NOVPUB[Yeah, it is under that organization. In any case, we can just enter it and kill anyone who tries to stop us. Those are low-grade criminals who have done some really nasty deeds, after all.]
Nodding, Lucian sped up the car, driving toward the direction Zero pointed.
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It wasn't long before Lucian stopped his car in front of an average-looking house. Clothes were hanging on the balcony, and children were playing outside. Old men were walking around, and there were quite a lot of people there.
"There is nothing out of the ordinary here, but I can sense the energy of a chasm from under those houses." His expensive car brought the attention of many people toward him— especially children who began to run and play around it.
'There are more than twenty people guarding the chasm, but the strongest ones are only at 2nd Phase. At least that part is going to be quite easy.' Lucian scanned the area and found the locations of all the awakened men without any trouble.
He took a couple of steps forward, and suddenly, Lucian disappeared. A few of the people who saw this scene were startled, but Lucian didn't care much. Just a few days later, the Earth would be in chaos anyway.
In the next moment, he appeared in the underground area in a large hall where dozens of men sat on chairs just talking to one another without a care about anything.
Something red flashed in their sight, and suddenly the world began to revolve, none of them even had the time to blink and then the heads of all the men hit the floor before rolling around.
"Now that the pests are gone, let's get this done with," Lucian mumbled as he prepared himself for another round of absorption of a large amount of energy, but his steps halted as Zero's message appeared in his mind.
[Wait, you are going to try that stunt again, right? Well, that is obvious—otherwise, you wouldn't come to such a weak chasm where more than half of the creatures are already dead. It won't be of any help to you, so absorbing the energy of the planet itself is what you are planning to do.
Although it is effective, it has a very high risk. Instead, let's try something. I've got a great idea—if it works, which it most probably will, then we will be able to increase our strength much faster.]
"Oh, what is this genius idea of yours?" Lucian asked and carefully read the text that then appeared in his mind. He nodded, feeling that it might actually work.
"Although this plan is good, it also has limitations, like we can't use it for stronger chasms or that 5th Phase that still hasn't been cleared. Anyway, let's give it a try."
After speaking, Lucian wasted no time as he raised his hands, and Velm shot out, soon transforming into five red giants covered with countless tiny insects and black flames.
All three of them looked much stronger than before, and they wouldn't disappear even after a long time—of course, unless they were destroyed completely.
"Alright, the three of you will enter. One and Two will slaughter all the creatures inside, while Number Three will absorb energy directly from the core of the planet.
Do your tasks as soon as possible." After speaking, Lucian created a smaller version with Velm, which would stand right outside the chasm.
As the three giants charged inside, all three of them were attached to the smaller one outside through a small rope that was made of Velm as well. With this, even if the planet got destroyed, Lucian would still be able to take all the energy.
After a few seconds, when the two giants started killing the creatures, the fog they absorbed was transferred to the one standing outside. Lucian heaved a sigh of relief, seeing that it succeeded—though Zero must already be aware of this since she could see the future.
"Now all we have to do is wait, and soon all the energy will be absorbed and that planet will be gone. I can just send Velm out to different locations to gather energy for me, and I don't think most men here will be much trouble for it to deal with."
Lucian thought and soon made plans, getting the locations of all the chasms up to 4th Phase from Zero.
Two hours had passed, and Vritra could sense the overwhelming energy that was being filled into the Velm giant present outside. He waited and saw the lights of the gate dimming, and cracks appeared on it.
BOOM
Just as some more time had passed, the chasm finally exploded, indicating that all the energy of the planet had been absorbed. After seeing that all the energy had been extracted successfully, Lucian concluded this plan as a complete success.
He called back Velm, and instantly a huge amount of energy—though less than the previous time—surged into his body. Lucian enjoyed the overwhelming feeling as he absorbed all of it.
His strength increased rapidly. The energy of a planet, even if it was at the 3rd Phase, was quite large. Though it wasn't enough to let him evolve to the next stage, still, it was a huge jump. With more chasms like these, Lucian would grow a lot stronger.
"Haa, t-that was fantastic. Zero, good job; this time I didn't get injured like the last time. Now we can attack various chasms at the same time.
Before I return to the Reverse Earth, I should finish as many chasms as possible." Lucian mumbled to himself after he had finished absorbing all the energy. Strong waves rippled around him, releasing a terrifying aura.
[Yeah, and if we try the same thing on that Earth, then who knows how strong you will grow. After all, the number of chasms there is much larger, and also there are higher phases of chasms.]
Lucian nodded but then wondered, "If some disaster occurs on both Earths when that time ends, then will the time of one Earth stop while I am on another? If not, then which Earth should I be on?"
[I don't think you have to worry about that. I can't clearly see the future surrounding that occurrence, but you should just bring everyone you care for somewhere near you so you can protect them in case something dangerous appears.]
Lucian nodded as he suddenly disappeared from the underground area. He couldn't use teleportation, but his strength and speed were already so high, each cell of his body was brimming with energy.
He appeared high in the sky, two red wings flapping softly behind his back as he flew toward his car while marking the locations of all the chasms in his mind to send various giants of Velm to do his tasks.
Lucian landed near his car, once again surprising many people who wondered how he fell from the sky. Then he sat in his car and drove away.
"After sending Velm to all the chasms around, I will go and meet my dear mother. I wonder how long it will take me to completely ruin her," Vritra wondered, a sadistic smile appearing on his face.
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