Villain With The Strongest System - Chapter 197

Chapter 197: The Tier 2 Test Begins
Atop Mama Chun, Rocky had a real smooth time moving down the Hardest Trail, as although there were more sentient beasts that he potentially would have faced had he been traveling alone, while he was atop Mama Chun, none of them dared cross his path as Rocky had a smooth path until the testing site.

Having convinced Mama Chun to become his familiar was a master stroke for Rocky as while he might have slipped past Mama Chun by holding Little Chun hostage, he would still be forced to face two other sentient beasts on his road to the testing site, however, because of the massive Polar Bear protecting him, he managed to avoid those unnecessary troubles.

‘Am I a genius? Or am I a genius?’ Rocky wondered, as he felt extremely proud of himself when he reached the testing site where Epita was already waiting for him.

“Wow, did you just tame that transforming ice bunny mid-way through your trail?” Epita said in shock, as Mama Chun snarled in disgust towards her while Little Chun hid inside Rocky’s chest, apparently feeling scared from looking at Epita’s appearance.

“Yep, meet my two new soul familiars” Rocky said, as Epita let out a deep sigh when she heard those words.

“Just how insanely lucky can one man get?” She murmured softly, as she tried to discern if Rocky was really a Champion with abilities beyond her comprehension? Or was he just insanely lucky?

Perhaps it was a combination of both, as one needed to be both insanely lucky and insanely skilled to pull off what Rocky did, as luck without skill only resulted in a wasted opportunity.

“Very well, since you’ve made it here, let me escort you to the tier two promotion test-” Epita said, as she escorted Rocky into what seemed to be ancient ruins of some age-old civilization.

“Don’t die in there human, I’m still too young to die-” Mama Chun said as she saw Rocky following Epita into the test center, as Rocky glanced back towards her and gave her a reassuring smile.

“Don’t worry, Mama, I’m too despicable to die easily” Rocky assured, as Mama Chun felt at ease listening to his words.

If there was one thing she was convinced of, it was Rocky’s evil and despicable nature and hence she felt relieved about his promise of returning alive.

The architecture of the testing ground for the second tier promotion test seemed interesting to Rocky, as the construction felt like it was made by some sentient species like humans, however, Rocky was not sure if his deduction was true.

The entrance to the ruins was partially obscured by creeping vines and moss, hinting at the fact that it had been several centuries since someone last used it, as apart from Rocky, there had been not a single champion of gods that had made it to the second promotion testing site alive down the hardest trail.

Along the entrance, massive stone pillars, intricately carved with symbols and figures, stood as silent guardians, as Rocky instantly recognised those symbols as the same one’s carved outside the tower on Earth, as Rocky deduced that perhaps the creator of this testing site was the same individual who created the tower of ascension.

As they stepped inside, the air grew cooler and thicker with the scent of damp earth and ancient stone wasping into Rocky’s nose, making his nose feel itchy.

The corridor was lined with simple wood torches, and Epita lit them all up with a snap of her fingers, as small flickering flames lit up the path ahead for the two.

As Rocky followed Epita, the two descended down a series of steps that seemed to be still coarse even after centuries of creation as it seemed like this was a place that seldom had any visitors throughout history.

The architecture was both grand and solemn, with vaulted ceilings that arched high above, supported by columns adorned with intricate carvings.

Faded murals depicted scenes of odd species and their sacrifices, the likes which Rocky did not understand, but with the murals being so old, the color of the murals had faded significantly with time and even the outline on some figures did not appear as clear as when it would first have been drawn.

Finally, after descending close to 200 flights of steps, the route led the duo to a vast antechamber, its floor covered in an elaborate mosaic depicting a celestial map where Epita finally paused and gestured for Rocky to continue.

“Go on and stand on the big black dot you see at the center of the room. Once you’re there I’ll give power to the testing array” Epita said, as Rocky hesitantly walked over the celestial map and stood over the big black spot at the center, which suspiciously looked like a black-hole.

“What’s this test supposed to be like? What is my end goal here?” Rocky asked after taking his position, as Epita smiled at him and said nothing.

“Everything will be explained soon…” she said ominously, before adding “Just try and survive” as she powered the testing array with mana from her own body.

Immediately the map on the floor began to glow as if coming alive as all the stars beneath began lighting up one after another as if it were an electrical circuit.

Rocky stood nervously in the center, waiting for something to happen as eventually, the whole chamber light up and he was suddenly sucked into the blackhole that he was standing on.

‘Son Of A Bitch….’ he cursed as he felt his body suddenly experiencing free-fall, as the uncontrolled acceleration in his fall made him feel the very real fear of death.

‘I knew I should have mastered levitation…’ Rocky thought as he continued to fall at a rapid pace within a pitch black surroundings, with no bottom being in sight.