Level Up: Voidwalker

Atlas looked at Nulia before nodding, ''Once I recover, we can try, but be warned, the Golem's attacks hurt,'' he said with a chuckle.

The young woman waved him away as she replied, ''That doesn't matter because I can help you.''

Following that, the two of them spent the night in the cave as the Dark Ones lurked outside, and these were different. Atlas instantly felt the pure Chaos emanating from them, causing him to shiver while speaking, ''They are stronger than the ones in the outside world.''

Nulia nodded. ''They are by a rank or two. Fighting them was easy, but there's something about the creatures I can't put my finger on,'' she said in a curious voice.

"They're powered by Chaos," he explained, his voice serious. "That awful energy seeps into their bodies, making them stronger."

Atlas casually pulled out some dumplings as he spoke and began eating, surprising Nulia. She giggled while asking, ''Are you hungry again? Wasn't that meat box enough?''

He shook his head while replying, ''When I fight in the Void Realm, it burns through my energy.''

After that, the two of them continued eating. Atek suddenly appeared and let out a growl, causing Nulia's eyes to widen. She quickly jumped up and used her ice magic to create a wall blocking the outside as something smashed against it.

Atlas grew curious and followed behind the young woman as she spoke annoyedly, ''The Dark Ones broke the Runes. They may have had help, but we got to it in time.''

He went further into the cave as some large punched the ice wall, causing Nulia to grunt. Atlas turned back and saw her struggling; he quickly approached and sent his mana into her body.

'This should help,' he thought as an azure glow washed over her.

Thanks to the boost, Nulia strengthened the ice wall and stopped the attacks from damaging it. Once that was done, she turned to him with a tired smile, ''Thanks for that; I was caught off guard.''

Atlas nodded with a smile before sitting by the fire; while Nulia fell asleep while being kept warm by the flames, he activated the Void Realm Skill and appeared on the plateau just as the Warrior Golems charged toward him.

Without wasting time, he started casting Void Blast at the stone monsters. The explosions rang out, causing them to fly off the side of the plateau as Atlas continued cutting through the Golems using Void Infusion on his blade.

Hours slipped as Atlas continued his work, pouring every ounce of mana into his task. Finally, when his energy was depleted, he was jolted back to reality, awakening before a crackling fire.

Atlas shook his head while checking the monster total, only to be shocked by the amount he had killed on his last run.

[Void Golem – 000/1000000]

[Void Warrior Golem – 51329/500000]

[Void Golem Commander – 848719/100000]

[Void Golem King – 1/1]

'Slowly going down,' he thought with a tired smile.

Atlas swiftly activated Void Realm again, diving back into the battle against the Golems. He methodically tore through their ranks, casting every spell he could muster. However, he soon reached his limit.

After a grueling fight, he settled by the fire, but exhaustion overwhelmed him, and he collapsed. As the weather outside grew increasingly fierce, Atlas slipped into a deep sleep, oblivious to the storm raging beyond.

The following morning, Nulia nudged him awake as she spoke, ''Get up, Chosen One; we need to keep moving while the storm has calmed down.''

Atlas brushed her aside, muttering, ''I'm coming, woman.''

Just then, he felt a light tap on his head, followed by Nulia's giggle. ''Shut up, elf boy. Let's get going.''

He stood up, stretching his stiff muscles as his joints cracked from the uncomfortable ground. As he rose, he pulled out some dumplings and began munching, offering one to Nulia with a grin.

Atlas jumped on Nala's back as Nulia transformed into her Frostbear form, dismissing her ice wall and dashing out. The Dreadmaw Lion Queen followed behind, with him on her back. The group traveled through the Chaos Realm for weeks.

They had to fight many monsters on the way, but they always came out on top, thanks to Atlas's creatures. Sometimes, he was injured, and Nulia helped him recover just as he did for her.

The trio continued south only to stumble across a scorching hot desert, which caused Atlas to comment, ''Everything ends with this place, Nulia. We've been traveling for weeks now.''

''I know, I should have listened to you back then,'' she replied in a fed-up voice. ''I swear to God, if we get lost, it's on you, Atlas!''

The trio finally stepped into the desert, Atek protested loudly, and Atlas laughed. Nulia quickly scolded him, which only made him laugh harder. The Frostfang Tiger growled at him, but he cheekily shot the cat a middle finger.

As fate would have it, they soon found themselves lost in the vast Chaos Realm, battling chaos monsters. Four long, grueling years later, they finally reached the mountain that marked their escape.

Nulia appeared beside him, looking up with a teasing smile. ''It's not fair that you're taller than me now, Alt.''

''Do you intend to keep calling me that? Ever since I was cut off when I fell into that horrible swamp, and you've never let me live it down,'' Atlas responded.

''No, I love the name, and it's yours,'' she replied with a smile. ''Now let's get out of here; I'm sure the others have missed you.''

The duo started climbing up the mountainside until reaching a ledge where a metal gate was built into the stone. Atlas was confused and muttered out loud, ''I hope it doesn't take us another four years.''

''That was partly your fault because you got us lost in the snowy tundra, then that horrible underground labyrinth, and finally that hot desert,'' Nulia giggled.

Atlas turned to the beautiful Frostbear, ''Shut it, you; how was I supposed to know a Djinn messed me with that one time, I wasn't expecting it.''

Nulia's smile widened as she added, "Atek did warn us, but you just had to wander into its lair. Lucky for you that you wield the Void, or you'd be screwed."

Atlas nodded in agreement, a wry smile tugging at his lips as he approached the ancient door. He pulled out the key they had taken from a Chaos Troll and slid it into the lock. The gate began to glow, a soft hum filling the air, and to their shock, it creaked open before them, revealing the outside world.

When he felt the fresh air brush against his skin, Atlas sighed in relief, but that soon vanished when a message from the Lover's Band appeared minutes later. [Azhar'Zul! Help; the monster waves and Achaemendians are besieging the fortress we're sheltered in, but weird magic had encompassed the Northern Waste that's distorting time and trying to transform the landscape until a second ago]

'What the fuck is going on?' he thought before replying. [How long have we been out of contact, Amethyst?]

The phoenix girl quickly replied. [I'm so happy that you're alive, my love. It has been close to two years since we lost contact and the Chaos Monsters appeared, and this time, they were more vital than ever before]

When Atlas heard this, he quickly checked his status because he had been leveling non-stop and had a few opportunities to nearly complete Level Three due to it being blocked most of the time in the Chaos Realm.

[Age: 14→18]

[Level Up: 258→388]

[Experience: 860/20000]

[Experience Gained: ????]

[Rank Up: Journeyman→Expert]

[Health: 2798→3568(200)]

[Mana: 10358→25898]

[Strength: 3086→4280]

[Stamina: 3772→5380]

[Charisma: 988→1248]

[Intelligence: 2620→3444]

[Core Rank Up: Adept High→Journeyman Mid]

[Core Points: 12120/300000]

[Core Points Gained: ??????]

[Spell: Void Bullet: 4→8]

[Spell: Void Arrow: 3→7]

[Spell: Void Blast: 3→7]

[Spell: Void Wave: 3→6]

[Spell: Void Lance: 2→6]

[Spell: Void Punch: 1→5]

[Spell: Void Guard: 3→8]

[Spell: Void Step: 4→8]

[Spell: Void Veil: 4→7]

[Void Infusion: 3→6]

[Void Smash: 0→2]

[Skill - Void Realm: 3→5]

[Skill – Void Sight: 3→5]

[Skill – Duel Wielding: 6→8]

[Skill – Health Regeneration: 4→6]

[Skill – Dimensional Storage: 3→5]

[Skill – Light: 1→3]

[Skill – Dungeon Conqueror: 1→2]

[Skill – Voidwalker Form: 0→2]

[Skill – Voidbound: 0→1]

[Skill – Otherworld: 0→1]

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[Atlas's Status before the timeskip]

Name: Atlas

Age: 14

Race: Voidborn

Class: Voidwalker/Dungeon Conqueror

Level: 258

Rank: Journeyman

Experience: 5860/10000>3000000

Affinity: Void

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Attributes:

Health: 2798 (200)

Mana: 10358 (1000)

Strength: 3086 (100)

Stamina: 3772 (250)

Charisma: 988

Intelligence: 2620

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Mana Core:

Core Rank: Adept High

Core Points: 75610/100000

Body Tempering Level:

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Spells:

Attack: Lv-1: Void Bullet (4) Lv-1: Void Arrow (3) Lv-2: Void Blast (3) Lv-2: Void Wave (3) Lv-3: Void Lance (2) Lvl 2- Void Punch (1) Void Smash (0)

Defence: Lv-1: Void Guard (3)

Support: Lvl-1: Void Step (4) Lvl-2: Void Veil (1) Lvl-2: Void Infusion (3)

Utility:

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Skills: Void Realm (3) Silent Casting (-) Void Sight (3) Dual Wielding (6) Health Regeneration (4) Dimensional Storage (3) Aqua Lung (3) Light (1) Dungeon Conqueror (1) Maskweaving (3) Voidwalker Form (0) Voidbound (0) Otherworld (0)

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