesses all her abilities, and can receive a special ability from you.
I looked at these options and decided not to choose anything yet. I wanted to understand what was happening first.
"Tell me, what do you really want?" she said, interrupting my thoughts.
"I want you to tell me how to meditate here," I said, looking at her intently.
She laughed loudly.
"It's just meditation, like in the real world. Absorb the energy around you, but you need to be in your designated place," she said, looking outside her house.
"And where is my designated place?" I asked after thinking for a bit.
Yama left her building and pointed to the large palace in the center.
"I can enter all the other buildings, but I can't enter this one no matter how hard I try. So, I think it's your designated place."
Yes, I remembered that building I couldn't enter because of the spider attack.
I headed there, and Yama moved with me.
When I arrived, I stood in front of the door. When I opened it,
I felt a great power penetrating my body, and a panel appeared in front of me.
"Do you want to enter the 'King of Kings' building?"
Why do I hear this name so often?
Who is this King of Kings?
I entered through the door, but Yama couldn't enter with me.
It was a huge palace from the inside.
There was a large golden corridor,
with massive stone pillars on both sides, adorned with many amazing and creative designs. Everything was perfect.
At the end of the corridor, there was a large and strange golden throne.