Infinite Potential System

Chapter 476 Elusive Treasure

william quickly opened a portal and teleported himself a dozen kilometers away, crossing half the 13th floor in an instant. because he had already traveled through the dungeon once before, this method would work until the floor layout changed.nôv(el)b\\jnn

he wasn't sure if anyone else had the space element, so he prepared himself for battle at his exit point. he used earth magic to build up several fortified walls in each direction, then formed hundreds of small earth spikes that he stored close by.

surprisingly, though, no other portals appeared. even after ten minutes passed and the students without the space element should have caught up, there was nothing. either the students had given up immediately, or they were lost in the process of searching for him.

william couldn't imagine it was the latter, so he checked the three tracked targets with his hunter talent. their auras appeared in william's vision, and he was able to see their movements even through walls.

they're still on the 14th floor, and it looks like they're attacking something... are they trying to force their way to the treasure? william became slightly panicked.

he wasn't panicked because the students were ignoring him, or because they didn't split off and chase him individually, but for a much more important reason.

that's my loot!

william hastily opened a portal to the stairwell, his eyes tunneled in on the third-year students. he activated the invisibility effect of his stealth talent, then silently ascended the stairs.

"huh?" someone sensed something and looked over at the stairwell.

william's reaction time was incredibly fast, and he stopped moving the moment the student turned their head. his foot hovered just centimeters above the next step, and he held his breath.

can he see me? william asked the system.

-your stealth talent is too low level. your invisibility has reduced effects against those of higher realm than you.

damn, and i need to ascend my illusion affinity before i can upgrade my stealth talent... william remained still until the student looked away. using careful movements to avoid drawing attention, william reached the second highest step.

some students were gathered together and tunneling through the brown block that was now only a few meters thick. they used very precise spells from the earth and plant elements, aiming to wedge a gap in between the block and shatter it from the inside.

their efforts were not completely wasted, though they would need to put in a lot of work. the surface of the brown block was cracked from repeated attacks, but it still looked as if it would last for half an hour or so.

even with the fitness talent, william had no choice but to raise an earth wall to defend against the brunt of the attacks. he committed almost seventy percent of his ability into the earth wall, yet it was still destroyed in a matter of seconds.

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the remaining spells landed on william's body and caused superficial injuries that healed in a few seconds, filling the students with surprise as william recovered at a visible rate.

"his regeneration is insane! what is his magical beast bloodline?" one of the students exclaimed in awe.

"he's a first year, but he's already so strong? which family is he from?" someone else asked.

the blue-haired girl looked at william with genuine interest. he was able to perceive her tracking method, he possessed the space and earth elements, his physical ability was insane, and he had merged with some sort of super-regenerative magical beast's bloodline.

he was an all-rounder, through and through! while none of his individual abilities were absurdly powerful, william had clearly trained very hard to become who he was today. it made her wonder...

is he training for the cultivator's induction competition? if he's a first year... he has a long time before he reaches the limit of the lower bracket!

william continued to cast earth walls as a defense from the rain of spells, but he didn't let up on the offense either. every time there was a break in the offense, william would cast a spatial slash and destroy the portal before anyone could exit it.

he peered out from his defensive position and saw that the treasure chest was now almost two kilometers away. the hallway was extending at the same time, placing the treasure further and further from him with every passing moment.

worse yet, there was a group of students only a hundred meters behind him, which was comparable to a millimeter of distance for cultivators at his level. he had to make a decision immediately, or he'd be caught up and surpassed.

the space keeps extending... wait a minute! william suddenly thought of his method of movement through great rouge.

when he followed vera through the city, she compressed the space between her legs to cover more distance while not appearing to move any differently than before. if the treasure chest was moving in the same manner but in the opposite method... then he should be able to do the same!

william decided to try it, compressing the space between his legs in a simple manner. now, instead of crossing one meter per step, he could cross four. as long as he continued to funnel mana into the spatial compression and kept on pace, it should be sustainable!

he started to walk forward at the same pace that he did while in great rouge, matching the pace at which the hallway extended.