Limits.

I decided to take care of my adjustment training, before I notified the Avians . I don"t know how much time I spent, trying to learn the control of my new strength . Although I wasn"t sure about the amount of time, I knew it was not that long . When my strength was adjusted to the desired standard, I thought "This shouldn"t be as long as it took me before . I already knew how to do it, and I had quite a good grasp over my strength before . I should call the Avians . We need to devise a plan" .

I waved my hand at the swarm for a while, then waited for the Avians to arrive . I didn"t have to wait for long, a few of the Avians left the swarm, and landed in front of me . One of them asked "Have you broken through?" . I nodded my head and said "Yes, notify your King . We need to talk about a plan" . The Avians seemed a bit surprised, that I already broke through, but still answered "I will do just that" and flew into the air .

After a short while, the King of Avians with her bodyguards, descended in front of me . She said "You are quite fast, to have broken through that quickly . We thought it would take you much longer, even with the herbs" . "If she knew, that I broke through in a matter of a day or two, she would probably die from shock" I thought . I didn"t voice my thoughts, and said "I was at my limit already . It wasn"t that hard to break through . Anyway, we need to talk about the course of action" .

She nodded her head and asked "What do you propose?" . I said "Even though I broke through, I will not be able to exterminate such a huge population of those creatures, by myself . We will need to use the Yellow Dust, for the best results" . She seemed a bit worried, so I continued my explanation "We will not use a lot of it, the damage to the Valley will be minimal . But, Avians will have to fight as well" . She nodded her head and said "Then how much do we need?" . I responded "Gather around 100 kilograms of that stuff . Before you start to worry again, let me just say that, we will not use all of it at once . I just want you to have that much prepared" .

She replied "That is fine then, but how are you going to use that Yellow Dust underwater?" . I said, in a "as a matter of fact" tone "I will not . I will use it outside . In other words, I will lure the Tentacle Creatures to the surface" . She asked "Isn"t that a bit too dangerous?" . I said "No, it"s the only way . Someone has to lure them outside, and none of you guys can swim, or at least, swim as fast, and as well as I can" . She nodded and said "We can"t swim at all, that is why we need your help again" .

I then said "I still have to prepare . I need to train my underwater abilities . Otherwise, I might get caught this time . So for now, just gather the amount of Yellow Dust, that I asked for . When I call you guys over again, we will start weeding them out slowly" . She nodded her head and flew up . "We will do as you said" she said, then all the Avians flew away .

I lifted the sleeve of my coat and said "Frosty, come out, we have another job to do" . Frosty changed to its corporeal form and stood in front of me . I said "You could hear the conversation no doubt . So, I will not explain it again . We will do some training under the water, for that, I need you to stay in this form" . Frosty seemed a bit worried and scared . I decided to rea.s.sure it "We will not go down, to meet the Tentacle Creatures, at least, not now . I just want you to guard me, while I train . If you see the sign of them coming, you will need to notify me" . Frosty nodded its head, and we went back to the pond .

I checked the pond and didn"t see the Tentacle Creatures inside . "Good, they must"ve returned to their usual place . I need to train my ability to hold air underwater, as well as my Darkness Perception . This way, I can kill two birds with one stone" I thought and entered the water . Frosty followed after me, although a bit reluctantly .

I dived a bit deeper, until darkness enveloped my vision . "Frosty wasn"t alerted yet, so it should be fine" I thought, and closed my eyes . 40 seconds, was my current time, for entering the Darkness Perception, I wanted to decrease it by half . I also wanted to check, if I could double my initial time of staying underwater .

The training comerced . When I was out of air, I would resurface, take in some air and then submerge myself again . I also took regular breaks, the Darkness Perception seemed to drain my energy faster . I didn"t allow my energy to be drained completely . Whenever I lost about 20-30% of it, I would take a rest . This allowed me to stay in my peak condition, just in case .

I trained, rested, ate and whatnot, like this for a while . It seemed longer than my adjusting to the new strength, but I had no idea how many "days" pa.s.sed, since I started . After such a long time, I managed to finally decrease the time of awakening my Darkness Perception, to the desired 20 seconds . Besides that, I also improved my ability to stay underwater . I could now dive for 6 . 5 minutes, which was about 2 . 5 minutes of improvement .

"Ideally, I wanted to reach double the amount of time, I could stay underwater, compared to before . But I will take that improvement . 2 . 5 minutes is not bad, especially since I also decreased the time required to awaken my Darkness Perception" I thought . We didn"t encounter the Tentacle Creatures, during the time of my training . This was a good and a bad thing . A good thing was that, they stayed in that place and didn"t feel the need of going out . The bad thing was that, it could be harder to lure them out .

Satisfied with my training, I decided to contact Avians, and proceed with the plan . I headed back to the Valley entrance and waved my hand for a while . This time, the King of Avians arrived straight away . She asked "Are you ready now?" . I said "Yes . I can stay underwater much longer now . With my added strength, I should be able to escape the Tentacle Creatures, when they start chasing me . Give me the Yellow Dust, and circle around the pond area . When I resurface, make sure that there is someone to pick me up, when I give a sign" .

She nodded her head and asked "What sign should we wait for?" . I showed her the same sign, that I showed to Frosty, when I wanted to return to the surface of the pond . She nodded her head and said "We will circle around the pond, when you give us the sign, someone will pick you up" . "Let us start then" I said, and headed towards the pond again .I decided to take care of my adjustment training, before I notified the Avians . I dont know how much time I spent, trying to learn the control of my new strength . Although I wasnt sure about the amount of time, I knew it was not that long . When my strength was adjusted to the desired standard, I thought This shouldnt be as long as it took me before . I already knew how to do it, and I had quite a good grasp over my strength before . I should call the Avians . We need to devise a plan . I waved my hand at the swarm for a while, then waited for the Avians to arrive . I didnt have to wait for long, a few of the Avians left the swarm, and landed in front of me . One of them asked Have you broken through? . I nodded my head and said Yes, notify your King . We need to talk about a plan . The Avians seemed a bit surprised, that I already broke through, but still answered I will do just that and flew into the air . After a short while, the King of Avians with her bodyguards, descended in front of me . She said You are quite fast, to have broken through that quickly . We thought it would take you much longer, even with the herbs . If she knew, that I broke through in a matter of a day or two, she would probably die from shock I thought . I didnt voice my thoughts, and said I was at my limit already . It wasnt that hard to break through . Anyway, we need to talk about the course of action . She nodded her head and asked What do you propose? . I said Even though I broke through, I will not be able to exterminate such a huge population of those creatures, by myself . We will need to use the Yellow Dust, for the best results . She seemed a bit worried, so I continued my explanation We will not use a lot of it, the damage to the Valley will be minimal . But, Avians will have to fight as well . She nodded her head and said Then how much do we need? . I responded Gather around 100 kilograms of that stuff . Before you start to worry again, let me just say that, we will not use all of it at once . I just want you to have that much prepared . She replied That is fine then, but how are you going to use that Yellow Dust underwater? . I said, in a as a matter of fact tone I will not . I will use it outside . In other words, I will lure the Tentacle Creatures to the surface . She asked Isnt that a bit too dangerous? . I said No, its the only way . Someone has to lure them outside, and none of you guys can swim, or at least, swim as fast, and as well as I can . She nodded and said We cant swim at all, that is why we need your help again . I then said I still have to prepare . I need to train my underwater abilities . Otherwise, I might get caught this time . So for now, just gather the amount of Yellow Dust, that I asked for . When I call you guys over again, we will start weeding them out slowly . She nodded her head and flew up . We will do as you said she said, then all the Avians flew away I lifted the sleeve of my coat and said Frosty, come out, we have another job to do . Frosty changed to its corporeal form and stood in front of me . I said You could hear the conversation no doubt . So, I will not explain it again . We will do some training under the water, for that, I need you to stay in this form . Frosty seemed a bit worried and scared . I decided to rea.s.sure it We will not go down, to meet the Tentacle Creatures, at least, not now . I just want you to guard me, while I train . If you see the sign of them coming, you will need to notify me . Frosty nodded its head, and we went back to the pond . I checked the pond and didnt see the Tentacle Creatures inside . Good, they mustve returned to their usual place . I need to train my ability to hold air underwater, as well as my Darkness Perception . This way, I can kill two birds with one stone I thought and entered the water . Frosty followed after me, although a bit reluctantly . I dived a bit deeper, until darkness enveloped my vision . Frosty wasnt alerted yet, so it should be fine I thought, and closed my eyes . 40 seconds, was my current time, for entering the Darkness Perception, I wanted to decrease it by half . I also wanted to check, if I could double my initial time of staying underwater . The training comerced . When I was out of air, I would resurface, take in some air and then submerge myself again . I also took regular breaks, the Darkness Perception seemed to drain my energy faster . I didnt allow my energy to be drained completely . Whenever I lost about 20-30% of it, I would take a rest . This allowed me to stay in my peak condition, just in case . I trained, rested, ate and whatnot, like this for a while . It seemed longer than my adjusting to the new strength, but I had no idea how many days pa.s.sed, since I started . After such a long time, I managed to finally decrease the time of awakening my Darkness Perception, to the desired 20 seconds . Besides that, I also improved my ability to stay underwater . I could now dive for 6 . 5 minutes, which was about 2 . 5 minutes of improvement . Ideally, I wanted to reach double the amount of time, I could stay underwater, compared to before . But I will take that improvement . 2 . 5 minutes is not bad, especially since I also decreased the time required to awaken my Darkness Perception I thought . We didnt encounter the Tentacle Creatures, during the time of my training . This was a good and a bad thing . A good thing was that, they stayed in that place and didnt feel the need of going out . The bad thing was that, it could be harder to lure them out . Satisfied with my training, I decided to contact Avians, and proceed with the plan . I headed back to the Valley entrance and waved my hand for a while . This time, the King of Avians arrived straight away . She asked Are you ready now? . I said Yes . I can stay underwater much longer now . With my added strength, I should be able to escape the Tentacle Creatures, when they start chasing me . Give me the Yellow Dust, and circle around the pond area . When I resurface, make sure that there is someone to pick me up, when I give a sign . She nodded her head and asked What sign should we wait for? . I showed her the same sign, that I showed to Frosty, when I wanted to return to the surface of the pond . She nodded her head and said We will circle around the pond, when you give us the sign, someone will pick you up . Let us start then I said, and headed towards the pond again .