Entering the Dimensional Rifts

"So, what do you think?" Salin asked.

Tyler didn't say anything. He picked up the pen with his left hand and signed it. As soon as he finished signing, a black light emerged from the paper and got stuck on his hand.

He looked at his left hand and saw a box. There were some words written on that box but he couldn't understand them.

"Try releasing the spiritual energy into it."

Tyler followed his words and released his spiritual energy. Suddenly, a white box with black words appeared above his hand.

[Name- Tyler Carlos

Age- 18

Cultivation- Energy Refinement Realm- Third Stage

Contribution- None]

"That is your record status. Once you kill the outlander, you will see an increase in contribution. Once the point reaches 1000 which means killing one thousand outlanders, you will be an official member of the guild."

"That means you will receive 1000 EC each month and for a whole year, you don't need to kill any more outlanders unless you have to enter the emergency rifts."

"You will keep receiving 1000 EC each month for a whole year and then your rank will reset once again unless you manage to reach the higher rank in that same year."

"That would start a new countdown after the moment you reach a higher rank. Of course, it will drop once twelve months are over until you reach Golden Rank from which you don't need to worry about killing the number of outlanders."

"Until then, do your best to kill as many outlanders as you can. As for the Dimensional Rift, do you want to enter right now?"

Hearing his words, Tyler put down his hand and nodded.

He needed that flame as soon as possible. As long as he gets that flame, he can regain his hand and then help Dan. At least, that's what Tyler believed.

He followed Salin outside his office. He was taken to a completely different room filled with different people. These people were from different families. Everyone seemed different.

But, Tyler didn't focus more on them. Rather, his eyes were on the giant circular red and blue portal. People were constantly entering the portal.

Salin took him in front of the portal and walked up to an old man who was holding a pen above a register.

"Name?" The old man looked at Tyler and asked.

"Tyler Carlos"

"Are you a member or not?"

"No"

"Your cultivation?"

"Energy Refinement Realm- Third Stage"

After hearing his realm, the old man took out a box with a bunch of different bands. He took out a black band and gave it to him.

"Put it on your wrist! Infuse your spiritual energy into it and a virtual map will appear in front of you. The map records most of the important places of Elithrin, the first checkpoint where you will land. "

Tyler took the band and looked at Salin.

Salin chuckled and took the band. Tyler stretched out his left hand as Salin helped him wear the band.

Seeing this, the old man looked at Salin and asked.

"Is he serious about entering the rift?"

"Well, dead serious." Salin chuckled as he replied.

The old man looked at Tyler and said "You can enter."

Tyler nodded and walked toward the portal. He had to stand in a line though. This life wasn't long. His turn came after three minutes. He took a step forward and put it inside the portal.

His heartbeat was racing but he didn't have time to stay. He continued to walk forward as his body suddenly disappeared.

"Are you serious about letting that boy in? We would be collecting a dead body soon." The old man looked at Salin and spoke.

"Not necessarily. The fact that he only lost his arm with his arrogance means he has strength." Salin shook his head and spoke.

"Well, it is not bad to be optimistic." The old man didn't believe him though. Even fully functional people can't properly survive inside the rifts, much less a boy with one arm.

..........

Inside the rift,

Tyler appeared on barren land. There was nothing but the solid ground and lots of creatures. And, these creatures seem to be in the battle, a constant battle with the humans.

Tyler glanced at the battle and saw a bunch of creatures trying to fight a single human. These creatures had an overwhelming number of advantages.

Seeing this, Tyler thought 'My goal is to enter Ember Hall as soon as possible but I also need a lot of Energy Crystals. Miao is slowly becoming more useful.'

'I could use these crystals to get more information out of him and also forge a proper bond. Not to mention, these crystals can be a great help to me as well.'

'So, let's become a member of Holy Sanctum.'

Tyler took out the sword and held it with his left hand. He rushed toward the human who was ganged up by a lot of creatures. These creatures were a bit different and similar to humans.

They had four legs, a body that looks like hippos, and extremely ferocious claws. They also seemed to be attacking mindlessly and even if they were cut apart, they didn't seem to stop fighting.

Against those creatures, the human was a man wearing grey clothes without any armor or powerful weapon.

But, before entering into the battle, Tyler asked from a little bit far.

"Do you need help?"

He hates when someone tries to spoil others' kindness so he knew he should ask for help. At least, this man was fighting against those creatures. So, he didn't hurriedly jump into the battle.

Hearing his words, the man rolled his eyes and shouted.

"Help!"

As soon as he got the signal, the purple lightning bolt emerged around his body. The Lightning Boots appeared on his foot. Like a bolt of lightning, he dashed toward those creatures.

His sword conjured a massive amount of Iron Sword Essence and strengthen itself. As he moved forward, his sword slashed horizontally.

[Swift Snake Strike]

Splash!