Parallel Memory

-CLANK! -CLANK!

[ "Dual Art: Glacier Shadow Slash" ]

-SHUSH!

-THUD!

"Hah.. Hah... Finally!"

During the time of the Tournament of Academies, when the whole world was focused on the competition. Zero was climbing the Tower and had managed to reach Floor-25. It was also the place where he could get the Rank-SS item, Ancient Dragon's heart, which was one of his objectives in coming to Tower Of Obelisk.

Dragon Heart is an item that can strengthen veins which makes it possible for a body to handle all kinds of mana. It could also help make one's body stronger. In order for Zero to utilize his Dark energy seamlessly, he needed this item.

The Dragon Heart is easy to obtain if you have the right information. Without information, one could only rely on luck.

To get the Dragon Heart, one would need to defeat the Floor-25 boss, Fire Dragon five times. After that, you should be able to get the treasure known as the Dragon Heart.

However, this is very difficult without information as one would go to the next floor and not spend trying to kill the same boss five times. You only get the reward once and even if you kill twice, there would be no reward.

So, there is no chance that people will stay and kill on the same floor multiple times without any rewards. And the location of the boss monster also changes after killing it. This is a thankless task that no one would do.

In the novel, the side character who managed to get the Dragon Heart was by chance. He was unaware that he would find this treasure, but he would stay on this floor and eventually kill the Dragon for the fifth time.

His objective for coming to the Tower Of Obelisk was training and knowing that he had reached his limit, he would continue to just stay on Floor-25. Luckily during that period, he encountered the floor boss five times. After the fifth time, he got the reward Rank-SS Dragon Heart.

However, this information never made it to others as he got killed by the Dark Guild after knowing that he consumed the Dragon heart. Whether they got the information from him or not is still unknown.

Anyway, fortunately for Zero, he knows this information.

After he had started using Dual Art to quickly climb the Tower Of Obelisk. With all the Rank-B and Rank-B+ monsters, and the boss monsters being stronger, he had difficulty climbing quickly without Dual Art.

Zero began to encounter monsters of Rank-A on Floor-24, which put him in a difficult position. Fortunately, his Cryomancy Art had risen in proficiency and his Dual Art had become more powerful as well.

Additionally, he had also ascended to the rank of B. Without such improvement, he could not have made it to this floor quickly.

===Status===

Name: Zero Elea

Rank: B -

Strength: B

Speed: B -

Stamina: B -

Mana: B -

Luck: B +

Charm: B

- - > Skill:

[ Rank SS: Parallel Memory ]

A skill that enables the user to get memories of their alternative self from another world.

Side Effect: The user may sometimes be overwhelmed by the emotion and personality of the alternative self.

- - > Art:

[ LVL 3: Shadow Style: Expert]

Art that enables the user to use the sword as if the sword is a shadow. The sword slash will be faster and stronger than a normal swing. After mastering the Shadow Style, the user will be able to move and attack using the shadow.

[ LVL 9: Cryomancy: Expert]

Magic Art is said to have been made by the strongest Ice mage in history after fighting the Ice dragon. The user will be able to use ice magic to freeze the enemy to death. The Ice related skill will be twice effective and the user will gain tolerance to cold. After mastering the Cryomancy, the user may be able to freeze the world.

[LVL 6: Dual Art: Proficient]

A unique Art created by Zero. The Art combines two Art into one. The power and effect depend on the Art that has been combined.

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He had been able to climb up to Floor-25 and kill the Fire Dragon five times with this status. It had been one month since he started to search for and kill the Fire Dragon. Today, it was the fifth time that he killed the Fire Dragon.

-SWISH!

And a treasure chest appeared. It was the second time that he got the treasure chest after defeating the Fire Dragon. He already knew that he had gotten the item.

-CLENK!

Zero opened the treasure chest which contained the Ancient Dragon Heart.

And there it was Dragon Heart, an ultra-rare item that can easily fetch 1 billion Ethan on the market. Rank-S and Rank-SS would have fought fiercely for this item. And it was in his hands.

In order to identify it, he used identification scrolls.

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Name: Ancient Dragon Heart

Rank: SS+

The Dragon Heart is a rare and powerful item that is said to have originated from the ancient dragons that once roamed the small world and destroyed them. It is a small, ruby-red crystal that emits a faint glow and is said to contain the essence of dragons' power.

The Dragon Heart has the unique ability to strengthen the veins of the user's body, allowing them to handle all kinds of mana with ease. It also enhances the physical and mental abilities of the user, making them stronger and more resilient.

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Unlike the appearance he was expecting, the size of the Dragon's heart was small which is similar to a strawberry. Rather than a heart, it might be more accurate to say that it was a gem with this kind of beautiful appearance.

Without further waiting, Zero threw the item in his mouth.

As soon as Zero consumed the Ancient Dragon Heart, he felt a sharp pain coursing through his body. It was as if his veins were being stretched and pulled to their limits, and he had to grit his teeth to keep from screaming.

Zero rolled on his back as the intensity of the pain kept on increasing. This pain was much worse than he experienced when he was using Dual Art for the first time.

Zero didn't expect that there could be anything more painful than the time when he first used Dual Art. Looks like he was wrong and unfortunately, he had to experience it himself.

*AHHHHHHH!

Zero could not hold on and started screaming. He could be endangered if the monster came here attracted by the noise, but he could not hold his scream given the pain he was in.

The pain continued for what felt like an eternity, and Zero felt as if his body was on fire. He could not really tell whether it had been one second, one hour, or one week that he had been in this pain, however, he felt that he had been in this state for years.

-THUD!

His eyes slowly closed as the pain kept coursing through his body. Finally, he had fallen unconscious.

"AHH!"

Zero woke up, still feeling weak and sore all over his body. He tried to move, but his limbs felt heavy and unresponsive. It was as if he had been asleep for a long time and his muscles had atrophied.

As he tried to sit up, he noticed that his body had undergone a strange transformation. His veins were now pulsing with a faint red glow, and his skin seemed to have hardened. He felt as if his body was now stronger and more resilient than ever before.

Zero slowly got up, still feeling a little shaky on his feet. He took a deep breath and tried to focus his mind, testing out his newfound strength. He felt an incredible surge of power coursing through his veins, and he could sense that his mana reserves had greatly increased as well.

He could not believe it. The Ancient Dragon Heart had indeed lived up to its reputation as a rare and powerful item. He had never felt so alive and invigorated before. But the pain he had endured was not something he would want to experience again.

However, the benefits were clearly visible and he could feel twice, no, he felt thrice more powerful than before. He couldn't really grasp his new power but felt that he could easily stomp the Fire Dragon who had given him a tough time.

[ "Status" ]

===Status===

Name: Zero Elea

Rank: B

Strength: B +

Speed: B

Stamina: B -

Mana: B +

Luck: B +

Charm: B

- - > Skill:

[ Rank SS: Parallel Memory ]

A skill that enables the user to get memories of their alternative self from another world.

Side Effect: The user may sometimes be overwhelmed by the emotion and personality of the alternative self.

[Rank SS+: Ancient Dragon's Wrath]

Ancient Dragon's Wrath is an incredibly powerful offensive skill that allows the user to summon a torrent of flames in the shape of a dragon. The flames are so intense that they can easily incinerate even dragons. The skill requires a large amount of mana to use.

- - > Art:

[ LVL 3: Shadow Style: Expert]

Art that enables the user to use the sword as if the sword is a shadow. The sword slash will be faster and stronger than a normal swing. After mastering the Shadow Style, the user will be able to move and attack using the shadow.

[ LVL 9: Cryomancy: Expert]

Magic Art is said to have been made by the strongest Ice mage in history after fighting the Ice dragon. The user will be able to use ice magic to freeze the enemy to death. The Ice related skill will be twice effective and the user will gain tolerance to Cold. After mastering the Cryomancy, the user may be able to freeze the world.

[LVL 6: Dual Art: Proficient]

A unique Art created by Zero. The Art combines two Art into one. The power and effect depend on the Art that has been combined.

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