Kyle was fully focused on comprehending Gravity Wind, not knowing that he had become the target of Dawnlight. Luckily, Dawnlight's territory was not close to Kyle's territory. If they wanted to expand towards Kyle's territory, it would take a while.
A couple of decades passed in which Kyle gained some insights into Gravity Wind. While he was busy comprehending Laws, things in the Secondary Sector turned chaotic.
Dawnlight started to expand rapidly towards his direction. One Seeker Refinement notice after the other was sent out. Some of the powers decided to directly concede to Dawnlight, while other powers actually accepted the Seeker Refinement.
Technically, Dawnlight was much stronger than it had been back when Explosive Karma still existed, but when it came to Seeker Refinement, they had become weaker.
They had gained another powerful Advanced Crusher, but they hadn't managed to gain another Fulfilled Crusher who could compare to the dead Crimson Inferno.
This made the Seeker Refinements dangerous to them, and they lost several Fulfilled Crushers in the process.
Of course, Dawnlight also directly attacked some of the Organizations that refused the Seeker Refinement at the cost of Karmic Luck.
According to Dawnlight's plan, they would reach Azure Comet's territory within a century.
However, as more decades passed, they realized that they had made a mistake.
The current Secondary Sector wasn't like the old one. All the powers that still existed were extremely powerful. There were almost no pushovers left.
The wars against the Organizations proved more difficult than expected. Some of the Organizations even had more Fulfilled Crushers than Dawnlight, which put Dawnlight's Head under a lot of pressure.
During one of these wars, he had even been forced to fight ten Fulfilled Crushers at once to buy time for his people. The Fulfilled Crushers knew that they would die in this battle, but for some reason, this particular Organization had an incredible sense of unity and purpose.
This particular war cost Dawnlight several Fulfilled Crushers, and they hadn't gained even one in return.
Then, other Organizations suddenly stopped responding to the Seeker Refinements.
Dawnlight had sent four Seeker Refinements, but all four recipients just ignored them.
Usually, Dawnlight would just attack these Organizations regardless, but they couldn't do that.
Their rapid expansion had cost them a lot of Karmic Luck. They were rapidly spending all their accumulated Karmic Luck.
Dawnlight realized that something fishy was going on. Under normal circumstances, all the other Organizations would give up when they received a notice of Seeker Refinement.
Technically, if the Organizations were unified, they could withstand and maybe even destroy Dawnlight, but that wasn't realistic. After all, nobody wanted to be the first victim.
And yet, these Organizations showed a unified opposition.
This put Dawnlight into a difficult situation. Yes, they could destroy one or two of the Organizations, but then, their Karmic Luck would reach critical levels. The remaining two Organizations would know that Dawnlight couldn't afford to spend more Karmic Luck, and they also knew that the Head of Dawnlight didn't have a lot of time left.
Something was going on, and Dawnlight was sure that one or more of the other Big Four had gotten involved.
With no other choice left, Dawnlight decided to negotiate with the other three members of the Big Four.
Yet all three said they had not gotten involved. They had not even come into contact with any of these four opposing Organizations.
Dawnlight became confused and skeptical. They didn't think that the other three Organizations were lying, but then, why were these four Organizations so unified?
In the end, Dawnlight decided to bite the bullet. They knew that this move would weaken them considerably, making them an enticing target for one of the other members of the Big Four, but the Head of Dawnlight wanted to become a Legendary Crusher at all costs.
Dawnlight gathered its members and moved towards one of the four opposing Organizations.
As soon as they arrived, they readied their weapons, but they didn't immediately attack. Instead, the Head of Dawnlight stepped forward, looking at the headquarters of the opposing Organization, Darklight.
The similarity in names between Dawnlight and Darklight was obvious, but this was probably just a coincidence.
"Darklight, concede your territories, or you will feel the wrath of Dawnlight!" the Head announced. "You have two hours to decide."
The forces of Dawnlight waited above Darklight's headquarters for over an hour.
They hadn't received an answer yet.
Dawnlight's Head became more serious as time passed.
Were they actually intending to fight them?
Dawnlight had a Unique Crusher, 20 Fulfilled Crushers, and almost 150 Advanced Crushers.
Meanwhile, Darklight only had seven Fulfilled Crushers and 30 Advanced Crushers. This wouldn't even be a fight.
Eventually, the Head of Darklight floated out of headquarters as she looked at the Head of Dawnlight without any fear.
She had long black hair and wore a simple black dress. On the left side of her chest was an emblem representing Darklight, but below that emblem was a smaller one.
The emblem of the Array of Stars.
When the Head of Dawnlight saw her, his eyes widened for a moment. Powerful Seekers had shockingly accurate memories, and the Head of Dawnlight remembered seeing this person a couple of times while he had been in one of the bases of the Contrast Empire.
"Greetings," the Head of Darklight said politely, "my name is Star Genesis. We've met before. Back then, my title was Long Transformation. Am I right in assuming that you still go by Ray of Judgment?"
The Head of Dawnlight narrowed his eyes. Now, it made sense. The Array of Stars was the enemy of the Contrast Empire. This act of opposition likely originated with Star Genesis.
"My title hasn't changed, but that is hardly relevant," Ray of Judgment answered. "Why is the Array of Stars meddling in the affairs of the Secondary Sector?"
However, Star Genesis just calmly looked at Ray of Judgment for a couple of seconds.
Then, a small smirk appeared on her face.
Ray of Judgment noticed the smirk and narrowed his eyes.
"Excuse me," Star Genesis said with a slight chuckle. "I couldn't control myself. After all…"
"I've waited for this moment for so long."
At that moment, Ray of Judgment sensed several powerful people arriving.
Seconds later, an entire army appeared in front of Ray of Judgment.
When he saw the army, his heart shook.
Including Darklight's forces, there were 35 Fulfilled Crushers and almost 200 Advanced Crushers.
"Sir, they are from the other three problematic Organizations," one of Ray of Judgment's people transmitted to him.
All of the new arrivals gathered behind Star Genesis.
Then, one of them stepped forward.
It was a young man with light green hair, carrying a humongous bow on his back.
"Sect Master of the Green Ocean Sect and Inner Disciple of the Array of Stars, Swamp Dragon," the man said, performing a polite bow.
After that, another person stepped forward. He was humongous and powerful, a huge sword on his back.
"Tribal Chief of the Marauding Chief Tribe and Inner Disciple of the Array of Stars, Psychosis Manifestation, " the man said with an arrogant snort.
Then, another person stepped forward. He was tall, had brown hair, and carried a long spear on his back. He looked at Ray of Judgment with conviction.
"General of the Stalwart Resistance Army and honorary Disciple of the Array of Stars, Fierce Breaker," he announced.
The four Seekers stood in front of Ray of Judgment in defiance, their forces standing behind them.
Silence.
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