Reaper's Resurgence: A System Reset

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The moment the notification about the Dimensional Dungeon Championships goes out to everyone within the System, every last Dimensional Champion shows a different reaction.

Some of them, like the Ancient Terror, Ignivara, show interest in the idea of hunting down the other Dimensional Champions in one go. Meanwhile others express their fear towards the possibility of having to fight the Quantum Reaper herself, such as the Dimensional Champions of her neighboring Dimensional Blocks.

But not a single Dimensional Champion cowers away from the dungeon. Every last one immediately sets out to begin training for the dungeon.

And the most common target of their training immediately turns into the quantum creatures invading the Dimensional Grid. Leading to a rapid decrease in their numbers as they're slaughtered by the Dimensional Champions, the majority of whom have all left their Dimensional Blocks.

Meanwhile not a single Tier 4 or 5 dungeon appears throughout the entire Dimensional Grid.

And just like that, months begin to pass.

By the time half a year passes since the announcement, at least half of the Dimensional Champions manage to reach Tier 5. Largely thanks to the quantum creatures and the Dimension-Wide Dungeon events for their own Dimensional Blocks.

After that more months gradually pass by. And throughout this time, none of the Dimensional Champions attend even a single one of the Dimensional Council Meetings for their Dimensional Blocks.

But their Councils don't mind. Because every last Council begins making their own plans for the rise of their Champion in the Championships.

And by the time the Dimensional Dungeon Championships begin to near, all of the Dimensional Champions have reached Tier 5. Without a single one being left behind.

Meanwhile, thanks to the lack of announcements regarding the Quantum Reaper, fear of her gradually begins to decline. Leaving the Dimensional Champions feeling more confident towards their own wins in the upcoming Championships.

Unlike the majority of the Dimensional Champions, however, the top Champions all understand full well the power of a Quantum Being. Even without the Universal Notifications to warn them of her actions.

Especially those Champions close to the border, where the Quantum Reaper has been rumored to be moving around across the Blocks. Slaying quantum creatures by the thousands as she goes.

On the other hand, the regular citizens of the Dimensional Grid finally begin to settle for good after the Reset. Creating their own regular day to day lives. Their own kingdoms. Their own empires. And their own things to protect.

Because to them, the new structure of the universe is just how things are. They've changed out their old leaders and powerhouses in the universe for the new ones. But many of them are still unimportant to those powerhouses in the grand scheme of things.

So they merely live out their lives, fighting their own battles and making a place for themselves in the new universe.

No matter how small that may be.

But very few of them forget about the upcoming Dimensional Dungeon Championships. Because it will be the very first official event of the new System that will be broadcast for anyone to see.

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Somewhere within the Quantum Realm

Crystal Nightshade smiles as she looks out at the mortal universe through a portal within the quantum realm. As she looks out at her daughter, who is currently slaughtering quantum creatures to raise her level in preparation for the Championships.

And Crystal can't feel happier in her own anticipation of the event. Because it will mean that she can watch her daughter throughout the event, even as Crystal is being chased.

That thought fills her with warmth even as she sits atop a pile of corpses.

Corpses belonging to the quantum being subordinates of the Quantum Judge, otherwise known as the Quantum Enforcer, none of whom have roles of their own. Yet all of whom are still quantum beings native to the quantum realm itself.

"We'll be able to meet up again one of these days…" Crystal mutters with a sad smile stretching across her face. Then she raises her head when a portal appears. One of which the Quantum Enforcer himself steps out of.

"I have finally found you," the Quantum Enforcer states with his eyes narrowed. "To believe you would come back here again."

"Yeah, well, I was cashing in a favor," Crystal says as a grin slowly stretches across her face. "Would you like to hear about it?"

"No," the Enforcer answers without any hesitation. Then he raises his hand and snaps his finger, making all of the quantum energy in the surroundings begin to head straight towards the two of them as time slowly begins to bend around Crystal. "You are returning to your prison now."

Despite his words, Crystal just continues grinning as she raises her own hand and snaps her fingers as well while saying, "Oh really?"

And with the snap of her fingers, the bending time around her slowly grinds to a halt. Shocking the Quantum Enforcer in the process.

But it's not just the time magic that she's performing that shocks him. Class S time magic.

What shocks him more is her usage of quantum energy to do so.

Her control of the time magic isn't as strong as his, but it's plenty enough to stop him from simply locking her away again. And that mere fact leaves him stunned staring at her in silence even as she floats up towards him.

"You see, I don't need to fear you anymore," she whispers into his ear before teleporting away without bothering with the Quantum Enforcer anymore. Leaving him floating in the middle of the quantum realm over a mountain of his subordinates' corpses as the sole devourer of the universe leaves to an unknown location.

Because she has a livestream to watch that is far more important than that asshole.