BXBX NOVEL Chapter 141: Gatekeeper
Atlan immediately tested it out. He turned around and chased the Genus fruit half-heartedly and as soon as he saw it teleport, he immediately turned around and held the Cherubic Retribution LifeSkill in his giant hand. Your journey continues with M V L
It was too frantic for him to lock onto and activate his LifeSkill, but he wasn't planning to. He grasped the planet in his Soul System with no intention of gripping it tightly—he knew it wouldn't work anyway.
However, the moment he made contact with his LifeSkill, it immediately started to look for a target in his vicinity. It didn't take long for his LifeSkill to lock onto an empty space on the right side.
As fast as that moment came, it vanished just as easily. The LifeSkill failed to activate just as he predicted.
But it already did its job. Atlan knew where the Genus fruit would land!
After a fraction of a second, the door-fruit manifested in reality just a few meters away from where Atlan thought it would land!
It worked! He finally knew how to catch it.
He spent the next few minutes testing out the parameters of the teleportation and was able to shorten the estimated distance to only a few inches.
And despite being a pseudo sentient being, the Genus fruit seemed to be getting overconfident with its abilities. It didn't immediately teleport whenever Atlan got close. It floated away from him and tried to bait him into chasing it even further. And once he got too close, it would teleport and bob up and down in happiness.
Atlan kept chucking out his Spiked Chitin Spray towards the Genus fruit, but they always missed.
Okay…preparations are complete. This is my chance.
He looked back at his own Angel Wings and knew that it was nearing exhaustion. Testing out the door-fruit's abilities necessitated using his Angel Wings to keep up with it, which made him almost dead tired. And fortunately, it turned out to be completely worth it.
Atlan shot out one more Spike Chitin Spray towards the floating Genus fruit.
But this time, he didn't let it spread outwards. As soon as it spurted out of his hands, he immediately grabbed it with his fingers and pulled it towards himself.
The Genus fruit's 'brain' or whatever it used to think, was too simple for it to understand what was happening.
After all, the black web didn't even get near it.
It didn't notice that the new web connected to the other string of webs on the ground.
Atlan didn't miss the previous LifeSkill attacks! He didn't intend to hit the Genus fruit with it, but instead used it to set up a trap for the unsuspecting Door-fruit.
He pulled the web that was connected to the other webs on the ground. These intertwined Spiked Chitin Spray were wrapped around the trellises and created a net that suddenly sprung up and intended to catch the Genus fruit from mid-air!
The Door-fruit jumped up but realized that it was already too late. The net covered any chance of escape it could try to do. And the gaps between the net were too tight for it to fit through.
With no other choice, the Genus fruit opened its door and vanished from existence.
And when it reappeared back in reality, it was suddenly greeted with the image of Atlan's hands grabbing its wooden frame.
The Genus fruit was still clueless as Atlan held his precious prize in his hand. It tried to wriggle its way out of his grip, but how could it compare to his SSS class Physique LifeSkill? It tried to open its doors to teleport away from him, but Atlan was too careful for that. He made sure the doors would never open.
He smiled. His plan worked.
He was already alert and ready when he sprung his net on the Genus fruit. The moment he saw it open its doors to try and escape, Atlan immediately activated his Cherubic Retribution LifeSkill to sense the general direction of where it would appear next.
And with his Angel Wings pushed to its very limits, Atlan almost teleported right next to the Genus fruit, catching it off guard. With one swift move, he grabbed the door-fruit in his hands and claimed his prize.
His Angel Wings forcefully folded back into his back, but it was fine. It did its job. He landed on the ground and inspected his prize.
Now that he looked at it closely, he noticed that the wooden door was emanating a new but familiar feeling.
He tried to remember when he first felt this strange sensation.
Ah! I remember now. It has the same feeling as when I first entered Genesis City!
He would never forget that moment. And when he held the door-fruit in his hands, he felt those memories resurfacing in his mind.
Does this fruit have something in common with the City? Does it have something to do with the Genesis God?
Either way, Atlan knew that this Genus was something that he needed. It was special. Out of all the 9-star Genus in the Vineyard, it was the only one that tried to evade his capture. Every single fruit in the trellises presented themselves as alluring as possible to try and entice him to pick it instead of the other ones. And if it weren't for his Physique LifeSkill, he would've fallen for it.
The Door-fruit was the only one that stayed underground and hid itself from being picked.
But now that it was in his hands, Atlan was sure that it was the most valuable thing inside the Vineyard.
He didn't hesitate any longer.
He opened his mouth and took a bite out of the door-fruit. The sensation he felt was akin to biting onto a cloud. It wasn't solid. He only felt mist around his mouth as the door-fruit suddenly disintegrated into multi-colored particles that phased in and out of existence.
These particles enveloped Atlan's entire body, turning him into a being with multi-colored skin as he phased in and out of existence.
[You have obtained a 9-star Genus: Gatekeeper]
[You have obtained a new mutation: 9-star Dimensional Wings]
[You already have a Wing mutation. Would you like to merge them?]