Strongest Hammer God

Chapter 875 - Oh Boy

”Thatʼs great!” Fierce Breaker shouted, hitting Manny on the shoulder.

Kyle also looked with surprise at Manny. He knew that other people would start to condense their Imposing Laws at some point. After all, condensing one was a necessary step to advance inside the Domain Realm. If something was a necessary step to advance inside a Realm, chances were that very talented people could fulfill that criterion one or two Realms earlier.

It was just that Manny was the one who condensed his Imposing Law first, which was not something Kyle had expected.

”Thatʼs amazing,” Kyle said with a smile. ”I wouldʼve never guessed that you would condense your Imposing Law first.”

Manny laughed. ”As Iʼve said, Iʼve changed quite a bit.”

Kyle could only nod. ʼI guess I was overthinking. I never got a read on Mannyʼs personality, but maybe things actually are that simple. I simply met him in a transitional period of his life. You could also say that he wasnʼt acting like himself, which was why he didnʼt feel genuine to me.ʼ

”What can your Imposing Law do?” Kyle asked.

Manny just smirked. ”Youʼll see.”

”What? Youʼre not going to tell us?” Kyle asked with a chuckle.

”Whereʼs the fun in that?” Manny asked back. ”Since weʼre going to an unknown world, why not keep things exciting? When we have to fight, youʼll see.”

”Fine,” Kyle answered. ”Anyway, Iʼm glad youʼre here.”

”That makes four,” Fierce Breaker commented. ”Weʼre only missing Swamp Dragon and Star Genesis.”

Kyle sighed. ”Not sure if either of them will come. They really donʼt like the Cult.”

”Iʼm not so sure,” Manny said with a knowing smirk. ”Maybe youʼll be surprised.”

”Why? Did they tell you that they would come?” Kyle asked, looking at Manny.

”No, but I think they will both come,” he answered. ”Just give them a bit more time.”

”Well, if you say so, but I wonʼt keep my hopes up,” Kyle answered.

The group continued talking for a while, catching up with each other. After exchanging some stories, Kyle returned to experimenting with his Law of Black Hole, while the others also worked on their powers.

Fierce Breaker also worked a bit more on his Level Five External Complex Law. Needing to condense a Level Five Complex Law to become a Unique Crusher forced people with only two Affinities to go all in. This meant that Seekers like Fierce Breaker needed to fuse all of their Elemental Laws just to create a single Level Five Complex Law. Fierce Breaker had decided to condense an External Level Five Complex Law, and just like Kyleʼs Law of Black Hole, he needed to improve it further.

Manny had also condensed an External Level Five Complex Law, which meant he could also work on it further. However, compared to Fierce Breaker, he had three Affinities: Light, Water, and Space. Manny had used his Light and Water Affinities to create his External Level Five Law, but he had also fused several Fragments of Space and infused them into his body, creating a Level 3.5 Infused Body Law.

Naturally, Sebastian could just keep looking at the Law of Major Lightning with his Elemental.

Just by looking at everyoneʼs Laws, the ranking of their Battle-Strengths became obvious.

Fierce Breaker only had a single Complex Level Five Law, making him the weakest.

Manny had an Imposing Law and another Complex Law on top of his Level Five Law, making him significantly stronger than Fierce Breaker.

However, Manny was also significantly weaker than Sebastian and Kyle.

Without his Elemental, Sebastian and Manny would have similar levels of Battle-Strength, but with his Elemental, Sebastian even eclipsed Kyleʼs Battle-Strength.

Assuming Kyle were a Sage like the others, he could most likely jump a couple of levels. Yet, he couldnʼt even hope to win against Sebastianʼs Elemental. This would be like a New Crusher fighting a Fulfilled Crusher.

As the group kept talking and improving their powers together, some of them left and came back from time to time. More time passed, and everyone grew more excited about entering the unknown world.

Then, about 200 years after Manny arrived, Sebastian came back with another person.

When everyone looked over, they were surprised.

Kyle took a deep breath as he became nervous and excited.

Star Genesis was here!

ʼI did say that I was willing to try something with her, but I didnʼt expect that she would actually come,ʼ he thought as a desire to run away entered his heart.

Naturally, he noticed his own nervousness. ʼWhy is this suddenly so scary?! It didnʼt used to be like this with Lindsay. I had no issues with approaching her.ʼ

However, Kyle wasnʼt a teenager. Even though he was nervous, he wouldnʼt just run away.

As soon as Star Genesis entered, her eyes fell on Kyle. Her gaze was hard for Kyle to interpret. He could sense discomfort, annoyance, uncertainty, and nervousness.

”You see?” Manny asked with a grin, hitting Kyleʼs shoulder. ”I told you she would come.”

Star Genesis looked at the group for a moment before looking at Kyle again. ”We can catch up later,” she said to the others, despite looking at Kyle. ”I would like to talk to Bang in private.”

”Oh boy,” Sebastian commented before teleporting out of the room. Naturally, he had already comprehended the Fragment of Space Connection.

”Leave him in one piece, okay?” Manny said, teleporting away as well.

Fierce Breaker just wordlessly walked out of the building they had built. He couldnʼt teleport yet.

After everyone left, Kyle and Star Genesis looked at each other for a moment.

”Iʼm sorry,” Kyle said with a sigh.

”For what?” Star Genesis asked neutrally.

”For putting you in a difficult position,” Kyle said. ”I know how much you and Swamp Dragon hate the Cult. I also know that you value me a lot. This invitation put you in a difficult position. You had to choose between two evils.”

”Do you regret sending the invitation?” Star Genesis asked.

”No,” Kyle said. ”You deserve a choice. Itʼs just... Iʼm not sure if youʼve just sacrificed your future by coming here. You had everything in the Array of Stars. Now, you can only rely on the Cult, and you hate the Cult.”

Star Genesis slowly shook her head. ”I didnʼt remember you being this fatalistic. Yes, Iʼve abandoned the Array of Stars, but that doesnʼt mean that I can only rely on the Cult. That is, unless youʼve lied to me about this trip.”

”I didnʼt,” Kyle answered. ”None of you have to join. None of you have to do anything for the Cult. The only requirement is that we have to tell the Cult about the unknown world and how it works. That is all.”

”Then, thereʼs no problem,” Star Genesis said, closing her eyes and crossing her arms calmly. ”The future is uncertain. The likeliest outcome is that we will never leave the unknown world, and even if we ascend, things are not as dire as you paint them.”

”We would be Immortals who ascended from a Primary World. Nobody will remember us. While some people might still remember you, nobody will remember us, unless we remind them of our existence.”

”I will not be a member of the Cult of Final Fate. I will not be entangled with them. When Iʼm back in the Supreme World, I can freely choose whichever Organization I want to join.”

Kyle slowly scratched the back of his head. ”Yes, things are not as bad as I said they were, but I still donʼt see how this is more beneficial than staying in the Array of Stars.”

Star Genesis opened her eyes and looked at Kyle with a raised brow. ”Kyle, you, out of all people, should be the one who can see the Array of Stars for what they are.”

”The way they treated you was unacceptable, and in their eyes, your value far outweighs mine.”

”If they can abandon someone like you, they can also abandon someone like me.”

”Seekers join an Organization for protection and fairness. They donʼt want to be suppressed by Seekers one or two Realms above them. For the Array of Stars, this protection exists in name only.”

”Staying with them will grant me a great amount of resources, but I canʼt trust them to protect me.”

Star Genesis looked at Kyle. ”However, I can trust our group to protect me. All the resources in the world are worthless if youʼre not alive to use them.”

”At least here, I have people I can trust.”

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