Void Evolution System

Damien glanced around at his surroundings.

The first thing he saw was Celeste, who was just a few feet away. Unlike him, she'd been affected by the spatial transmission and was currently regaining her composure.

After that, it was the environment itself.

They were in a large jungle, or maybe it was more apt to call it a rainforest?

It was filled with verdant greenery lush enough to be considered overgrown. The color green that spread in every direction was almost too vibrant to be real, and the sky was blotted out by the densely packed vegetation.

The roars, chirps, and buzzing of beasts came from all over the place, courtesy of the flourishing ecosystem within this place.

And from the auras that came from those sounds…

"...everything around here has reached Divinity."

It wasn't Damien who spoke, but Celeste. She also sensed everything around her after regaining her senses, and she immediately went on alert.

"It's not quite Divinity," Damien responded.

"It's similar, but they didn't reach the Divine level normally. It's more like they're mortals with the strength of a Divinity."

Divinity was something special. Regardless of whether it was something grand like Damien's Hegemon God or something basic like a single element Divinity, it wasn't something that could be achieved easily.

That wasn't to say none of the beasts in this secret realm had the capacity to reach that point, but an entire ecosystem of Divinities who slaughtered and ate each other just wasn't possible.

But for them to reach a power level similar to what a Demigod had without actually gaining Divinity, while it seemed more improbable, was actually far easier.

Damien knew how beasts worked more than anyone else, since he was basically one of them for a while. He understood how easy it was to kill, eat, and evolve until one reached an unimaginable level.

'I wonder what the intelligence standard is.'

If they all had high intelligence, things could be far more dangerous than he was expecting.

'But it's not my job to figure all this out.'

After the first tidbit of information he gave, he didn't say anything else.

This was Celeste's time to shine. If he played too large of a role here, it would stunt her growth rather than aid it.

So he quietly watched as she slowly gathered information about her surroundings and set out to explore the secret realm.

For now, Damien's job was easy. He already knew how this went.

Damien smiled.

Months passed without him having to intervene in her adventures.

Celeste found a variety of treasures, some of which she discarded and some of which she consumed directly. She even found a beast companion, a small black snake that didn't seem like anything special but had a unique aura about it.

She was doing well, and Damien was having fun watching her growth.

However, good times could never last.

'Hostile presences.'

They were surrounded by them constantly, but these were different.

These were human.

Celeste's eyes turned in that direction with a ferocious glint.

'There's no way another group would approach with good intentions.'

Those individualistic and prideful geniuses moving as a group?

Laughable!

Without a question, Celeste raised her guard and jumped into a nearby tree. She withdrew a bow from her spatial ring and got in position to fire.

The group slowly arrived in the vicinity, and Celeste hid her presence to an extreme degree that impressed even Damien.

The two of them watched as the group below split up and searched the area. When they realized Celeste was nowhere to be found, they reconvened in the clearing.

"The target isn't here," the leader among them said.

"Should we leave?" Another asked him.

"No."

The leader's response was instant without an ounce of hesitation.

"Remember our orders. If we can't accomplish our mission, we'll be killed or brutally tortured. This is the only chance for us."

His eyes hardened and his teeth gritted. The expressions of his men became equally solemn as they reflected on their position.

There was only one hope for their survival.

And the leader knew it well.

"The future of Veritas must fall today."

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