Earthling in Uncharted Dimensions

Chapter 177: The Dungeon Crystal (2)

*Thud*

A wave of confusion originated from Lee as he frowned deeply. His fist had not made any mark on the natural formation, so he retracted his arm. Looking at his fist, Lee began to well up and tears rolled down his cheeks, as he held the right arm which had its knuckles turned red!

On Earth, Obsidian is well known for its really unique property. For a natural material, it is much, much harder than steel. Obsidian blades are so sharp that they cut cells, and even DNA. Medical incisions made with such equipment heals at a faster rate.

The obsidian on Utopia can be considered as the earthling obsidian's grandfather. Due to the presence of Mana and Qi, natural objects tend to absorb freely flowing energy, and upgrade themselves. It is through such a process, that the semi-sentient Dungeon Crystals are also formed.

Lee saw one side of the pillar with faint, but innumerous scratch marks. At a glance, he was aware that only one beast had such a unique arrangement. Looking over his shoulder, he saw the claws that made the vague marks on the obsidian, on the Snow Wyvern's limbs.

[Yes, it seems that the Snow Wyvern tried to scratch the surface of the obsidian, but ended up fooling himself.]

Lee did not respond to the statement, and walked to the Dungeon Crystal. The white coloured crystal almost resembled a large piece of diamond. Lee placed his palm on the crystal. But at the very next instant, he retracted his palm and jumped a few metres backward, as he sensed an enormous sensation of hostility from the crystal.

[That was close. Your soul was almost absorbed by the crystal.]

'Any idea what that was?'

[It is a guess, but I think that the consciousness of the crystal was trying to invade your body.]

'Why would you say so?'

[At the very instant, when your soul was starting to be pulled into the crystal, I sensed something trying to enter your consciousness. It was as if exchanging positions between two objects.]

D suddenly gave a warning that something was about to happen. As they stared at the pillar, the crystal began to shine with a faint white light. As the Foresight precisely adjusted the brightness for precise vision, Lee saw something forming out of the white light. Soon the brightness subsided and a tiny winged creature was lying on the floor.

[Don't be fooled by the appearance. I can sense that that tiny thing is not something actually tiny. There is an avalanche of strength hidden inside it.]

As Lee continued to observe the tiny being, it stood up on the floor and dusted itself. It was a tiny fairy with four long wings that resembled a dragonfly. It was only 7 inches tall and its peculiar physical features did not reveal its gender. It wore a green dress which covered its upper torso and lower torso.

*pik pik pik*

Like a small bird, it cried out while staring at him. But the next second, Lee saw the figure of the fairy fading away to its left. And the same time, he sensed his body receiving a boundless surge of pain. As the Foresight accelerated his brain, he was already flying backward.

*CRASH!*

The momentary acceleration was faster than a bullet, and Lee broke almost all of his bones while colliding violently with the wall. D even noticed him breaking the sound barrier for an instant. The exclamation that rose from the realisation of pain, combined with the physical agony, and resulted in irrevocable pain.

Lee was violently spasming, or he looked like he was spasming. The announcement from all of his body parts that he had been critically injured inside, came flooding into his brain. The disorienting sensation made him kneel on his knees, while supporting with his palms pushing against the ground.

When he was staring at the ground, while gasping for breath, he saw drops of blood appearing on the dusty surface. Touching his nose and mouth, Lee found the source of uncontrollable bleeding. Raising his head, he glanced at the seeming harmless fairy. It was not a fairy anymore.

Steadily growing and becoming larger in size, the being's pupil turned red and a pair of menacingly twisted horns appeared on its head. Its skin was immediately turned to a red shade, and its horns were a deeper shade of red. The innocent face of the being became threatening and intimidating. The tiny arms and legs were not tiny and beautiful anymore. They had turned to sharp and muscular extensions, which made anyone literally pee in their pants.

The three segmented arms and werewolf-like hind-limbs were growing out of a hideously hairy torso, which spread out an intense and repulsive odor. The whole set of jaws had overgrown to an extent that they don't fit in its mouth anymore.

For someone who entered into the second floor of a dungeon with no clue regarding the existence of an unrivalled entity's existence, Tyrant Fairy was a sight to behold. If you were to see it once, then rest assured, you are about to die in the most painful way.

[EVADE! EVADE!]

D shouted out, but Lee was slow to act. A whip like object came from its back diagonally at him, and hit his face. The force carried Lee brushing the wall, while his face lower jaw was shattered to pieces. Not only his jaw, but his skull also sustained severe damages. Previously, he was able to move, but now, he was like a deceased.

'Take five million Essence and change it to Mana. Activate the Life element and envelop me in a thick and unbreakable blanket. Activate Fire, Stone, Metal, Ice and defend the bastard. Activate Time affinity to speed up the healing process. Use Death, Light, Gravity, Lightning and Poison affinities for offense. But make sure not to kill this noble son of a swine!'

The pain and utter helplessness urged Lee to take some drastic measures. This was the longest command he had given to D, after reaching Zaxaluke. D did not let him lie on the ground, waiting for death, while the devil-like 'fairy' is nearing him. In an instant, Lee was lifted off the ground and was covered in an opaque pale bluish green elliptoid. Layers of fire, stone, metal and ice enveloped the life chamber, and a yellow ring appeared around it.