Quiet (Part 1)

Shengyun River System · Knosus.

On a barren planet.

Two body frames suddenly flickered out of a spatial jump, floating motionlessly above the gray-black wasteland.

The body frame in front was entirely white, its edges patterned with platinum motifs representing the royal Blood God Family.

Its face had no features, only a vertical golden line running from top to bottom, like a crack.

The person behind wore an ordinary Fission-level body frame—the Heavy Sword.

There were no distinctive markings on it.

"Your Highness, what have we come here for?" Jin De's voice came from within the Fission body frame.

"To complete the final piece of the puzzle, I need your help. But your individual strength alone is not enough to complete the final task. So..."

The body frame ahead answered softly. The voice belonged, astonishingly, to Noxi, the First Prince of Knosus.

His voice sounded like that of a young man in his twenties, yet it carried steadiness and serenity.

It was the serenity of someone who would remain unmoved even by the explosion of a star.

The two floated onward, and from time to time, a transparent vortex appeared before them.

Once they passed through the vortex, they would instantly traverse thousands of kilometers.

After several consecutive jumps, First Prince Noxi suddenly stopped.

"We're here."

Beneath his feet lay a huge circular crater blasted out by a meteorite.

The crater, several hundred meters across, was utterly empty.

"Here?" Jin De looked around in confusion. There was nothing.

"Do not believe everything you see." Noxi floated upward on the tips of his feet.

"The power of Dragon Machines is indeed formidable, but there are still existences in this world far stronger than that. Humanity is merely one part of cycle after cycle."

Not understanding, Jin De followed Noxi upward.

"Have