Single Wish: Rise Of The Omniscient Paragon

432  431: Shrinking The Mountain of Metals

Runes, Formations, and Arrays.

There were many professions that one could learn. For example, one could become a blacksmith, one could become a cook, one could become a beast tamer, one could become a cook, and one could become a businessman.

Becoming a formation, array, or rune specialist was a profession most without a talent or affinity for runes would choose not to learn despite the benefits it had.

Unlike blacksmiths where one could try their hardest to learn by repeatedly forging weapons, learning runes, formations, and arrays was harder.

Corey had no idea if he had a natural affinity or talent for runes, but what he did know was that he had a cheat that could allow him to learn about runes with ease.

His Eyes of Omniscience allowed him to see runes, and his stars of consciousness made his mental capabilities extremely terrifying.

To Corey, regardless of whether he had a natural affinity for runes, it did not matter. The gift that was given to him by the Universe and the All-Father was all that mattered to Corey at the moment.

Another reason why his talent was extremely unfair to so many people was because of Chucky, the spirit of the Library of Records.

Chucky could create formations and arrays in advance for him, and since he had left a clone to interact with Chucky to not make him bored, Corey also learned about runes, formations, and arrays from Chucky.

The stone with runes which exchanged places with Selene was one of the already prepared formations Chucky had made. The metal slab he also gave Selene was also one of the formations Chucky had made.

'Creating this formation might take some time. Thirty minutes at most?... Hmm… Let's try and make it twenty.'

Corey twisted his neck to the side, and then he raised his two hands, and a second later, his fingers moved until they moved so fast that only the afterimages could be seen.

Corey's pure white eyes stayed wide open as he stared at the set of runes before him with immense focus.

To an average being that had no knowledge of runes or could not see runes, it would seem like Corey was just moving his hand at an extremely fast speed like a madman, but to those knowledgeable about runes and also those who could see runes, Corey's actions would leave an unreasonable amount of shock in their minds that they might even die because of it… almost.

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To an average being that had no knowledge of runes or could not see runes, it would seem like Corey was just moving his hand at an extremely fast speed like a madman, but to those knowledgeable about runes and also those who could see runes, Corey's actions would leave an unreasonable amount of shock in their minds that they might even die because of it… almost. n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

Those who could see runes would be able to see Corey drawing a thousand runes per second with utmost perfection, and all these runes would combine to form a part of a formation that should not be done by a tier 2, but a tier 6 at least.

Not only was Corey using his extremely pure mana to fuel the formation, a feat that would drain the energy of an average tier 4, Corey was also manipulating the runes that dealt with space.

Spatial runes were one of the most complex runes that would prove difficult for even some tier 5s and tier 6s to master and manipulate, but as a tier 2, Corey manipulated the spatial runes with ease.

With every second that passed, Corey's eyes would spew out light as his hands became faster till it seemed like Corey had no arms.

Seventeen minutes later, Corey's hands stopped mid-air, and if one were to observe Corey's arms, one would notice the bulging veins that ran across his arms, especially his hands.

Corey released a deep turbid breath, and he used his arms to wipe away the sweat from his face. Corey was drenched in sweat, however, a smile could be seen on his lips.

'I used seventeen minutes instead of my planned twenty minutes.'

A few moments later, the air in front of Corey flickered to life, and the sky above the Mountain of Metals brightened.

Three seventy-meter (70m) wide formation circles appeared around Corey, and they slowly spun in the air while brightening the area around the Mountain of Metals.

One formation circle was placed in a horizontal position, and the remaining two formation circles stood at opposite sides in a vertical position with Corey at the center.

Corey glanced at each formation circle, and then he nodded with a satisfied expression.

Without saying a single word, he gestured in a falling motion with his two fingers, and the two vertical formation circles fell. They stopped at the middle of the Mountain of Metals, appearing at the right side and left side of the Mountain of Metals.

Meanwhile, the horizontal formation circle remained in the same position, above the Mountain of Metals.

A few seconds later, the rotation of the three formation circles increased, and a few seconds later, the Mountain of Metals trembled intensely.

The trembling continued, and three seconds later, the Mountain of Metals reduced in size, although it was noticeable at a glance. However, ten seconds later, it became noticeable.

The trembling of the Mountain of Metals became more intense, and a minute later, the trembling stopped, and a massive hole could be seen in the position of the Mountain of Metals.

The Mountain of Metals was nowhere to be seen, and the formation circles slowly dissipated.

Corey stood on top of a hexagon platform. In his right hand was a miniature size of the Mountain of Metals, and on his face was a grin.

"It worked."

Corey could not contain his joy and relief as he held the mini-sized Mountain of Metals. Although he had been 95% certain that the formations would work, a 5% uncertainty was still an uncertainty.

A swirling black portal appeared beneath the Mountain of Metals, and Corey immediately transferred the Mountain of Metals into the storage space of his Tri-Pupil Eyes.

Corey looked down, and then he saw the massive hole that was a result of the disappearance of the Mountain of Metals.

Just as he expected, he could see some precious metals and ores in the hole, but he was not really interested in them since the Mountain of Metals had better ones or had the metals and ores he could see in the hole.

Corey slowly lowered himself, and then he caught sight of Selene standing on a hexagon platform with a blank expression.

The metal slab filled with runes that he gave her was to protect her from the force, energy, and spatial manipulation that reduced the size and weight of the Mountain of Metals.

Since he already knew that Selene was going to be inside the mountain to obtain as many precious metals and ores as possible, he had subtly placed a hexagon barrier underneath her feet so that she wouldn't be caught by surprise and fall.

Corey landed in front of her, and although he was curious as to why she had such an expression, he didn't really care.

"Let's leave. I noticed a city in the distance. If we're able to find beasts or monsters we can use as mounts, it'll reduce how long we'll have to travel drastically."

Selene blinked, and then she shifted her gaze from Corey to the massive hole beneath them, then back to Corey.

Her mouth opened and closed, and when Corey saw this, he furrowed his brows slightly.

After thinking of how best to say what was on her mind, she finally spoke.

"You said you were going to take a long time to finish the array?"

Although these were not the words she wanted to say, she dared not spill out the countless 'curses', swearing, and 'abuses' she had rained on Corey in her mind.

Meanwhile, Corey raised his brows when he heard her words, "Didn't I take a long time? Seventeen minutes is quite a long time."

Selene's lips twitched, and she wisely chose to not give a response or else she wouldn't be able to control herself.

She turned and looked at the massive hole that had precious metals and ores. Her eyes flashed with desire.

"Can I please take some of the metals and ores over there? I wasn't able to take a lot of precious metals and ores."

'Since a certain freak finished creating three extremely complex formations in seventeen minutes!' She added in her mind.

Corey's eyes flashed in understanding, and then he chuckled softly, "You may."

Selene's eyes brightened, and she quickly jumped into the hole below them, her voice flowed into Corey's ears as she fell.

"Thank you, Master."