New Ability Awakened

"Mike! Kid! Oy!" Imuthis shouts in concern when he sees Mike burning in pain.

Numbers of signals keep coming to his head so he knew what Mike is feeling but not to the point he has a sense of pain, he's only ahead anyway.

He can't get in nor can see what's actually happening inside because of the strange aura oozing out filling everything on the other side.

The only he can do is wait patiently.

Contradicting what they thought of this place doesn't give you a sense of pain immediately change after Mike experience the harsh torture of eating an egg and rice.

As his body gets peeled off, his skin and hair started to regrow again and started to peel off again, this scene repeated until for an hour.

As soon the pain disappears his body stops moving not showing an inch of life from his fragile self. The aura oozing around the place also started to disappear that Imuthis can now look into the other side.

But even with that Imuthis still can't enter the other side.

"Oy kid! Answer me!" Imuthis voices his concern. He struggles to shove himself even if it's impossible to get inside.

After minutes of struggle, Mike still hasn't shown any movement.

One would have thought he will die but the void place still hasn't crumble showing hope to Imuthis's eyes.

Imuthis greeted his teeth as he looks at the corpse lying down the ground.

"Kid..."

He didn't dare to look away as he sits down(floats down.) as he waits for Mike to the response.

It showed how Imuthis even though he's a scumbag he still has somewhat loyalty towards his owner.

After an hour had passed maybe because of Imuthis's loyalty, Mike finally moves.

Opening his eyes, he immediately stands up from the ground taking a high jump.

As one knows the gravity here in the garbage void, the higher you get the heavier you are, Mike removes those shackles as he hit the very roof of the base.

Imuthis was taken back with wide holed eyes. He, who knows every aspect of evolution than Mike was taken by surprise.

Before he could recover Mike takes another leap, jumping instantly towards Imuthis.

Breaking the mood, Mike gives an idle greeting.

(Yo!) Immediately after that Imuthis tsukkomi to his greeting.

"Don't 'yow' me! Motherfucker!"

(Hey! I thought you would know since your basically the same as that chest!?)

"Yeah, I know! But I didn't expect that chest act that way!"

Imuthis panics because he didn't see what's ahead especially since this is his field of expertise. Of course, he's panic but he more worried about Mike than that.

Mike sees his worries as he bends his knees and pats the floating rotten head.

(I kinda feel bad for making you worry. Haha. Anyway, please don't make me feel guilty.)

"If it wasn't for the intense pain you receive earlier I'll seriously beat you, kid."

Calming down each other, the two finally cool down.

As they calm down the two look at the dark gray side.

The aura that lingering around is finally gone as it's gone gray clear.

They look at the middle of the dark gray place, the tumbled chest and a silver plate on the top of the table are starting to turn into dust as it sinks deep into the garbage ground.

As soon it disappears the gray place also started to disappear... No. It looks like it's blending into Imuthis's place.

To his confusion, Imuthis feels something surging within him.

(Looks like he is not the only one who will get an upgrade.) Mike thought.

Black aura leaks out from the rotten head as the gross maggots and lump of flesh drip down.

Because Imuthis doesn't exactly feel the pain he didn't show any reaction but Mike completely feels the same feeling when he earlier from Imuthis.

(This pain...)

"Don't you dare to get worried about me, kid... I'm not a crybaby like you."

He didn't refute on what he had said as he only gives a sigh shrugging off his shoulders. He already had enough for today he just wanted to finish this quickly.

Patiently waiting for Imuthis to finish, he saw the black aura still leaking out. Not only that, the floor and the wall started to darken like its changing form.

He waits for what will happen. Before he could calm his senses... A black mist appeared from his back enveloping him, forcing him to go back to his real body.

What bad timing.

(No, wait!) Mike stretches his hand towards Imuthis who's in the middle of evolving, Imuthis saw him getting suck but he didn't move, more like he can't.

Without nothing to do, he spoke; "I said don't worry. Oh right! You might find yourself in a surprising place so be sure to survive before you fully adapt to your surrounding!"

Soon after he finished his words Mike was now gone from the garbage void leaving Imuthis in the darkness.

"Well then. I forgot to say this to Mike but oh well... This will only take a few days so there's no harm for him if I'm not there." As he said it his figure started to get covered in dark aura forming a dark cloud mist. Closing his eyes he hastens his pace.

Unlike earlier Imuthis has now the gist behind the metal chest's evolution on why it is acting weird. The reason how he already knew?

Because this is his expertise and he gets some of the information from watching Mike's torture experience. He lost once before but he will not let it win twice.

However, even if he knew his thinking process is slower than Mike. That's why he said that he will take days for him to finish.

While he's busy dealing with that... Mike found himself in an unknown- no in a familiar place. The scent, the sight, the feel, everything.

Waking up he's now at the place where human's settlements could be near... The very surface. The Land!

Through his excitement, he yell "I'm back, World!"

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