The Epic Tale of Chaos vs Order

Chapter 876 The Depravita Race in Kronos!

Cainʼs eyes were sharp as he swam into the underwater cave. He had advanced less than one hundred meters when the feeling of danger increased exponentially, making him stop and raise his guard.

Immediately, Cain adopted a battle position, ready to strike anything that would come closer. Nothing showed up, but the feeling of danger did not fade, making Cainʼs awareness reach an all-time high. He stood unmoving, pushing his perception to the limit, relying on his Ego Wave, dominion over space, and the [Multidimensional Scan Force Field] to inspect the surroundings, but nothing appeared.

After enough time and seeing that no one appeared, Cain glanced at the path forward and saw how light faded, and even he could only see darkness. The next second, he turned to the exit and every instinct he had told him to leave.

Usually, Cain would listen to his instincts, as they had saved his life countless times, but now it was different. There was something off, and a flash of resolution appeared in Cainʼs eyes after a moment as he continued marching forward, going deeper into the underwater cave.

It did not take long for Cainʼs surroundings to become completely dark, and he could not even see his hands. If that was not enough, his Ego Wave was not correctly working, and his domain over space was only powerful enough to stop him from going in circles.

Luckily for Cain, while this placeʼs sensory deprivation was formidable, it could not hinder the power of the Absolute Life Form Sistem, and the [Multidimensional Scan Force Field] showed him everything.

The more Cain advanced, the more his instincts screamed for him to turn around and escape from this place, never to come back and forget its existence entirely. Anyone else would have fallen to those screams, but Cain was unlike anyone else in Aether.

He was the Scarlet King, and his power was paramount in Aether, so no matter how powerful and dangerous the person, things, or phenomena that were waiting for him at the end of this underwater cave, he was sure to at least be able to escape alive.

Cain continued advancing for nearly thirty minutes, and even if he had been moving at a moderate speed, he would have still reached the middle of the Crystal Sector. With every meter he drove, his instincts screamed louder, and doubts and hesitations seemingly arose from his subconscious. A quiet voice whispered in his mind that this was too dangerous.

There were too many people relying on him, and he could not take this risk.

It was so subtle that it initially fooled Cain, who thought it might just be his consciousness trying to guide him to safety. However, by this point, he had already begun to feel something was wrong with how his instincts worked.

There was no way that someone could be so dangerous as to trigger his instincts for half an hour and yet no one appear in his sight this entire time, so it had to be something else.

ʼI bet it is this place. Someone transformed this underwater cave into a unique natural formation capable of affecting the mind of anyone who dared to go through this path. This power, I have felt before.ʼ

Cainʼs eyes turned cold, as these types of emotional forces were characteristic of the Depravita Race!

ʼRight around when I was in Kronos, and the Blood God vanished, Horus had arrived with the Royal Family of the Inferno Daemon Empire.ʼ

Back then, Cain had not given it too much importance. After all, he knew nothing about the Seven Sons of the Dark Emperor, but things have changed. Horus Ekleipsis did nothing without a purpose, and his short trip to the Atrox Immortus Empire was no different.

Whatever Horusʼ purpose back then was, it must be connected to this place. That was all the motivation Cain needed to find out what was at the end of this underwater cave, and he carried on.

The voices in his mind shouted louder and louder while his instincts practically screamed with all their strength, both urging Cain to leave this place. But he did not do such a thing and continued until his eyes finally narrowed, and he stopped his advance.

ʼThere is something a few meters ahead of me. It feels like a parallel dimension, but not quite.ʼ

Cain took a deep breath and analyzed the dimension before him with his Collapsing Space-Time Eye and the Multidimensional Scan Force Field. He did not dare to touch it or use his Ego Wave out of fear of altering the person who created it.

It took a few minutes for Cain to deduce the nature of the phenomenon in front of him.

ʼIt is a secondary dimension. Although it takes the same dimensions as the primary plane of existence as its foundation, it is like an entirely different place. Even I would not have noticed it without my Collapsing Space-Time Eye and Absolute Life Form System.ʼ

Cain stood in the periphery of the dimensional barrier for a few minutes as he analyzed its structure. While he was set on figuring out what was happening, the Depravita Race was one of the few things in Aether that could put his life in real danger.

ʼI think I can enter without being detected if I fold a dimension cocoon around myself by mimicking the fabric of the dimensional barrier. However, trying to leave will be extremely dangerous once I am inside as the dimension barrier will behave as a form of cage.ʼ

A sharp light appeared in Cainʼs eyes as he was ready to face whatever might be on the other side.

”Worst-case scenario, I could use that. It will be dangerous, but it should work since this place is technically in the main plane of existence. Letʼs hope I am not pushed to such an extreme measure.”

Cain summoned his red mask, and began manipulating the fabric of space around himself, mimicking the dimensional barrier.