One hundred Eras, in the Northern Void River of the Origin River!
In the profound, boundless darkness.
A gigantic world radiated blood-red light, its surface gently roiling with red mist.
All around this vast blood-red world, countless other worlds were fleeing at high speed, as if they were mice that had spotted a cat.
Farther away from this world, the monitoring apparatus of a Black Spherical Warship emitted a faint hum.
Inside the warship, a tall, black-haired man whose eyes glimmered with blue light stood before a microphone, speaking continuously to a human on a video screen.
"Blood-Red Calamity Monitoring Ship No. 3314 of the Northern Void River Civilization Alliance is beginning its scheduled report!"
"The Blood-Red Calamity World currently shows no unusual activity. It has devoured 129,564 worlds in this Era, and has locked onto 1,246 worlds. This is within the normal range for the Blood-Red Calamity World."
"The rate at which the Blood-Red Calamity World is devouring worlds has increased slightly, in accordance with model predictions."
"Should the monitoring ship continue surveillance as originally planned?"
After the man finished his report, the video flickered, and a pitch-black planet appeared on the screen.
"This is the Blood-Red Calamity Response Bureau at the headquarters of the Northern Void River Civilization Alliance. Blood-Red Calamity Monitoring Ship No. 3314, your report has been received. Please continue monitoring the Blood-Red Calamity World according to the established plan!"
Hearing the voice from the screen, the man nodded slightly, then replied,
"Yes!"
The interior of the Blood-Red World was still blanketed in red mist, with blood-red pipes stretching in every direction.
But at the very center of the world, an island covered in green plants stood out strikingly.
The entire island was enveloped in red mist, but a translucent white barrier kept the mist