[CH598+ Continued] Dungeon Diver: Stealing A Monster's Power

Chapter 708

The glowing [166] flashes by my eyes as the Goblin King's hand, almost the size of my entire body, misses me by less than a meter and grabs its massive battle axe resting in the ground of black stones.

It shimmers with green divine energy and pulses with white Ether once the Lord picks it up and turns my way, yelling again.

"Answer me, human! You're not permitted to be in this Zone! It shouldn't even be possible."

The massive battle axe, with its blade easily twice as tall as myself, is pointed my way as the monster awaits a response.

My gaze moves around to see all the goblins knocked out cold by its aura, and even Ava is struggling to stand to her feet about 20 meters away.

The Goblin King's axe glows brighter, and it yells out again.

"I command you to speak now. A 2nd Class Lord has asked you a question. Why are you here...?"

I stay silent for another full second, remembering how unreasonable this Lord was with Ava. I doubt any words I say will diffuse this mess.

Instead, I focus on summoning Ether around my arms and legs to increase my speed and attack power.

My decision is soon proven to be the correct one, as the Goblin King doesn't wait for a response and lunges forward.

"You know what? You're dead. Whatever Lord sent you here knows the consequences of unauthorized visits. I was in the middle of something here, and you've ruined my fun."

Its speed is impressive.

Just like when it lunged forward to grab its axe before, my eyes can barely catch up; and even as I kick off the ground with Ether to dodge, it's clear even my reflexes aren't enough to deal with raw power.

Before I even move half a meter off the ground, the white axe collides with my chest.

An absurdly loud twang echoes through the Zone, and if not for my purple barrier, that attack would have split any human in my place in two.

All physical divine energy and mana-infused damage has been deflected, but my entire body shines bright with Ether as I'm sent flying backward toward the rock pile I was hiding behind before interfering in this duel.

Ava's worried eyes watching me fly, and the angered Goblin King chasing after me, is all I see as my body is overwhelmed by tingling that turns into pins and needles, soon feeling as though my very essence is being boiled in a sea of Ether.

My whole body vibrates, and it feels as though my very soul is being attacked.

After days' worth of sparring matches, my instincts kick in to begin the healing process, but it is like trying to build a dam brick by brick while an entire river is flowing through.

The boiling sensations all over seem to only get stronger and stronger until my back hits the pile of rocks over a hundred meters away.

The only thing left that I can feel is a small pocket of space in my mind, shielded with a dense subconscious aura, and it is the only reason I'm able to still feel my body and visualize what's going on.

Again, in this moment, I feel as though I'm brought back in time to the mind trial within the tower, and years of experience flow into my mind, remembering how I slowly processed Ether for what seemed to be an eternity.

I gasp for breath once I fall to the ground in front of the rock pile, and a ripple of understanding washes over me from the epicenter of my unaltered mind. It enhances the healing properties of my body on autopilot, but I still feel as though I've only touched the surface of what lies dormant in my consciousness.