studiobondurri Chapter 249 The 2nd Phase of the Trial Begins
Chapter 249 The 2nd Phase of the Trial Begins
Silence filled the air, the only sound being that of the falling snow and the cold wind meandering through the trees.
Among the branches of one tree sat a lone figure, gazing at the ever-changing numbers in the sky.
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These were the numbers that filled Ryuk's gaze as he stared up from the branch of the tree.
He had successfully broken through to the Initial Stage of the Dominion Plane and had also completed his quest here.
Now, there was nothing left for him to do other than wait.
"Just two minutes more..." he mused to himself as the countdown continued.
'I don't know if I'll be sent back to the real world or transferred somewhere else.' Ryuk thought under his breath as he stretched out his hand, a vial appearing in his palm.
"Going back is less likely. I have the vial to return in my hands." he mused, staring at it.
Even though he could return to the place that held the teleporter—the same place he had entered from—and leave this realm, somehow, Ryuk was reluctant to go.
'When I first arrived here, I had the strength level of the Plane of Dominion. Yet now, I've reached the strength level of the Plane of Cataclysm. That's almost an entire major jump in power in just a little over six months...' Ryuk thought as he looked at the vial.
'If I had stayed in the academy, would I really have progressed this far? Living life slowly and comfortably—would I have grown this quickly?'
"Now, I feel closer than ever to my goals..." he murmured.
"And now, there's this number counting down, second by second. Higher chances are that this isn't the only trial. There will likely be another test the moment this countdown ends."
"That test may be harder... or simpler. I'm not sure. But what I am sure of is that if I pull through it like I pulled through this one, my growth will skyrocket even more."
"If I return now, back to Endearth, my progress will slow down considerably. I don't want that..."
Ryuk mused under his breath, looking longingly at the vial in his hands.
It would be a lie to say he didn't want to go back.
He had been here for about half a year now. Of course, he missed Endearth. There was almost no one he knew or was familiar with here. The loneliness was creeping in. The feeling of being truly alone in this vast jungle.
Even though fear had long been eliminated—after all, he was the strongest here—there was still something missing.
'I miss you all... Old Jack, Morgaine, Mad White' Ryuk thought to himself as the countdown flashed red.
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Only 49 seconds left.
With a simple wave, Ryuk stored the vial back into his spatial ring. Rising calmly to his feet, he looked at the countdown.
He had made his decision.
He would not leave.
He would face whatever was coming head-on—and reign over it in the end.
When he finally returned, there would be no regrets left in him.
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Immediately, Ryuk tried to connect to something—someone—only to be met with silence.
Isha!
ISHA!
SILENCE!
"ISHA!" Ryuk called out loudly in his mind, eventually forcing the words out into the darkness.
But no response came.
And what was even more horrifying—
"Hey, system... You there?" he asked.
Nothing.
No reply.
A chilling emptiness crept in as Ryuk stretched out his hands, trying to release ice—to summon even a flicker of light—
But nothing came.
This feeling... he thought, staring at his hands, but seeing only blackness.
"It's like I've been reduced to a mortal state..."
Right now, he felt weak.
Just like when he had first started hunting Grade F beasts.
But if that was shocking, what he couldn't wrap his mind around was—
"This sensation... The feeling of... falling?"
He realized, as he instinctively looked down—
He was still falling.
Falling deeper.
And deeper.
And deeper.
It was as if he had been cast into an endless abyss.
Nothing around him.
Only the weightlessness of descent—
And the eternal void waiting below.
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