Chapter 1302: Complication after Complication

Jacob stared at the passage where Alexandra had disappeared while his burning eyes were filled with silent rage and regret. He had come extremely close, so close that even he had begun to believe he could actually kill her.

But she had escaped because of an oversight, and his fingers slowly tightened.

Jacob’s gaze remained fixed on the passage as his voice was cold, "Even Starfall isn’t enough..."

A terrifying killing intent slowly spread through the treasury.

"To deal with a UGS Heir!"

Jacob knew right now Alexandra was most vulnerable, and this was a chance that might not ever come, so he instantly thought about pursuing her by entering the mysterious passage.

Not to mention, he could continue firing and perhaps kill her before she escaped.

But Jacob’s rationality immediately stopped him, as the situation beyond that gate was unknown. Not only might that passage lead to the place where the God of Hollow Undead was sealed, but Destin Saint might be nearby, and Immortal Nimrod might be waiting.

Moreover, killing Alexandra was out of the question since she was an heir of UGS, and he knew she still had to use her Universal Godly Ability and might have hidden trump cards.

Unless he had power like Destin Saint or Immortal Nimrod, it was impossible to kill Alexandra unless her UGS was useless or she didn’t know how to use her brain, which seemed highly unlikely from her previous actions.

Lastly, the sacrificial energy had almost completely dried up, which means whatever this energy was for was about to be complete, or whoever created it was now stopping it to get rid of the anomaly who was stealing the energy, which was none other than Jacob himself.

Although letting go of Alexandra was regrettable, and Jacob could still take that risk, he didn’t want to face Destin Saint, for that guy was simply too powerful, and he might end up falling into a trap.

That’s why Jacob decided to abandon that thought, and he glanced toward the Life Bane Wheel. The torrent of vitality had become noticeably thinner.

’The medium is running out. Either the vitality’s medium had been exhausted, or whoever controlled the ritual had diverted the flow toward another region. Either way, I got more than enough from coming here, and since she had escaped, she’ll probably come back with reinforcements, so there’s no reason to remain!

’I’ll deal with her once I have a way to deal with Destin Saint. After all, as long as I have the Gluttony Mask, I’ll bump into her eventually, and I’m sure without it, she won’t be able to grow after a certain point, just like my situation with the Longevity Path Glory Gem.’ Jacob thought, with creepy coldness flickering in his flaming eyes.

Jacob had already learned much about the UGSs, and since even he was having difficulty progressing further because of a missing component of his Universal Godly Artifact, he couldn’t imagine what kind of miserable situation Alexandra would encounter, as she didn’t even have her UGA.

Moreover, he knew she hadn’t told Destin Saint about her UGA’s existence in Jacob’s possession because she was probably afraid Destin Saint would keep it for himself.

’She’s probably thinking she can get it from me rather than getting it back from Destin Saint since there is an abyssal difference in our strength and means.’

Jacob snickered, but he knew Alexandra’s reasoning was right, and he would’ve done the same in her shoes.

For several breaths, Jacob remained completely silent, and then his eyes gradually returned to a calm state.

The next moment, he slowly averted his gaze and called, "Black Mechanic."

"Awaiting command."

"Cease fire."

The countless weapons instantly stopped, and then, one after another, they began retracting into the darkness. The artificial star field disappeared, the enormous black weapons folded inward, their energy cores dimmed, and the Planet Destroyer returned toward its dormant form.

On the other hand, the Life Bane Wheel rotated behind him, and the final traces of sacrificial vitality flowed into it. He turned toward the Life Bane Wheel.

Although he had failed to keep Alexandra, there was still one thing he had gained from this battle: the first true test of Starfall, a completely unexpected phenomenon, and a new source of power that had emerged from the interaction between Magic-Nuclear destruction and shattered Laws.

Jacob’s gaze became profound. "Black Mechanic."

"Awaiting command, sir."

"Store everything you collected."

"Confirmed."

"We’ll study it later."

Jacob paused, and his hollow sockets glanced once more toward the passage. "For now, we leave."

Thereafter, the last weapon vanished, and the hidden treasury fell silent.

Only the sacrificial river continued to roar weakly in the distance, and somewhere beyond that ancient passage, Alexandra was fleeing anxiously with everything she had.

For the first time, however, she wasn’t fleeing from Jacob alone, but she was fleeing from the realization that the Cursed One had created something even she couldn’t confidently escape from.

Something that could turn the battlefield itself into a weapon, and became more terrifying the longer it destroyed.

But she had no idea that even Jacob had only just begun to understand what Starfall could truly become.

Right now, she was afraid that Jacob might pursue her, so she quickly wanted to regroup with Destin Saint and God of Hollow Undead.

Moreover, she was extremely frustrated about not being able to take down Jacob alone and retrieve her UGA, which meant that even if she wasn’t being constantly monitored by Destin Saint, she couldn’t retrieve it.

She clenched her teeth with hatred and frustration.

’What should I do now? Should I tell Destin Saint about this and seek his help? But what if he chose to keep it for himself? That bastard is far more terrifying than the Cursed One.

’However, I need it right now, or I won’t be able to grow any further, and that hateful Cursed One would continue to grow, especially if he managed to escape into the Upper Planes...’

The more Alexandra thought this way, the more frustrated she became because she knew time was not on her side, and every other option she had carried greater risk.

Right at that moment, just when Alexandra thought Jacob wasn’t coming after her, right in front of her, a swirling emptiness spread like a beastly maw.

Alexandra’s heart palpitated as she was appalled by this sudden anomaly, especially when she felt the darkness around her seemed to be afraid of that emptiness.

Thereafter, a hooded figure seemingly clad in abyssal nothingness, with only purplish flames licking under his hood, drifted out in slow strides.

It was none other than Immortal Nimrod!