Death… And Me

Chapter 2540 Sentience

?They didnʼt go to the center of the City. Instead, they headed west, in an inconspicuous place with very few buildings. Just like the rest of the City, most of the buildings were in ruins, showing the countless years that had passed without anyone tending to them. Nonetheless, Rean was right. Fuhiro was there.

”Kijia, we are leaving,” Fuhiro suddenly said, now without any Bloodline Power remaining to use. He still had his cultivation, but he definitely didnʼt think he could fight Lotar.

Kijia nodded, knowing things got too dangerous. They could just use one of the Altars and teleport out. Then, with the Holamenor Clanʼs influence, they could gather a strong group and station themselves at the Azum Dimensional Realm exit. Once Rean and Kentucky came out, they would definitely pay the price.

However, the entity snorted in response. ”Leaving? There is no need to do so.”

Before Fuhiro could ask why, a powerful Divine Energy fell onto his body, locking him in place. Following that, countless dark shadows appeared on the horizon, charging in their direction. Thatʼs Lotarʼs group. Because the entity tried to lure them further into the City, he ended up allowing them to get very close to itself as well. By the time he understood they couldnʼt disrupt the Spatial Manipulation Crystals, Lotar was way too close.

A few seconds later, Lotar descended in front of Fuhiro. However, Fuhiro was just an ant in his eyes. What he paid attention to was a sphere of Dark and White light inside a partially destroyed building. He was this close, but he still couldnʼt feel its presence even though it was right in front of him. ”Queen, that should be it.”

Iolanda nodded, also landing near Lotar. She looked at the Sphere and began to speak. ”Are you the so-called entity of Kanlas City, the one that trapped our race in this Azum Dimensional Realm?”

Rean and Kentucky were there as well. As soon as they saw the Sphere, they immediately recognized the power of Yin and Yang, Light and Dark, of the Universe Foundation Fragment. They had quite a few of them in the Soul Gem Dimensional Realm, after all. The only reason the system hadnʼt had a reaction was because Rean and Roan were too far from each other, so the systemʼs detection power couldnʼt reach the outside world.

”Hehe!” The voice of the entity echoed in the surroundings. ”Thatʼs correct. I was the one who got your ancestors to sign that pact that bound your race all those years ago. Until you open a breach in this Azum Dimensional Realm for me to leave, you wonʼt be able to leave yourself.”

”You seem quite relaxed.” Iolanda narrowed her eyes. ”But I guess it makes sense. You lived in this place for so long, so you definitely have some countermeasures in case you lose the power of your formation.”

”Countermeasures?” The Sphere asked back. ”I admit, you coming into my City and using the Chasmʼs power to keep my formation occupied was a great plan. I didnʼt expect it would be possible while I had the Holamenor Clan with me here. Yet, you succeeded. Very good. If possible, I truly didnʼt want to come out myself. Yet, seems like I need to show who is in charge to put you back to work.”

While Iolanda and the entity talked, Kentucky glanced at Rean and touched his shoulder to speak through Divine Sense. ʼRean... thatʼs definitely a fragment, right?ʼ

Rean nodded, not looking very well. ʼNo doubt there.ʼ

ʼThen...ʼ Kentucky couldnʼt help but get nervous. ʼIs that a Fragment with... a sentience?ʼ

Rean bitterly smiled. ʼIt seems to be exactly that.ʼ

A Fragment with a sentience. They had found the Fragments might have different traits, but this was the first one they had ever found with a sentience. Yet, it quickly made sense in Reanʼs head. Sister Orb was once the Universeʼs Sentience, and she mentioned the Universe might already have a new sentience now that she left. Besides, there were other things in the Universe that also gained sentience, even if rare. Why couldnʼt a Fragment gain sentience as well?

ʼSister Orb, how do we deal with the sentience of a Fragment?ʼ Rean couldnʼt help but ask. ʼDo we force it to merge with the fragments we got already? But if we do that, would this sentience be transferred to the Fragments we have? If that happens, how strong wouldnʼt this thing become?ʼ

[Thatʼs... complicated.] Sister Orb was also surprised by that discovery. [However, you definitely canʼt allow this Fragment to merge with the others in this state. Just like you said, chances are this sentience will take control of all the Fragments we have in our hands. Its strength will also be something we canʼt fight against, even if it is inside the Soul Gem Dimensional Realm.]

ʼSo we need to kill its sentience... right?ʼ Rean asked again.

[Thatʼs the safest option.] Sister Orb agreed. [As to how to destroy it... Itʼs hard to tell. After all, the sentience is inside the Fragment, and a Fragment of the Foundation is anything but easy to destroy.]

ʼDestroy?ʼ Rean got puzzled. ʼBut we need the Fragment, donʼt we? If we destroy it...ʼ

[Donʼt worry,] Sister Orb cut there. [The Fragment is already a broken piece of the whole thing. If you destroy it, you are basically breaking it into even smaller parts. As long as these Fragments still exist, you can merge them back together.]

Rean sighed in relief. ʼAlright... Now, how the hell are we going to destroy a Framgent? I wonder if even a Semi-Celestial has enough power to do such a thing.ʼ

*Rumble...*

Suddenly, the entire City began to tremble. All the energy in the surroundings is charged into the Black and White Sphere like torrents, quickly filling the Sphere.

Lotar wasnʼt going to sit there and watch, though. He had already sealed Fuhiroʼs cultivation, so he wasnʼt a problem anymore. Seeing that, he immediately charged as his Dark Red Flames burst forward with his raceʼs special corrosive laws.

*Boom!*

The Sphere was quickly covered in them, making it hard to see anything inside. However, the Sphere continued to absorb more energy even within the flames.

*Roar!*

Suddenly, Lotarʼs flames were forced back, while the White and Dark Sphere changed shape, taking the form of another beast. It looked exactly like the Light Beasts, although it wasnʼt made of Light Element only. It was equally filled with Dark and Light instead.