Earthling in Uncharted Dimensions

BOOM!!!

Before the hostility could reach the party, a deafening boom went off! The ripples were visible in the air as it traversed all around the Ruin entrance.

The intense shockwave shook the entire land and many were thrown out of the platform by the sheer force. Many sustained injuries and cries of agony rose in the air.

It took a few seconds for the dust to settle, and everyone saw the Ruin entrance opened wide. The central portion of the platform sunk in revealing a set of steps.

The flight of stairs leading underground was open and there were torches lit inside the cave. The illumination made many jump in with vigour and they all disappeared into the Ruin entrance.

An uproar followed after witnessing what had been disclosed. The parties small and large alike forgot about their mutual hostilities and selfish objective and rushed to enter the Ruin. The Ruin entrance was like a vortex attracting the greedy cultivators to it.

Lee witnessed the change in the air around them as all 14 of them held their ground. He saw the main expedition teams and reinforcements of the three giants madly rushing in. Until now, they intended to bring harm to Lee Shen's party.

"We stay put."

Lee uttered and his voice resonated in the students' ears. The Sound affinity was not very useful in combat but it had its uses in communication.

The students nodded in agreement as they covered themselves with a thin layer of Qi. The Official level students were positioned on the outside of the formation so that they can use their enhanced ability to secure themselves and others.

Lee did not use a Mana shield against the Qi fluctuations around him as his Guard was way higher than mere ripples of energy. He waited for all the cultivators to enter the Ruin and thus stood still.

But the students were growing restless. Seeing the cultivators running ahead into the Ruin entrance, they felt a golden chance to snatch the artefacts firsthand slipping through their fingers.

Yet they concealed their conflicting expressions. It was because the 13 students saw Lee Shen as not as a mere professor but a great man and guardian. His tutelage proved advantageous than their years of studies in the academy. When these students felt like reaching the Official Mastery a dream, he made it a reality.

Their admiration to him skyrocketed at each instance!

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12 Midday.

5,976,730 Essence harvested.

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A few seconds after the whole platform became deserted, the hourly notification appeared. Lee noticed the increase in Essence harvest and queried.

[Four elderly Trolls have deceased. So their whole body was converted to Essence and that gave a slight increase in the harvest.]

Lee nodded and took a step forward and turned around. He faced the students gave his final advice.

"Students, this is it. That entrance to the underground will give your first real-life combat experience.

But be careful. As I said, this Ruin has an awful lot of Death energy emitting from it. Engage the monsters if you believe you can kill it. If your individual skills are not sufficient, then pair up with someone. Do not be ashamed to team up. Sometimes, pride kills.

I will walk behind the crowd and will not actively participate in combat. But if circumstances arise, let me know and move back.

I know I don't need to say it like speaking to a bunch of toddlers. But I am just reminding you all since this is your first time."

Lee Shen's keen auditory senses picked up disturbance from afar. Turning to the brown path, numerous silhouettes could be seen in a distance. The Foresight zoomed his sight and he saw a group of people rushing towards the Ruin platform. He felt like speeding things up.

"Quick, go inside. People are still arriving."

Lee was slightly louder as his shout urged them all to dash to the Ruin entrance. The students disappeared into the illuminated tunnel and Lee Shen followed behind them.

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Inside the Lureland's tunnel.

Lee was constantly scanning his surroundings. There was nothing much to observe as the tunnel they were walking in was like a lane in a gigantic underground 20-lane highway. Nineteen more paths were running parallel to the path they were in and they all shared the same height to the ceiling, 4 metres.

But that was not the highlight.

[You felt it, right?]

Lee nodded in reply as he focused on closely following the students.

[So this is what that really distinguishes a Lureland from a Ruin!]

Hudson was dumbfounded by a new piece of information. This simple info gave him a new perspective about the Lurelands. Even Lee Shen had to admit that he never expected such a surprise.

"The Lurelands indeed is a separate sub-space."

Lee muttered as his eyes skimmed across the nearby tunnels. The arrangement of these tunnels may seem a bit strange but it would never raise a question of a sub-space.

[I was initially sceptic about this fact. After all, I have gone in and out of Lureland when I was alive. But I did not detect such changes.

Now that I am a soul, I could clearly detect spatial fluctuations at close range.]

Lee Shen did not detect the spatial fluctuation on his own, but D amplified its effect so that Lee could feel it vividly. Once Lee felt this spatial transition, he almost exploded his aura out.

The fact that Lurelands are separate sub-spaces is unknown to anyone in Utopia. No living being could have acquired this knowledge unless he/she receives the acknowledgement of the Will of the Dimension.

Dnekewy came to know about this when he became the Dimension Sovereign. But he could only spend a very few months on the planet because he went beyond the fabric of Dimension in search of the higher power. And he was unfortunate to not have come across a single Lureland!

'You also mentioned that Lureland is known as Lureland for something. Why did you say that?'