Chapter 164: Had To Move Forward
Darian roughly scanned the karma concentrations across the planet. The whole place was overrun by Risen, but right now, they were in a deserted area with barely any around. The strongest ones were clustered in a specific spot, which meant there was something important over there.
They moved in that direction, but advanced with extreme caution. Darian used his senses to avoid areas with lots of Risen, dodging any kind of contact as much as possible.
Since they were covered by the black cloak, any Risen Chief or higher would just sense them as regular Risen. Of course, if a powerful one got too close, the chances of being noticed were huge. But Darian could feel a strong enemy way before that enemy could detect him. As long as they kept their distance, they’d be fine.
On this planet, the Risen had all kinds of shapes. They’d been created from beasts and other life forms. The skies were dangerous, since there could be flying Risen, but the ground... the ground was even worse.
In this universe’s past, there had been all kinds of natural life forms—plants, trees, and such. These life forms had consciousness, could talk, shapeshift, move around, and even fight. But all of them had been turned into Risen.
Carefully, they crossed many kilometers. The Summoners ran fast, and all three of them had wings to boost their speed.
The planet was dead—technically, there were no waters, no forests, nothing like that. It was just dry, barren desert with dirt mountains. Some places they could fly over, others they had to sneak through quietly.
It took them two days to reach an area where the concentration of powerful Risen was huge. Still... that was just the outer edge of something way worse. The center of it all... that’s where they needed to check.
Niara could clearly sense a strange aura in that area, and the two young Summoners’ expressions turned serious too. The feeling of danger around them was thick and real.
There was a super dense miasma up ahead; nothing could be seen with the naked eye. They kept moving forward, weapons in hand, staying on full alert.
After an hour of walking...