[If I didn't know any better, I'd say you're about to face judgnt,] Evangeline comnted matter-of-factly.
Neraxis rolled his eyes. You don't say.
It didn't feel too off, aside from the ominous ssages.
If anything, he felt only a faint pull toward the tower, but by utilizing {Aura of the Abyss}, he could easily escape it.
"Pass," Neraxis shot it down. "I don't exactly want to go on another long field trip. If anything, why don't you co down here yourself?"
The idea of gods existing seed far-fetched. So far, everything he had seen was pretty ta—even the Sovereigns.
But not Seraphina...
"...?" Neraxis tilted his head at the Sun God's stupidity and took a few steps back.
The monsters beside him were basically statues by now, and no one tried stopping him.
Or so he thought, but the mont he made a move, every single one of those monsters turned their heads toward him.
Co on... Can't I just get a break for once? Neraxis thought, sighing.
He manifested his sword and prepared to fight.
However, the monsters weren't exactly engaging him—just staring.
Oh? I can tell lies through the system screens? Neraxis scoffed as he took more steps back until, eventually, he couldn't feel the tower's influence on him anymore.
That was definitely one interesting scenario, but he would much rather do his duties as an instructor instead.
But as he took one more step, he suddenly bumped into sothing.
It felt like an invisible wall, and no matter how much mana he poured into it, he couldn't break through.
Naturally, he turned his gaze back toward the tower—and t the eyes of thousands of monsters.
And, of course, the golden system ssage.
"Co out," Neraxis said impatiently. "If you can't do that at the very least, then there's no conversation to be had."
Elite]
Of course it's like this... Neraxis thought with a sigh, his eyes slightly lingering on the Astral Tower.
He hadn't entered it in a while, but frankly, he felt like it was ti.
So that would be next on the agenda when he ca back from this trip.
Nonetheless, a tir of 5 minutes soon appeared, followed by the 1st floor's announcent.
[Solaris Tower - 1st Floor Elite Mode: The Blazing Bridge]
[Objective: Survive intense heat while crossing a revolving stone bridge over a lava lake.]
[Status: Initializing...]
That doesn't seem too hard, Neraxis thought with a tilt of his head.
However, as the trial finally initialized, he was hit with a fierce gust of hot air as his sight was distorted.
And not even a mont later, it felt like he was being suffocated.
Neraxis tried using {Aura of the Abyss} and infused Frost into himself, but that didn't do much.
Nope. Evangeline, do your thing.
[With pleasure,] she replied, and soon...
[Evangeline, Progenitor of the Vampires, has modified your body!]
[Skill: Vampiric Dominion {A} → Vampiric Dominion {SS}]
[Skill effect: Partial Vampirism (Special Passive) → Complete Vampirism (Special Passive)]
He no longer felt like he had to breathe. However, there was one thing that had slightly caught him off guard.
Usually, the Complete Vampirism skill effect was tagged as temporary.
Now? There wasn't anything like that.
[Uhhhh... Do you want the good news or the bad news first?] Evangeline asked sheepishly.
However, he rely shook his head before looking off to the side.
[10 Seconds Remaining Until The First Floor's Trial Begins!]
Save it for later... I have this to deal with for now.
The trial seed very old school, as he could see shattered glass on the stone bridge, followed by a certain part of it turning red from the heat below.
And of course, despite him not needing to breathe, the heat really was sothing.
Finally, the trial began, and the mont it did, Neraxis could feel his feet sticking to the ground as his clothes were being lted.
That ant he couldn't stand still—he had to keep running.
He couldn't see where the stone bridge ended, but one thing set him on edge.
The bridge was like a cogwheel that constantly turned to the right, and now, Neraxis could see the part that had been exposed to the lava the longest now being on top.
And in just a few monts, he would be stepping on it.
That was why Neraxis did sothing Evangeline hated—sothing she never let him do.
He threw his sword forward while also jumping on top of it, gliding alongside the ground as it began levitating.
[Neraxis,] Evangeline's stern voice rang out. [I thought I told you not to step on unless we're in bed. Now what's this? Throwing and stepping? Really?]
Sorry, Evangeline... Neraxis chuckled. I don't want to get burnt. After all, my blood supply is not too great.
[Yeah, yeah, we'll be having a discussion about this later,] Evangeline replied, pouting.
With that, Neraxis shrugged and glanced forward.
As he did, a part of the bridge that had managed to revolve itself several tis now began lting, its magma stone shards flying everywhere.
But Neraxis didn't stop there, and Evangeline finally stopped pouting as she increased the speed at which the sword was traveling.
However, as if he was midway through or sothing, a certain sight made him halt.
You've got to be kidding ...
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