[CH399+ Continued] Dungeon Diver: Stealing A Monster's Power

Chapter 419

"What do you mean the rift is closing? It's hardly even been a full day. I thought this tear has been closing for weeks, even months. Why is it closing so fast now?"

I do a full scan of the dungeon to locate the excess mana emanating from the rift, then Dungeon Walk us from the sky to directly in front of it.

The massive tear in space is now hardly over 10 meters in height.

Its black endless void is as ominous as ever, but just this morning when I looked at it, it was almost twice the size.

Ember responds.

"It could be for a number of reasons. The first being pure chance, the Void Creeper Lord could just be routinely closing the rift after it absorbed its fair share of mana in this dungeon."

My gaze tightens as Ember nods slowly to continue.

"But I also believe this isn't a coincidence. The overfarming must have made this dungeon inefficient. They're losing more mana than they're gaining, and there's no point in staying. On top of that, it's pretty easy to tell where the source of the problem is. Your mere presence is enough to drive these creatures off now. They may enjoy absorbing mana, but only from the weak."

I cross my arms.

"My presence? You mean my intimidation skill's passive perk? I have shielding up to cover that at all times now, lower-level mobs can't even sense my presence."

Ember nods.

"True, but high-level beings can. The fact that you're using such dense mana instinctively to shield a simple passive buff is more than enough of a tell that you're an extremely strong ranked-up hunter."

I raise an eyebrow as Ember keeps explaining.

"On top of that, any ranked-up monster or hunter with basic levels of mana senses can tell you're no ordinary being. The mana radiating off your body at all times is incredibly immense. The only time it's truly covered up is when your legendary stealth skill is activated."

"That seems to be a problem... I knew other strong hunters could sense my presence when I'm not actively hiding it, but is it really that accurate? You're saying any hunter with high mana perception can tell how strong I am just from being nearby even if I don't have any buffs or skills activated?"

Ember nods slowly.

"Not entirely, of course. If you're not in full battle mode, they cannot sens your full power. However, most hunters don't have countless skills to buff their mana output above their average control. The refined eye of a strong hunter can make a fairly good estimate of your base level mana control even when no mana is being actively used. When you look at other hunters, or even monsters, you can get a sense of their mana control even before the battle begins, right?"

I think back to some of the recent monsters I've faced off against. Their mana control levels are so far below mine, and the fact that I've had a trump card of Qi, Demonic Energy, or my Red Hydra's buff for so long, I haven't paid close attention to the mana bases of my opponents until they strike or put up shielding of their own. However, the faint white glow that emanates around hunters about level 400 or so and above does come to mind.

It's a passive perception ability I've had ever since absorbing that Blue Ogre's Essence in Solara. No special skill on my status or anything, just the fact that my baseline mana control got high enough to see the world in a different light.

Even without my All-Seeing Eye, it is possible to sense mana on individuals that have high amounts of it.

I respond to Ember's question after thinking deeply on the matter.