Chapter 136 - (136) Last Second (1/2)

Geth continued to dive into the earth. Many minutes had passed since he'd left the stone room far behind him.

Even so, the Mana in his surroundings was still being pulled back towards the ever-strengthening vortex.

He was surprised at how long he'd been holding his breath. Albus informed him that a mixture of his Wisdom and Defense Attributes made it possible.

Geth was using much less Mana now that he was swimming through mud rather than the liquified stone above. It was to a point where his recovery was greater than his expenditure.

'It feels like the pressure has stopped...'

Geth stopped pulling himself downward and focused on the surrounding Mana and felt that it had gone stagnant rather than pulling upward.

There was something off. He could feel that something was happening above him.

'What is it..?'

Geth spread his senses as far as he could before realizing what was going on.

'Dive!'

He drove himself further downward, propelling himself quickly forward. After so many more feet, he ran into an almost solid material that was excessively difficult to liquify.

'Fuck.'

Geth looked at his Mana pool to find that he was still sitting just over 3000. Immense pressure was rushing down at him from up above.

'I only have six seconds. Seven with my Mana recovery... I'll have to time this perfectly!'

Geth had no vision so deep into the earth. He was relying on his touch and Mana senses to guide him.

He sat and waited, trying to let his MP recover enough to buy him an extra second. His senses extended upward as he felt the rapidly encroaching mass of Mana.

'Not yet...'

It was still five or six yards above him. The thickness of the earth was buying him precious time.

'Three yards... Two yards... Three feet... Now!'

Geth activated his Osmosis Skill and sank quickly into the firm earth below him.

The feeling was awkward, or rather... the lack of feeling. None of Geth's senses were available to him.

If it wasn't for his ability to sense the Mana, he wouldn't even know if he'd moved.

'I'm definitely inside of the rock.'

He could feel the destructive Mana pressing against the stone above him. It didn't seem like it would be able to get through.

'Just what kind of rock am I in? Bedrock?'

Geth attempted to move but to no avail.

'How the hell am I supposed to get out of this shit?'

He focused on his rapidly depleting Mana bar. 1500 Mana had already been consumed.

He flailed his arms, attempting to get a reaction. Or at least, he thought he did.

Nothing happened. No amount of movement in this state affected his body.

Finally, he sensed himself forced upwards when he focused a bit of Mana beneath his feet. The Mana was still tearing into the dirt above him. It wasn't time to move yet.

'Hurry up!' Geth shouted in his mind.

He had four seconds left in that state. Any longer than that, and he was as good as dead.

'Two seconds.'