Chapter 1780: Silent enemy
Cain had no idea that his name had already reached the highest realms of the Crimson World. At that moment, he simply followed the Lord of the Void through the chaos, making his way toward the latter’s Divine Kingdom. His expression was solemn, growing heavier with each step. The weight on his shoulders was the result of knowledge, or more accurately the lack of it.
Along with the insight granted by the Oniric Truth, Cain had also obtained the Sun Lord’s memories. Though he had already gained some during their battle in the Demon King’s castle, these newly acquired memories were more complete. And yet, one thing remained absent—any useful information about the strange, otherworldly force that the Sun Lord had drawn upon to momentarily shackle the Demon King in the Primeval World.
It was a force that did not belong to the Sun Lord. That much was clear. Cain was convinced that someone—or something—of a far higher existence had used the Sun Lord as a puppet, orchestrating a proxy war against the Demon King.
For a brief moment, he had even considered the possibility that the Lord of the Void himself was that mysterious puppet master. But once Cain learn about the true power of the Demon King, he discarded that theory entirely. Even someone as formidable as the Lord of the Void would be crushed beneath that magnitude of strength.
When Cain absorbed the Sun Lord’s soul and True Name and delved into his mind, he had hoped to finally unravel the truth. Instead, he found only silence. A deliberate silence.
"Whoever that entity is," Cain thought grimly, "they erased every memory linking the Sun Lord to them. They could have killed him outright, but instead they chose a subtler, more clandestine path. Quiet. Untraceable. Conspicuous only to those who know what to look for."
He still did not know the identity of the entity manipulating events from the shadows, but one thing was clear—they valued secrecy above all else.
"You seem troubled," said the Lord of the Void, his deep voice cutting through Cain’s inner reflections.
Cain blinked and nodded, snapping out of his thoughts. "I’m fine," he said, steadying himself and returning his focus to the path ahead.