Chapter 147 - Energy Dot (1/2)

Krune's group was quite lucky this time since they found a door in just a few minutes. This door in specific had exactly four slots, which is the number of Krune's group. At least at the moment, Krune's group was the only only one here, and no one else appeared. Of course, the 98th level had just opened, there is still some time before the next level opens again.

Since there was nothing to do during the time being, Krune decided to try to use Tribulation lightning in the Hydrogen and Oxygen separation. He started to control it the same way as he did with his normal Lightning Element. But just as he started, the two poles lost control, and the process failed right there and then.

”As expected, Tribulation Lightning is really a lot more difficult to do such a fine control than normal Lightning Element.”

Of course, Krune didn't give up with just one failure. If anything, he expects it to have a much better result once it succeeds. So he spent his time trying it out. Each fails helped him to understand the process better, not to mention that his own control over the Tribulation Lightning improved. It was the first time that Krune tried to control Tribulation Lightning so precisely, and it helped a lot.

Unfortunately or not, the next door for the 99th floor only took one hour to open, but Krune's group really hit the jackpot this time around. In the end, what was supposed to have several competitors fighting over, had only 7, and it is already counting with Krune's group of four. So it was evident that it turned quite easy for the four of them to pass over. Of course, Krune had to stop his practice to go to the next level.

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Around 30 minutes earlier, Ao's group had finally found a door. But there was a problem here, this door only had three slots, which means that it is not enough for the five of them. When Ula saw that, she turned around and said.

”I guess this is it then, we did find a door, but there aren't enough slots. It was me who asked to follow you this time, so I won't make things difficult for your side. I still have time to find another door anyway, so I'm leaving.”

Before Ao's group could say anything, Ula had already dashed away. Ula could have simply stayed and fought for the slots, and there was a huge chance that she would get one. But every time she thought about Ao's smell, she couldn't bring herself to do anything.

”Just what is different about him?”

In the end, Ula just shook her head and put those thoughts behind her mind. She decided to keep focusing on the test for the time being and forget about anything else. The late part of the test is very good for lonely contestants since they don't need to care about the number of allies, just the slot itself.

While Ula's mind was somewhere else, she didn't notice that someone was standing just beside her while she flew ahead. When her thoughts came back to the path ahead, she finally noticed the person who was traveling with her, which made her almost jump in fright!

Ao looked at her reaction and sighed.

”Am I that ugly? You don't need to act like that just because you saw my face, you know? That is very rude!”

Ula was lost at words.

”That's not the reason I'm surprised at all! Why did you come with me? I know that I asked to follow you guys, but that's because I was bored, that's all! Since there weren't enough slots, there is no reason for us to stick together anymore. Besides, what about your other three friends?”

Ao looked at her and laughed.

”You don't need to worry about Yusa, Arlan, and Joty. They can take care of themselves. As for me, let's just say that I'm bored too. Not to mention that the last door only has three slots, so it wouldn't be enough for them and me anyway. Who knows? You can use Tribulation Lightning like my friend, so I think it might be easier to follow you around. You can protect and help me get a slot when the time comes.”

As one can imagine, Ao was talking nonsense. He has the confidence of getting a slot if he moves alone, but he just couldn't leave this Moon Wolf. It somehow reminded him of Krune when he talked about his time alone in the Katiu Forest. Of course, Ao knows that her situation is still who knows how many times better than Krune's past one.

Ula was taken aback, though. She had seen Ao's fight on the 97th floor too, so she knows he is blatantly lying! At the moment, she was conflicted. If she goes alone, her chances would definitely be better. But then again, why did she follow Ao's group to start with? It was obviously disadvantageous to her. She then looked at Ao and started to blame him internally.

'It's all because of your smell!'

Of course, she didn't say it out loud, so Ao didn't know what she was thinking.

”Shall we keep going?”