Currently, Han Dong doesn’t have the time to sit down and read the [Bone True Text], let alone practice it.
Unlike the [Eye True Text], which had been accumulating knowledge during the growth period with a copy as a foundation, making it easier to learn...
But for the completely unfamiliar bone part, it would certainly take a lot of time.
If it were only Pope, Eugenes, and the local natives, Han Dong would definitely spend months in focused practice.
However, a completely hostile team from B.B.C is here, and the longer he delays, the greater the risk.
When the last drop of bony mucus was absorbed, a pure white metallic sheen flowed over his entire skin.
Even though he hadn’t practiced formally,
Through the collection of remnant pages and essence absorption, Han Dong’s bones underwent a qualitative change, reaching higher levels of strength and resilience.
The body’s load limit nearly doubled,
Not only having better resistance to striking power, but also sustaining longer when using "taboo secret skills" that put a heavy burden on the body, yielding better results.
Upon opening his eyes, Han Dong crossed his left and right hands in front of him,
As he clenched his left and right fists, a series of crisp joint sounds immediately rang out.
"Just by recording and accepting, is there such an ’improvement in physique’? What will my body become if I complete the bone part training?
For now, let’s leave it at that. I need to get out of here quickly..."
Han Dong curbed his curiosity and quickly jumped out from between the tanks.
As the remnant pages were taken by Han Dong, and the fluid bone matter was drained dry.
The ice demon corpses hanging on the surrounding walls gradually awoke... Without the support of the Demon Book, they would die rapidly within months or even days.
He displayed a sincere smile he had never shown before, waving goodbye to Han Dong.
If not for Han Dong’s arrival, their suffering might have lasted for thousands or even tens of thousands of years.
Han Dong also expressed his gratitude:
"Thank you for your help in allowing me to successfully retrieve the first remnant page from the shattered dimension... My friends and I are now retreating from the frozen land.
As for those invaders, please deal with them. Killing them would be best."
"May Hippolya’s aurora always illuminate you."
Han Dong smiled as he turned away, moving toward the staircase leading to the upper level, waving goodbye to the dead spirit natives.
Just as he stepped onto the first step.
Buzz! A glimmer of insight flashed through his mind.
Intuition and instinct alerted Han Dong to something, or perhaps the Demon Eye self-detected dangerous matter approaching.
Instinctively taking a step back.
The bone layer ceiling above was forcibly pierced through,
A figure directly fell to where Han Dong originally stood, shattering the stairs.
Simultaneously, a bunch of new banknotes scattered down.
The individual standing before him slowly got up, patting the dust off his body, saying in a surprised tone:
"Oh? You managed to dodge in advance. Are you really a mythic body?
This is much more impressive than the mythic bodies I’ve killed in my original world... You look somewhat familiar. Have I seen you somewhere before?"
The one who pierced through the bone layer, attempting to kill Han Dong in one strike, appeared almost no different from a [Bank Clerk].
Han Dong knew nothing about this person... The only thing certain was that the opponent was very strong.
He naturally had no intention of fighting, as every plan prioritized escape.
As he pondered how to escape to the upper level to rendezvous with Pope and Eugenes... who would have thought that the ceiling had been pierced by the bank clerk, causing something to fall freely,
Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be "matches" burning with black flames.
And it wasn’t just one... It was a small handful (about ten!)
Borrowing the god’s response takes time, and by then the body would have been reduced to ashes.
In the process of the matches spinning and falling, Han Dong came up with a solution, seemingly the only solution - "Void".
Before coming to the shattered dimension,
Han Dong received a week’s worth of void training, personally taught by Mr. Eugene.
Gray spotted tentacles emerged from the back of his head, tearing open a void portal behind him.
Before the portal could fully form, a starry arm suddenly reached out from the void, grabbed Han Dong’s shoulder, and pulled him in.
"Hmm? What’s this technique?"
The bank clerk observed the starry changes in front, attempting to grasp it, but caught nothing... He was left with a puzzled expression.
Currently, as the matches were about to fall, he too had to prepare some defensive measures.
Inserting a large-denomination bill into his shirt pocket, he made no further moves.
The moment the matches made contact with the ground.
Boom! A muffled internal sound spread within the dimension.
The entire frozen continent seemed on the verge of disintegration,
Cracks extended from underground across the entire continent, and the melted bone matter and rock layer formed a special pale yellow magma that surged through the cracks.
If subjected to any further significant impact, it would completely disintegrate.
Aside from pregnant women and a very few elite survivors, everything else was burned away.
"Mr. Matchstick, there was a very suspicious guy who escaped with a space technique I’ve never seen before... Moreover, the ’main substance’ beneath seems to have disappeared, and the aura is gone.
Most likely it was taken by that guy."
"Space techniques? I’m not very adept in that area... Try to catch up to him as best as you can.
I’ll capture these excellent individuals who can withstand ’matches’, among whom there seems to be a [King], a great research subject indeed.
This has truly been a fruitful venture."
"Alright, I will try my best to catch up."
The bank clerk, holding a banknote between his fingers, effortlessly tore open a space passage, pursuing the strange starry feeling from before.
When Han Dong came to his senses, he was already on the surface... and happened to be in a bunker, using the bunker’s facilities to block the explosive heat waves emanating from underground.
Naturally pulled out by Pope,
As Han Dong went alone into the bone door for a long time,
Out of concern among teammates and by the teacher’s instructions, Pope ventured in with risk.
Although unable to find the entrance to the Divine Book Room, through "Void Sensing" he could roughly locate Han Dong below.
When Han Dong below attempted space crossing, Pope immediately felt a strong connection, grabbing the space node and pulling him out.
"Good fortune smiled, the remnant page is secured; we must retreat..."
Retreating to the planet isn’t achieved by simple teleportation.
After all, this is a shattered dimension.
Even Pope must draw a transfer matrix and cannot teleport directly inside the planet... only reaching a relatively close position.
When the formation was completed, Pope suddenly sensed a space fluctuation from underground.
"Someone’s coming after us... The opponent has some proficiency in spatial matters. Check latest chapters at novel·fiɾe·net
Since we can only teleport to a location about two kilometers from the planet, if we simply flee, the planetary vehicle will be exposed.
The opponent, being a [King], may possess means to damage the planet or leave some special mark."
"Pope, you’re suggesting..."
"Since only one person is chasing us, and the mid-ranked Matchstick Man seems to remain west.
We figure out how to repel him... to safely escape without exposing the plant planet."