When I got down to the sewers and to where the Eldritch monster was locked up, I was surprised to see that there weren’t any more bodies around.
Though, a few more of the chains were undone sohow.
The ground surrounding it was a little cleaner... at least?
Trying to find positives when near this monster was pretty hard.
So I stopped doing that and focused on what’s important.
Atomic Stabilization.
After getting the Mystic Eyes, controlling my own energy, and more specifically, my Telekinesis, beca much easier.
I could now increase my body’s durability by 25 tis.
I was already at the halfway line of my goal.
So I decided to sit down in front of the Eldritch monster and focus further.
Mirroring my atoms 25 tis over was the break off point, since at 26 tis, my energy regeneration can’t keep up with the loss.
But maybe I was doing sothing wrong?
At this rate, it seed like I would only be able to reach my goal if my energy amount doubled.
It was a little unrealistic.
With Clentine’s tears, and my Dragon Heart, my energy capacity was easily at the level of a Grade 50 or Grade 55.
Sothing just isn’t right...
What am I doing wrong?
[What are you doing wrong?]
[Do you perhaps want my assistance?]
Hearing the eerie voice of the Eldritch monster, I reopened my eyes.
"And what do you want in exchange?"
[A secret...]
[In exchange for my assistance, I wish to know one of your secrets.]
A secret?
Is that really it?
I had a lot of secrets, so I didn’t feel like this was that bad of a deal for .
"Alright. I agree."
The Eldritch monster opened a couple of its eyes.
Then, to my genuine surprise, one of those eyes fell from its body and landed right in front of .
I did my best to resist blasting it to pieces as I watched it crawl over to , then onto my shoulder.
And soon enough...
[I understand the problem...]
[You are mirroring the atoms of your whole body at once.]
[While it may seem natural, it is deathly inefficient.]
I tilted my head slightly.
"Mirroring the whole body is the problem? Isn’t that quite literally the point?"
[Oh dear...]
[It seems you lack a few basics...]
[Have you heard of faceted shields?]
The mont I heard her words, my eyes widened.
"Yes... It’s a shield surface that’s broken into a dozen flat planes that act as segnts. It helps absorb impact better, and increases defense..."
This was a real eye opener for .
I’ve completely forgotten about sothing so basic...
I haven’t even used it with my Telekinetic barriers.
Instead, I rely created a barrier around that wouldn’t let others get close to .
Rather, there was much more force the deeper into the barrier soone went.
But if I were to turn it into several dozen segnts scattered all throughout my body... I could create an impenetrable web of Telekinesis.
Just that thought alone excited .
Though this also ant I’m forgetting a bunch of simple but effective stuff from the past.
I needed to focus.
"Thanks, you just gave a bunch of ideas."
[...]
[I see.]
I see?
I guess this monster is a little socially awkward.
Anyhow...
"So let guess, you want to separate my atom mirroring into segnts?"
[Yes.]
[But do not make it overly segnted.]
[You need only five segnts.]
The eye that was on my shoulder suddenly hopped onto my head.
Then, it continued to speak:
[Your head, chest, abdon, arms, and legs.]
[Those are the only segnts you need.]
[Try.]
Try, huh?
It sounded a little easier said than done.
Still, since it gave one good idea, I had faith that it wasn’t trying to just make fun of .
So with that in mind, I stopped mirroring my atoms.
Then, I started from scratch.
I covered my head, chest, abdon, arms, and legs with Telekinesis, giving each one their respective zone.
It felt like all of those parts were closed off from one another.
It was a little... strange.
Even so, I went on to begin mirroring the atoms in each of the respective zones individually.
I was a little surprised by how effortless it was at first.
And only after I mirrored my atoms in all five zones 30 tis did I finally feel a struggle.
For sothing this simple, being able to mirror my atoms five more tis was a pretty big deal.
But just as I was about to give up, the Eldritch monster’s voice rang out again.
[Now establish a connection between every one of the segnts you have made.]
[It must be a clean connection.]
[Your abdon should connect with your chest and legs. Chest, with the abdon, arms, and your head.]
The Eldritch monster’s eye hopped off my head, landing in front of .
[Do you see where I’m going with this?]
"Yep. I understand."
It was like sorting wires to save space.
Except, this ti, I’m going for the most efficiency.
I quickly made the connections by moving my Telekinesis in between the zones.
And when I was done, I was left with five perfectly connected zones, all of which had an equal amount of mirrored atoms.
It felt similar to how I used to use Atomic Stabilization on my whole body.
But the energy I had to use now was reduced significantly...
It was now at 1/5th of my earlier usage.
Moreover, I only had to infuse my energy into one of the zones I created, and from that zone, it would travel into the others, automatically mirroring my atoms basically for free.
I closed my eyes for a mont and began mirroring my atoms.
25 tis.
30 tis.
35 tis...
45 tis.
There was a little strain, and each of the five zones was trembling slightly.
But I pushed through, and eventually, I managed to mirror every single atom in my body exactly 50 tis.
I relaxed for a mont, feeling satisfied with myself.
I finally managed to achieve my goal.
Though, with the constant energy drain, I knew I couldn’t maintain it for long.
So I lowered the Atomic Stabilization to only 40 tis increased durability.
And after that, I smiled to myself.
I could now start learning Atomic Destabilization.
But learning how to use The Demon King of Wrath’s Blood ca first.
Yet just as I was about to start.
[It seems like you succeeded.]
[Now then, it is about ti you grant my request.]
[Tell a secret.]
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