Chapter 79: Chapter 79 – Rock Missiles

Just as she was about to head out, a sudden thought jumped into her mind. She had been so busy fighting and levelling, then with what happened with Hashim. She had focused her mind on other things that she had forgotten about the chaotic air supply.

Astrid could imagine being startled away with no way to breathe. She waited for a while in the cave. Normally outside, it would cut the air supply off for a few seconds every fifteen minutes or so.

She sat on a rock and began counting the stalactites that hung from the ceiling. If there was one thing she hated, it was waiting. Her foot tapped against the floor, creating thumping sounds as her boot struck a rock.

A few hours had passed. That was Astrid’s estimation anyway, and she was happy to find that not once had the air changed within the cave.

Maybe that’s another reason the centipedes stay down here? Astrid thought.

Although it was a waste of her hard work of creating the fortress, the air forced her to abandon it for now. If she couldn’t get any sleep, then she was bound to make a mistake that would end up getting her killed. With the decision to stay in the cavern for the night, she had to make preparations for the event that some more centipedes entered her new home.

She created another illusion at one side of the valley, the side she hadn’t explored yet. Then created another at the entrance to camouflage it from invaders. Her thought was that if one illusion broke, it would either be at the entrance, or at the unexplored side of the valley.

If she found out that the illusion at the entrance was unharmed, then they were coming from the unexplored side.

Then she created an enormous pit at the entrance of the cave, then finally walked back deep into the cavern where she created a basic bed. Thankfully, this time she had brought a bed-roll with her. Never again would she sleep on hardened ground. She needed her beauty sleep.

Her eyes grew heavy and finally entered a dreamland. One that was way too realistic to be a dream, but for the Psychokinetic girl, it was becoming a daily occurrence.

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Astrid yawned. Tears formed at the corner of her eyes as she groggily wiped them with her sleeve. The cold metal of her arm-guards scraped at her face, leaving a red mark across her cheek. The stinging pain caused her eyes to shoot open. She snarled at the arm guards, forgetting that she was even wearing it in her sleepy state.

She connected to the matter within her body and lazily lifted herself up. After a moment, she shook her head and slapped her face. It was time to get into fighting mode.

There wasn’t a time limit for the dungeon, so that meant she was going to be here for as long as it took her to complete it. That meant killing the final boss, just like the other one. Judging by the creatures she was facing, it would not be easy.

However, an evil plan was already forming within her head. It would just be a nightmare to figure out the logistics of it. Well, she had time to figure that out. After all, she still had to establish where the damned boss even was.

But for now, it was time to level.

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Astrid faced another monster.

The new voidlings almost had the image of goblins. But their skin was pitch black, and their eyes were a deep purple. Little budding bone coloured horns emerged from their skulls.

Astrid dodged a dagger made of scraggly Voidbent metal by the skin of her teeth. The blade screeched past her barrier, but it wasn’t able to penetrate it.

Astrid kicked the monster, creating distance as she followed it with a blast of psychic mana. She flew into the air. It was only a short moment before more of the voidling insects piled on each of the goblin and limbs went flying.

The last one fell to the ground, unable to continue the fight out of exhaustion. It was the victor, yet it didn’t matter. It breathed one last time as the notification popped up within Astrid’s mind.

She made sure not to look at it for fear of other monsters appearing. Only ten minutes had passed since they ambushed her. They were incredibly stealthy and practically undetectable. She was now past the valley, and out on the other side of the mountains.

It was an area that was two parts trees and wide, expansive plains. Boulders of varying sizes littered the area, as if they had fallen randomly from the sky. Astrid was wondering if that was actually what had happened as they were snuggly fitting within the large craters.

The entire area was illuminated by glowing mushrooms. Little fluorescent bulbs grew from the cap. She stayed away from them as they seemed bulbous, as if they were about to pop at any moment. Without knowing what kind of liquid or toxic fumes lay within, she was hesitant to near them.

She sipped another mana potion to revitalise her strength and continued on. She decided to test the theory of the mushroom. She created a knife and threw it forward with her mind. It accurately pierced the bulb like a guided arrow.

As the knife hit the bulbous lump, only a glowing liquid seeped out. The light dimmed. One by one, the bulbs on the mushroom popped and seeped its viscous liquid down onto the floor.

Even the worms from the ground didn’t dare take the liquid for a food source.

Then, after all the bulbs had popped, the light from the mushroom vanished. Leaving only the shimmering from the nearby flora.

Okay, mental note. Don’t let them pop. Astrid walked into the range of the mushrooms and used Identify.

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