I guess in terms of useful information, hearing the name of their leader counts as very valuable. However, with our current level, that's pretty much telling the newbie heroes the name of the demon king they needed to take down at the end of their journey.
In essence, it's pretty much useless information that would only be relevant once we caught up to him. The question is… how long until we reach that level?
Maybe a few years?
I don't know. But considering I only needed sufficient Source Energy to blitz through Transcendent and Sage Realm – and my Companions could also do the same up until Rank 3 Sage – we truly just needed to find abundant sources of energy.
Fighting could also stimulate growth as a side-quest and to make sure that our homeworld would survive, becoming a thorn in this organization's side was a must. They could also be our treasure chest. They're a collection of different worlds, in one way or another, we'd find valuables in them.
Upon reaching this thought, I began laughing hysterically. It's an act but at the same time, it isn't.
"Do you think we will be scared of some Lord who isn't here? If he's as great as you say he is, I will be long dead. But look around you, are we at any disadvantage? For you to struggle against a bunch of Transcendents while fighting in your territory, isn't that shameful? Serpent Sentinel you say? More like, Squirming Worms who have no real strength but to bully the denizens of a Mortal World."
I clapped my hands once and a ball of my Flux Energy instantly emerged. With sufficient Energy Control and Energy Molding, it quickly changed shape into numerous energy spheres.
Even without using a skill, my Flux Energy alone could be used as a weapon.
Or so that's what I wanted her to see.
With that thought in mind, I controlled the Energy Spears and shot it upwards.
As it sped past the blizzard created by the veiled woman and Hikari's Glacial Domain, it hit something.
With the sound akin to a pained groan, thunderous rumbling ensued as the figure of the World's Will Incarnation became visible.
Yep. He's back from down below.
With my keen Energy Senses, there's no way he could sneak around.
"Curse you! Begone from my world!" the Incarnation growled as if that was going to help. But I guess I'd give him some points for that. He's not as cowardly as the one from the World of Spirits and he's decisive at banishing us.
Unfortunately for it, we already passed the point of being bothered by a mere Level 1 World's Will.
The Energy Spears pierced through the dark red clouds that it summoned and continued on its body.
Before it could even gather a tenth of the control I used on my Flux Energy, its body had long been shattered to pieces.
The sky became clear again and the rumbling of thunder subsided.
Of course, I only destroyed its Incarnation, the real World's Will was still in its own place near the Source Energy Core. In other words, it's beneath this floating island.
The Overworld Serpent Transcendents and the World's Will probably had no idea that we already pinpointed its location.
With that detail in mind, my plan was to surprise it after subduing this woman.
Wooosh!
Even before anyone could react to the destruction of the World's Will incarnation, my body transformed into an Energy Incarnate. Using the Short-distance Teleportation along with all of my Movement Skills and Spells, I instantly blinked in front of the veiled woman.
With a sweep of my hand, the veil and the tiara holding it flew off her head, revealing the woman's surprisingly gorgeous face.
With hair as white as snow and skin as pale as a sheet, she looked like an ailing woman. Furthermore, her eyes that were shining in ice-blue glimmer brought about an unexpected terrifying coldness.
I'm ashamed. I have been careless.
"Heh! What a foolish move! Your fate is in my hands now!" The unveiled woman jubilantly shouted. Her thin blue lips stretched from both sides, grinning viciously.
As soon as our gazes met, my whole body along with my overflowing Source Energy seemingly froze as system notifications from Tem flooded my mind.
[Master! I have no idea what kind of race she is but her eyes possessed a skill. A Unique Skill that even your Adaptability has yet to encounter!]
[Your Flux Energy has begun to freeze resulting in a status ailment Frozen]
[The estimated time for your Adaptability to fully analyze the Skill is five minutes]
[I'm afraid you have to hold out for that long before you can exercise full Control again]
[I suggest using Crest Release to expel all of your Flux Energy along with the one stored in your Noble Crest]
Reading all of those as well as the suggestion raised by the familiar in my system in a matter of seconds, I quickly put it into motion.
Rather than suffer five minutes of immobility that could clearly spell my death against the woman's hand, expelling all of my Flux Energy was the best choice.
I have faucets that could replenish it. However, releasing everything means all of my active skills will be deactivated. The faucets directed to Hikari and Dannae will also stop for a moment.
Unfortunately, I have no time to warn them about it.
Because in front of my eyes, even if I could perceive it in slow motion, the woman had already produced her weapon, a huge staff with a pointy ice-like crystal on its end.
She had already started casting whatever skill she prepared to kill me.
If I let her finish that before activating my Crest Release, I will truly become a goner.
That's why…
This was all or nothing!
"C-rest Re-lease!" I shouted in difficulty due to my almost frozen body.
As soon as that happened, my Noble Crest, something I didn't have that much opportunity to use before, instantly materialized.
It glowed in a blinding light akin to sunlight.
As the rune-like character that could easily be read as my own name reached its maximum glow, the frozen Flux Energy in me started being siphoned out of my body.
"Huh?! How can you?!" The white-haired woman was naturally astounded at what I did. She's certain that I got caught in her Unique Skill after all. I should've been a lamb brought to be slaughtered by her. She also failed to anticipate that I have something like the Crest Release in me.
And that's why, the same as me, she lacked the time to properly react. All she could do was finish her killing spell.
Fortunately, at the same time as she finished casting it, the blinding light from my Crest finally exploded between us!
BOOM!
As that deafening explosion ensued, I found my consciousness slipping out of my grasp. My whole body became racked in pain followed by a sense of powerlessness.
Having all of my Flux Energy drained, be it the one contained by my body or everything reserved in the container created through my Adaptability, going into a state of Energy Exhaustion was inevitable.
After all my talk of being a former Divinity, look at what happened… I got too overconfident… What an idiot!
[Your Flux Energy Reserves have been emptied]
[Energy Exhaustion status has been applied]
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"No! You can't escape from me after killing him!"
At the same time as those notifications filled my mind, the white-haired woman's shrill scream reached my ears. A second later, a sharp object stabbed into my chest.
At this point, falling into unconsciousness became inevitable. However, before all of my senses left my body, another notification popped into my mind.
[Bonds of Serendipity has been triggered!]
[Companion Noelle's Skill has activated: Heaven's Protection]
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