Chapter 696: I'm sure I've seen this pair before
"Why did he reveal himself?"
Seated atop a branch of the Tree of Fate, directly above the platform where Alec and the others were bad-mouthing Kyle, a man clad in a loose-fitting brown sleeveless top over trousers murmured with knitted brows as he stared at the spot where Ceano and Kyle had vanished into the portal.
He was enveloped by the very fabric of space, making it impossible for anyone to see him or detect his presence.
His sapphire eyes flashed with annoyance. He and Ceano were here to quietly extract a piece of the Tree of Fate's spritual core and leave, yet that bastard had to reveal himself and vanish along with the human who had recently been gaining quiet popularity.
"Now what? Am I supposed to search for the Tree of Fate's core all by myself?"
He scrunched up his nose.
"I've told Damien countless times not to assign me any tasks with Ceano! Ceano always does whatever he pleases!"
The man resembled a human, or perhaps he truly was one, except for the five-petal flower in the center of his forehead, which should have been completely dark but had now taken on a shade of azure. He was the fourth shadow general, Enthrall.
His sapphire eyes narrowed at Alec and Lara as he sifted through his memories.
"I'm sure I've seen this pair before. My memories are a bit hazy due to my time in the Sea of Consciousness, but I know I have encountered them before."
Enthrall had been in the Sea of Consciousness for the past few years. It is a powerful place that guides those who seek to learn the laws of nature. However, to enter this realm, one must attain the peak of the supreme rank and possess strong comprehension abilities.
Otherwise, entering the Sea of Consciousness can be very fatal, as their consciousness would be completely wiped out along with their souls and bodies if they fail to comprehend even one law.
Thus, even though it is a renowned place, few dare to venture into it. For that reason, it was not mentioned to many.
Yet, even in the face of such danger, Enthrall entered the Sea of Consciousness because a few years prior, he had ingested a piece of a divine soul that was far more powerful than its usual strength. Only after fully consuming that fragment of the soul did a few dim, cold particles hidden deep within it surge through his body.
Those few tiny particles were eagerly absorbed by the dark energy within him, resulting in a significant increase in his comprehension abilities. This newfound mind strength gave him the confidence to enter the Sea of Consciousness, where he successfully learned two natural laws.
Enthrall stared at Alec. However, even after some time, he could only recall fragmented snippets of a conversation with a man who looked similar kneeling before him.
"It's strange. If I had encountered him before, why did I leave him alive?"
Because of the currents in the Sea of Consciousness, all his trivial memories were rather murky. He remembered all the important ones, as he had protected those memories. However, fully recalling the trivial ones would take him some time.
His eyes widened when Alec suddenly glanced directly at the location where he was seated, only to look away in the next moment with a puzzled expression.
"Did I imagine it, or did he just sense me?"
Enthrall eyes gleamed with interest. He should make this man his slave. But before that, he glanced at the Tree of Fate.
"I need to obtain a piece of the Tree of Fate's spiritual core. All the preparations are complete, and with this, we can shatter the second-to-last seal that obstructs the path leading outside the universe."
He disappeared from his location, as nothing else mattered for now. He would first complete the task assigned to him by Damien, the first shadow general.
As for Ceano, he knew the man was powerful enough to handle Kyle, and if he couldn't, it wasn't as if the second shadow general could die, since that man had sent one of his fake bodies here. As for his real body, even he didn't know where it was.
After Enthrall vanished, Alec once again turned his gaze back to the location where the man had been seated.
"Did I make a mistake?"
He scratched his chin, convinced he had sensed the space around that area ripple for a moment. He asked the system, but it had no idea what he was talking about.
Sinon noticed Alec's distraction and gave him a light smack on the back.
"Now that Kyle and Bia are gone, let's get ready to leave this planet as well. What are you wasting time for?"
With a nod, Alec trailed behind the group, but because he couldn't shake the uneasy feeling, he decided to urge everyone to leave the elven planet immediately.
Simultaneously, the elven Queen and the supreme-rank individuals with her worked together to secure the area, ensuring that no other members of the dark race had infiltrated their
territory.
They then erected a spiritual energy barrier around their land to ensure that no enemy could enter without their knowledge.
.....
A short while earlier, after Bia was consumed by a portal, she emerged from the other side and quickly steadied herself mid-air. However, her eyes widened in shock when she witnessed everything around her erupting in an explosion. She swiftly darted in the opposite direction to evade the blast, which surged forward with lightning speed, engulfing everything in its path. Bia cursed loudly. She had just arrived, but what the hell was happening here?!
In no time, the blast caught up to her, and she quickly enveloped herself in a shield to brace for the impact. But before the blast could reach her, Kyle appeared before her. He grabbed her small body and leaped into the portal that lit up before him.
Kyle emerged from the other side of the portal and took a moment to steady his breath. Then he glanced at the unknown planet he had arrived on with Ceano. His and Bia's eyes reflected the devastation-nearly eighty percent of the planet exploded into nothingness under their gaze in just a matter of seconds. Bia took a deep breath and tried to calm her racing heart.
- "What's happening? How can such a big part of a planet just vanish like that?"