The other senior Alliance generals also fell to their knees. They had all been victims of deep control after Iota's self-destruction. Now that they had finally regained their autonomy, every one of them wept bitterly.
"Victor... thank you..." Iota choked out. "If not for your power, we might never have awakened."
Lin Ye watched it all and nodded in satisfaction. "The War Ender has been born. This power will become an important pillar in our fight against the Void."
He looked into the distance. "But the war is far from over. The Void Council has already noticed our actions. A greater storm is about to arrive."
Victor rose to his feet, golden light surrounding his body. "Then let them come. I'll use this power to end all unnecessary wars and protect true peace."
Less than one time unit after Mephistopheles led the assault team back to the temporary base, the monitoring system sounded an alarm.
"Abnormal conceptual fluctuations detected. Five high-intensity targets are approaching." Delta's expression turned grave. "It's the Void Council. They've caught up to us."
The voice of the Void Origin echoed above the base through conceptual transmission. "Mephistopheles, your ability to rewrite spacetime is the greatest variable in the Void's plans. You must be eliminated. Hand over control of the modification core, and I can grant you a quicker death."
"Evacuate immediately!" Mephistopheles decided without hesitation.
She tore open a Temporal Rift and led the team through it. But the moment they appeared at another spacetime node, Chaos Will was already waiting there.
"Where do you think you can run?" Chaos Will released distorted fluctuations, and the surrounding space began to warp.
Mephistopheles activated teleportation again, this time jumping to a remote dimensional interstice. Yet in less than half a time unit, the Rotten Apostle found them.