Cloud Palace, above a certain vortex in the void of the Sea of Clouds.
A small squad stationed here watched the unfathomable vortex passage nervously. They were not gathered together, but spread out in an encircling formation, with a considerable distance between each watcher. Even if they came under attack, the others would still have a chance to send the information out.
Over the past few days, however, they had also realized that the human prodigy seemed extremely arrogant and did not take people like them seriously. Even when he encountered them, he generally did not deliberately attack.
Still, nothing was certain, so everyone in the squad remained somewhat tense.
News had spread that the large force which had followed the human prodigy into the vortex space three days ago had lost contact. All the Cloud Continent natives tasked with surveillance felt uneasy, afraid of running into the human prodigy and disappearing without a trace themselves. Yet under orders from above, they had no choice but to carry out their mission.
"Hm?"
A Cloud Continent native watching from afar at this vortex passage, numbered '', suddenly saw his vision blur. A silver-gray bolt of lightning vanished in the distance, and he instantly realized something, his eyes widening.
"The human prodigy has appeared in our area!"
He was not the only one who saw it. The other Cloud Continent natives keeping watch here saw it as well. In the next instant, a message swiftly reached the command center of Cloud Palace's allied forces.
"Hm!? The human prodigy has appeared—in that area!"
Five squads of World Masters received the message as well. Without hesitation, they took out their spacecraft and rushed toward that region.
Cloud Continent had spacecraft too, but few possessed them. Even among World Masters, only a small number of