Child of Destiny

After making their preparations, Uno unsummoned the rest of the elementals aside from Hanzo, who would be keeping themselves from being discovered by the formation within the entire cave using his unique stealth-void technique.

With a special veil surrounding their bodies, Uno and Hanzo seemed to be walking between the void dimension and the physical world, which made them dodge most of the defenses of the opposing party.

As they traversed the cave, the two were able to sense the eeriness shrouding the entire place. The walls seemed to have eyes that could peer through anyone who was passing them.

If not for them being veiled by Hanzo’s technique, Uno felt that they would be instantly discovered. Fortunately, he was careful enough to take advantage of the Elemental.

But as they went deeper, something strange made the pair halt their steps.

Further ahead, they did not feel the walls ‘eyeing’ the pathway. Instead, there was a powerful formation that would instantly discover any Elemental who would dare to step into it.

There was also a strong pressure similar to the ‘Spirit Awe’ skill that players and powerful monsters possessed, which would force the Elemental Spirits to be unsummoned.

The two paused for a moment as Uno fell in deep thought. It would be risky, but Uno had to expect this much if he wanted to infiltrate further.

Moreover, it also did not mean that he did not have any other methods to reach the deeper parts of this place.

“Void,” mumbled Uno after finding a safe spot where they would not be able to be seen or sensed by anyone.

He activated the ‘Dimension Traveler’ Elemental Spirit Possession before quickly using the same technique that Hanzo had used to veil his presence. It might be inferior and weaker than what the old spirit had, but it would be more than enough for him to traverse this particular pathway that would most likely lead him to his destination.

To further enhance this technique, he even used the stealth skills from the Phantom Swordsman Class to further hide his presence, which also triggered the secondary combat class’s passive abilities.

After making sure that he was ready, Uno stepped on the pathway and traversed the cave with full caution.

“Hum~!”

A few moments later, he started hearing simultaneous chants coming ahead. The chants were fast but followed a certain rhythm. Moreover, it was also sending an intense chill to those who heard it.

Uno could not help but frown deeply as he felt something shaking within him. It was as if his soul was being shaken by these chants coming from the deeper parts of the cave.

This feeling was somewhat familiar to him as he regularly got it somewhere yet also different at the same time.

As he drew closer to the source of the chants, this feeling was getting more intense, making his steps somewhat heavier each time he moved forward.

Not long after, he finally reached his destination.

He stood closer to the walls as he looked down at the huge hall where a lot of people had gathered. These people were kneeling on the ground and fully focused on their chants.

All of them were wearing a hood, which made it hard for other people to recognize them, but it was clear that every one of them was from the Demonic Churches given the intense Demonic Energies that were coming from their bodies.

As they continued to chant, the demonic energy that they were releasing was also getting stronger.

These energies could be seen by the naked eye as they continued their chanting before converging toward an altar situated at the center of the hall.

Uno thought that he would find the portal in this place, but it seemed like he was wrong.

Right above that altar, at the center of the ceiling of the call, situated a huge cocoon that was emitting a purple light. This light was pulsing with a certain rhythm, which resonated with the chants of the people surrounding the altar.

As he continued to observe this cocoon, Uno finally realized why he felt the familiar feeling after hearing those chants.

The aura that was coming from their bodies and the pulsing light that the cocoon was releasing was similar to the wicked and sinister aura that the Seed of Hatred was emitting.

Even if there were clear differences between the two, they also shared a lot of similarities – or at least the principles behind their wicked and sinister aura came from the same roots.

Aside from that, the Mark of Evil God was also somewhat emitting a similar wickedness it was it was first form, making Uno somewhat curious about what was inside that cocoon.

As Uno was getting more focused on the cocoon, his thoughts were suddenly interrupted by the sudden appearance of a person climbing the altar.

Snapping his thoughts, Uno quickly released a bunch of spying stones and spread them to different parts of the cave after applying the same techniques to hide them from the eyes of other people.

He wanted to capture this scene from different angles so that his evidence would be stronger.

Not long after, the person who was climbing the stairs of the altar finally reached the top of the platform.

He took off the hood hanging over his head so that he could have a clearer view of the cocoon directly above him.

He stared at that cocoon for a couple of moments before closing his eyes and spreading his arms. Then he also joined the chanting of the people beneath the altar.

The moment when he opened his mouth, his voice quickly dominated the entire place, overshadowing everyone.

But instead of stopping, the people kneeling on the ground increased their voices, resonating with the person standing on top of the altar.

As their chants grew louder, the entire cave started to shake as a powerful gust of wind appeared out of nowhere. It swept through the entire hall and formed a small cyclone with its circular movements.

This wind grew stronger along with their chants, making the hoods that they were wearing intensely flutter and suddenly get taken off. This also revealed their faces, but they did not care and continued to chant.

As their voices grew louder and the gust of wind became stronger, the cave shook more intensely. Dust and small fragments of rocks also started to fall as some cracks spread on the walls and ceiling of the cave.

But everyone ignored all of these as they were too focused on their chants.

Crack! Crack!

Not long after, Uno heard a crispy sound coming from the cocoon situated at the center of the hall.

A black miasma started to leak out from the gaps of those cracks. But instead of spreading and filling the place, this miasma enveloped the cocoon, forming another layer over it.

Uno was confused about what was happening, but he was getting a bad feeling coming from this cocoon.

[What audacity are these heretics thinking!]

As he was lost in his thoughts, Solus’ voice suddenly rang inside his head. Given her ferocious shout, it was clear that she was very angry.

“Do you know what they are doing?” he asked as he also frowned.

[They are trying to summon one of the Great Demon Kings of Hell! Or to be more precise-… they are trying to summon an incarnation of that Great Demon King!] she replied as she was getting angrier.

She paused for a moment, seemingly trying to calm herself a little, before continuing. [These crazy heretics don’t know what they are doing! They don’t know the terror of a Great Demon King can bring to this world even if it was just its incarnation.]

“Or they are clearly aware of it and just don’t care about the consequence,” commented Uno as he stared intently at the cocoon.

[Regardless of their reason, the consequences of their actions are going to be dire.] She said before adding. [If an incarnation of a Great Demon King descends on this realm, the great balance will instantly collapse, bringing great destruction.]

[Forget about the war between the residents of this world and the invading demons – once a Great Demon King nurtured its incarnation in this world enough and filled this realm with enough power to withstand the presence of a higher existence, its true body will be able to descend to this world.]

[Once it happens, more and more beings of their level will be able to enter this world as its limit will also increase.]

[If that day truly arrives, then another war between higher existence will break out, wiping out a majority of this world. Worst – this world can also be erased along with its original residents.]

Hearing that, Uno could not help but recall a piece of information from Shin’s memory. ‘Isn’t this that patch update that glasses guy is talking about, where other realms (Server) will enter this main world (server) as a form of expansion?’

But after careful thinking, he quickly rejected the idea as the ‘higher existence’ that Solus mentions was definitely about the ‘Gods or Divine Beings’ of the higher realm and the ‘Great Demon Kings’ from hell, which were their counterparts.

Then he focused on certain phrases that Solus had mentioned. ‘Filling this world with enough energy to withstand the presence of a higher existence. I see~! it is a process to transition to another patch.’

‘Then it is inevitable,’ he realized that it was pointless to stop the ‘arrival’ of the Great Demon Kings.

‘But it will not hurt to delay it a little longer to buy me more time to explore this world,’ as his thoughts fell along these lines, he finally decided to interrupt this ceremony. “Let’s find a way to stop this ceremony.”

Sweeping his gaze at the surroundings, he marked the positions of the guards who were overseeing the safety of everyone.

Wiping out everyone here was impossible since he could tell that those guards were much more powerful than himself. Anyone of them would be able to kill him in an instant.

But cutting the numbers of these heretics would not be impossible if he used a large-scale attack, which would also interrupt this ritual if he was successful.

He also had to grab a few of them the use the prison prism in his hands to bring them away and present them to the Storm Empire as ‘evidence’. The more important the person, the better.

The king was out of the question since he was on top of the altar. Forget about capturing that person as trying to approach that altar would already be impossible for his current level. frёewebnoѵēl.com

“I need someone with a high position or social status, but also weak to defend themselves,” he mumbled as he looked for a suitable target.

He had already investigated them through the information merchants during the time he was roaming around the Dark Cloud Kingdom and sabotaging their operations, so he was quite familiar with most of them.

After a few moments, he finally found someone that fit the requirements that he needed.

He first formulated a plan and simulated the entire process inside his head before setting everything in motion.

When he was done, he collected all the spying stones and stored them inside his inventory.

Huu~!

He then regulated his breathing entering a state where he could hide his presence to the best of his abilities before silently heading in the direction of his target.

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At the same time, outside the cave, a group of players were currently gathered on a part of the formation protecting and sealing the entire place.

Belphegor observed that part of the formation for a couple of seconds before rubbing his sleepy eyes. He then turned to the person standing beside him. “It has been breached, and just recently too. Even if they can repair it to hide the traces perfectly, I can spot it easily.”

“Their perfect repair and concealment are what made it obvious,” he added before lazily riding his witch broom. “Can I go back to sleep now?”

Paimon ignored his last words as he was too focused on his thoughts. He then grinned before turning to Amon beside him. “It seems like we have some rats inside. Alert everyone and report to the elder.”

“We have to make sure to capture this one,” he added as his grin grew larger.

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