Chapter 640
As multiple A-Class scouts are tasked with stealth missions across the world to survey the lands of three nations they believe to be in turmoil, the meeting in Monk's temple beneath Valor City continues.
While a quick history lesson on the old man's origins and his thoughts on the global economy shifting from education, natural resources, and real estate to dungeon diving and energy gathering is interesting, I'm more focused on the urgent future.
"These trials you speak of—tell me more. Why is everyone so certain these doors will open? I've done countless scans on the abyss, yet I can never sense anything within. Was there something I missed before it all awakened?"
I turn to Raven, then back to the old man.
"And the big three as well. I want to know everything about them. They'll be our biggest adversaries moving forward, correct?"
The old man smiles and glances toward the room's exit.
"To answer your questions about the trials and the abyss, I think it's best to explain further once we leave this temple. I can't use my mana equipment to show you the necessary data in here. As for the big three..."
He turns to Raven, and she responds to my second question.
"I know I haven't told you much, but that's because it's all I know. I've only met each of them a handful of times in my decades with the Order. I can give you physical descriptions and list the powers I'm aware of, but they stay in their fortresses, in central, to contain their power from the outside world. Even as a True Core, the few minutes I've spent in their presence made it feel like my mind and body were about to split in two. They're on another level..."