.

- Well, how do you like your characteristics? - asked Elim.

- It's like a status window in the game, what the fuck?

- I was also surprised, but apparently our brain, stuffed with modern nonsense, is so easier to assess its state. Do you have any special feature?

There is. [Innate Fortress], defensive skills are a quarter more effective. [Petrification] that you gave me had a very good time. And you have? And in general, what level are you?

- Heh, I'm so unlucky, I'm completely normal. And my level is also the first, only [Mana Control] of the initial level appeared because of the skill book I received. You saw the effect, but you had to invest well to break through your armor, - Elim decided to explain his skill [Mana Control] with a skill book, - By the way, you have something up for me, otherwise my sweatshirt has come into complete disrepair.

After that, both looked at each other from head to toe, and smiled awkwardly - Yan was a truly heroic physique, he was almost 2 meters tall, and his shoulders were much wider than Elim, he was larger than him before, but now it turned out to a new level.

"I see you've eaten a lot the last couple of years," Elim chuckled.

- Yes, you go, just practicing. I'll see if there is something here from the time when I was about 14 years old.

After several minutes of searching, Yan finally found a jacket, which, although it was a little too big for his friend, but you can walk.

- Yes, I forgot to say, maybe the military is looking for me, otherwise I kind of ran away from them.

Ian choked on his tea when he heard these words.

- Well, you know, I'm most likely the first "Reborn" in the country and the only one who was behind the gates, they wouldn't let me go so easily, so I got out of there. It was night, and I was in a hood, so very few people could see me, and they are unlikely to look for me in the open.

Jan was surprised, but after thinking a little, he decided that such his actions were quite logical and he, quite possibly, would have done so himself.

- So, what do we have next according to the plan? Since you brought me the book, you definitely have it.

Is it that simple? But what about the university, study, your parents will be against it, - Elim knew for sure that his friend would go anywhere with him if he asked, but his parents were categorically against their communication after Elim escaped from the orphanage and went to "Curve" track.

- Do you think that now someone will care about studying? The whole world will stand up with all this magic, "Reborn" will soon be worth its weight in gold, it is much more promising and more interesting than being some kind of politician that my parents are trying to make me.

- Well, since you are so inclined, then we need to get into the dungeon, but given the current situation, the military near the entrances will not be counted.

And what are we going to do about it?

We will use a proven method.

- What is it?

"We'll just get through there at night," Elim smiled slightly, thinking where he and Jan should go now, in their country there were three gates and now, each of them was already well guarded.

Meanwhile, Colonel Yarets was gloomier than a cloud - the only person who was on the other side of these gates escaped. Thank God, he has not yet had time to report on it, otherwise he would have already been given such a harassment, he was lucky if he remained in the army. Two soldiers in front of him looked down at the ground, not daring to look at the commander, it was they who were supposed to look after the guy who, after the doctor examined and mend him, fled. - Fuck ... - the colonel cursed quietly, looking at the approaching cars. Some other scientists were sent to him, and he has more than enough trouble here, so now these four-eyed eyes will also drip on his brains. "Maybe it's better that this guy ran away, these scientists would probably not have lagged behind him so easily" - thought Alexander, moving towards the new arrivals.

"But if I still get him, I'll rip off the skin from him" - from such thoughts it became a little easier for him, even a hint of a smile appeared, but after a couple of phrases from the grandfather standing in front of him in thick glasses, she disappeared, he demanded that he almost hike inside. How they are going to investigate the gates, if the gatekeeper does not even allow them, he has already managed to check - only the "Ascended" will be able to approach the gate closer than 30 meters, the rest of the guard was blocking the way.

"Lord, when will someone come who will decide everything for me?" - thought Alexander, after which he began to distribute instructions to his subordinates, so that they would help place the equipment brought by the scientists.

- So this is where you live, - Jan looked around with interest the small apartment in which his friend lived.

- If you like, we can base here, - Elim grinned, collecting his things.

They decided that since they will now be a team, it is better to live in the same apartment, and given which apartment his parents bought Yana, they did not have to choose.

Not much out of my size, "Jan said, looking at the doorframe he had just hit.

- What are you watching? All this will not happen soon, we still need to buy a bunch of everything for our trip.

- Where did you get so much money? - Ian never earned himself and did not think that his friend, at the age of 18, would be able to earn such an amount.

- There were different jobs, and it doesn't matter now, we need to prepare everything today in order to move into the dungeon as quickly as possible, the longer we wait, the more difficult it will be to get there.

After loading all the things into Jan's car, a brand new BMW X6, they were going to set off further, Elim told the address where they were supposed to arrive, after which, under the instructions of the navigator, they drove off.

The streets were no longer very calm, news of the gates that appeared after the earthquake spread like wildfire, plunging people around the world into panic. Some, especially turned, began to buy drinking water, canned food and other similar things in large quantities, only increasing the panic.

Walking through several shops in the center, they were able to buy everything they needed: from military suits to dry rations and medicines, they even took a pickaxe, although Ian did not understand why, but Elim insisted. When they returned to Jan's home, it was about four o'clock, but at Elim's insistence, they went to bed - at night it was planned to get into the dungeon, so now they had to sleep well.

Return of the Soul Collector