"So that's how it works?" Rhys let out a sigh as he closed the book he held in his hands. The Records of Akasha disappeared into his inventory the next second.He placed his fingers on his temple and gently massaged them to try to tame his headache. He realized that he knew next to nothing about the nature of the changes that had fallen upon this world."Who knew things weren't so simple? The spiritual and material planes? Anchors? This is a lot to digest."'According to the Records of Akasha, mana exists in different forms, but that isn't even the main issue.'Rhys's eyes narrowed into slits as he fell into deep contemplation,'The devil in the bloody detail... Humanity has been completely unaware that there are two freaking mirror dimensions existing at the same time as opposed to the general concept of there being just one.''If what I read is even a little bit accurate, then things are getting complicated fast!'Rhys found it hard to believe that there was actually another world,

"Then you might end up dying."Li's pupils contracted as he felt a heavy and dark aura ram into him like a bullet train. The aura extended from the blade of the young man who stood before him holding onto a very long pitch-black blade with an evil-looking eye on its hilt that seemed to be alive.'What the hell is with this dude?!' Li felt extremely wary of him as soon he had set his eyes on Rhys. His intuition told him that what appeared before him couldn't be a regular human.Layla on the other hand stared straight at Rhys without budging. She kept her rifle pointed straight at Rhys without moving, determined to keep her pride. She knew that whoever put their weapons down first would be at a disadvantage. Hence, she even activated a skill that reduced her opponents' reaction speed and movement speed.When she had seen the first two men, she wasn't bothered by them at all but as soon as she set her sights on Rhys, a dangerous, almost beastly aura caused her to be subconsciously on her

Rhys had never imagined this situation was what would play out. In his mind, he always thought that events concerning him could only play out in two directions. Either he had his way without spilling blood, or red rivers ran...'Am I still so immature that I thought things would play out smoothly?'Just before he heard the bang, Rhys was able to get a good picture of the things happening within the room.To the side, Bryan and Myles were fighting a hard battle against Sue and Stan. Myles and Stan clashed in an intense melee battle, their weapons barely leaving afterimages behind. The golden engravings on Stan's wide-framed blade glowed with a sharp metallic luster creating sparks with each collision with Myles's spear.A silver coating of metal enveloped his entire body like a suit of armor. That way, he was able to stand against the intense heat of the flames created by Myles. Meanwhile, Myles was like wildfire, his attacks unquenchable and terrifying, although he managed to restrain

"Stop..."Rhys felt a warmth, unlike nothing he had ever experienced in his life wrapped around him from the back.Rhys instantly felt all his bloodlust and anger melt away like freshly fallen snow in the morning sunlight..."Riva?"Although it seemed as though a lot of time had passed, it was barely ten seconds since they had been ambushed. During this time, Riva could only watch as the events played out before her very eyes happened too fast for her to react.However, when she saw Rhys about to kill Li, she snapped out of it instantaneously..."Stop... Don't do it!" Riva said, tears forming at the corners of her eyes. The entire room fell I into a deep silence for the umpteenth time.Rhys could feel the warmth burrow into his body like the soft rays of morning sunshine. He had never felt anything like it in his life.'What is this?'All his life, Rhys had been somewhat removed from regular human emotions. He had limited social interactions, and even those were always filled with mal

The first thing we need to do is to gather as much information as possible on what is going on within the forest. Going in blind will be the difference between life and death..."They all stood in front of the gymnasium, the gray skies overhead, and the mana-saturated breeze brushing against their skin...Standing adjacent and opposite to Rhys, was everyone in the group, both old and new. Cade, Bryan, Seth, Finn, Jayden, Myles, and Riva stood on one side, while Stan, Li, Layla, and Sue stood on the other side. Despite no weapons being drawn, it was clear that due to the unfamiliarity and the events that had taken place not too long ago, there was a bit of tension between them.Behind him, was the looming figure of Ruby, who had a menacing red glow in her eyes. She stood behind Rhys like a bodyguard, munching on a few 'treats' Rhys had given her..."We need scouts. These devils are very intelligent, so there is no way they haven't noticed us. Yet, they still haven't attacked. We need t