A thousand years later.
For the exiles waiting within the Dimensional Esophagus to be slowly digested by the Endless World, time passed very quickly. Here, time had no meaning. Every purpose was directed toward finding a way out.
Green remained secluded in his laboratory for long periods. Only when the world collapsed would he leave the laboratory and briefly reveal himself. Usually, only at such times would Medusa give him a series of reports on her patrols through Green's territory.
Since his physical evolution had already reached its limit, Green scarcely needed any food. Gradually, tales of the Annihilation Wizard's "good temper" spread throughout the Penetrating Gate gathering area. Many exiles who could no longer endure the majesty of the predators in other territories gathered in Green's domain.
Green, meanwhile, merely remained focused on his experiments and explorations.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
That day, Green had been wholly immersed in the Key of Life, deciphering the Ancestor of Humanity's most fundamental method of restricted evolution in the field of biological cellular inheritance, when the tremors coming from near the laboratory shattered his peace of mind. The bloodstained specimens on glass slides swayed incessantly amid the successive vibrations. There was simply no way to continue the experiment.
"Who is it!"
With an icy snort, Green abruptly raised his eyes, his gaze filled with sharp brutality!
There was perhaps nothing more infuriating to a wizard than interrupting one wholly absorbed in an experiment exploring knowledge.
The joy of swimming through the ocean of knowledge, the fulfillment of pursuing the mysteries of truth, the yearning to climb the pinnacle of rule mastery—yet all of it was forcibly cut short midway, ruining a chance for a flash of wisdom to appear at any moment. Even the most mild-tempered Bright Wizard would instantly awaken a