NOVEL NEXT Chapter 2158: [WHAT ARE YOU DOING!?]
"Did you find anything?"
Serion asked as another Light Born appeared in front of him, but this time, his usual calm was nowhere to be seen.
His breathing seemed a bit ragged, his hands held the Light Born's shoulders in desperation, and his eyes searched for answers.
He needed an answer.
Something.
Anything would do.
Thirty minutes had passed. Eleven Light Borns had returned from their search, and none of them had brought any good news. At this point, Serion was at his wits' end.
He needed to report back to the Supreme World quickly. If he didn't find anything soon, this…
This might spell his end.
This was the reason he so desperately clung to the Light Born as if he were his last hope.
But…
"No…"
The Light Born shook his head with a solemn look on his face, just like the others had.
"I searched a total of fifty worlds that had even the slightest bit of relationship with Greenmarch and its people, but I didn't find any link to the Anomaly."
He explained.
Greenmarch was a lowest-level world. It had next to no connections to the rest of the worlds anyway because of how insignificant it was. But even then, these Light Borns forcefully found Greenmarch's connection with other worlds. They even investigated the worlds the people of Greenmarch had visited once or twice.
Yes, even a link as weak as that was investigated, but…
The answer was still the same.
Nothing.
But of course, Serion couldn't give up.
"Did yo—"
He tried speaking, but then—
RUMBLE RUMBLE RUMBLE
THUNDER THUNDER THUNDER
The familiar trembling began again.
Once again, the people of Gracevale stared above, their faces panicking. Of course, the protective artifacts given by the Supreme Factions were activated, avoiding any damages, but this was already the third time the universe had reacted. Not just the ordinary people of Gracevale—
Even the Light Borns themselves were alerted, scared even, especially Serion.
He was ordered to investigate the matter by the Light Infinity himself, but even after more than thirty minutes had passed, he had nothing.
What's worse?
The universe was reacting again.
It meant that the enemy… was still active.
RUMBLE RUMBLE RUMBLE
THUNDER THUNDER THUNDERA grim look appeared on Serion's face as he stared at the sky. The rest of the Light Borns had the same expressions as him.
And then suddenly—
Bzzz Bzzz Bzzz
Serion felt a buzz.
The artifact given to him by the Supreme World was trembling.
The Light Infinity…
He was contacting him. He wanted to know what Serion had found out, and Serion… he had no choice but to answer the call despite having nothing to say.
With shaking hands, he took out the Call Artifact from his dimensional storage, and the moment he picked up the call—
[WHAT ARE YOU DOING!?]
A shout was heard.
A shout that shook not just Serion but everyone around him. A voice so strong that anyone who was not a Light Born instantly collapsed the moment they heard it.
Within a single moment, the entirety of Gracevale passed out and turned silent like a wave.
"Lord Light…"
Serion tried to answer but—
[SERION! WHY HAVE I NOT RECEIVED ANY REPORTS YET!?]
The 'Lord Light' questioned, his voice reflecting anger so strong that Serion couldn't believe it. In his long life, this was probably the first time he had seen 'Lord Light' act in such a manner.
Serion was scared, his body trembling without stop, but…
He still needed to answer.
And that is what he did—
"We… did not find anything."
He answered, his head remaining low as if Lord Light were standing right in front of him.
[What…?]
Hearing those words, 'Lord Light' blinked. The immense anger in his voice was replaced by utter shock.
"The enemy left no trace. We searched everything, but there is no lead for us to work on."
Serion tried explaining the situation.
"Gracevale is clean, so I was thinking of starting from the beginning and investigating why the universe reacted just now."
He answered, trying to buy more time.
But—
[…Do you even know why the universe reacted again?]
Lord Light asked, his voice full of disbelief and anger.
"…I do not."
Serion answered honestly. He knew he couldn't lie anyway.
[Didn't you say you plan on investigating it?]
"I… haven't acted yet."
Serion answered with hesitation. He very well knew that these words could get him killed, but he had no choice but to say them regardless.
"The enemy has ways we have never experienced before. Ordinary methods do not work on him. But please, Lord Light, give me a little more time.
I will make the enemy kneel right in front of you."
Serion spoke, clenching his fists as tightly as possible. Seeing a Light Born in such a state… it was probably a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for most beings. Unfortunately, all of Gracevale's people had already lost consciousness, so they couldn't see it.
[Alrig—]
After a few moments of hesitation, Lord Light made a decision, but just as he was about to share it—
RUMBLE RUMBLE RUMBLE
THUNDER THUNDER THUNDER
It happened again.
The universe… trembled.
This time, much, much, much more than before.
The Light Borns who noticed it lost their minds, all of them staring at each other with absolute disbelief on their faces.
Just… just what was happening…
[Serion…]
Suddenly, Lord Light called out, his voice resembling that of a man who had lost everything. Something that the Light Borns would have noticed instantly and had their suspicions about, but right now, they too were too shaken to notice anything.
"Lord Light."
Serion bowed his head even deeper, waiting for further instructions.
[Do you know what just happened…?]
Lord Light questioned.
"I… I do not, Lord Light."
Serion shook his head. He didn't even know why the universe trembled before—how was he supposed to know what happened now?
Even his connections had a limit, especially during a time like this, when every being in the universe was too awed, scared, or shocked to act normally.
[Dalestomb has disappeared.]
Lord Light informed, and the moment Serion heard the word Dalestomb, his expression changed.
"What…?"
He asked.
Dalestomb…?
How…?
Is the Anomaly… now targeting… High-Level Worlds…?