SWNOVELXO Chapter 1412: Counters
Rain returned to the starting point, where he found that tube and soon found that the hole had been repaired as well. That wasn't a problem per se… the problem was the fact that it seemed just a part of something much more troublesome.
"Bending space to repair something like this shouldn't be cheap in terms of energy and skill," Rain thought while rubbing his chin. "I can't feel the presence of the machine god controlling space, so it is an automatic process… this whole thing is valuable enough for the machine god to make this happen without his interference."
"I am not sure one can feel the presence of something that had never been alive in the first place," Elisabetha said. "Sakaki once said that they should be AI with pseudo personalities that decided to exert their influence in the whole cosmos after a while for some reason."
"If they can control the aspects of reality, they should have a presence," Rain said. "By altering reality, they should possess a body that can do that. A program can't do shit in the real world without something like mechanical arms and a real physical form."
In the end, Rain punched the wall of the tube again and reopened the hole after his arm had healed enough. He already showed the first part of his new technique, so he didn't have any reason to hold back anymore…
Once he reentered the tube, Rain began to fly upward to check how tall the structure was and to have a better idea of its shape, but he had the feeling that it wouldn't be simple, but it wouldn't be hard to do so either.
After crossing countless kilometers, probably hundreds of them, Rain eventually reached a block… There were smaller tubes that passed through it, but there was a wall blocking the way.
Rain decided to teleport to his starting point, but he had to use the technique a bunch of times more before he could actually reach the place… even though he used the same amount of mana each time.
"He can even bend space to make my space magic skills weaker, huh?" Rain furrowed his eyebrows. "Maybe I can use this kind of knowledge as well…"
Using that kind of knowledge against the machine god was probably impossible considering the time that he had, but he should have some effects. It was the same time thing Rain could do with his pocket dimension… by using that technique while equipped with a healer's path, Rain could make those inside heal faster, and with the temporal path, he could make space there move faster or slower.
In any case, Rain soon began to fall on the tunnel, and after a while, he found another blockade on his path… that was getting old really fast. Still, Rain soon had an idea… just like elements had effects positives and negatives with other elements, perhaps the power of the aspects had the same, and Rain could exploit that.
"Time and information, spiritual and matter, void and space, and probability and energy?" Rain thought, "Are they related like this?"
Time and space are intimately connected through the fabric of spacetime, as described by Einstein's theory of General Relativity. They form the backdrop against which events occur in the universe. Time can be seen as the progression of events, while space provides the stage on which these events unfold.
The concept of void typically refers to empty space devoid of matter and energy. In some philosophical or cosmological contexts, a void may represent the absence of existence. Void contrasts with space, which contains matter, energy, and the fabric of spacetime.
Energy and matter are interchangeable according to Einstein's famous equation, E=mc^2. Matter can be converted into energy and vice versa. They are different manifestations of the same underlying reality and are intimately connected through processes like nuclear reactions and particle interactions.
Information can be thought of as a fundamental aspect of the universe, encoding the structure and behavior of energy and matter. In fields like quantum mechanics, information plays a crucial role in understanding phenomena such as quantum entanglement and the behavior of particles at the smallest scales.
Spirituality often involves beliefs about the nature of existence beyond the material realm. It can encompass concepts like consciousness, the soul, and transcendent experiences. In quantum mechanics, probability is central to understanding the behavior of particles at the microscopic level. Quantum events are described by probability distributions rather than deterministic laws.
After thinking for a while, Rain thought that his guess was pretty accurate, so he decided to test the theory.
Lvl 10: Void Channeling - Channels the power of the void to imbue spells and abilities with the essence of cosmic emptiness, enhancing their potency and unpredictability.
After activating that skill, Rain punched the floor below, and even without charging, he left a mark on it… it began to repair itself as usual, but at least it truly helped him improve his attack power.
After attacking again, Rain soon opened another hole, and then the air inside began to be sucked by the vacuum… the hole began to close in soon enough, so that wasn't a real problem.
"You… how did you obtain that power?"
"I learned when I wasn't sleeping with your momma," Rain replied.
It was no time to say something as insane as that, but Rain didn't care… The machine god went silent, so it seemed that he was truly caught off guard by the fact that Rain could use the void aspect.
Rain used the technique around his body and equipped the path as well, and soon, he was able to teleport a little better than before. Thanks to that, he began to cross the layers of the structure while heading up further and further. The machine god didn't like that and soon tried to stop him when he crossed the fifth blockade.
Dozens of dark sentinels were teleported around Rain and inside that weird tube…