Death... and me

Chapter 3695: Plan of Action

Foliana had left with Tanxan at the time. Still, Rean didn’t expect the two to still be traveling together.

-Rean, we didn’t find a way out of the Werdlem Empire’s Bubble, but we did find something about the Great Void Shifter. We are near the central area of the Divine Realm. What about you guys?- Foliana asked.

Rean and the others were surprised by the coincidence. "Well, I’ll be damned. We are actually considering our next steps, and part of that involves verifying the Great Void Shifter. Anyway, let me put you guys up to everything that has happened to us so far."

And so, Rean spent a while talking about the adventures they went through. Now and then, Kentucky, Celis, and Roan made a few additions here and there, too.

On the other hand, Foliana and Tanxan told the twins’ group what they did after they got separated. Different from the twins’ group, they did not go out through the Evernight World. Instead, they used another one of the danger zones.

The reason the twins’ group used the Evernight World was because of the robots they acquired, like Qwerty. For Tanxan and Foliana, they were luck to find information about a path through one of the danger zones. They gathered a group of experts and put their plan into action.

Many died on that trip, but ultimately, Tanxan, Foliana, and a few others managed to make their way into the Divine Realm. From there on, Foliana and Tanxan focused on searching for a way out of the Universe and the Werdlem Empire while they also cultivated.

In fact, Foliana had surpassed Tanxan during their cultivation sessions. Her Red Lightning Hawk Bloodline and the Cultivation Technique Roan made for her were the two greatest factors in this fast improvement. Of course, her Divine Werdlem Stone’s sentience, Tony, definitely helped a lot too. Let’s not forget that the system even gave the twins a quest to find a worthy host for the Divine Werdlem Stone, which turned out to be Foliana.

"Oh! You’ve reached the Peak Stage of the Elemental Space Realm! That’s pretty impressive!" Rean commended the girl.

-Hmph!- Tanxan snorted. -She only managed to cultivate this fast because I was with her. Who do you think was responsible for most of the Divine Stones used in her cultivation?-

"Hahaha!" Rean laughed in response. "I can totally see that. Tanxan is a great formations master, and an inscription master as a result. No doubt you made quite some profit with your knowledge."

-It’s good that you understand.- Tanxan was satisfied.

-Don’t speak like I did nothing,- Foliana wasn’t as happy, though. -After I caught up to your cultivation, Tony and I were the ones to deal with the battles. You also worked me to the bone to help you with your formations.-

-Fine... I suppose you contributed around 1% of the total efforts.-

Foliana’s mouth twitched. -I knew I should have left you behind back in that Demon Beast Territory. You truly don’t know how to appreciate one’s contributions.-

Roan stopped them there. -Alright, enough with the bullshit. Tanxan, are you confident to guide us through the Great Void if we manage to leave the Universe or the Werdlem Empire’s bubble?-

Tanxan pondered a bit. -I would need to take a look at the Spaceships of the Werdlem Empire. And there are probably quite a few different ones depending on the Universe. To be honest, I would rather use Rean’s initial idea. It is better to build our own Spaceship to make sure there are no hidden codes or any other shit that could be used to track us down.-

"But that would need to use the Werdlem Empire’s components and blueprints anyway. Wouldn’t that be the same?" Zangeshu asked, concerned.

Tanxan spoke with confidence there. "If we buy the components separately or even build them ourselves, I’m sure I can keep it free of problems. Well, we are still talking about something that won’t happen anytime soon. Even Rean and Roan’s group is still in the Middle Stage of the Space-Time Realm."

"I’m also curious about what this Charybdis Mother intends to do to help us go out. She did mention something about you using your own Lisan Universe’s power since you are Lisan’s Owners, right? I wonder how she would do that."

"She is one of the ninety-nine primordial demon beasts, after all..." Rean spoke, also clueless about what the Charybdis Mother wanted to do. "From what we found out, the Werdlem Empire Bubble uses the power of twelve Primordial Beasts locked inside to keep the Bubble intact. Well, we aren’t really interested in the Primordial Beasts, to be honest."

-Forget that.- Tanxan gave up in the end. -As I said, I’m curious about what she wants, but it doesn’t look like a priority. If Roan is right about a hub, then we have no reason to go back to the Charybdis. You already set her free, right? She can do whatever she wants.-

"That’s true," Rean and the others nodded. "She can be our plan B for now."

-Considering the implications of a Primordial Beast, I would rather leave her as a Plan F or G,- Tanxan told his piece.

-Alright,- Foliana cut in, -We are now aware of what we have gone through so far. What now? Go the the Great Void Shifter? If we do manage to use it, where do we go from there?-

Rean laid down the options. "It’s either Universe F974, where we might find Kentucky’s Parents, or..."

"Or we talk to Rifindio and try to find where this other Universe that has a corrupt system is located," Roan concluded.

-We obviously should look for Kentucky’s parents first!- Foliana didn’t think twice. -Not only is it important to him, but imagine everything I can learn about the history of another Universe! It would be great!-

Kentucky wanted that too. But he also knew finding this other system was important. "Well... nothing stops us from checking F974 before trying to find this other system right after."

"But if we decide to go look for this corrupt system, we can’t leave right now," Celis added. "We need Rifindio’s authority as the new Universe Owner in the Werdlem Network to find where this corrupt system is located. That’s what our Celestial Soul System probably wanted us to do."

"Well, the system only said we needed a higher level of access to the Werdlem Network." Rean knew there were probably other ways. "It doesn’t necessarily mean it has to be through Rifindio. Of course, that seems the easiest way at the moment. If we go with that, the plan of action is simple. Wait for Rifindio to take the position as Universe Owner, use his authority to look for the information, then go to Universe F974 to look for Kentucky’s Parents, and from there, go after the corrupted system if necessary. Finally, we try to find a way out of the Bubble."