Ruler's Awakening: Inheritor of the SSS-Rank Dimensional Talent

[Talent Activated]

[Sub Talent Activated]

[Dark Dimension Portal]

[MP -100000]

Isabella noticed that Aaron was using abilities she had never seen before. She asked Alisha and the others to stay away from where Aaron was fighting to prevent people from getting injured.

"This time, we might see something amazing yet terrifying," Isabella said.

Alisha responded with a nod. Liel was still near Clara, her eyes focused forward.

"Tch! If his power is terrible, he should have used it from the start!" annoyed Alpha.

"He was trying to give you all a chance to defeat it. He didn't want to take the last hit for himself."

"But since you've pushed him around, he's been forced to do this."

Aaron heard all of Isabella's defenses. Deep in his heart, he was truly grateful that Isabella had helped him to convince them.

The young man stretched his right hand forward, hundreds of dimensional cracks appeared surrounding the monster.

It certainly startled many people. They were all speechless, with their mouths gaping wide.

"W-What is that power?" asked Alisha.

"It's a power beyond human logic," Clara continued.

Alpha fell into a deep silence; his face was as pale as the color of milk. The man stepped back several times, his hands and feet constantly shaking in fear.

'Is this Aaron's true power?' Alpha asked.

From within the dimensional rift, a huge purple-colored hand appeared with strong energy fluctuations.

Hundreds of sharp-nailed monster hands gripped the centaur monster's body until the nail stabs were firmly stuck.

[Damage +24300]

[Damage +42380]

[Critical +70930]

[Triple Combo! Great!]

[Monster: Red Centaur]

[HP: 0/54000]

[HP - 136000]

Alisha glanced forward, witnessing the massive amount of damage received by the monster by simply piercing the fingernails of hundreds of dimensional portal hands.

The terrifying strength Aaron showed further convinced Alisha that Aaron could probably be the only person who could break through the last floor of the Dark Pillar Tower.

Aaron's palms were clenched tightly, his hands pulled inside to give orders to the hundreds of dimensional hands to ruthlessly pull the centaur monster's body.

SLICE!

The monster's body was torn to pieces, organs falling out with crimson blood spilling over the place as high as an adult's knee.

Isabella and the others jumped up in a hurry, unwilling to have their clothes and bodies stained with the filthy blood of the centaur monster.

COUGH!

The blood came out after Aaron felt a slight cough and tightness in his chest. Isabella was aware of Aaron's condition and wished she could be there to help him recover.

"Are you alright, Aaron?" asked Isabella.

"I'm fine. Just exhausted from excessive MP usage."

Aaron's attention was focused on seeing the five HP bars of the monster before him. Previously, it only had four bars left. But, the huge damage impact of the portal's tearing hands depleted the monster's entire HP bar.

[WARNING!]

[Monster's HP has been depleted]

[Activating the last buff!]

[Self-implosion]

"Self-explosion?!" was Aaron's surprise.

"This is bad! Take cover immediately, Aaron," Isabella shouted.

"Jack! Rasputin! You two go protect them."

[Servant:]

[Servant Activated]

[1. Jack the Ripper]

[2. Gregori Rasputin]

[MP -24000]

The figures of Aaron's two soul servants arrived before Alisha and the others, their backs to them. The servants' hands were pointed forward, forming a protective dome using their soul power.

"Even though he was being threatened, he still thought of our safety," Alisha said.

Liel stared in affection and admiration. She never thought Aaron would save her and the others around her. Still, worries haunted Liel over what might happen to Aaron.

[WARNING!]

[The self-explosion process will occur in five seconds]

[5]

[4]

"I won't let that happen!" declared Aaron.

Two fingers of Aaron's left hand stuck out, then moved to the side as if he was cutting something.

Sure enough! He was cutting through a dimension to create a rift aimed directly at the Dark Dimension area where Aerith lived.

[2]

[1]

[Self-explosion started]

Red light gathered at the center of the monster's body. Aaron's hand tried to contain the explosion and threw it into the Dark Dimension's rift.

The sight of the terrifying power was on display. People could only stand still to let Aaron finish the fight.

Inside the Dark Dimension. Aerith noticed that the dimension rift was there. But, she didn't expect that it wasn't Aaron who came, but the body of the Red Centaur monster that was about to explode.

Aerith gasped. She immediately flew ahead and activated the purple shield of her dark element. She confined the monster and let the explosion happen inside the dome.

"Damn it! Are you trying to use a dimensional portal as your dump, Aaron?!" annoyed Aerith.

The monster exploded inside Aerith's protective dome. It wasn't difficult for the woman to withstand the explosive force, like trapping an ant.

Elsewhere, Aaron managed to prevent the explosion of the Red Centaur monster carcass. He deactivated the Dark Dimension Portal's talent, causing the hundreds of sharp-nailed monster hands to disappear entirely.

Aaron fell to his knees, his breathing ragged with chest tightness, his hands aching and sore. Aaron's two servants were done protecting Alisha and the others, nothing bad had happened.

COUGH!

After the servant's protective dome opened, Isabella and Liel dashed towards Aaron. Isabella was the first to see Aaron's pale face, with the corners of his lips bleeding from the cough earlier.

"I will recover your strength, Aaron," Isabella said, sending thousands of red rose petals flying around Aaron.

The pollen from the flower entered the young man's body through his pores. Liel looked at Aaron in awe, her hand holding the back of Aaron's hand tightly.

"Thank you, you two."

Alisha could breathe a sigh of relief. She stepped closer to Aaron while he was recovering, and everyone came closer to him.

"That's really an amazing power, Aaron."

"With that kind of power, you can-"

"What do you mean by throwing that disgusting monster into my house, Aaron?!" said a woman, an unfamiliar voice that wasn't only heard by Aaron but the other members as well.

'I had expected it. She's going to be upset about this.'

Dimensional rifts reappeared in the sky; Clara pointed upwards after seeing the oddity. They all looked in the same direction, wondering if there were other monsters besides the Red Centaur.

A woman with red hair and a beautiful long dress of matching color emerged. She stepped from inside the rift and stood tall above the sky. Alisha was speechless and had narrowed eyes.

"Who is she? Why is her energy powerful?" asked Alisha.

Aerith frowned visibly, staring with sharp eyes at Aaron. Aaron reacted with a faint smile, realizing his mistake.

The woman took one step forward. In a flash of purple light, her presence appeared before Aaron, to the surprise of Isabella and Liel. The two women stood over Aaron, protecting him from the mysterious woman.

"Get the hell out of my way!"

Aerith flicked a finger, creating a purple magic attack, knocking Liel and Isabella's bodies roughly to the side. The rose petals, which had previously restored Aaron's condition, began to disappear.

"Akh!" groaned Isabella, in pain.

'She's powerful. It's best not to interfere with her problems,' said Alisha.

Alisha and the others went to help Liel and Isabella. Although they were hit strongly, but due to their high level, the attack didn't kill them.

"Why did you throw it there?" asked Aerith.

"I'm sorry. I had no other choice. If I don't throw it away, I'm afraid it will hurt me and the others."

Aerith glanced sarcastically at Alisha's group, a bunch of idiot adventurers who didn't know their worth. They would only burden Aaron, who was bestowed with god-like power.

"It's better for you to climb the floor by yourself. They, the weaklings, will only hinder you!" Aerith scolded.

"You say weaklings?!" snapped Alpha, annoyed at being considered weak.

"Silence!"

Aerith created an intense gravitational pressure around Alpha's body, knocking the young man back and falling face down on the ground. Aaron realized Aerith's anger; only he could calm her down.

"Calm down, Aerith. He may be weak, but he didn't deserve to be killed by you," Aaron said.

"I won't do that again. I promise!" said Aaron, trying to stand up with his not fully recovered body strength.

Just as he was about to stand up straight, Aaron lost his balance and fell forward right into Aerith's embrace.

At first, Aaron thought Aerith would be furious. Instead, the woman showed her gentle side again.

She stroked Aaron's hair as she sensed that Aaron's body was quite weak this time, the result of excessive MP usage and physical exhaustion.

"You're exhausted, Aaron," Aerith replied softly while resting her hand on Aaron's back.

"Alright. I have your word. Make the Dark Dimension a sacred place, not a garbage dump. Do you understand?" asked Aerith.

"I understand."

[EXP +35000]

[TP +17500]

[7000 RL]

[DING! Congratulation on Leveling Up]

[Level 41]

[WARNING!]

[Immediately do talent rank ascension]

[Target Ascension Stage: Third]

[Total TP: 546470/499999 TP]

Aaron saw he had leveled up to 41. The higher the level, the more EXP needed to level up. A single level 30 monster wasn't enough to make him level up instantly.

"You left these items there," Aerith said, reaching out and giving them to Aaron.

[Item Obtained:]

[4 Red Fire Crystals Lv. 3]

[5 HP Potion Lv. 5]

[8 Elixir MP Lv. 4]

[10 Red Amethyst Gem Lv. 3]

[4 Slip Talent Rank A]

"This is a valuable item. I'll save them for later," Aaron replied, saving everything to his digital storage.

Aerith smiled, happy to see Aaron receive all the items. She touched Aaron's forehead, creating a small red magic circle on his forehead.

The magic circle continued to glow and rotate clockwise. Slowly, a panel notification appeared before Aaron, startling him.

[Additional MP +200000]

[Total Additional MP: 337000]

"Did you increase my Additional MP?" Aaron asked.

"Those abilities must have drained a lot of your Additional MP, let alone having a pathetic group like them."

"Leave them behind and become a solo adventurer. It's more advantageous for you," said Aerith.

"I can't leave them; I have promises to keep."

"You're naive, Aaron. You'll realize what I'm saying is true."