The other senior Alliance commanders fell to their knees as well. They had all been victims of deep control after Iota's self-detonation. Now that they had finally regained their free will, every one of them was weeping.
"Victor... thank you..." Iota choked out. "Without your power, we might never have woken up."
Lin Ye watched it all and nodded in satisfaction. "The War Ender has been born. This power will become a vital 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 coming."
Victor rose, golden light swirling around him. "Then let them come. I'll use this power to end all needless wars and protect true peace."
Less than one time unit after Mephisto led the strike team back to their temporary base, the monitoring system sounded an alarm.
"Abnormal conceptual fluctuations detected. Five high-intensity targets are approaching." Delta's expression turned grim. "It's the Void Council. They've caught up with us."
The Void Origin's voice rang out above the base through conceptual transmission. "Mephisto, your Spacetime Rewrite ability is the greatest unpredictable factor in the Void's plan. You must be eliminated. Surrender control of the modified core, and I can give you a quick death."
"Evacuate now!" Mephisto made the decision at once.
She tore open a spacetime rift and leaped into it with her team. But the moment they emerged at another spacetime node, the Chaos Will was already waiting.
"Where do you think you can run?" The Chaos Will unleashed a distorting wave, and the surrounding space began to twist out of order.
Mephisto opened another portal, jumping to a remote interdimensional layer this time. Yet in less than half a time unit, the Apostle of