Chapter 301: Dimensional Passageway (1/2)

Different from what I experienced when I traveled from Earth to the Otherworld where my vision will be filled by complete whiteness, my sense of sight wasn't taken from me. Also, there's no such thing as Dimensional Passageway from those Portal Travels to the Otherworlds and vice versa.

My head instantly moved and took in the sight of this place. Everything around me was dark except for the passageway I'm treading on which is like a lone candle lit in this dark place.

Well, not really treading, my feet were standing on something but I feel like I'm on a conveyor belt or a travelator as I slowly move through this passageway. Although I tried to move and walk faster to arrive at my destination earlier, there's no indication that I'm really gaining a distance.

If I could put what I felt by being in this place in words, then it will be… My sense of Space and Time isn't clear.

Although I did take note of the time I entered, I couldn't comprehend how long already passed since I entered the Portal. One minute? One hour? One day? I don't know.

However, considering the cooldown of my Dimensional Communication skill was stuck at a few hours and hadn't moved ever since I entered the Portal, my System is probably experiencing the same thing. Space and Time are possibly frozen in this place.

I looked around again and this time, I observed the river-like flow of energy beneath my feet. If the time is frozen, how could it still flow like this? Is this normal, I wonder.

Also, I noticed that there were two flows of Energy here. One beneath my feet and one above my head. Dark Energy above, Elemental Energy below.

I tried exercising my Energy Control to gather the two types of energies on top of my palm. However, I found out that my Energy Control is useless here. The two flows of Energy stayed in their course without even a single wisp becoming influenced by my Energy Control.

Apart from the Energy inherent in my body, I couldn't move or control the surrounding Dark and Elemental Energy. Even the Elemental Energy that was supposedly I already adapted to just keep on flowing towards my destination whereas the Dark Energy continued its course, flowing towards where I came from.

After who knows how long, I gave up trying to scoop a ball or a handful of Energy from the two. I turned my attention to the other aspects present in me.

Firstly, the Support Expert System. Given that the cooldown for the skills was frozen, I tried activating a System-related Skill to check if the same thing will happen.

Level 2 Wizard Spell: Wind Blades!

Green Wind Blades were normally conjured and shot towards the unknown dark space. But the same thing happened to its cooldown, it's frozen.

The Energy I've used was also not getting refilled. My passive Absorption couldn't absorb anything after all.

Taking my mind off of the Skills and Abilities, I also noticed that the System hadn't produced more notification after those two which told me what I entered and where it would lead me.

I'm already amazed that despite being produced from a Mortal Pathway, it could recognize this place as well as note that the destination will be a Transcendent World. It being 'Unlisted' is expected since I've never been to that place yet.

Well, upon these few observations and tests I've done. There were two things that I've concluded. The Space and Time are probably frozen in here as well as I couldn't exercise control over the flowing Dark and Elemental Energy.

Now then, I don't know how long I will stay here so let's review what happened and why I ultimately decided to enter this Portal or Dimensional Passageway.

Clearly, I jumped to the Portal due to how dangerous it will be to face the three Transcendents as well as the newly arrived reinforcements.

Haa… Now that I have a lot of time to think. I concurred that this is truly an absurd and foolish decision on my part. The worst decision I made to date. I should've tried to escape there at my fastest speed and meet up with Fleur, Jayna and the Incarnation. Even if I get injured, I could certainly recover. I'm quite confident with my survival skills so… there's no way a bunch of Rank 1 Transcendents could kill me unless I was caught unaware with an ambush. With my Adaptability serving as a Warning Alarm, there's only a very low chance that it will happen.