Chapter 977 The Next Stage

In World of Darkness, each space was a small sphere that floated in boundless darkness. It was possible to see the zones that way both with special items and from a unique location when the owner of the Void was about to start a war.

Each sphere had its own size, color, and aura, which depended on many factors. Sometimes powerful ripples would emanate from the spheres, this was quite rare as it meant that the area was moving to the next Chronicle, which attracted a lot of attention.

"What is that...?" Someone muttered looking at the huge black orb. Strong ripples were coming from the sphere that was visible to anyone who was now looking at the other Voids.

Thousands of other people around the world noticed it, too. Some of them knew what it meant, but for others, it was a complete mystery as they did not understand why the ripples were so powerful.

Crackle. Crackle. Crackle.

Many cracks appeared on the black sphere as if it was breaking the outer shell that had been hiding it from the world for a long time.

"Damn... Am I really watching a new Half-World being born right now? Damn! I absolutely must go there when the barriers come down completely!" The girl exclaimed cheerfully with an excited expression.

Such was the reaction of almost everyone who followed Wain's Void at that moment. Every Half-World was a veritable treasure trove of resources, especially in the beginning. Of course, everyone knew that Half-World had an owner, but no one forbade the use of trade.

"Well, it looks like I'll have to wait. This area is actually huge, it's going to take some time before I can head there." The man muttered, staring intently at the black orb.

...

At the same time, an incredible change was taking place within Wain's Void. Energy currents were spreading throughout the area, flowing through the earth and sky.

Each area expanded rapidly, becoming much larger, all resources grew instantly and points of interest received new effects.

"Agh... Now I understand what you were talking about. Honestly, because of the war, I completely forgot that our Void is in the process of increasing the Chronicle." Reto muttered with a dazed expression.

"Hah, let's go see the others. We need to get everyone in one place, on Ice Island, we'll get a better view of the entire Void from there."

Reto nodded.

Whoooooooooooooosh.

Wain leaped forward, in a dark flash heading toward the Ice Island. Reto glanced at Felix, gestured for him, and followed Wain.

...

After a few hours, the energy flows were no longer as strong as they had been initially, but there was still a long way to go. After all, any Fifth Chronicle Void was a huge space, so even with a lot of energy, it couldn't be done quickly.

"It's so beautiful... It was worth going through this war for." Elegan muttered looking at the black streams of energy, sitting on the edge of the ice island.

"Yeah... I agree. Honestly, I thought there would be a lot more destruction, but it feels like it's slowly getting less and less." Edena said watching intently as the areas expanded.

"It is." Wain said seriously with a slight nod.

"Hmm?" Edena as well as Elegan and Lui Bu gave him a questioning look.

"Territories increase, but they also regenerate. Usually, this requires monsters with an earth or water attribute, however, now we are helped by the energy emanating from the core." Wain explained.

"But... This place doesn't change in any way, and neither does this..." Felix pointed to the icy canyon and misty lands, where Nicole had fought were full of destruction.

Wain sighed, "These places will stay like this forever. Just think of them as the scars that were left in our Void after the war."

"Hah, that's pretty ironic, two attackers, two scars." Reto grinned.

"What are we going to do now?" Lui Bu asked as he looked at Wain.

Wain shrugged, "Nothing. Just let's enjoy the view and then get to work. As you may have noticed there's a new member of our team, I assure you when I tell you all about it you'll be surprised."

...

And so a few days passed. Wain decided to stay in Void to deal with the latest urgent matters and to help Elegan manage the new resources.

The barriers had already fallen and there were even a few waves of travelers who wanted to be the first to see the new Half-World. Some were aggressive, some were trying to steal resources, some were heading straight to Elegan with a business proposition, and some were actually just traveling.

"Well... It all happened better than I thought it would... Is it just me or is everything too calm?" Elegan muttered sitting at his desk. In front, Wain and Reto sat, they were playing chess with thoughtful faces.

Wain picked up a pawn, moved it forward, and said, "That's pretty expected. As I said before, there won't be any serious problems, just local ones, but we can handle them easily."

Reto rubbing his chin made his move.

"Yeah, I understand, but I thought someone would try to attack us. I mean, we don't have a protective barrier now, we're more vulnerable than before. What's more, our monsters still need time to get stronger with their new energy." Elegan was puzzled as he waved his hand.

Wain shrugged, moving the bishop diagonally, "You're getting too hung up on this. No doubt some have the ability to attack the new Half-World, but they also have ways of finding out who owns the Void."

"I agree. There's no way in hell I'd attack the Nameless King's Void, it's just suicide." Reto said nonchalantly picking up a rook.

"Anyway, I'm glad we're doing so well. The monsters are progressing, Sarras's skeletons are gradually carrying all the treasures from Felix's Void, with Felix's help I have strengthened all the weaknesses of our area. I just can't believe things are even better than before!" Elegan spread his arms out to his sides.

"Hah, we upgraded our Chronicle, not downgraded it, so it had to happen. Is it just me or did you get depressed?" Wain smirked as he did the castling.