[CH399+ Continued] Dungeon Diver: Stealing A Monster's Power

Chapter 419

"Yes, you're right. I can. So what you're saying is that my natural aura is scaring away the Titans?"

"I'm not certain, but it could be a major factor. Especially after the last training session you had, your natural mana control base raised by over 2.5 times. I can sense the difference like night and day. It could be why the rift started closing faster since you revealed your newcontrol level in the dungeon this morning."

Ember's expression shifts to a more serious one.

"That means enemies are able to sense you much easier as well."

I think about this for a moment too, picturing a fabricated image in my mind of a massive pillar of invisible white energy shooting into the sky in the middle of Valor City as I walk around casually through the walls using only my concealment skill, and my stomach churns.

"So the only time my presence is truly concealed is when using stealth, and even then, someone with high mana control could still see through my ability... I've been walking around with a massive target on my back all this time?"

Ember nods again.

"There's really no helping it. All strong lifeforms can sense the presence of other strong lifeforms. However, now that you're a Qi user, I could teach you how to use a technique called Mana Suppression if you wish. If your goal is to blend in and seem weaker than you really are, or control your mana output at will, this would be the way to do it."

My eyes widen as I've heard Ember speak of this Mana Suppression technique in the past, but he also mentioned I was far too inexperienced back then to learn it.

Everything Ember is saying is true. I can sense beings that have awakened a high enough mana control, so there's no reason for others not to be able to do it too. The only upside of the matter is that it's not like someone can identify a person based on their mana signature. Especially mine, it's constantly rising and drastically changing.

The part that doesn't make this okay in my eyes is that I haven't been as stealthy as I thought. When disguised in Valor City as a simple merchant or businessman, higher ranked guards can surely tell I'm a formidable opponent in hiding.

Especially after my recent training session, I raised dramatically in power in a single day and decided not to attend the fight ring event tonight. If the Dark One wasn't already watching me closely before, it is now.

I turn to Ember and respond.

"Yes, I need to learn this Mana Suppression Technique. I would like you to teach me."

At the thought of it, I extend my enemy detection skill to see if there are any titans left in this Dungeon.

The radar reading that comes back is not what I was hoping to see at all...

A single blotch of dense energy is about 2km away moving at a very slow pace. It may reach our current position in front of the rift in about 25 minutes.

I turn my head back to the black rift behind us and can't tell if it's my imagination or if the edges have started to close in slightly faster than just moments ago when my conversation with Ember started.

My eyes widen and I airstep onto Ember's back.

"This may be our last chance to make use of these Titans."

It would have been nice to stock up on more materials for a long session, but there's no time. I have some extra unused clothes, leftover blankets, miscellaneous items, and months' worth of food and water still left over from last time. The fact that my high mana control reduces the amount of food and water I need to consume is a major plus. It's more than enough; it just won't be as comfortable as my last session.

I activate Dungeon Walker to spawn up about 500 meters in the air, right outside the energy blotch on my enemy detection radar. The last titan, with long swaying limbs and slow, steady moving footsteps, is silently making its way toward the closing rift.

Ember responds as he divebombs downward at the huge mass of black energy.

"Yes, it looks like we made the final one panic. We'll have to use it wisely, and make sure we get out before it leaves through the rift with us inside."

"Very good point."

I create two body doubles right before we plunge into the dark Void.

The copies airstep away from the danger while weightlessness takes over my body, and I fall back into the Titan's Domain.

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