Death… And Me

Chapter 3587: Big Mouth

They paid attention as Celis spoke. ”You all are afraid that we, with our lower cultivations, will run out of energy first, right? So, how about this: We will use slightly less Divine Energy than the rest, while the rest of you use slightly more. That way, we, the weak ones, can last longer.”

”Ha!” Shonror felt like he heard a joke. ”You are kidding, right? There is no way we will do such a thing. I would rather risk allowing this shield to disappear and me having to fare for myself than risk running out of energy to make up for your lack of reserves.”

Sesahi and the others nodded. ”Same here. It’s exactly because we don’t know how far we have to go that we will instead keep our reserves.”

Celis sighed in response. ”And what if someone holds back? Wouldn’t that end in the same way? Besides, don’t forget no one here can fly. What will you do? Swim inside the ocean?”

In fact, everyone had already thought of that possibility. Since the platforms need Divine Energy, what stopped some of those providing it from holding back and letting the rest use their reserves first? That might actually be a good way to get rid of the competition by letting them grow weaker first.

”That is not gonna work, look,” Rean spoke and quickly made a demonstration. He reduced the amount of Divine Energy he was sending into the platform. Immediately, the shield around Rean’s platform became a lot fainter, and he was forced to divert the extra Divine Energy to protect himself against the heat and Yang Energy.

Of course, Rean quickly resumed his use of Divine Energy, and the shield went back to normal. ”You see? If you try to save Divine Energy, your shield won’t be able to hold the harmful energies from outside. That will force you to act directly against the Heat and Yang Energy. Give it a try, and you will see that you will expend way more Divine Energy doing that than keeping the platform well-fed.”

The others narrowed their eyes. With Rean’s demonstration, they understood trying to sneakily hold back on how much energy they give to the platform was out of the question. Of course, the others still gave it a try, just in case Rean was fooling them somehow.

In the end, the shields got weaker, and the various experts around the giant sphere were forced to use way more Divine Energy to protect themselves. ”He is right. Trying to hold back will actually only accelerate our demise.”

In the end, Celis’s idea of using less energy because of his lower cultivation wasn’t feasible. ”Seems like my idea was pointless. Forget I said anything.”

Some were actually relieved that it was the case. At the very least, it was easy to see if someone tried to hold back. Even better, holding back would actually be worse, so there was no risk anyone would try it... at least while they think this arrangement is beneficial to themselves.

*Uommmg...*

Suddenly, the sphere increased its speed, and it began to rush through the searing wind. Due to that, the Yang Energy and Heat slammed on the shields of the platforms, causing them to grow weaker. Without any choice, everyone saw themselves forced to increase the amount of Divine Energy they were providing to their own Platforms.

That situation continued for around a minute before the sphere slowed down. The ocean of molten metal still extended far and wide.

”What was that just now?” Kentucky asked.

”Might be part of how this place works,” Meconth commented. ”Pay attention, everyone. We don’t know if this sphere will increase its speed again.”

Rean pondered a bit as he looked at the sphere. That sudden acceleration seemed weird. ”Perhaps...”

He turned to everyone. ”Guys, just test it for a second. Increase the amount of Divine Energy you are sending into the platform. If I’m correct, it will increase its own speed again.”

The reason Rean asked that was because the acceleration happened right after everyone finished testing their platform shields. At that moment, they quickly fed the platforms with more energy so their shields could recover faster. Perhaps it was also due to it that the Sphere reacted the way it did.

It was just one second, so even those who didn’t like the twins’ group that much didn’t mind trying it. The more information, the better.

*Uommmg...*

Sure enough, the Sphere shot into the distance once again, but this time, just for a few seconds, and then it slowed down. The amount of extra energy it received this time wasn’t as big, so it didn’t do much.

”As I thought. We can control the speed of the sphere, but we need to use more Divine Energy for that. What do you want to do?” Rean explained and finished with a question.

The meaning was obvious. They could simply give more Divine Energy to the sphere, and their travel speed would increase several times. But, at the same time, they would use a lot more energy.

”There doesn’t seem to be any risk of someone holding back either,” Riraru said as he noticed the changes. ”Our shields grow stronger when we inject more Divine Energy into the platforms, so if we increase the Sphere’s speed, everyone will have to help. If someone doesn’t, the rest of us will know straight away since your platform shield won’t show your contribution.”

It was a method to get past this ocean of molten metal faster without worrying about someone not using as much energy as the others. But would it be worth it? For that, they would need to calculate how much faster the sphere was going compared to how much more energy they were spending.

Kentucky narrowed his eyes. ”I don’t think this ability to increase the speed of the sphere was made so we could travel faster.”

As if hearing Kentucky’s words, something happened outside.

*Blu, blu, blu, blu...*

*Shua!*

Out of nowhere, a giant wave of molten metal took form, coming at their group from behind. The size of it was so big that it made the giant sphere look like nothing but an ant in front of a mountain.

Everyone glared at the Minokawa. ”You and your big mouth.”