Reaper's Resurgence - Book 3 - Chapter 4 - The System (Patreon)

Alexia

It takes a while for anyone to say anything, but they do eventually say things. Not the people on the lower levels, but the ones on the higher levels.

“Pardon, and I mean no offense with this, but why should we-” King Varsac begins, only to cut off when I flash energy through my eyes, making them glitch out a few times while flaring with a bright purple light.

“Because I defeated the Cataclysm Class monster without any assistance from you all,” I point out. “Something I’m sure you’re all benefiting from.”

Everyone returns to silence after that as the various Authority Holders share looks that imply they hadn’t really thought about that until now. Meanwhile King Varsac grits his teeth a little.

“Very well,” King Varsac agrees with a nod of his head. “I will inform you of any Tier 4 dungeons that appear within my territory.”

And as if the floodgates were just opened, everyone else in the massive chamber begins to announce their agreement as well. Which takes a while, considering just how many people are in the chamber.

I’m also sure a few of them might not bother with it, thinking I won’t notice them simply because there are too many people here. So I make sure to shoot them a look that quickly has them agreeing as well. While shivering in fear.

“In that case, I have nothing more to add to these discussions,” I tell them while muting the interior of my booth again, making it so no one can hear what’s going on inside.

Come to think of it, that System Notification mentioned the people of the losing Dimensional Block being kicked out of the fused Block, right? What does that mean exactly?

Will the losers just be teleported randomly outside of the Dimensional Block?

“The winning council will be able to select certain individuals they want to allow within the Dimensional Block and the Block itself will teleport everyone else outside,” the Architect answers. “You don’t have to worry about this, so don’t waste our time with pointless questions.”

Wait, I don’t? Why not?

The man lets out an annoyed sigh before answering, “Even if one of the winners were to attempt kicking you out of the Dimensional Block, you wouldn’t be kicked out. Because you have The First Authority.”

I blink in surprise, briefly raising my head from my hand as I do so.

Oh. Right.

Huh.

I completely forgot about that.

The description said I could pass through any Dimensional Barriers regardless of if the Dimensional Barrier is locked down by order of that Block’s Dimensional Council. Which I guess means things like this that force you into or out of a Block don’t work on me.

That’s convenient.

And given that little bit of information, the other Dimensional Block wouldn’t be in a good position if they tried kicking out The Retreat. Not unless they want me going in and killing off the council myself to let them back in.

So it’s all good. I don’t have to worry about the war at all just as I thought.

Come to think of it, now would be as good a time as any to go through my Legendary Feats again. Just to make sure I didn’t forget any.

First off there’s The Reaping, which is why I’m a Quantum Reaper in the first place. There’s The First Clear, which gives me an upgrade in Tier to the first item I get in a loot box in a dungeon. Then there’s The Vanguard, which I had actually forgotten about. A Legendary Feat that gives me a token to upgrade my class to the next rarity.

I should still save that though. Until I reach the Ascendant Tier.

Up next is The First Authority, which I just remembered earlier, and Slayer of Kings, which gave me an extra active skill slot. Dimensional Conqueror, which lets me know the locations of other Dimensional Leaders and Champions in the same Block as me. And lastly, Chaos Hunter, which gives me System Assistance when fighting chaos monsters. Something I found rather useful in the dungeon since it basically just enhanced my attacks against them by about fifteen or so percent.

Hey, pops, do you know any other Legendary Feats I could obtain right now?

The bat on my shoulder cracks open an eye and stares at me with a rather judgmental look as he says, “Be the first to clear a Tier 4 dungeon and be the first to kill a Tier 4 user. Those are the first ones that come to mind. Call me pops again though and I won’t give you any more assistance.”

I almost chuckle at that but hold myself back.

He flashes me an annoyed look before closing his eye again.

Found something else he doesn’t like.

Although I’d rather him not retract his help as no matter how-

He cracks his eye open again.

-special he is, he’s still rather helpful.

Damnit, I wish you would stop reading my mind.

That thought gives me pause as I blink at the bat.

Wait a second, if you can read my mind, does that mean you’re actively reading the minds of everyone else around us?

He doesn’t say anything.

You are, aren’t you?

He still doesn’t say anything.

Well, at least it’s not just me.

How do you do that anyways? Is it some sort of skill?

He opens his eyes again and mutters, “So many questions…” only to narrow his gaze on me and state, “I do not have System skills. Do not take the System as the end all be all of the universe as there are many beings who do not require the System’s guidance to use their powers.”

I stare at the bat for a few seconds before his words settle in.

Wait, did you just say the System’s guidance?

Are you implying that the System is only guiding us to do what we can already do when giving us skills?

He closes his eyes again, not saying any more.

But I don’t need an answer this time.

That’s… wow.

Unexpected, but makes sense in a way.

And very interesting.

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