Arthur realized something was wrong, a grave danger if he prolonged his stay here but he didn't understand fully the scope of such danger yet.
'This place is the graveyard of stars and planets. Over time an endless number of planets entered here, crashed and merged together under the help of the time and space distortion unique to this zone.'
'Ding! So we aren't actually living inside one dimension, at any time this dimension we know might swap and another dimension would appear out of nowhere.'
"And?" Arthur didn't know what was so grave about this.
'If you moved inside another dimension, how can you even return to your home?' the golden dragon said in some panic, 'if another dimension came out of nowhere then you'll lose your way home.'
"I should wait until the dimension swap with this one, right?"
'Ding! Wrong!' the system sighed, 'Ding! There are many dimensions here to even count!'
Arthur suddenly got the idea before two things popped up inside his mind. "That being is already trapped inside another dimension… that's why he prevented you from entering, and was surprised to see me there," he muttered while many ideas popped up in his mind at the moment.
"Damn! That girl… she isn't trying to summon those of higher realms, but another dimension here!"
This hit him and others like thunder in the middle of a clear sunny day, silencing them all in a very gratifying way. Arthur couldn't think that his enemy was so ruthless to send himself and hers inside such a nightmare.
"No," he suddenly shook his head, "she must have a way to escape… that portal she once used… it's not opening in this world but another one!"
'Ding! I bet it's,' the system said, 'Ding! You need to use her to your advantage.'
"Her weakness," his eyes ruthlessly shone before adding, "I need to move against her then."
'You…' Gege was instantly enrgaged but he totally ignored her.
"We need to organize our priorities," he muttered before adding, "we need more intel. Please go and ask about more data from the world's will."
'Ding! I will,' the system knew how critical their current situation was. without any data then they would stay here without knowing when the danger would strike them.
'Why not kill her?' the golden dragon suddenly said.
'It's a very nice idea,' Gege agreed, 'invite her inside and let me play with her.'
"You two…" Arthur could only sigh, "if I can do that then why would I take all the trouble to just make sure she wouldn't stay off my sight? Do you think I want to pump and ride her? She is my deadliest enemy, the hardest I met so far to deal with!"
'But…'
"We can consider that after stealing her potions," Arthur decided, "as she wouldn't let this matter pass by simply without a proper fight."
'Then you should lure her inside me first,' Gege was fixed over letting her in.
"Y'know saying it this sounds weird," Arthur couldn't help but laugh, "anyway let's just organize things… First we need to start that grand array inside you. How is the egg?"
'It's still locked in place,' Gege said, 'and that crazy girl of yours still pumping the shield so far.'
"This…" Arthur suddenly recalled Anna, "Thinking of her… she seems quite suspicious now."
'She just wants to eat the egg, like me,' Gege said like it was a normal thing.
"But she lied to me," Arthur said.
'She didn't say anything except what you offered as an explanation,' Gege said, 'in fact I see her actions normal.'
"You knew?"
'From day one,' Gege laughed, 'you are the only oblivious one here.'
"Just keep an eye on her," he said before adding, "and drive her away from the egg. I don't want any problems at the last minute."
'Done.'
'What about the array?' the golden dragon said, 'it requires a lot of energy. Using only yours would end up in prolonging the process.'
Arthur paused for a moment before saying, "Can you provide me with an energy absorption array?"
'Like this one?' the golden dragon muttered, 'it's simply impossible! That array is way too advanced for my old brain to comprehend.'
"I didn't mean that," Arthur shook his head before adding, "I wanted something alike but much simpler."
'For what?'
'He wants to use the monsters inside and harvest all their energies,' Gege said before remarking, 'cold hearted dragon.'
"That's the fastest and most feasible way here," he helplessly smiled before adding, "if you have a better idea then please provide it."
'…'
She didn't speak and Arthur only sighed, "the problem now is to determine if the number of monsters inside is enough or not."
'Also you'll need more workers,' the golden dragon said.
"That one day… It's simply too hard to do it within this short time!"
'I think there must be something related to the dimension that old dude is sealed inside,' the golden dragon said, 'and if that's true then it's of our best interest to turn that dimension off before it becomes a disaster.'
"Let's wait for the system then," Arthur couldn't help but sigh, "we also need to gather more people. How are those coming here? Are they increasing or decreasing in number?"
'They are increasing for sure,' Gege confidently said, 'but the ones arrived at your place are still few.'
"This…" Arthur couldn't help but pause, not only from this important lack of workers but also because Doaf and Deem moved towards him with dejected looks over their faces.
"Failed?" he asked as he was much prepared to hear that now.
"We tried… everything," Deem sighed.
"There is something strange here," Doaf remarked, "every time we locate the higher realm of grandmaster everything we do simply crashes down."
His face told Arthur they tried this many times already and in the end they all failed.. It was obvious to these two that this world had something to interfere with their scanning arrays.
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