Chapter 32: Homecoming [1]
"The starry void again," I muttered, before a realization crept over me. "No that's not it... Did I advance to C-rank?"
In the silent, star-filled expanse, the system echoed in my mind—but this time, it felt as though it had become one with the very fabric of the world, like a god addressing its worshippers.
[USER'S CORE IS ADVANCING—]
[INITIATING APPRAISAL—]
A surge of energy coursed through me as my eyes blazed with newfound power. I glanced at my fist and instantly sensed the significant increase in strength.
[YOUR ACHIEVEMENTS ARE REMARKABLE!]
[YOU TRAVERSED THE DESERT OF NEFERTARI, SLEW A DRAGON, MANIPULATED YOUR FOES' DEMISE, AND EMERGED VICTORIOUS.]
[USER HAS EARNED A BOON!]
From behind me, my shadow that had merged with the surroundings stirred subtly, becoming faintly visible within the void's darkness.
I inhaled deeply as I sat suspended in the void. My body was regenerating, yet unlike with the elixir, there was no pain at all.
[YOUR ACHIEVEMENT HAS BEEN INSCRIBED AMONG THE STARS.]
