Soon, they left the golden Great Hall through a hidden route, deftly skirting every heavily guarded intersection and moving as though no one stood in their way.
Clearly, he was intimately familiar with the War Fortress's internal layout.
"The Fortress has seven levels, from the outside in. I'm responsible for the first two, mainly manufacturing and researching those enormous weapons of chaos for campaigns against the Main Universe. From the third level onward, however, everything is under the Nightmare King's control. No deity may enter without special permission. And not long ago, another God King revived here. I believe you should be very familiar with that person."
His expression remained calm as he expertly dismantled the barriers blocking their path, one after another.
Lynn understood now, too.
This was the Polluters' true stronghold within the Divine Realm.
And if Causality had revived here, what about the divine spark representing destruction? Was it somewhere here as well, awaiting Corruption's revival and arrival?
Holding his Monocle, Lynn's gaze flickered as he said:
"There's something I don't quite understand. Where exactly did that Nightmare King come from? I fought him briefly once. His strength was certainly no less than any God King's, but the power he wielded didn't seem to be pure chaos... What I want to know is whether there are any other beings like him here."
This was a question Lynn had no choice but to consider.
One Nightmare King, together with two God Kings, already formed an almost insurmountable gulf before him.
If there were other beings of equal power, this war would undoubtedly become even more difficult.
The golden figure paused, then promptly answered Lynn.
"Yes."
That single, simple word made Lynn's brow furrow sharply.
The figure said calmly:
"I know little about his emergence. Over these past few