Death… And Me

Chapter 1556 Better than dying

Well, that only served to prove Reanʼs words. The Upside Down World was collapsing from the pressure from outside. Noticing that, Liman threw caution to the wind and immediately flew south as fast as he could, not saving any energy at all.

Thanks to the size of the Upside Down World, it only took a few minutes for Liman and the twinsʼ group to arrive where the epicenter of the earthquake was located. However, what caught their attention wasnʼt the cracks appearing in the world anymore. Instead, it was the bright pillar of light that looked like a spike.

That light was piercing through the ground, and due to the huge cracks on the floor, the twins saw that it went far into the worldʼs barrier. ”This...”

Liman saw Clinbay and all the other leaders of the Upside Down World gathered in front of it, so he joined them as well. ”Have you guys found anything?”

Clinbay glanced at Liman for a moment. However, he knew it was not time to think about Limanʼs betrayal. The surprising thing was that he was carrying the twins with him. With that, he asked, ”Why are you four together?”

Rean simply sent a Divine Sense message explaining how it turned out like that. As for whether Clinbay and the others believed or not, he couldnʼt do anything about it at the moment.

Sure enough, Clinbay had his suspicions but ignored that for now. ”Whatever. The fact is that none of us can tell whatʼs happening. What we can say is that thereʼs a huge power around that pillar of light. We tried to get close, but none of us are strong enough to approach it.”

Liman then looked at Vaz and Rean and asked, ”So, what kind of formation is this? Was it any of your doing?”

”We already asked that question.” Another one of the leaders and experts there said. ”We canʼt check it since we canʼt get close.”

Vaz confirmed the guyʼs words, saying, ”Indeed. Iʼm not the only Formation Master here, you know? None of us can tell if this is a formation or not. Of course, due to the power it shows, itʼs most likely a formation.”

However, it was then that Vaz noticed Reanʼs shocked expression. ”Rean, did you find something out?”

Rean looked at Vaz and the others before nodding in response. ”Yes. This is definitely not a formation.”

”What?!” Everyone was taken aback to hear that. ”How do you know?”

Rean then pointed at the pillar and said, ”We canʼt get close to check, but itʼs not hard to read the energy. Senior Vaz, can you see any pattern in it whatsoever?”

Only then did Vaz understand what Rean meant as he looked back at the formation. ”Iʼm such an idiot. Of course, itʼs not a formation. If it was a formation, the energy being used in this pillar would have some characteristics due to the runes used. I canʼt say if there are formations in the Realm of Gods that can achieve this chaotic effect. However, I donʼt think someone in our Upside Down World would have the ability to do such a thing.”

Rean nodded in agreement. ”Exactly. Thatʼs why Iʼm shocked. Just what could cause such a huge pillar of light to appear if itʼs not a formation?”

Clinbay didnʼt seem to care about it, though. ”Forget about who or what it is. Look around. Cracks are appearing everywhere. If things continue like this, our Upside Down World will be doomed.”

The others agreed with Clinbay.

”Heʼs right.”

”Should we attack it?”

”Wouldnʼt attacking the pillar make it worse?”

”Do you have a better idea, then?”

While they were pondering on what to do next, Rean looked at the cracks around the pillar. Obviously, the cracks there were bigger than anywhere else since it was the epicenter of the phenomenon. The cracks were so deep that Rean could see the barrier that impeded everyone from leaving. ”Hey, look there.”

Reanʼs words caught the attention of the people and demon beasts. They quickly approached the barrier and finally saw what Rean was pointing at. Itʼs just that they couldnʼt see anything. ”What is it?”

Rean sighed before explaining, ”Canʼt you see? These cracks donʼt have those geysers of Divine Energy and Elements.”

”Now that you say that...” That was true. The cracks from other places were all bursting with chaotic Divine Energy and the five main elements. However, these ones were pretty much empty up to the point where one could see the barrier of the world.

Roan couldnʼt help but talk with Rean through their Soul Connection, saying, ʼNot Havek nor the purging organization. Itʼs pretty obvious that this pillar of light is the real objective of the quest.ʼ

Rean agreed with Roan. ʼMaybe thatʼs why the system gave us six months. The system knew it was going to happen. It wasnʼt an evil quest, after all. The system was trying to prevent everyoneʼs death.ʼ

Roan didnʼt know if the system cared about that or not, but it was true that the quest couldnʼt be considered bad anymore. ʼHowever, it seems like weʼre too late. Whateverʼs causing it is already affecting the entire world. You finished your chamber with the teleport formation in the Dimensional Realm, right?ʼ

Rean had mentioned before that he would create a very heavy chamber with a teleport formation inside. That formation would use that gap he found in the Divine Lakes to teleport the twins back to the Salt Canyon. ʼAre you saying that we should run?ʼ

Roan nodded in response. ʼYes. With the way things are going, I wouldnʼt be surprised if this world implodes in a day or two. Also, since we already found Havek, we donʼt need to use the Salt Canyon Lake. Instead, letʼs take the lake connected to the furthest point of the Pol Continent. It will save us many years of travel.ʼ Roan obviously prioritized their own lives more than the people and demon beasts of this world. Since they couldnʼt be saved, then so be it. Sure, they would have to wait 70 years for their Nascent Soul to revive, but it was far better than dying.