Beneath the dark purple heavens, Benjamin's figure glided soundlessly above the clouds.
Void-Step compressed his presence beneath the limits of perception; even the wind curved around his body.
His gaze did not rest on the wilderness flashing past below, but on the scene of fate deep within his consciousness, woven from countless points of light.
A faint golden halo lit up between Benjamin's brows as the Fate System helped him rapidly process the flooding data.
His consciousness traced forward along the threads extending from fate, continuously selecting suitable Fate Lines.
In the end, Benjamin chose a direction that better aligned with his own Fate Line.
Judging by its location, the final target lay in a medium-sized city in a remote region of the plane.
Benjamin adjusted his course and gradually accelerated.
Even while suppressing his speed, Benjamin flew for a full half month before finally approaching the target's direction.
The first thing to enter his perception was the energy field ahead.
The fluctuations emitted by that anomaly were completely different from those of the anomalies he had encountered before. Its energy covered the entire city, with a density so uniform that it was abnormal.
He lowered his altitude and passed beneath the clouds. The All-Purpose Eye lit up deep within his pupils.
Benjamin soon saw the city.
From its outward appearance, it was no different from any other medium-sized city on this plane.
Streets crisscrossed one another, buildings rose and fell in uneven layers, factory smokestacks stood in the suburbs, and church spires pierced the city center.
It was evening. Streetlights across the city were flickering on one after another, traffic crawled along the main roads, and taillights dragged streaks of red through the twilight.
Near the suburbs lay a cluster of low residential buildings. Smoke rose from chimneys and