Death... and me
chapter-2703

"This..." Rean and Roan didn't expect that. The system had already given them a quest related to the foreign fragment, so they thought it wouldn't intervene again until the quest itself was completed.

Still, there was one time the system intervened during a Spatial Transfer. It was back when the twins made their way to the Realm of Gods. Back then, the twins entered the portal to guide them and their friends to the Realm of Gods together, expecting to be brought to the Demon Beast Races' Territory. Yet, the system suddenly activated and changed the coordinates of their spatial transfer.

Later on, the twins found out the reason for that: The first Universe Foundation Fragment. They ended in a continent where the fragment resided, being protected by one of Soul Gem's old friends. That friend had a talk with Soul Gem's soul. He eventually passed the Fragment to the twins and let his own soul dissipate so he could finally reincarnate.

Now, seeing the system messing with another spatial transfer, which was bringing everyone back to the original form of the tower, the system saw an opportunity to bring the twins to the foreign fragment as well.

The twins didn't think much, though. That would definitely save a lot of time. Above all, they didn't know if they would end up being thrown into some other random corner of the Universe as this warped space disappeared, so it was even better.

Using their Divine Senses, they simply told Celis, Kentucky, and Kafan to enter the Soul Gem Dimensional Realm. That way they wouldn't get separated like happened back then. Luan was already in the Dimensional Realm anyway, so they only had to send these three inside.

Kafan, Celis, and Kentucky didn't ask why and simply let the Spatial Power of the Soul Gem Dimensional take them away. Now, only the twins were left behind. With a thought, Rean and Roan answered the system.

"Yes!"

[Coordinates set, changing destination.]

The Spatial Laws and Power around the twins quickly enveloped them in the midst of all the chaos. The twins' vision blurred even faster before they disappeared completely.

The warped space of the tower finally crumbled, returning the tower to its original form. Turns out everyone who had entered the tower had never left the first floor.

Sophia, Fansal, Sofrixa, Gragatou, Moloch, Flinyu, you name it. Everyone who had entered the tower and hadn't died yet appeared in the center of the first floor of the tower. Even Black Locust, who had absorbed more Chaos Laws and Energy than anyone else, managed to survive until now and appeared there.

"Careful! If we are all here, the Wonder Beasts must be too!" Sophia was the first one to compose herself and immediately shouted to the experts around.

Everyone quickly raised their guard and circulated their Choas Cultivation. Yet, a few seconds passed without anything happening. Only then did everyone understand that the Wonder Beasts were not there anymore. "Just... what happened?" Black Locust sat on the ground, visibly tired. He looked like he had been running for his entire life.

Gragatou narrowed his eyes. He was one of the experts who did not absorb any Chaos Laws or Energy from the Wonder Beasts, especially after Sansara's warning. He was relatively in good shape since he never became a target. "I found my way through over a hundred floors, but I seemed to never go anywhere, and the environment never changed. I thought we were trapped in some kind of Spatial environment, and this sudden change confirms it. Look outside."

Everyone quickly turned their eyes to the windows... Yes, now they could finally see the windows. They were able to easily spot the ground area, the same one they stood before entering the tower. "We... haven't gone anywhere!" Sofrixa, the Beholder, exclaimed. "There is no doubt it was a formation and a very high-level one at that," Sophia spoke. "Who of you broke it?"

Everyone looked at each other, but no one answered. It was hard to tell if any of them were hiding this information or if it truly was none of them. Seeing that she got no answer, Sophia changed the topic. "Forget it. We are lacking a few experts here."

Gragatou agreed. "The only doubt is whether they died, got caught by the Spatial Rifts, or are somewhere else in this tower."

"Hum?" It was then that Sofrixa saw someone it couldn't identify. "Who is this guy?"

Everyone looked in his direction. It was a devil, but no one had any recollection of the figure. "I have no idea," everyone spoke, including Black Locust.

The Devil's mouth twitched. Even if there were many Semi-Celestials there, the Devil couldn't help but curse. "Fuck you! How could you forget you threw me against that fucking Purple Wall just to check if it was dangerous? Then you simply entered the tower and left me behind. Did you forget that the Purple Barrier didn't allow you to leave the tower's range? If even you couldn't leave, let alone me! I'm only here because of you all!"

Black Locust, the very same culprit of that action, fell into deep thought. "Oh! I did do that, didn't I?"

Everyone felt enlighted. "Oh! It's him!"

And yet, they all asked at the same time. "How the hell are you still alive?"

Have you ever seen a Devil's tears? Well, if you were in that tower today, you would definitely have had the chance to.

Meanwhile, at the top of the tower, the twins' suddenly appeared inside a closed room. Right at the center, one could see an enormous Purple Crystal. It's light shot to the ceiling of the room, being absorbed by some kind of formation. Without a doubt, that was the source of the Purple Barrier that covered the tower's range and the entire Loporrits' Planet.

The twins didn't pay much attention to that, though. That's because they weren't the only ones there. On the other side of the room, two experts looked in their direction. They were Bracius and Xude, the two Semi-Celestial experts of the Vruve Organization!