“Bossman, that was too cruel.” Sergio looked at him with disapproval. Niki, however, didn’t say anything and destroyed the lock using his mana.
“As soon as I open the door, the guards below will notice.”
“Ah, should we make a run for it? I saw these people ride the birds faster than the wind!”
“Yeah, trying to outrun them is unwise. We also need to take the ship with us, but it can’t fly.” Niki nodded. “That’s why you’ll need to wait until I try something out.”
“Ah? Okay, okay.” Sergio nodded and turned to Ruxi. “What should I do to her?”
“Hm?” Niki tilted his head. “I’m not taking her with me.”
“Bossman, why are you so cruel?” Sergio red at him, even raising his voice, for the first time since they met. Niki was confused as he looked at the alchemist, started to get irritated.
“Are you an idiot? You met her for like what, a few days? She will only slow us down.”
“I asked her about what you said before, the time where she helped you, and she told me that you promised to repay her. What happened to that?” Sergio looked at him with cold eyes.
“A promise is nothing in front of survival, don’t be a fool.” Niki spat and turned away, sitting on top of the cage in a lotus position.
“Survival without principles is meaningless!” Sergio reached out and shouted. “Bossman, if you are as I think you are, you’re not going to leave her to die.”
“Please shut up and let me focus for now,” Niki said with exasperation. “Don’t talk anymore. They’ll hear everything you say.”
As he said that, Niki retracted his mana and focused on the third power his element had: the Pocket Dimension. It seems Sergio wanted to say more but managed to restrain himself in time.
The moment you get an element, all of its powers should be natural to you. However, Niki has awakened only a few hours before, so it was a stretch to learn how to construct a dimension.
As he closed his eyes and focused on his Dantian, Niki found an endless stretch of void inside. His sea of consciousness changed after he awakened, and his mana resided deep within it.
Niki dived deep into his sea of consciousness, looking for the source of his element. His mana took the element from the source, which he should utilize to create the pocket dimension.
He arrived deep within his sea and found the power source, which never existed before he awakened. It was a ck cube, the size of a head, rotating silently and releasing the darkness that changed his mana.
‘A cube?’ Niki looked at it with curiosity. ‘Can this be a dice that symbolizes my ability to control probability?’
He got the ability to manipte probability after he became half-awakened when he transmigrated from the future. This corrtion led him to believe that the power to control fate and the system were part of his bloodline awakening.
Niki decided to leave the deduction part forter and grabbed hold of the cube in front of him. His darkness became easier to control as soon as he did.
‘Gather.’
Nikimanded, and the darkness began to condense in the void, creating a space in the shape of a cube. The dark cloud turned into boundaries that determined the form of his pocket dimension, consuming his mana rapidly in the process.
‘Oh damn, this is too much.’ Niki panicked and decreased the space of his dimension. He kept shrinking it until it was stable to keep existing without his support.
[Congrattions! You have created a pocket dimension.]
[New System Entry: Pocket Dimension (tiny).]
[Pocket Dimension (tiny): a small pocket dimension created using Dark Mana. You can allow things to leave the dimension automatically or manually.]
[Dimension Stats.]
[Dimension Items.]
Niki felt a twinge of pain as he read the word ‘tiny’ as if the system was belittling him. He grumbled as he left his Dantian and looked at the dimension stats.
He looked at the Riders still patrolling and felt lucky that Sergio managed to shut his mouth. He clicked on the Dimension Stats, and a list appeared.
[Size: 343 cubicmeters.]
[Life: 12 hours.]
[Elements: Dark.]
[Authorized: None.]
Niki understood the gist of it except for thest part. After reading through the system’s description, he realized the authorized meant the number of people who can leave his dimension or enter it when they’re near him. He clicked on the list and found it to be empty.
‘I need to make this ce habitable first.’ Niki realized and controlled the dimension to allow air to flow in and out automatically. He didn’t want to send Sergio to his death when he ces him inside.
Niki jumped and grabbed the bars of the cage before kicking the door open. The guards were startled by the sudden sound, and the rm rang in the n grounds.
“The cage has opened! Someone is there, hurry! Call in reinforcement! Ride your vultures!”
“Let’s go, Sergio. Don’t resist what I’m about to do.”
“Boss, are you going to leave her here?” Sergio was still crouching beside her while looking at Niki judgmentally.
“I’ll take her along for now.” Niki sighed at the naivety of his friend, but this was the reason that Niki trusted him to begin with. This headstrong personality of his was the reason that Niki knew he wouldn’t betray him.
“Thank you, boss. I knew that you were a good person.” Sergio carried Ruxi and walked toward Niki with a bright smile.
“You’re too dumb, don’t trust my words so easily. What if I decided to kill her now?” Niki was annoyed.
“If that happens, I’ll learn how to trust the right ones. Before that happens, I don’t n on doubting everyone as you do, boss.” Sergio handed Niki the archer as thetter looked at him with aplex gaze.
‘Well, that’s how I thought of people before they kept breaking my trust.’
Niki controlled his pocket dimension and got Ruxi inside. He turned to Sergio, who was staring at him with wide eyes. Niki grabbed his wrist and warned.
“Don’t resist. You will be in a dark space for a while with the mute, but don’t panic.” Niki instructed. “That ce is safe.”
Then, Sergio went into his pocket dimension as well. When Niki closed his eyes, he saw the two people inside of his dimension.
‘This looks like my own little world.’