The Lone SF Transmigrator in the Otherworld Forum-Chapter 162: Rat in the Rafters (2)

“Damn immortals...”

Karlstein took a brief rest after shaking off his pursuers.

“Isn’t this a total treasure trove?”

When he laid out the treasures he had taken from his bag of holding, an impressive amount of treasures glittered in the light.

“Well, well...”

Metal ingots emitting unusual energy. A stele that distorted the surrounding space. Medicine bottles radiating ethereal light. A wooden box engraved with ancient patterns. Pills containing dense Spiritual Energy.

Whew. Fills my heart just looking at it all together.

As the Galactic Emperor, Karlstein had been unmoved by the countless treasures he had witnessed before. But it was always the things that did not belong to you which tended to look more tempting.

“Hmm! I could distribute some of these to the Community.”

A satisfied smile hung on his lips.

Needless to say, Karlstein did not intend to give them away for free. He could include them in the Gacha Store, or exchange them for Merit Points. Either way, the stronger the Community became, the more beneficial it was for him.

“Mm. Mm. Yeah. I should plunder harder.”

Originally, Karlstein had lost some interest in the Immortal universe. For some reason, Karlstein could not break through to the Nascent Soul realm. More precisely, he could not produce a Nascent Soul.

Since he did not necessarily need to raise his level in the Immortal universe for power, it was inevitable that his interest gradually waned.

However, things were about to change from now on.

Pop-

The platinum egg fluttered around, picking up and absorbing a few of the elixirs Karlstein had stolen.

“Mm. Alright. You’re starting to earn your keep after all.”

Three thick chains faintly enveloped the platinum egg’s body. Karlstein could tell that the number of chains represented the restrictions and recoil of space-time travel, but he could not figure out any pattern to it.

“Anyway, I guess three means we have some leeway?”

The platinum egg fluttered its wings after deliciously digesting the elixirs.

In the Upper Realm of the Immortal world, the Spiritual Energy was incomparably denser than the Lower Realm, and the lands were vast.

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“Haha.”

In other words, it could be said there was that much more to plunder.

“Shall we set off again then?”

As if understanding, the platinum egg changed into a semi-transparent spiritual form, while Karlstein swiftly gathered all the laid-out treasures into his bag of holding.

Crack- Crunch-

Simultaneously, his thigh muscles grew disproportionately large, and his joints flipped backward, becoming reverse joints.

As he stepped forward after completing the transformation of his lower body...

BOOOM-

A massive crater formed on the ground as his figure instantly disappeared.

Whoosh- BANG-

The air exploded thunderously after a delay, but by the time the sound echoed, his figure was nowhere to be seen.

BANG-

Thus, Karlstein began to run aimlessly, endlessly strengthening his body and testing his powers.

“Stop!”

“Found the bastard!”

“Report immediately!”

“Block him!”

Of course, Karlstein was naturally chased by the cultivators. But he toyed with them, adjusting his direction and distance as if about to be caught, but always just out of reach.

And as soon as he arrived at a nearby sect with a strong aura, he barked an order.

“Wipe them out!!”

“!!”

The eyes of the first cultivator he encountered widened immensely as he looked behind Karlstein. It seemed he had noticed the hundreds of cultivators chasing after Karlstein.

Karlstein grinned. He deliberately paused for a moment, giving the gatekeeper time, waiting for him to hurriedly scatter talismans, send sound transmissions, and activate barriers.

Dong- Dong- Dong-

As urgent bell rings echoed throughout the entire area, dozens of towers rose above the mountain range.

Cultivators swarmed out of the towers like bees.

Good... I’ll take this moment to—

“Haha. Aren’t you underestimating us too much?”

“...?”

Karlstein paused as he was about to hide and look for a window of opportunity.

Thud- Thud-

An old man with a lean and bony appearance walked out from behind the gatekeeper.

Mm... I’m pretty sure I didn’t detect him by spiritual sense...

The old man was wearing a black Daoist robe with a blue cloak draped over his shoulders.

Thud.

From the black staff the old man held, Spiritual Power even Karlstein could not ignore was flowing out.

Seems like a capable one.

No particular emotion could be felt from the old man’s face. It was as if a mask of detachment was overlaid on top of complete disinterest.

Karlstein’s body, enhanced by Kameira’s power, kept ringing alarm bells.

“Wow... The Upper Realm sure is formidable after all.”

“...Mm? Could it be you’re from the Lower Realm?”

The old man finally showed a reaction.

“...”

“Well, we’ll know once we catch you and extract your brain.”

The indifferent old man uttered brutal words with a smiling face.

“You—“

Suddenly, Karlstein twisted his body and moved two steps.

“Oh, to think you could dodge that.”

“Really now.”

Trying a surprise attack mid-conversation?

This was fundamentally different from those who had been attacking while considering etiquette and face until now.

However... Karlstein grinned and bent his body.

“Old man, can you even keep up properly at your age?”

“...What?”

Before the old man could even react, Karlstein leapt sideways.

BOOOM-

“Who said I’d even face you?”

The old man’s dumbfounded face came into view.

In fact, Karlstein had no need to engage with the old man. Moreover, was he not currently being chased from behind?

“Insolent brat! Do you think you can escape?”

“Hahaha.”

Still, they seemed to have made some preparations. A giant alms bowl dropped from the sky to trap him, and trees in the forest grew at an insane speed to block his path.

However...

Karlstein inhaled deeply, exerting force in his right arm while running.

Crack- Crick-

Muscle fibers condensed, twisting like hundreds, no, thousands of layers of thread spiraling. The outer layer of his right arm changed at the cellular level to a streamlined form that would receive less wind resistance.

Completing all this process in an instant, Karlstein threw a straight punch that contained his running momentum.

BOOM.

Time stopped, and for a moment, an invisible shockwave spread in concentric circles around where the fist made contact, and then space rippled like waves.

Immediately afterward...

Crack-

With a chilling sound, a thunderous boom spread, and everything in a straight line was pulverized.

“Oh. Feels like I’m getting more and more used to this.”

Whatever formation, sealing array, or Dharma Treasure stood in his way, none of that mattered.

The maximum destructive power that organic matter could produce was concentrated into a point, creating a linear force greater than a nuclear explosion.

Ahh.

Karlstein felt the intoxicating torrent of power coursing through his body. With his enhanced senses, he could tell that the old man behind him was shocked. And for good reason.

Rustle-

After the shockwave spread, nothing remained in the path his fist had drawn. It was clearly just a simple straight punch using his physical body. However, the torrent of force created by cutting through and pushing everything aside ground up and exploded everything in its path.

Though thin in width, it was a strike that crossed the entire sect. That was why the old man could not help but be surprised.

Mm...

It was just one punch, but to exert the maximum power Karlstein’s body could produce, his muscles and bones were tattered, reaching their durability limit.

Sss-

Of course, that was only for a moment. Kameira’s transcendent power created new skeletal muscles, instantly healing Karlstein.

Then, Karlstein stepped on the ground with his reverse-jointed legs and shot off like an arrow. Nothing could stop him.

“Catch me if you...”

Karlstein was about to make a small quip but shut his mouth. He felt like finishing that line would be equivalent to acknowledging the Community’s mockery.

“Ahem!”

***Around the time Karlstein was stirring up the entire Immortal Realm.

“Mm...”

A woman using the nickname RulerofDawn in the Integrated Dimensional Community was thinking about something with her arms crossed.

Burr-

A huge Eastern dragon was snorting and acting affectionate beside her. The woman lightly stroked the bridge of the giant dragon’s nose.

“I have a bad feeling about this...”

The woman’s complexion was not very good. The reason was none other than her recent conversation with I’mThePirateKing. An ominous feeling had been growing inside her ever since.

She could not pinpoint exactly what the problem was, but it was difficult to ignore her intuition.

“I should summon the Daybreakers.”

The woman, dressed like a shrine maiden, gave orders to her subordinate outside the palace and then returned to her quarters.

It was almost time to start the gathering.

“It seems he hasn’t logged in yet.”

The gathering, held once a month, was no ordinary event. It could be considered an assembly of only the top-tier powerhouses among the Community users.

The minimum condition to join is having experienced dimensional travel, after all.

Naturally, this condition could not be met with just one regression, possession, or reincarnation.

For dimensional travel through possession or reincarnation, one had to have experienced multiple cycles of life. Even I’mThePirateKing, who had recently risen as a recommended candidate for membership, would be vetted.

“Hm...”

If his attitude had been a bit more ingratiating, she would have supported him with one or two dimensional travels and tried to make him an ally.

“Is this uneasiness... due to Cosmic Emperor? Or is it because of I’mThePirateKing after all?”

Her intuition, which bordered on instinct, did not give her the answer.

“Whew...”

Her thoughts grew tangled.

The people in the gathering were those who had protected the Integrated Dimensional Community by facing various dimensional-scale enemies.

The recent actions of Cosmic Emperor were radical to the point of being destructive. Watching him, it was natural for anxiety to well up.

Because all their schemes in the works had been reduced to trash in an instant.

“I wanted to increase our forces before properly negotiating with Cosmic Emperor.”

But since contacting this person called I’mThePirateKing, she had an ominous feeling.

It was inevitable that her worries deepened.