The SSS Ranked Villain's Return-Chapter 135: Chamber of Patience

Neraxis’s eyes shot open, and he was prepared to press the button to go over to Evangeline.

However, a particular sight greeted him.

He was no longer on the 4th floor and had somehow ended up lying on the ground on the 5th floor, with white walls surrounding him from all sides.

Just as he thought that, the notifications, which were nowhere to be seen, had finally arrived.

[Dreamspire - 5th Floor Hard Mode: Chamber of Patience]

[Objective: Time does not pass outside, and the longer you stay in the room, the higher your score will be. You may leave whenever you wish.]

[9:24:09]

[9:24:10]

Timer is going up... I slept for 9 hours? Neraxis’s eyes widened. Evangeline, are you here?

[Talk about blue-balling, huh? You fell asleep, leaving me behind.] She said with a pout. [Prepare yourself for when you come here, since I will be forcefully taking you after this trial.]

Suit yourself. Neraxis chuckled and sat down.

This trial was by far the easiest, even in hard mode.

From the guides he had seen, people needed to stay inside for 24 hours to get a decently high score, and even if they didn’t, they would still pass on to the next floor.

Which, if he wanted to, Neraxis would do immediately.

However, since he started off with SSS ratings, it would be most ideal if he continued with them.

Therefore, Neraxis patiently stood up and began practicing his skills.

Aside from {Cosmic Sight}, {Aura of the Abyss} was the second to receive any major changes to its base—namely, the frost buildup.

Yet he couldn’t exactly practice that, so he simply practiced {Cosmic Sight}.

Neraxis made Evangeline fly around at different speeds while he tried tracking her.

Since he did not feel fatigue on the 5th floor, he kept at it until eventually, the timer hit 24 hours.

[1:00:00:02]

[1:00:00:03]

If I left right now, I’d be getting a B ranked rating... No, since I am in hard mode, there’s a higher chance I’d get a C instead. Neraxis pondered and decided to stay a bit longer.

Practicing his {Cosmic Sight} was slowly showing fruit, as now, even with his eyes closed, he could roughly predict Evangeline’s attack patterns.

Sucks that this property is so hard to master, else I’d be D- ranked already. He thought with a sigh.

Nonetheless, time ticked down, and now, he was nearly three days in.

It was boring, obviously, but because of Evangeline’s company, it wasn’t that bad.

And after an entire week, he felt like it was finally time to leave.

[7:11:42:11]

[7:11:42:12]

[Do you wish to stop the timer here?]

[Yes/No]

Neraxis brought his finger closer toward "Yes." However, at the very last moment, he stopped himself as another notification fell.

[Warning: If the user decides to leave now, their rating will be: B-]

What? After a week, my rating would be the same as someone who’s been in for a day? Fucking seriously? Neraxis thought with widened eyes.

But since he had made up his mind to stay here until he reached SSS rank, he would go through with it.

***

Another week passed, and by now, he was seeing very significant changes in his {Cosmic Sight}, as he was now able to perfectly predict Evangeline’s attacks.

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It seemed like the only thing missing was a bit more practice.

And from the looks of things...

[14:07:22:57]

[14:07:22:58]

[Do you wish to stop the timer here?]

[Yes/No]

[Warning: If the user decides to leave now, their rating will be: B]

He would be staying here a tad bit longer.

***

Another two weeks had gone by, and finally, Neraxis saw it—the perfect trajectory of all of Evangeline’s attacks, even before she moved the sword.

And with that came the long-awaited upgrade.

+-----+

[Status]

Name: Neraxis Valen

Age: 16

Stigmata: [Fragment of Calamity {100%} (Seals Unlocked: 2) [Ready to unseal! Y/Y]

Affinity: [Eclipsed Abyss {SSS}]

—Perks:

[Aura of the Abyss]

[Unyielding Vitality]

[Cosmic Sight] (Basic)

—Stats:

Rank: D- -> D

Strength: E+ -> D-

Agility: D- -> D

Stamina: D- -> D

Intelligence: D -> C-

Mana Capacity: E+ -> D

—Secondary Stats:

Luck: I -> I-

Charm: B+

—Skills:

[Eve of Ruin {E}]*

[Swordsmanship {E}]

[Stellar Dominion {A}]

[Minor Reflect {D}]

[Sword Dash {F}]

[Restorative Cut {E}]

[Vampiric Dominion {A}]

[Aegis of Eternity {C}]

[Crimson Sovereignty {S}]

—Fragment of Calamity Skill Tree (2/???)

[Simple Horizontal Slash]

[Simple Stab]

+-----+

[Perk (3/3): Cosmic Sight: The user’s sight is guided by the stars, increasing the damage of all vital hits by 100% -> 125%. (NEW) The user can predict the opponent’s attacks with a very high success rate.]

All my stats skyrocketed, including my mana capacity... and now my {Cosmic Sight} has a new effect as well as a proficiency tracker, meaning I’ve mastered the basics of it. Neraxis pondered with a smile.

Yet as he looked down, a frown formed.

...Why does my luck stat keep decreasing?

[Maybe you’re just unlucky. Who knows?] Evangeline commented plainly.

However, he had a different kind of feeling about it. What if it’s like a countdown... You know? Every single time something happens, it goes down further?

[It’s a shot in the dark, I feel like, but even if that’s the case, you can’t really do much about it at the moment, can you?] Evangeline said with a sigh.

True... he trailed off, glancing at the timer.

[1:09:07:08:44]

[1:09:07:08:45]

Hm? It’s already been a month and nine days? Damn... he thought, scratching his head.

Nonetheless, he was still faced with the same problem.

[Warning: If the user decides to leave now, their rating will be: B+]

The amount of time he had spent was practically invalidated, and the rating was still B+, which made him rethink if this was all worth it.

Coupled with that, staying in a completely white room for so long was definitely not good for his psyche, and if he did not have Evangeline alongside him, he’d have gone crazy.

[Why don’t you just leave then? If you feel unhealthy, there’s no point continuing.] Evangeline said, worried.

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But he merely shook his head. This is a great opportunity, Evangeline... Even if I’m feeling like shit, I doubt many floors will have something where time is completely halted and my body still functions. I need to get stronger immediately.

Neraxis set his sights on his remaining two perks—{Aura of the Abyss} with the Destruction property and {Unyielding Vitality} with the Resilience property.

He would first start with {Aura of the Abyss}, and after mastering the basics of it, he’d move on to {Unyielding Vitality} next.

Nonetheless, {Aura of the Abyss} was not that simple, as Destruction was a very vast property. Therefore, he’d focus on what would suit him best—{Decay}, {Acceleration}, and lastly, something more ominous but very necessary for his current plans, {Reality Erosion}.

Neraxis knew it was a difficult thing to learn, but if he could master {Reality Erosion}, he could technically tamper with the Sovereigns themselves and, of course, alter anything he wished.

But of course... This is going to take a lot of time. he groaned.

[Well, all you have is time.] Evangeline giggled, floating in front of him. [Besides, I’m with you, you know?]

He chuckled before straightening his back and preparing to train.

Yes, yes you are.