Novel Full Chapter 470: The Completely Out-of-Control Chain Reaction
The moment the two worlds reconnected, a massive energy tsunami immediately erupted within both worlds.
The energy tsunami from the Eternal World directly sucked in the already heavily injured sky-devouring behemoth and all the monsters surrounding the portal into the Eternal World.
The energy tsunami from the real world, on the other hand, violently sent Luca and the reviving Ancient Gods flying in opposite directions.
Luca was sent flying toward the Imperial Capital’s core area, while the Ancient Gods was sent flying toward the outskirts of the Imperial Capital.
Since both were severely injured, neither of them could take any action.
The energy tsunami did not only affect the area surrounding the portal; its influence quickly spread out and triggered a series of completely uncontrollable chain reactions.
The energy tsunami from the Eternal World completely destroyed the space around the portal’s exit, leaving a void in the Eternal Continent where no energy remained.
The appearance of the energy tsunami naturally drew the attention of many powerful beings within the Eternal World, and they could not overlook the sudden void that had appeared.
The various forces within the Eternal World, which had previously been embroiled in intense battles, all coincidentally chose to investigate the cause of the energy tsunami first.
As a result, the internal conflicts within the Eternal World became less intense than before.
The various factions in the Eternal World no longer had to be overly cautious of their enemies and could now devote more energy to other matters.
Meanwhile, in the real world, the energy tsunami completely destroyed all the districts outside the Imperial Capital’s core area.
The defense line of the Imperial Capital’s core area was even significantly shaken.
Everyone in the rooms guarding the area was shocked by the sudden arrival of the energy tsunami.
They had never felt such a powerful energy fluctuation before.
“What on earth is going on? Why is there such a powerful energy fluctuation? Could it be that a new, even more powerful monster has appeared?” one of the Imperial Capital guard members said in a panic.
None of the people around him could answer these questions.
They were all anxiously continuing to observe.
The Morning Star headquarters was also affected by the energy tsunami.
Drumph, for a moment, was unable to receive any more information from the outside.
Fifteen minutes later, when the energy tsunami had completely dissipated, the Morning Star headquarters finally received information from the outside.
“What exactly happened? Even a battle between a monstrously powerful monster and Luca shouldn’t have caused such a huge disturbance, right?” one of Drumph’s subordinates said, somewhat panicked.
Drumph, however, remained calm.
In a steady tone, he commanded, “Now is not the time to panic! Everyone must stay calm. We need to figure out what happened as quickly as possible.”
Following his orders, the Morning Star members quickly began gathering intelligence.
Though they moved swiftly, gathering enough information still required considerable time.
Drumph did not place all his hopes in his subordinates.
He felt that he should go directly to Luca, as Luca surely knew everything that had occurred.
With that decision, he immediately left the Morning Star headquarters.
At the same time, the Federation’s high-ranking officials were still holding an emergency meeting.
Many of them had also felt the immense energy tsunami from earlier, so everyone in the meeting room was uneasy.
They were all deeply concerned that the energy tsunami might signal another attack by the monster horde on the Imperial Capital’s core area.
While they were discussing this, a member of the Morning Star knocked on the meeting room door.
“Everyone, here’s the intelligence we’ve gathered from Morning Star! Though it’s not complete yet, it at least provides an overview of the situation,” the Morning Star member said.
This member had been sent by Drumph.
Drumph felt it was important to report the gathered intelligence as soon as possible.
The people in the meeting room quickly began reading the intelligence from Morning Star.
When they read that the monster horde had started to recede and the chaotic energy was continually weakening, the expressions on their faces finally relaxed somewhat.
“Although we don’t have all the details yet, I believe we’ve already overcome the threat of the monster horde. The next step is to focus on the reconstruction of the Imperial Capital,” the Vice President of the Federation said with a smile.
Everyone in the room nodded in agreement.
They all believed that the reconstruction of the Imperial Capital was crucial.
Only the generals still wore solemn expressions. They felt that the crisis they faced had not been completely resolved.
However, they now felt there was no need to say much more.
Everyone was very happy, and the generals didn’t need to step forward to pour cold water on things.
In a building not far from the Federation government headquarters, Congressman Devitt furrowed his brow as he looked toward the direction of the portal connecting the two worlds.
“The connection between the two worlds has been reopened. This seems like a good opportunity for me to return to the Eternal World. Should I go back now?”
He was extremely hesitant.
If he wanted to return to the Eternal World, he would need to seize the chaos and enter the portal quickly. Once the situation settled, the portal would definitely be sealed off tightly. After that, it would be very difficult for him to have another chance to enter.
But if he returned to the Eternal World now, he would certainly be ridiculed by the other congressmen. He hadn’t achieved any of his goals.
He hadn’t eliminated Luca, nor had he been able to fully control Zenith Technology Company.
Returning now would be like a wasted trip.
After thinking for a while, Congressman Devitt made a decision.
“I can’t just go back like this! I must at least bring the Origin Holy Grail back with me! Luca should have been heavily injured in the battle just now. Perhaps I should take this opportunity to strike.”
He quickly made up his mind and transformed into a mass of vines, diving underground.
About ten minutes later, Congressman Devitt and Drumph arrived at the heavily injured Luca almost simultaneously.
As soon as they saw each other, they immediately launched attacks.
Congressman Devitt was far stronger than Drumph, so he quickly gained the upper hand in the battle.
Drumph had no chance to counterattack and could only barely defend himself.
“You’re wasting your time. You’re no match for me!” Congressman Devitt said coldly.
In truth, he hoped that Drumph would retreat.
Although his strength was much greater than Drumph’s, and he could definitely defeat him with some time, what he lacked most right now was time.
Luca’s strength was gradually recovering. If Luca regained most of his strength, Devitt wouldn’t be able to defeat him in battle.
Furthermore, as time passed, members of Morning Star, the Imperial Capital Guard, and other strong individuals from the Imperial Capital would come here.
By then, he would be facing a siege from many powerful opponents.
Hearing this, Drumph coldly replied,
“Luca is the friend I trust the most! I won’t let you hurt him, no matter what!”
His voice was incredibly firm as he spoke.
Not far away, Luca heard these words and was slightly moved.
Initially, Luca thought that his relationship with Drumph was simply one of mutual use. He took care of things that Morning Star couldn’t handle, and in return, Drumph provided him with a vast amount of intelligence gathered by Morning Star.
It had always been an equal exchange between them.
But now, Luca felt that after working together for some time, their relationship had evolved beyond mere mutual exploitation. It had transformed into one of close cooperation, like that of allies.
“It seems like you truly trust Drumph now,” Sophia said softly.
She was in a very bad state as well.
Although she had prepared for the energy tsunami after Luca’s warning, she had still underestimated its power.
The impact of the tsunami had made her spiritual form extremely unstable.
She couldn’t afford to expend any more energy; even speaking, she had to do so in a whisper.
“I do fully trust Drumph now, but I don’t think he can truly stop Congressman Devitt. I should still offer him some help!” Luca said, tapping the Origin Holy Grail.
The last bit of energy remaining in the Origin Holy Grail surged quickly toward Congressman Devitt.
Upon sensing the energy from the Origin Holy Grail, Congressman Devitt immediately chose to flee.
Drumph looked hesitantly at the spot where Congressman Devitt had just been. He didn’t understand why the other had suddenly chosen to run away.
“He was dominating the battle just now. Why would he choose to flee?” Drumph muttered in confusion.
“That’s because he mistakenly thought my strength had recovered enough,” Luca’s weak voice came through.
In reality, Luca had used a bluff to scare Congressman Devitt off.
Drumph hurried over to Luca’s side.
He looked at Luca with concern and said, “You look terrible. I need to get you back to Morning Star headquarters so you can receive treatment.”
Luca nodded.
He really needed to head to a completely safe place to rest.
In the battle on the outskirts of the Imperial Capital, he had suffered very serious injuries.
Additionally, since his previous injuries had never fully healed, the new wounds he had sustained meant that his recovery time would be much longer than before.
He would need at least half a month to recuperate and restore his condition.
This meant that, over the next half month, he would have to rely on his allies to maintain the situation and prevent it from collapsing entirely.