Chapter 2: Echo

The unknown entity shook his head softly. [Laugh all you want, little soul. One day, you'll understand what prosperity truly means. Well, it doesn't matter if you believe me or not. The pressing issue here is your death.] The young man took a deep breath. "How did I die? I'm pretty sure I wasn't in any condition to die from an accident so quietly." Hearing the young man's words, the unknown entity quieted down and heaved a sigh. [You were not supposed to die yet. But due to my conflict with another entity, you became a casualty. And the more surprising thing about this situation is that out of nearly ten billion people on your home planet, only you died.] The young man's lips twitched. 'Am I really so unlucky?' [No, it might not all be bad news for you. You didn't want to live in your world anyway.] The entity smiled brightly at the end. "You think I'd be happier dead than living?" the young man asked in an accusing tone. [Haha, of course not, not a single bit. But since you died because of me, I need to make up for it as well.] The entity calmly smiled, as if he were an angel who had descended on earth. The young man's eyes lit up. He couldn't imagine what he might get from this godlike entity. 'But what was the beast that he had fought?' he wondered inwardly, forgetting that the entity could read his mind. [The beast I fought was not something you can imagine. Stop bothering about that, since that beast was an apex predator not only in this Universe but also in the other countless planes and Higher Chiliocosm. Even the high and mighty Gods of this Chiliocosm fear that beast, as he has been roaming myriad worlds since primordial times.] The unknown entity patiently explained. "I see, then I won't ask further about that." The young man took a deep breath and got down to business. "How are you going to make it up to me for my death, as you said before?" WOOSH!! The unknown entity waved his hand, and a glowing orb appeared beside the young man. [Here, this is a Fortune Orb. You can draw from it ten times to obtain random treasures. It contains my entire treasury, so it depends on your luck as to what you will get.] Looking at the glowing orb, the young man's eyes flashed with excitement; he also let go of his fear since he had already died once. What more could happen? He took a deep breath and extended his hand toward the orb. The orb gently floated down toward his hand. [Now, let's begin. It will be fun to watch.] seaʀᴄh thё NôvelFire.nёt website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. The unknown entity created a throne out of cosmic dust and sat on it. The young man didn't bother with him and took a deep breath. He looked closely at the orb before softly rubbing it and trying to draw his first treasure. The orb flashed with a purple color, filling the surroundings with soft particles like stars. The orb's glow faded, and a soft, metallic chime echoed through the air. The young man blinked in confusion as a notification appeared before him, floating in midair. [Ding!] [System initialization: Limitless System!] The young man's entire body stiffened, his face filled with disbelief as he saw the floating window in front of him. But then, his body shook with excitement as his eyes flashed with elation. 'Fuck fuck fuck, a goddamn system!! And its name is even Limitless!' Just then, the unknown entity snapped his fingers. [Here, now you can view what you got.] The young man opened his eyes as another window popped up in front of him. [Ding!] [Congratulations, Host, for getting Epic Grade Limitless System] He raised an eyebrow, looking at the prompt. 'Epic?' [Yes, it's of Epic Rank. I made the ranks easy for you to understand. After all, this is my treasury, so I ranked the stuff based on my preference.] The young man ignored how the unknown entity had once again read his mind and asked something else, "What are the ranks of treasures?" [Now that's a good question.] The unknown entity continued, [The treasures are divided into nine ranks: Common, Uncommon, Rare, Epic, Legendary, Mythical, Divine, Supreme, Primordial.] The young man's eyes widened in disbelief. "Impossible! This system is only ranked Epic Grade in your treasury? Is your treasury so rich, or is there something wrong with the system?" [Hmm, this is kind of awkward. You can address me as Echo; no need to keep thinking of me as an unknown entity. As for your question, well, I will have to say you have good observation. There is indeed something wrong with the system. It is a Growth Type system.] The young man tilted his head in confusion. "Isn't that a good thing then? It will have limitless possibilities." Echo shook his head. [That only sounds plausible in theory. There have been previous owners of the Limitless System, and none managed to raise its level above Mythical. The absurd amount of energy required for it is not something that can be chanced upon even by luck.] The young man looked at him in suspicion. "Shouldn't this thing be of immense value to you? I suspect there are secrets behind it." [Whatever secret it has, it has nothing to do with me. Only treasures above Primordial Grade can catch my eyes, and even those are not worthy enough for me to go against my principles. I stand at the apex of this Chiliocosm.] At the end of his words, his voice held an unshakable confidence in himself, as well as pride for what he had achieved. The young man noticed a few key words but, since he didn't have any knowledge of them, he thought back to his system. "So, what can the Limitless System do?" [Nothing except showing you your details. You need to upgrade it, and it will depend entirely on you which path the system's evolution will take.]