Death… And Me

Chapter 3129  Loot Time

Gratlur hurried to the closest core with problems. As the director, he also had privileged access to the system controlling the entire Inquisition Forging Hall. He put his credentials, trying to access the Circuitry Formations' options. Finally, the screen showed what he wanted. However...

-Core unaccessible-

"What?!" Gratlur almost fainted there. He quickly tried to calm down, trying one more time. -Core unaccessible-

All he could do was run a quick diagnostic to see if he could find the cause. Only then did the problem seem to appear.

-Core Runes are not in sync with the latest configurations. The system can't identify the new version.-

"New version?!" Gratlur looked at one of the Formations Masters there, pulling him by his neck. "Who changed the system?! Speak!"

The man quickly answered. "N-No one, director. You know how the system works. It is impossible for any of us to make any modifications without your credentials. If we had tried such a thing, you would have been warned instantly. Other than you, just the High Inquisitors would have access to it, but you would still be notified straight away if any of them had come here to make any changes."

Gratlur threw the guy away, looking back at the system. "Turn it off! Cut all connections to the volcano!"

"We tried!" Another formations master spoke. "Everything has been altered!"

"It's worse than that," the previous guy that Gratlur threw aside commented while rubbing his neck. "The various connections between the cores and the volcano have been overloaded. If we try to cut the connection now, it will cause a chain reaction. We can't touch them."

Gratlur couldn't understand how this happened. But then, he remembered how he was talking to his great-grandson and then lost consciousness after he heard something. 'Could it be connected?' he wondered.

"Director!" The various formations master called his attention.

Gratlur looked at the screen and the ever-building pressure in the volcano. There was simply no way to stop it now. "Evacuate! Send everyone out! Tell all the people living near the volcano in the city to get away as well. This entire place won't last long. Whoever stays here will probably die."

The formations masters sighed in relief. Truth be told, they already reached that same conclusion a long time ago. However, as members of the Inquisition Forging Hall, they couldn't abandon the ship without permission. As soon as Gratlur gave those orders, all the formations masters, as well as other members not related to it, sprung into action. Outside the Inquisition Forging Hall, thousands of experts rushed out in a hurry, taking flight and opening as much distance from the Hall as possible.

In the city, information quickly spread, and everyone living nearby also began to run away. Cultivation didn't matter. Even a Transition Realm expert would only be asking for death if he stayed in that place when it exploded. It wasn't as simple as just a volcano. The Spiritual Energy, Elements, materials, etc. Everything that could be found in there would contribute to what was about to happen. Staying close was the same as asking for death.

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Outside the city, the smoke coming from the top of the volcano increased several times. It was even possible to see huge amounts of lava and rocks coming out nonstop. As for the city, Popon and the others saw how millions upon millions of experts kept exiting it from the thousands of exists. "Rean... it is truly working..." Popon commented. Rean smiled, nodding his head. "Yes. Nothing can stop that now. Well, if an expert from the Divine Realm comes down, maybe he can inhibit the explosion through pure strength. I doubt that will happen, though."

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Meanwhile, Roan opened his eyes in the Celestial Soul Dimensional Realm, asking Sister Orb. "How is it?"

[Everything is happening according to the configurations Rean and I left behind. You have exactly ten minutes before the Inquisition Forging Hall disappears from this planet,] Sister Orb answered. [But, just to be sure, don't try to stay longer than eight minutes. You never know what the guys inside might try to do to stop it.]

Roan didn't need to hear that twice. He immediately exited the Dimensional Realm, reappearing in the Resources Sub-Branch. The place had always been packed with experts and their disciples, running around to acquire, distribute, or repose the resources there. This time, however, the place was empty.

The order was pretty clear, everyone was to immediately evacuate. The trembling of the entire area was more than enough to convince everyone that staying would truly be a terrible idea. Yet, most of the materials were left behind.

They were all sealed and protected by the system, which assisted in the control over their distribution. No one could access everything anytime they wished. That also meant no one could retrieve everything at once. Thus, when it came to saving the resources in this place or saving their lives, everyone chose the latter. Roan didn't have that problem, though. Rean was outside, and he had Sister Orb. 'Alright, it is up to you. Open everything.'

[Hehe! I already hacked into this system the first time Rean's people came down here with the bracelet. Abracadabra!]

Roan ignored the last word, only paying attention to the many seals and formation barriers in the place. Everything came down at once. One might wonder if such a thing had ever happened before. Probably not.

Roan shot through the corridors and the various levels, waving his hands and sending everything inside the Celestial Soul Dimensional Realm. Every time he arrived at a new floor, Sister Orb turned down the formations for him.

'Hum?' Then, on the eighth level, he noticed a few cultivators hadn't evacuated yet, all in the Elemental Transformation Realm. They seemed to be members of the Inquisition Hall as well. Roan was using Rean's Light and Divine Sense Bending Skill, so the other side didn't notice his presence.

"Damn it! I can't open this shit!"

"We can't leave it behind!"

"Everyone, attack together!"

*Boom! Boom! Boom!*

The group seemed to be trying to get past one of the protection formations in there. Unfortunately for them, a protection seal or formation of the Inquisition Forging Hall wasn't something they could break through. 'There are always those who would risk their lives in moments like this,' Roan thought for a moment. He then approached from behind, looking at what was inside that barrier. Immediately, his expression changed. 'Oh, for fuck's sake!'