OLD-WORLD EXTRA-Chapter 102: Will

[...A will?] She replied after a long second of pause, her tone evidently surprised.

[Yes. A will.]

[...]

[Look... I'm not giving up, far from it. I'm just doing my due diligence, on the off chance that I die out there, in the ruins, or even against whatever I'll be facing down there, I need to make sure that my family is looked after.]

Lyra's hologram appeared in front of Emir with teary eyes and a face contorted with suppressed anger.

[...Understood Emir. I'll do as you ask, but I hope that you won't mention anything about a will ever again. Please, I can't take it.] She pleaded, her body trembling like never before.

[I won't. Trust that I didn't want to mention this either, but I had to make sure, I can't trust the UEF with whatever I have...]

[Thank you... Is there anything else?]

[Yep. I need you to show me my status. I want to know where I'm at currently, and there is no need to add things I'm not using.]

Letting out a sigh, she disappeared from his sight and her voice returned back to her usual professional demeanor.

[Okay... There is no need for any further calculations as I had already checked your nanobots when you were cultivating, so here you go.]

...

{Name: Emir Oliver}

{Age: 13}

{Hunter Rank:20}

{Celestial Rank: Ascendant Elite}

{Celestial Class: Aetheric Duelist}

{Credit Balance: 31,656,000 Union Credits}

(Stats)

{Strength: C+->B-}

{Agility: C -> C+}

{Endurance: C+-> B-}

{Mind: A+ }

{Charm: A+}

{Overall Augmented Strength Level: E7}

{Celestial Essence: Weaver's Grasp}

(Aspects)

{Weaver's Veil: The Weaver's Veil Aspect grants the user the ability to manipulate and infuse Aether with finesse, weaving patterns to create powerful effects.}

{Aerialis: Aerialis is an Aspect that focuses on harnessing Aether to elevate the user's physical abilities to extraordinary levels, granting them immense strength, agility, and aerial dominance.}

(Skills)

{Close Quarter Combat: Advanced, 80% Proficiency.}

{Marksmanship: Advanced, 70% Proficiency.}

(Abilities)

{Temporal Perception}

Slows down the user's perception of time, every second is slowed down to 0.1 seconds.

In absolute focus, the user could slow down time to a millisecond.

Current Total Use Limit: 2 Minutes 40 seconds.

Mental Energy Recharge Time: 8 Minutes 30 seconds.

Energy recharge rate: 191 seconds per minute.

{Sensory Enhancement}

The user's neural network was upgraded.

Allows the user to enhance their five senses (sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell) beyond human limitations.

The user can perceive the world in greater detail, such as seeing objects from farther away, hearing sounds that are too quiet for normal humans, and detecting subtle scents and flavors.

The degree of enhancement can be controlled by the user, allowing them to focus on specific senses or enhance them all at once.

The ability can be physically taxing, and overuse can cause temporary sensory overload or even damage to the user's senses.

{Aetheric Blades: The ability to channel Aether into blades, creating blades coated with pure energy that can slice through nearly any material.} [

{Aether Blast: The ability to channel Aether into a single, devastating shot that deals massive damage to a single target.} []

{Aetheric Shield: The ability to channel Aether to create a shield that protects the user from incoming attacks.}[]

(Art)

{Strength Cultivation}

The user cultivates strength by slowly reconstructing and compressing their body, allowing further absorption and possession of Aether without harming the user's body, while also increasing their strength.

Current Cultivation Rank: Copper

(Equipment)

{Aetherstorm Launcher: Peak Maintenance}

{Maelstrom Minigun: Peak Maintenance}

{Vindicator Assault Rifle: Peak Maintenance}

{ExoGen S-Class Augmented Suit: Functional}

{Electric Knife: Standard Issue}

{Twin Dagger: Old-World Relic}

{Terminal: Standard Issue}

{Information Gathering Device: S-Rank Item}

(Vehicles)

{Blaze Runner Bike: Functional}

(Inventory)

{20 Million UC Old-world Medicine: Max capacity]

{25000 UC Old-world Medicine: Max capacity]

{Energy packs (Max Capacity): Functional.}

Emir gazed at his status screen, pondering the surplus of weapons and equipment he

possessed.

'What the hell am I going to do with all the extra weapons and equipment that I'm not using?'

He wondered.

He considered selling it for some quick cash but then reconsidered.

'I could keep them for the future, who knows if I like what the gang is capable of doing, I might get to create a hunter group myself, it would be a good way to make sure of Mom's and

Lily's safety.'

'Anyways, steady upgrades all around, but I'm already so close to reaching A rank, something that the average first-year student in the academy is a long way from...'

[Lyra, If the Order planned to get me this strong from the get-go, why have me attend the academy as a student? Isn't it just a waste of time? Couldn't they just stuff me with resources? I know that they could, so again that poses the question, why send me there? The students wouldn't even pose a challenge.]

[That would be true if all their students are green and are initiate ranked, but you are disregarding the Elite, their children have already become Ascendants as they have already received their Aether core implants, while many of them lack experience and are green compared to you, they can still pose a challenge because of their resources.]

[Ah, of course. So instead of being a training manic like me, they can get stronger with their

golden spoon, but still, even with that in mind, I don't think they would pose much of a challenge; sure, they can have many abilities due to their skill implants, but I'll become a high-ranking Ascendant and maybe if I could get lucky, I might even be a Seraphim by then, so I still see no purpose in having the Order send me there.]

[Emir, you already know that the Order asked the help of the Oracle to divinate this planet's future, and that future included Arthur and the students in the same year he attended the Academy to be much stronger compared to past-year students for reasons unspecified to

me...]

[Yeah... The Elite families must have gained access to something extraordinary for that to happen, so we can expect something big at play here but so what?] Emir asked, wondering where she was going with this.

[Do you remember that time when you asked Nathan about becoming an elite student in the academy?] She asked.