Splash!
The chunk of Flesh drifted like a raft through the boundless black current.
The black water rushed past.
Xu Yuan asked in a low voice, "Where are we going?"
He could see the current flowing in one fixed direction. He just did not know where it led.
"A duel!"
Tension, fear, and longing mingled in Bad Meat's voice.
"A duel?" Xu Yuan repeated.
"Yes. The Ancient God will soon awaken again and face the Universe in another bout. They come up with new moves every time. Tsk, tsk."
Bad Meat floated with astonishing speed, racing along with the current like wind and lightning.
Everyone was momentarily stunned by what it said.
"Hey, what are we waiting for? Let's pass on the news and get out of here."
Marcelo lowered his voice.
The others were inclined to agree.
This was no joke!
The Ancient God and the Universe would fight with everything they had, using moves no one had ever seen before.
Everyone knew how dangerous that would be.
Never mind whether they could survive.
More importantly, there was nothing to gain from staying to watch the fight.
So why not leave?
"Let me report in first," Joaquin said.
He took out a dedicated communicator, quickly typed line after line, and sent the message.
Beep, beep, beep!
The communicator rang almost at once.
"The higher-ups say," Joaquin read from the communicator, "that this awakening is a major event. The Ancient God may destroy this Universe, then reach Earth."
"We're to stay here until the end and see whether we can obtain this Universe's treasures."
"Is that how the Ancient Gods in the Alliance got there?" Xu Yuan asked.
"Not all of them. Some did," Andrei said.
"That's strange..." Xu Yuan said.
"What is?" Andrei asked.
"The Ancient God represents destruction,