Unable to understand what Afentis meant, Cheng Mingrui could only respond with silence.
"It seems there really is a lot you don't know. There's no time now to explain the full history of the three Wars in Heaven."
Afentis looked considerably more anxious. He had assumed Cheng Mingrui knew a great deal, and that a brief explanation would bring them to an understanding. Now things had become much more complicated.
"Let us speak as equal partners now. I'll briefly explain the situation and the crisis we are about to face."
"Earlier, I did indeed intend to imprison you in the Dimensional Prison, but a small problem arose. In theory, its capacity should easily allow it to hold another million Orks. Yet for some unknown reason, its equilibrium collapsed the moment I put you inside."
At this point, a strange unease and bewilderment appeared on Afentis's face. Apparently, he had not figured out why either.
"I was just investigating the problem. Even after two thorough inspections, all the Dimensional Prison's readings and equipment were normal. The cause of the collapse in its equilibrium was, incredibly, that I had imprisoned too many things."
"I calculated it carefully. For the space to collapse at this rate, I would have had to imprison at least two hundred million lives and souls."
"That's absurd. Never mind, let's leave that aside. Perhaps it's a systemic problem or bug I can't detect yet. After all, this Dimensional Prison is very old. Problems are only natural."
Afentis paused before continuing slowly, his voice tinged with worry. "Besides, the thing sealed inside this Dimensional Prison has been trying to break out all along. For the prison system to have held this long is already remarkable."
"That sealed entity is our common threat, and the basis for our cooperation: a