The Final Gate

"All done!" I grinned.

It was a tough call, but I chose to pour all I had into . Thanks to that investment, I was able to raise it to Level 5.

The other two Skills remained at Level 1, and for good reason.

"Sometimes, offense is the greatest defense!"

Even if I managed to raise the Barrier and Illusion Skills a little, they would do little to no good against the crushing might of the Hobgoblin Boss and the other minions it was bound to have.

Thinking along this line, I decided to invest all I could into raw firepower.

"Okay… huu… this is the closing act!"

The time was 5:32 PM. I could tell since I kept a bunch of clocks in [Subspace]—plus, a smartphone.

The battery never died since I kept it in the unchanging space of [Subspace]. A wry grin appeared on my face the moment I thought of all the uses [Subspace] had.