Episode 96 – Replica Dungeon (2/2)

Only after a longfor him to declare himself as ready Perhaps she was able to see with her eyes that he had only two ical artifacts on him, so she didn’t need to ask him which two he wanted to use

“I am ready” Kiel spoke out

The words had barely exited his mouth when the world around hi, he couldn’t hear or feel anything either It was as if he was drea He couldn’t feel the existence of his body, he could feel neither pain nor the beating of his own heart

The only thing he could feel in this darkness was his own soul It was still releasinghim that this wasn’t a dream That he was very much awake

This strange sensation didn’t surprise Kiel

Mageheart told hi a brief moment of blackness was normal and that he would be transported to the site of the exa

If it weren’t for Elaru telling hieon yesterday, Kiel would have been very confused

The blackness lasted only for several seconds before all feeling returned to Kiel He blinked his eyes repeatedly until the world around him became clear

He was standing in a s from the exit in front of him

Through the gaps in the bars sealing the exit, he could see a brightly lit patch of yellowish earth He recognized it as the arena He was currently in the waiting room for the participants of the battle The other participants were probably in the similar rooms positioned all around the arena

Since the exit was barred, Kiel couldn’t walk out immediately So instead, he looked at his own hands and flexed his fingers

A ring, in every way identical to the ring Elaru had given hiht hand He could feel its enchant the mark of the Aetherneal bond

He had been holding awas gripped tightly inside his left hand

Kiel pocketed the egg and looked towards his belt and his feet Everything was in order

He even stealthily pinched the skin on the back of his hand The sharp pain told hi around him was indeed real

He took a step forward and inhaled a deep breath A pleasant musky smell of earth entered his nostrils

There was absolutely nothing strange about this situation It was as if he had been teleported to a distant place where the exaeon

Yet he knew that all of it wasn’t as it seemed

The words Elaru spoke to him yesterday echoed clearly inside his mind:

“Replica Dungeon is a subspace inside the basement of Muni Each floor is a separate dimension sustained by the divine artifact created by the Goddess Luvia Arite”

“Everything inside the Replica Dungeon is a Replica – a copy of an existing object”

“For all intents and purposes, Replicas are co that they are sustained by the divine artifact and cannot exist outside of the Replica Dungeon”

“The only thing that the Replica Dungeon cannot replicate is the soul Even the Gods cannot create the soul and thus neither can the artifacts they left behind”

“Reeon is a Replica – even your body The divine artifact will detach your mind and soul from your true body and reattach them to the Replica body”

“Your true body will remain safe exactly where you left it, in the baseh your soul will be temporarily attached to your Replica body, the artifact will ensure that your true body receives enough mana to sustain it until you repossess it”

“Once the exam is done, the artifact will reattach your inal body”

If not for Elaru’s explanation, Kiel would have no idea that the body he was currentlyto s to see the particles of dirt, everything was only a copy

Suddenly, a loud voice cohts: “Welcoainst 9 others in a free for all skirmish Show us all your prowess You can kill and be killed without worry No one will truly die All of the injuries of the people present will be coeon”

If Elaru hadn’t explained to hiht this place to be just like all other Arenas which were in possession of a Meed or destroyed body

Yet, Replica Dungeon wasn’t like the Arenas

It was completely different

“The battle will last 30 minutes The more people that are left undefeated by the end of those 30 minutes, the lower your score will be You have 5 minutes to prepare for the battle”

These 5 es the opportunity to set up battle enchantments

Kiel used them to reinforce his body and sword He even enveloped his body and sword in a Temperature isolation barrier in case some of the participants used Temperature based attacks

He thickened his e armor and aura, so that he would have plenty of mana available for future use

He even cast a sustained Acceleration spell on himself so he would be able to fly at a moment’s notice

Author Note

This is gonna be so much fun! Oh, the plot twists! The exciteoing to be theones in the first book

I auys _

Co up in the next episode:

“We are not going to the arena today Today, you have…” Elaru sla sweetly “…so to do”

One brief glance was enough to stir hiet any worse?!

His section with battling advice was very brief and to the point It contained a single word: “Forfeit”

Kiel’s heart thu around him made him question the nature of his reality