Kayden felt like he was stuck in a wall. There was a long way to go before he could break it, but his strength would take a giant leap when he managed to do that. For now, he just had to maximize his skills and fighting experience.
Before the boy was a tower of brown blocks a few hundred meters tall, the water around him was an indescribable pure color but spelled so that the bottom of the lake could not be seen.
The sunny day and the wind moving the water gave the atmosphere of the most current RPG games on Earth. All of this was done with mana; This entire scenario was false and didn’t fool Kayden for a second. There weren’t any people around him; the way to the tower was another large spell, you would always be alone for the first few kilometers near the tower.
Kayden floated for a few hundred meters; out of nowhere, his view changed to that of a city in a desert. The floor was made of sand and was burning to the touch, the sun fell on his body at a temperature that didn’t exist on Earth.
Around him, thousands of people went about their lives as in a normal city, buying and selling things and living normally. The average level of people in this place was also the fourth realm. Furthermore, Kayden felt the presence of some mages in the fifth realm.
This caused him to withdraw his spiritual sense automatically and control any mana output from his body. With a few more camouflage techniques, Kayden looked like a low-realm mage.
"Hello, are you a climber?" An elderly woman with white hair appeared in front of Kayden without him being able to notice. The boy automatically felt that she was in the fifth realm.
"Yes," Kayden said without hesitation. He had already been discovered, there was nothing to do. The elderly woman felt his sincerity and lowered her spells, ready to come out at the slightest sign of trouble.
"Go to that buried building." The woman pointed with her mana at a kind of igloo completely buried in the sand.
All the mages in the fifth realm felt Kayden’s sweep across the city. It was a range that shouldn’t have been possible given the number of runes and delicate spells there were, but Kayden got around them with insane mastery. This made the elderly woman think he was an intruder, even more so when Kayden’s presence quickly disappeared.
Kayden didn’t have time to respond and, as soon as he was alone, he walked calmly towards the giant igloo. Kayden saw several people with their names and titles appearing; he also followed suit and put on his professor title. It was a title he enjoyed more than just being a fighter.
As soon as he entered the igloo, he realized how big the place was. The entrance was just a door to a huge staircase that led down to a huge pavilion with hundreds of people, some sitting in armchairs and others talking on benches.
The environment was somewhat gloomy, with hot sand falling from the ceiling to the floor and magically disappearing. This caused infinite sand towers to appear in the environment. Everyone, there were players with names and titles appearing.
Kayden started to go down the stairs and saw the temperature continue to drop until it reached 20 degrees celsius. It was neither too cold nor too hot, an ideal temperature. Kayden walked to a side with several benches and people wearing matching clothes, a kind of red and green blanket.
"Hello player, how can I help you today?" The woman in front of Kayden was an elf but with much more visible ears and red hair.
"I’m new and I’d like to know a little more about the tower." The woman didn’t seem surprised by Kayden’s statement and began to explain.
"We don’t know who created the tower or where it comes from. We welcome people from all corners of the universe. Each floor is the size of a class A or S planet. You are on the lucky planet’s part and the operation here is very simple: every ten thousand kilometers, the environment repeats itself with the same monsters and challenges. On each floor of the tower, you must prove yourself worthy to pass."
Kayden was getting cold feet, this whole situation just seemed like some god with too much time on his hands. Lots of free time in the literal sense, as he made dozens of planet-sized floors with room for trillions of people on each one.
"The first floor is very simple, you just need to kill a second-realm golden scorpion. On the next floors, you will have to buy the information or find out on your own."
"Can I leave with the things I get here?"
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"No, only prizes from floor bosses can go to the real world. Additionally, you cannot tackle the same floor twice, but you can still descend to floors you have already completed." Kayden thanked the woman and decided to go outside.
He wouldn’t get anything else in there; any information would have to be paid for, and he felt several eyes on him. It was just easier to wait for the information to come to him. Kayden left the city and slowly flew for a few kilometers.
It didn’t take long for him to sense two mages in the third realm lurking in the distance. Kayden smiled to himself. No matter the race or place, people were always predictable when they came together.
BOOOM!
A meteor and dozens of metal darts flew at Kayden at high speed. The two wizards hoped to catch him by surprise, but what happened was that their spells were destroyed in the air as if they hadn’t even been cast.
"Run!" The leader of the duo had experience as a thief and understood that they were deceived. Unfortunately, Kayden was already next to the two and, with his mana, prevented any movement of the two forms.
"An oath promising that you will only tell the truth or I will torture you until I get what I want." Kayden appeared beside the two. His dead eyes and emotionless tone gave both of them a shiver, the worst part was that his aura was absurdly neutral.
"Sure, sure, just stay calm," the leader said as he tried to use a smoke bomb. The problem was that Kayden was smart and just cut the leader’s arm without any expression.
Kayden waited for a few seconds as the man screamed and made a dramatic scene. After that, he slapped each of them in the face.
"I only need one of you alive." With that sentence, the two accepted their fates and swore Kayden’s oath. In the next few seconds, Kayden gained a lot of information about how life in the tower worked.
He was surprised to discover that it was a refuge for fugitives from the universe, as no god had any influence there. Not only that, but the top floors were for the gods to fight.
To find the golden scorpion, he just needed to kill some normal scorpions. The tail of the golden scorpion could be eaten, its effects cleansed the bones and coated them with a certain greater quality. Kayden would probably only receive something very weak from this improvement, but it would still be useful to him.
The two explained the distribution across floors and how each floor had an average realm and strength. Kayden also discovered that the two were part of a large organization of thugs that were distributed across all floors.
No force majeure or law was governing inside. Most of the time, they were just organizations that existed in real life or people who couldn’t leave the tower for political reasons. The distribution of power was equal, as superior kingdoms could not descend freely.
Information about the next floors was also included in this interrogation. Unfortunately, the two thieves only made it as far as the room. Kayden estimated that he would need to reach at least the thirtieth floor for things to start getting difficult for him.
"Thanks for the information," Kayden said without looking at either of them and began to fly away. Instantly, the two went in the opposite direction, but... Kayden would never leave loose ends. The two were squeezed by his mana and their remains burned.
The difference in realm meant that they couldn’t even blink before losing their lives. Kayden continued flying as if it wasn’t his fault. He quickly arrived in the city and went to the center of it.
A huge fountain dripping with crystal clear water was in the center of the city, contrasting with the dry and sandy environment of this place. As soon as Kayden stepped into the fountain, he found himself outside the tower, in the same environment as a few hours ago.
Kayden sped back into town. He just came to get Felix to stay in the tower for a few years, it was an environment that would offer more opportunities than this city and surrounding areas.