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Chapter 121: Skill points spree [5]

Chapter 121: Skill points spree [5]

This time, Aria truly felt like strangling Noah.

"You’re the worst at gathering information!"

Noah chuckled. "I know, well, at least I’m trying".

They were uncertain of what to do, but their doubts were soon cleared. Their objective became clear when the system prompted.

[Mission: Survive the Forgotten War]

BZZZ!

It happened instantly without warning.

Enemies surged toward them; warriors clad in golden armor, wielding weapons infused with an unfamiliar energy.

They fought like specters of the past, their attacks swift and relentless.

But Noah adapted quickly, leading the charge for his team to set the tempo, Aetherforge humming as he cleaved through the vanguard.

Aria was the second to react.

As soon as she unsheathed her twin blades, she erupted into action.

BOOM!

Like a hurricane, she charged with extra energy today, cutting through enemy lines, her blades a blur.

Noah was surprised. ’She seems to be in a great mood..., what happened?’

But then he smiled. ’It’s great when she’s in a great mood, it means this quest will be easier to complete’.

With the both of them leading the charge, the others followed.

Benjamin’s spells carved controlled chaos across the battlefield.

As for Caleb, his summons acted as an unyielding wall and Genevieve’s divine magic wove between them, keeping everyone alive.

But the battle was never-ending.

The longer they fought, the more they realized; the war was looping. Each time they reached the supposed end, the event reset.

Noah narrowed his eyes. "It’s not about winning. We need to break the cycle".

It was Benjamin who figured it out. "The Harbinger... we need to find him".

Diving deep into enemy ranks, Noah and Aria cut their way to the enemy’s commanding figure; a general wreathed in shadow.

As soon as they struck him down, the war collapsed around them.

Like expected, the quest didn’t end by striking down the general though.

That was just the first trial.

"Always". Benjamin complained.

"Stop complaining and fight!" Aria snapped at him.

Benjamin looked to Genevieve grievingly for sympathy and when he got none, he could only grumble to himself.

The landscape changed after they struck down the general.

They reappeared in a wasteland. A sky void of stars; no civilization, no life. Only endless decay.

The system message that followed was chilling.

[Mission: Escape the Event Horizon]

In the distance, an abyss loomed; an all-consuming singularity that devoured everything in its path. And every second, the terrain behind them ceased to exist, swallowed by the anomaly.

Benjamin looked back, then at Noah. "Don’t tell me this is what I think it is".

Noah didn’t answer, rather a voice whispered in their minds. "This is the fate of all things... unless the Harbinger is stopped".

"Sh*t!" Benjamin cursed.

They ran.

To your tents oh Israel!

They ran, sprinting across the crumbling remains of a world long lost, dodging gravitational distortions and fighting against the pull of the abyss.

It was Caleb who spotted the anomaly’s heart; a single figure standing at the event horizon, untouched by destruction. The Harbinger.

They had to reach him.

"Let’s go!" Noah directed.

With a combined effort, using every movement skill and buff available, they launched themselves toward the entity.

But before they could strike...

Everything froze.

And then, a single crack, which quickly turned into a large net of cracks spread through the world. The world seemed to reset.

BZZZ!

They stood once again in the ruins where they had begun.

The Harbinger faced them directly now, no longer a mere shadow but a fully realized being. Its form was paradoxical; both human and something far beyond it, something unimaginably alien.

"You have seen what was erased... and what is yet to come".

It raised a hand, and for the first time, Noah felt an undeniable weight settle on him.

"Now, show me that you are strong enough to shape your own path".

"Show me if you can rewrite history!"

"Show me if you can rewrite the stars!"

The final battle began.

The Harbinger was unlike anything they had ever fought. It bent time itself, phasing between past, present, and future.

One second, it was attacking with a blade wreathed in primordial fire; the next, it had already moved behind them, striking from a future they hadn’t yet reached.

Fighting against the Harbinger reminded Noah of an old Mortal Kombat game that he once played, where the final boss was Kronika, the Keeper of Time.

Kronika was a character who possessed the ability to manipulate time and space on a large scale, extremely similar to this guy.

This was when experience came to the fore again.

Noah grinned. "You think I can’t play that game?"

Activating Aetherforge’s new form, he matched the Harbinger’s unpredictable movements, adapting moment by moment.

And one important factor about this team was that once Noah deduced a plan, leading the step, the others know how to adapt like a fish to water.

As soon as Noah started, the others followed his footsteps.

Aria followed suit; her instincts razor-sharp.

Benjamin and Caleb bombarded the Harbinger with relentless magic, while Genevieve countered its reality-bending attacks with divine wards.

The fight was brutal. Unrelenting, and then...

Noah finally found the opening.

Trust him, he was ruthless to the core, never letting go of a chance.

BAM!

With one final strike, Aetherforge severed the paradox’s hold on time, locking the Harbinger in the present.

The entity staggered, its form flickering, before letting out a hollow laugh.

"You truly are an anomaly".

Then, it dissipated, time itself resetting around them.

The system message flashed.

[Congratulations! You and your team have completed the quest, the Harbinger’s Paradox!]

[Skill Points +12]

[Unique Title Unlocked: Paradox Walker]

Noah exhaled, gripping his weapon.

Aria let out a breathless laugh. "That was insane".

Benjamin wiped his forehead. "I think we just fought an actual deity. Damn, that was intense!"

Caleb adjusted his glasses. "A deleted deity".

Benjamin chuckled. "That’s my line. Come on, there’s a joke hidden there somewhere, definitely, right?"

Genevieve smiled. "And we won".

Noah simply smirked. "Alright. Who’s up for the next one?"

"Get lost!" They all protested.

"We’re not all robots like you".

Noah sighed. "Weaklings".