The ULTIMATE EXPERIENCE SYSTEM
Chapter 80: END OF ANAMOLY ZONE

Chapter 80: END OF ANAMOLY ZONE

[Scene: Hidden Pocket Dimension—A Neutral Space]

A whisper echoed through darkness, cold and measured.

"Sir Kobalt has been defeated."

Soft footsteps followed in the void, approaching an unseen figure cloaked in shifting shadows.

"What? That’s... unexpected," another voice murmured—curiosity and surprise lacing its tone. "Kobalt was no ordinary creature. For a mere human to kill him... impossible. Yet he did. This human has grown at an alarming rate. Fascinating."

The voices fell silent, lingering in the stillness before one final whisper drifted away, distant yet deliberate.

[Back on Earth—Anomaly Zone Exit Point]

Chen Yu stepped out into the misty dusk beyond the Zone’s entrance. His breath fogged in the cooling air, but his mind burned with determination. He retrieved a pendant crushing the memory of his brutal fight with Kobalt.

"Kobalt was sent," he whispered to himself, staring intently at the receding veil of swirling energy. "Sent here for a reason. Someone—is testing me. Provoking me. I don’t know who, but they’d better be ready. If that bastard ever pops up... I won’t forgive him."

He recalled the last fight: "I would’ve died if I hadn’t suppressed time or used teleport... Kobalt struck deep."

A crisp breeze rustled through the barren air.

"No more panic. This is serious now."

His eyes narrowed as he thought of the endless challenge ahead.

"The Zone is infinite. Monsters, horrors—trainers for strength. But I have only two days before the dimensional walls collapse. Two days," he repeated, counting them on his fingers beneath the flickering twilight.

Then the idea struck him like lightning.

[Chen’s Hidden Villa—Nightfall]

He entered his sanctum, the same cramped room where he had awakened Chaos and nearly died in torment. He slammed his palm onto the system interface etched onto his wall.

"Time... law manipulation," he said, the words stiff, deliberate.

[System Notification]

Time Barrier Creation Initiated

Mana Cost: 150

Effect: 1 Earth day = 1 Anomaly year

Chen’s eyes flared with determination as he transferred half of his remaining mana pool—150 out of 300—into the process. A soft hum pulsed through the room, syncing with his heartbeat.

[Success: Time Barrier Established]

Anomaly Zone time dilation activated.

You now have approximately 1.5 years (540 days)

to level up before Wall Collapse.

He exhaled, a cold rush liberating his chest.

"One and a half years... that’s more than enough."

A smile spread across his face—this was more than safe. This was a calculated advantage.

[Return to the Anomaly Zone Entrance—Early Morning]

Dawn’s pale light filtered through a half-collapsed building. Chen reentered the Zone, his boots echoing on the slick ground.

Silence reigned. Even the birds seemed to sense his arrival.

He stretched, flexing his newly pumped limbs.

"Now... this isn’t about survival."

"It’s about domination."

Before him, the Zone’s jungle swelled into dense darkness—aching, pulsing with unseen energy.

"Let’s see what monsters this place is hiding."

He stepped forward, the red haze of the Zone wrapping around him like a shroud. His Pulse Adjuster floated by his side, a whisper echoing in his mind: "Remember: your Eye of Truth, your agility... but keep your mind sharp."

His grip tightened on the Edgeflower Blade strapped to his back—the blade of new life forged from his own Chaos energy.

[Inside the Zone—Through the Fog]

Chen moved steadily into the green-black mist. The ground pulsed beneath each step. The Zone stirred with something ancient.

He paused as a faint clamor echoed—a low rumble, like a beast in the distance.

"First wave incoming?"

His skin prickled. This time, he didn’t run. No teleportation yet. He let them come.

A dozen creatures emerged—not Kobalts, not orcs, but elements of both: chimeric beasts, bipedal, eight feet tall, large spines and glowing mana glands. Their eyes burned with hunger.

They charged as one.

Chen squared his shoulders.

"Let’s do this."

He ducked low, hands crackling with unstable energy. A low growl forced up from his throat, echoing through the trees.

[The First Skirmish]

He acted fast.

Step One – Agility Aversion: He darted through the herd, weaving between claws like a ghost in the trees. The creatures lunged—fast, but not fast enough.Step Two – Pressure Trap: He shattered a stone outcrop with Gravity manipulation, collapsing it on the lead creatures and slowing the rest.Step Three – Void Blade: His hand glowed with void energy as he slashed across their fronts. Darkness tore into flesh, necrotic rot spreading across their bodies.

Each beast faltered, but the horde pressed on.

Mind focused, he tapped the Edgeflower Blade at his waist—a shard of concentrated Chaos swirling on its surface. He channeled its new passive ability, Transient Slash, allowing him to briefly split into afterimages mid-strike—cutting through flesh from multiple angles.

Ten creatures fell in seconds.

He paused, chest heaving, adrenaline pulsing like fire in his chest.

"Yeah... this feels good."

He advanced.

[System Update Prompt—Floating Mid-Air]

[System Notification]

Time in Zone: +3 months equivalent

Current Duration Remaining: 16 months

Chen nodded. "Keep going."

[Progress Montage — 1 Month Later]

Dozens of S-rank beasts slain—each fallen overseen by his Eye of Truth, revealing secrets and weaknesses.Dozens of trials overcome—a collapsing floor labyrinth, mana-spiked fungi, echoing magic illusions.One town of anomalous slimes, where Chen found himself nearly suffocated—until his sheer speed tore them open in seconds.Each experience refined him. The Zone reshaped him. He was no longer inexperienced. He had become... a predator.

He practiced fusion. Blade techniques. Teleport-enhanced dashes. Breakouts. All while collecting Essence Crystals and legendary shards hidden within the Zone’s hidden vaults.

[3 Months Later—A New Threat Looms]

Vague tremors rumbled beneath his feet. His Eye of Truth glowed as threats shimmered in the earth.

"A boss-level creature..."

He focused, senses sharpened, breathing silent. He moved toward the source—knowing that this battle would define the future of his training.

[Anomaly Zone – Final Day Before the Wall Breaks]

The crimson skies above the Anomaly Zone boiled like a storm ready to swallow the world. Thunder roared without sound. Black lightning danced in the distance. The very air felt heavier, twisted by the presence of power too vast for the zone to contain.

And in the heart of that pressure stood Chen Yu.

His coat fluttered with each gust of wind, tattered from the hundreds of battles he’d fought. Around him, monster corpses lay stacked like hills—twisted abominations, apex beasts, even mutated kings of ancient races—all dead.

Chen Yu exhaled slowly, not from exhaustion, but from focus.

A system chime echoed in his mind.

[System Notification]

You have defeated the final Anomaly Zone Guardian: Colossus Reaver

Stat Points Gained: +120

You have cleared the current Anomaly Zone Tier

New Title Unlocked: Anomaly Overlord

Total Stat Points Available: 120

Chen’s golden eyes glowed faintly, reflecting the now-silent battlefield.

"That was supposed to be the strongest boss of this zone? Tch. Pathetic."

He raised his hand slowly and opened his stat screen.

[Player Profile]

Name: Chen Yu

Class: Chaos

Rank: SRR

Level: ???

Titles: Lawbreaker, Void Walker, Anomaly Overlord

Status: Evolving

[Attributes]

• Strength: 523

• Agility: 541

• Stamina: 580

• Mana: 650

• Charm: 10/10

• Energy: 702

• Points Available: 120

He smiled. "Every stat above 500... not bad."

Chen Yu didn’t spend the points just yet. He closed the screen and looked ahead, stepping over the fallen Colossus Reaver’s scorched remains.

This boss was over 200 feet tall—a towering skeletal monster of bone, dark crystal, and black flames. It had collapsed after ten minutes of intense combat, its massive frame now cracked open like a hollow shell.

The battle hadn’t been close.

Not anymore.

"Strange..." Chen muttered, "I’m not even excited."

His power had reached such terrifying levels that even apex monsters of the zone couldn’t force him to use his full strength. His Chaos Class had fully matured, his control over Void and End was refined, and the Law he wielded had stabilized within him.

Just then, the clouds above shifted unnaturally.

He looked up.

The time barrier he had created—the one that gave him a year of growth within a single day outside—was unraveling.

Golden sparks scattered into the air.

"One day in the real world has passed."

He clenched his fist. "That means... the wall is about to break."

The Wall—when the Anomaly Zone barrier would shatter, and the world outside would collide with the chaos inside.

And Chen Yu?

He was now its king.

He stepped onto higher ground, looking across the now-cleared jungle zone. His gaze was sharp, aware. Every inch of his body hummed with power. He had trained, bled, and survived for this moment.

"From the day I entered this place, I thought I was already strong," he said softly. "But Kobalt showed me how wrong I was."

That memory still lingered. The brutal beatdown. The panic. The helplessness.

But not anymore.

Now, his stat screen spoke for itself.

Chaos energy still refused to activate—its full potential sealed until he pushed even further—but he didn’t need it yet. He had forged himself through sheer grit, strategy, and pain.

"Two days... that’s all I had. But it was enough."

He raised one hand, a swirling pulse of white, black, and violet energy forming around his palm.

Void.

End.

Law.

And his will.

A perfect fusion. No resistance. No rejection.

Now they danced in harmony.

A monster that had been hiding deep underground suddenly burst from the earth behind him—an emergency guardian, awakened by the final