Is That A Wisp?

"There, it's done." Gehen laughed as he looked at the statue before him. It was a realistic statue of Krune holding his old Whale Tooth Sword. The sculpture was made using turtle shell, something he had condensed using one of his abilities. 

It wasn't known how he managed it, but Gehen was able to imbue Krune's disposition, aura, and the suffocating presence he emitted into the sculpture. It was as if Krune had been turned into a sculpture and placed there. 

Gehen nodded in satisfaction, gazing left as he looked at the statue of the Seamstress. There were statues one after another, finally ending with his own statue. Seeing them laid out in front of him one by one, he could not help but think, 'Now, there's a legacy of kings here.'

Gehen was working hard in creating history for the place. And now, with the status of 10 kings, he had created a legacy of sorts. As each status had the presence, will, and power of the respective person, future generations would be able to see them and get an inkling as to how each King was. 

Moreover, they could even obtain inspiration from the statues. This was Gehen's plan, a way to strengthen his future generations using the way of the predecessors. All 10 kings were in a row, their statues created realistically with lifelike accuracy. 

'Hmm, I don't think any other active ability user might appear any time soon...unless I start nurturing another one,' he thought when he was interrupted by a boy aged around 17. 

"Dad, I want to head into a Tertiary Landmass and face a Supreme Monster," the boy said, carrying a sword in his hand. 

"Sure." Gehen smiled, condensing a thin film before him, telling the boy, "If you can penetrate this barrier, that is. This represents the hide of the Supreme Monster with the weakest defense."

The boy focused, condensing all his strength into an attack as he barely managed to scratch the barrier, panting in exhaustion. 

Gehen said, "It's good that you're motivated, but you must first kill a Monster King one on one. You aren't at the level of a Monster Gecko King yet. You need to train hard to reach that point."

"Alright." Sulking, the boy walked away when another boy walked forward. He was the one that had volunteered to tour the palace with the Seamstress and Solare. 

He looked at his twin brother that was sulking, saying, "His record kill is only three Mutant Monster Geckos. A Monster Gecko King would be too much for him to handle."

…

Upon sensing the Checkpoint Turtle, Krune instantly summoned his Cloud Whale. The Cloud Whale condensed around him, placing him within its body as it turned transparent, allowing him to see while controlling it. 

It accelerated, leaving towards the exit when Krune noticed flashes of light from another part of the Tertiary Landmass as the Seamstress arrived with her Great Dipper. The two swiftly left the Tertiary Landmass and headed into the ocean, arriving first above the Checkpoint Turtle. 

The two had chosen different Checkpoint Turtles as they had the advantage of speed and didn't wish to hinder one another. 

Krune dissipated the Cloud Whale and felt the presence emanating from the Checkpoint Turtle, muttering, "I would still die if I face it head-on, but I should be able to escape from it with minimal injuries."

He then entered its shell, soon arriving at the cave within, noticing the octopus surface from the water. 

Krune double-tapped his glabella, summoning his tablet as he looked at the number of Godly Points he had. 'A total of 3372 Godly Points. That's a tremendous sum.'

He then looked at the octopus, saying, "I want to enter Layer 2."

"Sure, that would be done instantly," the octopus said before slapping the water once. Krune noticed his Godly Points reduce by 200 when he felt a mysterious power of sorts envelop him.

"…Krune!"

Suddenly, his Sonic Radar that he maintained using the sounds of his breathing picked up an individual rushing towards the Checkpoint Turtle in a hurry. His heart trembled all of a sudden as he hurriedly activated his Sonic Radar, noticing a familiar figure rush towards the Checkpoint Turtle while bellowing his name.

"Krune!"

"Krunnneeee!"

"Feifei!" Krune shouted in shock as his body disappeared from the place. A disheveled Feifei hurriedly entered the cage, noticing his figure had vanished, plopping to the ground with a dazed gaze, devastated. 

"I had already activated the ability to send him to Layer 2. You were a couple of seconds too late." The octopus shook its head. It raised its tentacle once, patting her head as it told her, "Don't worry. You can meet him in Layer 2. Now that he realizes you're also here, he'll definitely wait for you in Layer 2."

"Work hard to obtain an active ability and head to Layer 2." It hastily said when it saw Feifei hurriedly summon her tablet, intending to head to Layer 2, "You will be transported to random locations. Without any active ability, you'll die within a couple of minutes. I had warned others before you, but none listened to me and died futile deaths."

"Do you wish to buy anything?" the octopus asked. 

"Give me 10 Water Essence, 2 Helper Whistles, and a ticket to a Secondary Landmass," Feifei said, firming herself immediately as she resolved herself to quickly become strong enough to defeat a Supreme Monster. 

…

"Feifei!" Krune shouted at the top of his lungs when he realized that he had appeared at the edge of a cliff that overlooked a valley. There was a mysterious miasma floating around within the valley in dense concentrations. 

It was light around him, but at the moment he inhaled it, Krune felt like his insides were mildly burning. He then looked around to see that he was in a wide stretch of land, devoid of people. Realization hit him as he slapped his head, thinking to himself, "Dammit, I should have asked to be sent as a hero. Gehen said that I'd only be sent as a hero once I asked the octopus. He had already made all preparations for it even. To think I wasted it."

He then frowned as he thought about something else. "What was Feifei doing there? Was it really her? No, the voice was definitely hers. Was it done by someone to trick me? No, no one knows about Feifei here. Even the Seamstress only knows what I have told here."

"Then…was that really Feifei? Who else has arrived in the Sub-Realm?" Krune muttered, trembling once in fear. "Feifei didn't try to follow me to Layer 2, right? Without an active ability, she would face a hard time…"

Krune suddenly pulled out his Whale Tooth Sword, slashing it to his right, watching a humanoid figure grab the blade with bare hands that resembled claws. It hardly budged from the attack as Krune was left surprised, wondering if it was actually possible for something to take the brunt of his attack and remain undamaged. 

He hurriedly bent backward and dodged a claw swipe, shuddering once at the wind pressure generated from the attack. Upon seeing that it had a pair of eyes, Krune directed a beam of Neon Radiance towards them, causing the beast to flinch as a response. 

He used the chance to slash the sword at its neck, noticing his blade only dig a couple millimeters into its neck. He barely saw a thin line of purple blood as he grunted, exerting even more power as he activated Ocean Heart, using the power boost it gave to tumble it to the ground. 

Sadly, it only managed to suffer a thin wound on its neck, moving its neck sideways once as it got up, jumping towards him once again. The speed caused him to flinch as Krune seeped the effect of Frozen Blood, turning his Neon Radiance white before aiming it onto the beast as he parried its attacks.

It suddenly clenched its claws into a fist, slamming it into his sword, which caused it to slip from his hand. It swiftly used its other hand, shaping it into a knife as it intended to skewer him when Krune realized the threat he faced, immediately activating his Cloud Whale, using it as a meat shield.

Using the time it got destroyed, Krune leaped back and grabbed his sword, summoning the Cloud Whale at a length of 2 meters. The Cloud Whale immediately inhaled air, concentrating it into its body before transferring it into its horn, aiming at the beast right when it flashed before Krune. 

A needle of air slammed out from the horn and landed on the beast's head, poking open a tiny hole that bled a bit of purple blood. Nevertheless, the beast was still fine, swerving its head as it dodged the rest of the air needle that continued to last for a couple more seconds. 

It kicked Krune, noticing he had diverted his body accordingly to latch onto its legs. Its body suddenly began to feel numb all over, especially at the joints, as it leaped back immediately, swiping with its claws to prevent Krune from closing in. 

Panting, Krune jumped forth once again, lashing out with his sword while targeting its joints with white beams. Light couldn't be evaded. So, he easily targeted its joints, slowly causing it to freeze little by little. 

As he couldn't grasp his current situation, he didn't wish to use Ocean Turbulence and expend most of his energy reserves. That's why he was only using his basic abilities. The Cloud Whale unleashed another air needle, hitting right on its neck, piercing through the wound he had cut before. 

It pierced through a little before the beast evaded it, watching the rest of the air needle fly past. It had already adapted to his fighting style, reacting accordingly. It attacked Krune nonstop while sticking close to it, preventing the Cloud Whale from targeting it easily without attacking him as well. 

'Dammit! Just what beast is this?' Krune was worried as he fought it, unwilling to go all out. He wished to conserve his energy. Otherwise, he could summon a larger Cloud Whale and finish it with one attack. 

But upon seeing that his body was burning up more and more as he fought, he realized that the miasma in the area was dangerous. Moreover, he noticed the miasma seeped into the beast's wounds, beginning to slowly heal them. 

Upon seeing that, Krune realized he had no other choice, deactivating the Cloud Whale as he kept the ability active in his body, generating air currents around himself as he unleashed Ocean Turbulence, flashing forth for a second as he condensed an ice spear around his hand and pierced it into the beast's head, killing it as he hurriedly deactivated it.

Panting, he summoned his tablet, looking at the message that was displayed. 

[Layer 2: Demon Invasion]

[Killed one Demon Soldier]