The Evolution of a Goblin to the Peak

Souta and Isabella were the only ones left in the room. Franklin and the others have already left to conquer other worlds. They brought ships that they'd plundered from the warden's territory. Also, they don't have to worry about resources for a while. Each warden had a huge amount of resources on their bases.

For the maintenance of the ships, there were more than hundreds of thousands of prisoners in this world. Some of them knew how to maintain a ship. They were experts in different fields like mechanics, engineering, magecraft, bladesmithing, potioneering, etc.

Souta stood up and looked at Isabella. He said, "Prepare your things. We're leaving after half an hour." He then went out of the room to survey the prison.

...

Souta was on top of the main building, observing the prison. This prison, the catastrophe rank, didn't look like a prison at all. It was a city, and everything that people needed could be found here. Various facilities were erected in every corner, and it provided food and water to the guards.

But if he looks closely, he will find those jails all over the city.

He recalled that the number of guards, also called citizens of this place, exceeded ten thousand. Their security was tight. It was tight for people below B-rank. The only thing worth mentioning here is their numbers.

'So much for a prison...' Saya's voice sounded.

"Yeah, only the guards could roam around. They married here and lived their lives in this place." Souta spoke with a blank expression.

The guards here lived their entire lives in this world. The male guards married the female guards and had children. Their children will be trained and become guards after they grow up.

They have livestock and have planted fruits and vegetables. Some of them even created accessories to sell. There's even a park and playground in this place.

If one didn't look closely, they would find that this was a normal city, but in fact, it was entirely different on the other side.

Souta turned his head and looked at the ships in a huge space. There were a total of four ships in the huge parking lot. The other ships have already left this world and gone to conquer other worlds.

"Well, I understand why they call this world a Prison World."

He muttered as he looked down at the huge building beneath his feet.

This was the main building where most of the vile and notorious criminals were imprisoned. This place was like a living hell for them. They experience torture that they haven't seen in their entire lives in this very building.

'You're a third evolution monster now... It's been a few months since you've been out of the Imperium. Do you still have a plan to meet with them? If you use your energy in their presence, they will know instantly that you're a monster,' Saya said.

"I don't know, but I'm surely going back to the Imperium. I can hide in this place for the rest of my life, but I don't want that. I still want to know the truth about the world. So I will meet them in the Imperium. It's inevitable," Souta said as he looked at the blue sky.

'You are going to tell them the truth?' Saya asked.

"Yeah, it's one of the things that I couldn't avoid." Souta nodded, and he closed his eyes. Events about the games flashed before his eyes.

If he wanted to avoid it, he could simply hide in the sub-world, but he also wasn't about it. Sub-worlds weren't safe either, as various battles will occur in the future and hundreds of sub-worlds got destroyed.

If he wanted a safe place, then he could first build up his strength. If he had enough strength, he could create a safe place for him.

Peaceful times had passed. The chaos will spread out and engulf everything.

Saya didn't say anything as she watched Souta from the sword. The truth that he wanted. She had an idea about it, but she didn't have enough evidence to prove that she was right.

"Let's depart..." Souta said as he turned around and left.

...

"Are you prepared?" Souta asked Isabella. Isabella was carrying a large bag on her back, and there were two bags in her hand. Judging from her appearance, he could guess that she was prepared.

"Y-Yeah..." Isabella nodded nervously. She knew what they were going to do, and she could imagine what would happen.

A bloodbath and battle will occur. She has already prepared herself for what's to come.

'Come on... You can do it, Isabella,' she said inwardly.

"Good." Souta nodded his head.

He will dispatch her later to experience a life-and-death battle, but he will secretly guard her. She will reach godhood in the future, and it's better for her to experience a battle like this.

If he didn't arrive in this world, the two strongest countries in her world will have an all-out war against the empire's forces. He guessed that she would experience hardship in that war and would become the fierce woman that he knew in the game. And then, when the World Serpent appeared, she would become one of the survivors and arrive in the Great World Imperium.

"Then, let's go..."

The two went to the ship. Souta will bring two ships in his conquest, leaving the remaining two ships in this place. He couldn't bring everything with him, and who will protect this place once the empire discovers it.

After everyone was on board, the people who were controlling the ships activated the transportation device. The world that they were going to conquer was called Greia. The coordinates of Greia were already saved in the ship's files, so they could easily travel to that world.

"Activate it..."

Light flashed out on the surface, and it surged through the sky, creating a pillar of white light.

[Please hold tightly, the ship will fly through the gate!]

[The ships will depart in 10... 9... 8... 7... 6...]

Warning sounded throughout the whole ship, and everyone inside it heard it.

[5... 4... 3... 2... 1...]

The light shone brightly, and it illuminated everything around. The surge of energy was high, as it was needed to support the gate for them to cross to another world.

Ohm!

After a few minutes, the light disappeared along with the two ships.

...

In the Greia World, two gigantic pillars descended, which caused gusts of wind in the surrounding area. The monsters in the vicinity were shaken as they looked at the pillars of light. They felt the energy coming out of it, so they quickly left the area.

Ohm!

The pillars of light disappeared after a few seconds, and two flying ships revealed themselves to the world.

Souta, who was inside the ship, narrowed his eyes as he looked around. He asked, "Where are we?"

"Sir, we are on the edge of a desolate land."

One of the people who were managing the ships answered his question after they confirmed their location.

"I see..." Souta nodded his head.

The Greia World has one huge continent, and this continent was divided into two parts.

The desolate land and the living land.

Desolate land was a land where normal creatures wouldn't survive. The atmosphere in this place was full of toxins and various chemicals that were harmful to humans and demis. The air in this place could even kill a C-rank in just a few minutes. B-ranks could somehow handle these toxins and chemicals, but their bodies could only last for several hours.

The monsters in this place were weak, but they were immune to the toxins and chemicals, which is why they were troublesome to deal with.

Then, the living land. The place where humans and demis live. The atmosphere in this land was different from desolate land, as there were no toxins or other chemicals in the air.

Souta knew all of this, as he learned this information from Lydia and Torkez. Also, from the other prisoners who lived in this world in the past before they got captured.

"Start charging the energy core of the ships. We should have it ready in case of emergency." Souta commanded, and the former prisoners followed his command.

The transportational device needed a huge amount of mana before they could use it. That's why they had to charge it first before they could use it again. According to the information that he got, the energy core of the ships will be completely charged after one day.

Although the ships had a spare energy core, it was still important to charge it.

"Fly slowly around. I want to observe this world first. Also, prepare the protective masks and suits," Souta ordered.

They had protective equipment in their ships that was prepared for the troops in case they had to fight in the desolate land. The protective equipment will protect them from the toxins and chemicals in the atmosphere.