Earthling in Uncharted Dimensions

Chapter 221: From The Depths (3)

[If I am correct, then this ink-like substance is actually a Fallen Tubian.]

'Wait what?'

[A Fallen Tubian.]

'How do you know about them?'

[Gauthama warned us about a special type of Tubians.]

Lee probed further as his Light affinity was activated. His whole body began to shine like a star in the darkness.

'Elaborate the term 'Special'.'

[Tubians are souls with a second chance to live because of their previous life's enlightenment with elements or emotions. They are very powerful existences with unnatural stats, but are bound to the Will of the Dimension.

But some of them turn extremists. Rather than supporting the indigenious people, they enforce their ideas of living and lifestyle upon others. Thus they become haunted by the fellow Tubians.

Because of their aggressive behaviour, they end up corrupting the organisms. Thus their anti-social attitude gave them the prefix 'Fallen'.]

Lee heard this description and became vigilant. He tried to perceive the affinity of the Tubian, but ended up fruitless. 

[The major peculiarity of a Fallen is its ability to conceal its affinity. You may try to, but it is virtually impossible to evaluate and determine the affinity. Due to their mindset, they are especially cautious and extremely hostile.]

Lee was distracted for a second, and an energy spike pierced his right shoulder. He was able to break free, but sensed an invasion through the wound. D yelled to quickly retreat to a higher ground above the surface, and Lee used spatial magic to escape from the water. 

The Flight skill was activated and he appeared about a kilometre above sea level. With his left palm pressing on his shoulder, the Life affinity imbued Mana covered his whole body. Tiny were the scratches over his body, but they did display the Fallen Tubian's prowess.

Through the map, Lee spectated the war while his Mana reserved began to deplete faster than usual. Yet, the wound was resisting the force of Life. Lee found this unexpected event uncomfortable and it made him cautious. 

'This Tubian is troublesome. D, Hudson, find a way. I am unknown of this creature and am struggling to even heal myself.

Meanwhile, let me try another way.'

Lee opened the Workshop and designed thirty metallic hollow spheres. It was much larger than the previous ones, and were a little bigger than a soccer ball. Lee coded the entire construct to dissolve when came in contact with water, and added stuffed its insides with 'Anti-Undead' substances. It was nothing more than some ordinary power, but with Anti-Undead attributes. The entire set of constructs proved to be worthy of 16,082,500,000 Essence, and Lee did not concern himself with counting the Essence cost.

The spheres materialised and fell into the sea, and the agony of undead creatures rippled through the waves. The spheres dissolved into the water like salt, and its effect spread far and wide. All undeads in the water began to writhe in pain and agony. The chaos picked up a notch, but it was the final display before dying down.

[The Anti-Undead substance seems working, and we were unable to figure out the affinity of the Fallen. I suggest you use more of it.]

Lee constructed another large ball, which is given the function of a large grenade. When it explodes, the substance would reach a much larger radius, and the undead would have no other way than to retreat to the fissure. The Fissure also made Lee concerned, as he couldn't probe to find whether anything was still hiding inside.

The Undead had not reached the land. Thus, a great tragedy was avoided. The clan head of the Typhoon Clan witnessed the undead creatures slowly moving towards the shore, and he fortunately did not see Lee fighting with the Fallen.

As he readied himself, the clan head was unaware of Lee's actions. Before the creatures could reach a 100 metres within the port, the Anti-Undead substance did its trick. Like fishes in water struck by lightning, the unholy creations twitched and ran twice the speed with which it came to the shore.

Clueless, the clan head thanked all the gods watching over him. While he was letting the gods know of his gratitude, the Anti-Undead atom bomb had launched.

The 18 million Essence worth of creation was silent and disintegrated into the water, as it came in contact with the sea. The octopus was the only creature to witness the descent and it freaked out, and was running while holding its precious life. Before it could enter the crevice and escape, the purifying agent had enveloped the undead octopus and suffocated it.

When the decayed flesh of the octopus began to burn with scorching pain, a black ink began to ooze out of the ugly cephalopod.

[That is the true body of Fallen. These creatures discard their physical body to prevent themselves from getting deported. Catch it!!]

The Workshop was opened again and a large enclosed glass cube was designed. It was specifically assigned to home in on, and absorb and capture the Fallen. It was made of Diamond Glass and had the Anti-Undead substance saturated within the molecules. Lee let D add the tiny details which sealed the fate of the ink creature.

More than 30 million Essence vanished from the reserve just to materialise this construct. But Lee found that the cost was worth its function. Within a second, the construct was produced, and the Fallen was captured.

Yet...it resisted! It tried to swim towards the fissure, like a glutton trying to run towards a buffet. But, the Essence was not spent for recreation. The Diamond Glass proved its absurd sturdiness and integrity, and the purifying effect of the substance soon made the Fallen die down from its rampage.

Surprisingly, the wound began to close up very quickly. It was as if the Life affinity was clogged till now, and was released all at once. A sense of satisfaction crept up his mind, and Lee commanded the jar to restrict the Fallen's movements.