The First Peak of the Force
Page 38
“Something seems off, yeah…”
“The gates are wide open! They’re moving people to… Kai, they’ll use them as batteries. Listen, on my signal, activate the most powerful defensive technique you have. Otherwise, you’ll die! After that, go to the very center, because you’ll not be able to get out of the Tower.”
Kai didn’t argue. Rune’Tan’s existence also depended on his life, so he trusted him. On his signal, he did his best to protect both himself and his teammates.
The next moment, all hell broke loose. The circle in the center of the Tower, where Jiang Dao and a couple of other Blades were, lit up. Their group began to slowly disappear as the portal glowed brighter.
Everyone else stood frozen. Neither apprentices nor the other clan leaders could lift a finger while the Tower quickly drained energy from them, sucking them dry and threatening to turn them into mummies. Greed for power killed all those who were forced to come here.
“Holy Heavens,” Jiang Yong gasped, “what’s going on here?”
“It’s a trap.” Lily shuddered, remembering the expedition in Alkea.
“Why are we the only ones who can move?” Ivsim asked.
“Follow me if you want to live! Just believe me,” Kai said sternly and headed toward the portal.
His teammates exchanged glances. Lily and Ivsim nodded and followed. Jiang Yong hurried after them. Jiang Si hesitated but then went after them. Had he waited but a moment longer, he would’ve suffered the same fate as everyone else.
Ignoring the pleading looks of the unfortunate cultivators, Kai picked up his pace and stopped dead in his tracks halfway to the portal. It was still glowing brightly but there was no one inside. Jiang Dao and the others were probably already gone.
A message appeared before his eyes.
Attention!
Elize of Alkea demands the fulfillment of the oath.
Task received!
[Salvation]: Save Elize of Alkea by fulfilling your part of the oath.
Reward: none
To drop the task, activate [Punishment: Soul Destruction].
“Damn!” Kai blurted out, feeling the Tower’s pressure increase with each passing second. He had to apply Ultimate Focus. “Follow me.”
Remembering where the Serpents were stationed, he hurried to them. There were more than a thousand of them here, how the hell would he find her in time?
Kai didn’t know, but he couldn’t give up. However, either he was lucky, or Ultimate Focus helped, but he managed to find her even though she wasn’t wearing her armor.
Enveloping her in his energy, Kai isolated her from the Tower’s power. Elize fell to her knees, breathing hard. There was practically no ki left in her body.
“C’mon, get up, you’ll rest later,” Kai said, helping her to her feet.
“Elize?!” Lily blurted out in surprise.
“Later…” she replied weakly and gave her a smile.
Having helped her up, Kai hurried toward the platform.
“It’s a portal,” he said. “Hold on to each other, otherwise, we might get separated. Come on, hold each other’s hands. Quickly!”
The light engulfed them. But nothing happened. Kai started getting nervous, worried that they were late when they disappeared.
The Tower disappeared.
Everything disappeared.
Vision and other senses returned to them only after a couple of minutes.
A strong wind blew from below. The air was cold and wet, and there was a loud whistle and strong pressure in his ears.
The wind carried his curses into the distance when he realized that they were plummeting toward the ground. There, a few miles away was a depilated but familiar city.
Attention!
Welcome to a new world, traveler.
A modified version of the System is available.
Powers of all beings above the [Soul Stage] are subjected to limitations.
Soul Stage: -35% energy reserve
Exorcist Stage: -65% energy reserve
Elementalist Stage: -95% energy reserve
Beings of higher levels, access to world energy is blocked.
Attention!
Entry point: Gates of the Ecumene
Coordinates: nearest active world
Location of the world: Periphery of Ecumene
Last connection: 4 orbital years ago
World name: Earth
END OF BOOK 3
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[1] Author’s note: interspecies relationships are possible at higher levels, otherwise, there would be no people with a bloodline. This happens when creatures take human form.