[You left the World of Barbarian]
[World Bonus has been removed]
[Ding! You entered the World of Meta]
[Received +1.5 Strength, +1.5 Endurance as World Bonus]
[Will expire upon leaving the world]
As soon as the white screen that completely disabled my sense of sight disappeared, my eyes were met with a sight that I haven't seen for a month.
The near-crimson dusk sky of the World of Meta and the numerous tall skyscrapers was a sight that I certainly missed.
However, the eye-catching thing at the moment weren't those I mentioned. It was the numerous flying dark metal giants that were pouring out from the still obscured Moon down to the surface of the planet. Apart from that, there was also the smoke rising up from the ground coming from the explosions the said giants were making.
Looking around our surroundings, I tried to guess the location we appeared at from the landmarks that I remembered.
Not far from us was an enormous city protected by tall red-colored regenium-coated walls. The defense mechanism of the city was currently on red alert while Metagens both standard and mass-produced were lined up on the walls.
Upon seeing that, I immediately recognized it.
The capital of Eldur.
From being called the Principality of Eldur, Elise changed it to 'Eldur' after stripping Julian's sons off of their inheritance to the vacated throne.
Of course, they tried to rebel but with the assistance of the forces she managed to muster from her Order of the Light's Cradle, the concubines and Julian's offspring were sent into house-arrest while maintaining their previous lifestyle.
Elise became lenient to them since their claims were legitimate. However, if anyone tried to contact the remnants of the Dark Order or even the Dark World, she ordered the soldiers to initiate immediate execution on the spot as soon as they were found out.
With the current state of the world, she didn't want to rear those who would backstab the current United Alliance. She's already giving them a luxurious life despite being locked in their estates, that's the limit to what she could give them.
The capital wasn't being attacked though but the landmark near it.
Switching my gaze back to the place where the Darkgens were landing, the place that's currently being sieged is most probably the Eldur's Regenium Mine.
Nysia told me yesterday that those at the moon were currently silent. Did someone spread the news of my return? Or is this a planned assault by the Dark World?
Either way, if they're attacking this mine, the other two were probably being sieged as well, judging from the current lack of Transcendent at the Eldur's side.
Upon further observation, the walls around the Regenium mine were already breached. However, the defenders were still fighting valiantly against them.
Opposing those Darkgens, the red-colored standard Metagens of the former Principality of Eldur were fighting tooth and nail even if they're currently outnumbered.
There were also Specialized Metagen that could be seen fighting the Specialized Darkgens. However, with how many Darkgens dropping down from the sky, the enemies' numbers weren't decreasing even if they managed to cut down one or two of them.
Among the Specialized Metagens, a lot of them were familiar to me. They're members of the Aegis Battalion. There's even Lexie's Specialized Metagen that's chasing after five Specialized Darkgens.
However, the most eye-catching among the defenders was the familiar Specialized Metagen of someone close to me. The crown-adorned, reddish-yellow Metagen with a white cape draped behind it. Elise's Specialized Metagen, the Sunfire Princess.
Currently, she's valiantly fighting against eight Specialized Darkgens whose Pilots were probably Rank 5 Mortals with higher than normal Int stat or Brain Capacity in this world's terms.
Her Metagen is almost identical to Julian's Fireblood Sovereign but her ability which invokes golden flames made her appear like a miniature sun with its dazzling brilliance. As her Metagen's cape fluttered in the wind, it's leaving a trail of golden flames that burned the standard Darkgens hit by it, aiding the allied Metagens.
"This world… Daisuke. Do we have to help them?" Taking my mind off from admiring the nostalgic giant robot battles, Irja's question entered my ears.
Since they stepped in before me, they're already aware of the situation in front of our eyes. They're just waiting for my command on what to do since this is the first time they stepped into this world. Although it's fairly easy for them to identify the real enemies due to the wisp of Dark Energy being exuded by the Darkgens, one more reason was that they're also being awed by the metal giants.
"Of course, we will… Hmm? Yuko?" I answered Irja but after that, I noticed the abnormality about Yuko's Flux Energy.
It's currently rising.
A few seconds later, her Rank 2 Transcendent Aura spread open that encompassed less than half of the Eldur's Regenium Mine, instantly halting the movements of Metagens and Darkgens inside it due to the tremendous pressure it brought upon the Pilots.
Following that, an enormous surge of Meta Energy started to be sucked into her position, creating a zone filled with dense Meta Energy.
Right. Yuko is currently assimilating the Psyche-type Source Energy of this world. Along with it, the Psyche-type or Meta Pathway is being forcefully synchronized to the same level as her Physique-type and System-type Pathways.
"Alright. Reinys, Noelle and Caila. Watch over Yuko and call for your Door of Transcendence. The rest… Come with me. I'll show you something."
Reinys and the others acknowledged while the other four all excitedly crowded around me. Old Man Reol was also curious, although he's somewhat out of place with our current lineup, the old man was a veteran at playing calm.
Taking out the black sphere containing the All-black Ultimate Metagen, the Black Mist, I pressed it and threw it in front of me.
As soon as it got uncompressed, the 20-meter tall Metagen appeared in front of their eyes. I never had the chance to show it to them because of the lack of Meta Energy in its engine.
Although this isn't originally mine, showing off its beautiful visage to these girls, I was satisfied by their amazed expressions.
After I entered its cockpit, Zerina, Avelin, Erin and Irja followed inside.
Old Man Reol didn't enter the Metagen.
Well, I could guess what's going on in his mind. Although the cockpit was a bit spacious, being with me and my Companions was probably awkward for him. In that case, he's already content at flying behind us.
While the girls were currently admiring its slick interior, I activated the Metagen. After a few mechanical sounds, the Metagen started booting up starting from its engine.
Now that I'm back in this world, its engine could now suck in more Meta Energy to power it up.
With the girls still admiring the intricacies of the Metagen, the holographic interface and keyboard appeared along with the screen which shows what's being seen by the Black Mist's eyes.
Upon seeing that, the four crowded around as they watched me Pilot this huge lump of metal.
As soon as my hands landed on the holographic keyboard, they instantly moved and inputted numerous commands at a speed impossible for a Mortal to catch.
And as the Metagen recognized the commands, it started moving as it left behind a trail of dark wisps of Meta Energy, rushing over to Elise's side.
The Dark wisp was from Lucas' ability, since this is his personalized Ultimate Metagen, it could emulate a little of his ability.
Upon seeing that, Erin's eyes shined. With her fondness over the shadow or darkness properties, this Metagen was surely fit for her.
"Erin, why didn't you start assimilating to the Source Energy here like Yuko?"
"Later. I will be missing this experience if I did. Show me more of this metal's capabilities, Daisuke!" With a rare brilliance in her eyes, Erin encouraged me to do more tricks.
However, against the standard and Specialized Darkgens… They will become junk with my simple tap.
Although I had them come with me, these girls weren't really needed at the moment. I just wanted to let them enjoy the ride inside this Metagen.
The current battlefield was only filled by Mortal Ranks after all.
However, compared to that fight between the Mortal ranks at the World of Barbarian, it's nowhere near the destructions that these huge lumps of Metals could cause.
Because of my Energy Control and my Brain Capacity, the Ultimate Metagen was being utilized to its maximum. In less than five seconds, I already arrived in the vicinity of the mines and next to Elise.
Opening the communication channel, Elise's stress-filled face instantly relaxed and bloomed into a smile upon seeing me. "Daisuke! I thought you're an enemy. You're finally here… Uhm. I apologize for not being there to welcome you back, as you can see… we're all busy."
"I know. While we're cleaning this up, tell us the current situation. Ah right. Lexie. Long time no see."
Another screen popped up and Lexie's glasses-adorned face appeared on it. Although shocked at first, her expression also relaxed upon knowing that it's me.
"Daisuke! What long time? Your Incarnation's here just a few days ago. In any case, it's great that you're finally here. Nysia-- Your wife. She's up against more Transcendent than she could handle at the Empire's Mine."
"Tell me the direction. I'll go and assist her." Upon hearing that, Irja interjected.
"Uhh... You're the new—Ah! The Empire is located west of here. Thank you!" Surprised at the new face which appeared beside me, Lexie instantly recognized her.
Well, she's almost always at Nysia's side so she's also watching when I was talking to Nysia through the Interdimensional Communication.
After being given the direction, Irja asked for my permission. I acknowledged it, of course. And following her, Zerina also volunteered to help.
They're both strong Transcendents. There's no need for me to worry about them but just in case, I reminded them to contact me immediately if something happened.
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