Apocalypse: I Have A Multiplier System - Chapter 167

Chapter 167: Chapter 167: Warning

The air in front of her shimmered as the system created a swirling vortex.

Su Jiyai stepped inside the portal. Before the portal closed she heard the system’s slightly hurried voice,

[Warning! Warning! Error detected! Host stop!]

But it was too late. Her body was already plunging into the dimensional vortex, and the system’s words were swallowed by the swirling light and energy around her.

Su Jiyai’s vision slowly cleared, but a pounding ache radiated from every inch of her body.

Slowly she came to her senses.

The walls around her were stone, slick with some moisture she didn’t care to investigate.

She was in a dungeon—there was no mistaking the oppressive silence, the almost ancient chill in the air, and the single throne directly in front of her, illuminated by a faint, ghostly light.

For the first time in a long time, Su Jiyai felt a cold, creeping dread settle in her bones.

The portal wasn’t supposed to bring her here. Where was she?

Just as Su Jiyai was about to stand up and call her system, she heard them—voices, low and ominous, floating through the darkness as though coming from the shadows themselves.

Su Jiyai’s eyes darted around the room, but there was no one there.

And yet, the voices continued, echoing, layered with a strange darkness that made her heart beat faster.

“…She’s the one?” a cold, grating voice asked, dripping with suspicion.

“The one interfering with our plans?”

A second voice responded, smoother but no less dangerous.

“Perhaps. Though I don’t see how she could be such a threat. A mere human, capable of only a few tricks.”

“She is gifted with remarkable power,” countered a third voice, this one barely more than a whisper, as if afraid of its own admission.

A scoff rang out, mocking and dismissive. “You exaggerate. She’s no threat to us. She’s only… slightly lucky.”

There was a pause, then a rustling sound. Su Jiyai instinctively tensed.

She had no idea what these beings were, but their energy was suffocating.

“Enough,” said another voice, colder and more commanding than the rest.

“We cannot afford to take risks. Even the smallest spark can start a blaze. And if she is capable of opposing us, even unknowingly…” The voice trailed off.

Without warning, Su Jiyai’s instincts screamed at her to move. She flung herself to the side, barely dodging as a massive sword sliced down from above which fell on the ground with a ‘clung’ sound.

The blade pulsed with a dark energy, as if fueled by the malice of its wielders, unseen though they were.

Su Jiyai’s entire body turned cold. Just a few seconds. If she was just a few seconds late, she might have died.

If the voices could command attacks, it meant they could see her… but she couldn’t see them.

Were they even in the same space? Or was this place something beyond normal dimensions?

A cold chill ran down her spine as she realized it: these beings, whoever they were, seemed to exist in a plane just out of her reach.

She was in the third dimension—what she could see and interact with.

But the voices, the energy, the unseen malice—they were in the fourth, overlapping but inaccessible.

The idea unsettled her. They could see her, and attack her… but she couldn’t do the same.

“Well, she’s managed to dodge once,” a sneering voice said, displeasure lacing its tone.

“Luck, perhaps, but it suggests she’s… more resourceful than we assumed.”

“Doesn’t matter,” another voice replied.

“She’s an annoyance. A thorn we need to remove before she develops any more power. We should kill her now before she becomes a true threat.”

“Yes,” the cold, commanding voice agreed. “One less anomaly to worry about.”

Su Jiyai’s muscles tensed as she felt another presence loom near her, invisible but filled with menace.

She forced herself to remain calm, assessing her options. If the portal had glitched, could the system still work in this realm?

She couldn’t risk calling for assistance, not with these creatures watching her every move. She would have to rely on her own skills.

Another laugh echoed through the dungeon, this one high-pitched and grating.

“So determined to kill her, all of you… as if she’s worth the trouble. She’s only one mortal! She doesn’t even know who we are, what we control.”

The voices murmured in agreement, some dismissive, others still wary.

Su Jiyai felt their attention zero in on her, like the weight of a hundred stares from creatures both ancient and unmerciful.

“She won’t be a threat to us,” a new voice argued, “If we kill every mortal who stumbles near our affairs, we’ll draw too much attention. Better to let her go.”

But the icy voice that had spoken earlier cut through their bickering.

“We’re beyond mortal concerns. Eliminate the possibility of danger. Eliminate her.”

Su Jiyai didn’t wait for another attack.

She darted to the side, dodging the exact spot where a dark, glinting spike suddenly slammed into the ground.

She barely had time to catch her breath before another attack, a jagged spear of shadowy energy, shot out from the darkness toward her.

She twisted away, the weapon grazing her arm and searing with a burning cold as she dodged.

“Persistent, isn’t she?” one of the voices sneered.

“Perhaps we were too lenient,” said another, its tone contemplative and dark.

“A quick death would be a mercy. Let’s see how long she can survive…”

Su Jiyai’s heart skipped a beat.

There was no way she could fight creatures in another dimension—she was like a fly under glass, trapped and exposed.

She forced herself to remain calm, trying to piece together a strategy.

Yet as a human, for some reason, she felt as if…her death was nearing. It was a strange feeling… an instinct she never knew existed in her.

‘Calm down! Think of what you can do!’ Su Jiyai thought.

Suddenly an idea appeared in her mind. She didn’t know whether it would work or not but it was worth a try.

Su Jiyai raised her hand and shouted,

“Portal!”