Death... and me

Chapter 2992: Act with caution

The Golden Crow noticed its own problem and immediately ignored the cultivators below. Instead, it looked into the distance, seemingly aware of what was happening. Right after, it took flight and disappeared to the south of the palace.

Everyone was dumbstruck by those events. It had the power to destroy them all without resistance. No treasures would help them there. Yet, before it started to massacrate everyone present, it began to fall apart somehow. Then... it just left.

Rean and Roan looked at each other, feeling confused. Not that the Golden Crow was falling apart, but because of its Space Bending Realm.

'This Werdlem Empire is really weird... I couldn't feel it.' Rean couldn't help but comment. Roan understood why. 'Indeed. I couldn't feel the suppression of the Mortal Realm either.' Back in Lisan, the laws of the Mortal Realm always try to reject those who aren't supposed to be there. The twins went there back then and had to leave after a while. The suppression of laws was very apparent, and it was easy for anyone near to notice as long as they had the necessary cultivation to feel it. However, the twins have a Peak Divinity Realm Soul, but they still can't feel anything.

'Could it be we just didn't feel it because our cultivation is too low... I thought our soul was enough to make up for our senses,' Rean commented.

[No, that wasn't it.] Sister Orb immediately spoke. [I also didn't feel anything, and I don't have issues of cultivation since I don't have any. To be honest, I didn't even know that 'sun' was actually a Golden Crow. No, calling it a Golden Crow isn't really correct either.]

'What do you mean?' The twins asked back.

[Didn't you see how its body seemed to crack down? It will take some time for it to truly fall apart, but that isn't something you would expect of such an existence. To be honest, it felt more like a puppet than anything else.]

Rean pondered a bit and comprehended the situation better. 'Well, that makes sense. But I wouldn't call it a puppet, either. It is more like a projection or a guardian of sorts. Well, who knows? Perhaps the suppression acts differently in this Universe. After all, it was breaking down, so that might be the result of this Universe's suppression.'

[True, I can't deny the possibility.] Sister Orb didn't think much about it. [Anyway, don't waste your time. With it gone, the Sunlight Energy around the tower will diminish soon, perhaps even disappear. Get ready to enter the hut.]

The twins nodded. Roan looked in the direction of the other experts, and they all seemed to understand the same thing. Regardless if the monster disappeared or not, it was a fact it was kind of protecting the tower. Now that it was gone, that was their chance to get inside.

Not everyone stayed behind, though. Some of the experts immediately left, following the Golden Crow. It seemed to be dying or something like that, after all. It also had a power much higher than a Transition Realm expert, so who could say the Divine Werdlem Stone wasn't inside it? Everyone understood that possibility, but it was a gamble. Some risked to follow the crow, and the rest stayed.

The concentration of Sunlight Energy quickly reduced at a rate everyone could feel. The twins ended up being the first ones to move, though. After all, the hut was close to the tower but wasn't in the tower itself. The Sunlight Energy there wasn't as bad.

Entering the hut, it looked pretty ordinary. The furniture was made of the trees of this realm, so they still brimmed with Sunlight Energy. The twins ignored it all and went to the left corner mentioned by Sister Orb. Finally, one of the pieces of furniture aside, revealing a small entrance to the underground. Without wasting time, they jumped inside and moved the furniture back to its position.

Outside, the Sunlight Energy continued to reduce in concentration. Finally, it reached a point where the experts could barely resist it, so they all charged into the tower at the same time. No one fought anyone, though. If they did, others would jump ahead, and that would be bad. All that mattered was to find the Divine Werdlem Stone first.

Inside, they had several paths to take, so the groups quickly spread. No one liked that gamble, but there were no clues. Not even the Sun Urpins they brought together could tell which path was the best.

Underground, the twins moved in the direction of the tower. Sister Orb had said the treasure room was underground, after all. 'Sister Orb, are there any formations or traps on the way?' [Not that I can see. But I can't discard the possibility that something I can't detect is hidden on the way, so be careful.]

They quickly arrived below the tower and stopped in front of a huge golden gate. The picture of the Golden Crow could be seen on it, looked very life like. The twins nodded at each other, and each one pushed one of the sides forward. The gate opened slowly, revealing the contents of the room to the twins.

*Pin!*

[Higher Werdlem Connection material found. The system requires permission to assimilate and attune with the material's properties.]

The twins didn't expect that. The system never asked permission for anything. All it asked was confirmation for the upgrades they selected, but never permission. Well, they wouldn't deny it anyway. 'Go ahead.'

[Warning! The assimilation might be detected by the Werdlem Empire.]

'This...' Rean and Roan didn't know what to do.

Well, Sister Orb immediately spoke. [Just go ahead. Without it, the system might never come back online. It is worth the risk. Besides, even if you are detected, it doesn't mean you will die straight away, right? Unless, of course, you don't need me anymore.]

'That's a very tempting suggestion,' Rean and Roan spoke at the same time.

[Why are you always like this...] Sister Orb was helpless.

Nonetheless, the twins had to accept it for the sake of the system. 'Alright, go ahead, system.'

[Permission granted.]

The Control Orb came out of its spatial gap and immediately pulled the crystal where Sister Orb was inside. The crystal disappeared inside the Control Orb, merging with it.

[Integration Process initialized.]

[Reading the connection of higher energies. Attunement in progress...]

[Foreign scanning detected. Blocking signal...]

The twins got nervous. At their level, they would be nothing but ants if the Werdlem Empire

focused on them.

[Scanning successfully blocked.]

The twins sighed in relief.

[Be aware,] the system continued, [even though the scan was blocked, the fact a scanning

process was initialized means that the system attunement with the Werdlem Empire was detected. Hosts must act cautiously.]