Rebirth: 100 Days Before Doomsday - Chapter 211

Chapter 211: Mastered a New Skill
A week later~

SPIRIT STONE RECORDS:

Red Spirit Stones (SS) –

Level Three: 2 SS

Level Four: 1 SS

Yellow Spirit Stones (SS) –

Level One: 1 SS

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A deep sigh escaped Grace as she stared at the digital screen in front of her, displaying the record of the Spirit Stones that she and her team had collected so far.

“After all this time, we still haven’t found a Spirit Stone above Level Four.” She muttered while removing the screen and heading out of the Villa.

“It’s been only two weeks since you started looking for the Spirit Stones. Being able to find four such stones so far is already good enough. Don’t be too hard on yourself.” 2025 said as it followed after her.

While over a year had passed in the outside world, twenty-four years had passed in the Infinite Realm. This time frame was more than enough for Grace to build a world that secured all her needs.

She had warehouses filled with all kinds of harvests that came from the fields that were spread across hundreds of thousands of acres – grains, pulses, vegetables, fruits, herbs, tea, coffee, nuts, fats and oils, sugar and other sweetners.

She had also secured more than enough stock of – meat, eggs, dairy products, and seafood. Same went for the harvests of fifty-seven different types of mutated plants she had planted in the Infinite Realm.

This long period also allowed her to reserve enough – solar, wind, and hydro energy. And if all this wasn’t great enough, these twenty-four years allowed her mutated beasts to grow into the most powerful beasts 2025 had ever recorded in both the timelines.

For next few hours, she worked in the fields before finally stepping out into the outside world to continue her day there.

But instead of heading downstairs to join others, she headed to the rooftop of building K12. While greenhouse covered the entire rooftop, there was still a small section that was left open.

Once she was standing in that open area, she focused her gaze on a rooftop a few buildings away. The distance wasn’t too far, but it wasn’t close either. From what she could recall from the map of the Greenstone she had seen previously, this particular building was located at the very centre of the residential area.

A sharp breath filled her lungs as she centered herself, steadying her heartbeat. Her fingers twitched slightly before curling into fists as she summoned her power.

It had been nearly a year since she unlocked her powers, and over this long period, she had learned to harness it as per her will. The more she used her powers, the easier it became for her to control it.

Her vision sharpened as her mind locked onto her target.

Then, in an instant – the world around her twisted.

The wind roared in her ears, and her body felt weightless, as if she had been flung into nothingness. Cold, searing energy wrapped around her skin before vanishing just as quickly. Her feet landed soundlessly against solid ground.

She had moved.

The rooftop beneath her was not the one she had stood on moments ago. A slow exhale escaped her lips as she adjusted to the shift, her sharp eyes scanning the surroundings.

It worked.

A faint smirk tugged at her lips, but she quickly pushed the thrill aside. This wasn’t the time to revel in her mastery of the new ‘skill’ she had been working on for nearly a month by now – teleportation.

She turned her attention toward the vast expanse of the Greenstone Residential Area. The quiet neighborhood stretched before her, a cluster of buildings housing the people she had chosen to protect. These people had spent months securing food, and other resources, but no matter how much they prepared, a single attack from the unknown could destroy everything.

And she wasn’t going to let that happen.

Her fingers twitched again as she channeled her power, her mind sharpening with a single thought.

Barrier.

The energy stirred within her, responding to her command.

Thought-creation was unlike any other ability. It was pure willpower made tangible, and mastering it completely could take years. She had spent countless hours testing the limits of what she could manifest, and now she would attempt something she had never done before – shielding an entire area.

The wind around her shifted, stirring as if the air itself could sense what she was about to do.

She closed her eyes, picturing it in her mind – an invisible dome stretching over the Greenstone Residential Area, a protective layer thick enough to withstand external attacks, yet light enough to allow movement within.

A deep, humming vibration filled the air as the energy surged outward.

Slowly, ever so faintly, a shimmer appeared.

It was barely noticeable at first, like the faintest ripple in water, but it was there.

A thin film of translucent light began to form along the perimeter of Greenstone. It flickered weakly before stabilizing, stretching like an unseen force weaving itself into reality.

But the moment it took form, Grace felt the toll.

A dull ache pulsed in the back of her head, and started spreading through her limbs. The energy drain was immediate. It seeped out of her like a slow bleed. Her breath hitched, but she gritted her teeth and pushed forward.

The shimmer grew stronger, spreading further, almost about one-fourth, then one-third of the area covered. The protective layer was taking shape, wrapping itself around the residential zone like a cocoon.

Sweat beaded at her temples. Her pulse quickened, and her body started trembling under the sheer weight of the power she was forcing into existence.

Then, a wave of nausea struck before her vision blurred.

The rooftop beneath her seemed to tilt, and her stomach twisted violently. She staggered back a step, struggling to maintain her hold.

Just a little more.

But her body had reached its limit.

A sharp ringing filled her ears. The barrier flickered, its thin layer trembling as her grip weakened.

And then… darkness.

Her knees buckled, and the world tilted. The last thing she saw was the faint glow of the barrier before her consciousness slipped away, and her body collapsed on the rooftop.