Blood Nemesis-Chapter 79: Consequence 2

Void stones are rare materials found only in the ancient ruins sprawled across the second Earth. Their only known purpose was to stabilize gates. However, in the future Oliver knew of, the demons used them to open gates to other worlds by destroying them.

The otherworld gate opened through the destruction of void stones was often random and unpredictable. You could never know what will come out of it.

If you are lucky, it might be some random monsters that could be killed easily. However, luck was not always on the side of humanity.

Most of the time, demonic creatures rush out of the gates that were created this way.

There were many theories as to why it was that way. The most accepted one was the mana-linked-many-world-theory.

This theory goes in depth about the relationship between intelligent life and mana. And the flow of mana from one world to another.

It has been postulated using this theory that otherworlds surrounding Earth are mostly dominated by demons. And it was the reason why most of the random gates that opened released demons onto Earth.

To understand everything, you need to have a basic understanding of what mana is and how gates are formed.

So, the number one question in everyone’s mind should be—how did the first gate come into being?

Two factors led to the formation of the first gate.

First was the quantity of mana of the earth and the mana of the second earth.

The second was the proximity of the worlds.

It has been theorized that all thinking lifeforms would create mana.

However, the mana created would be negligible in quantity.

But, when millions or billions of creatures think together and collaborate, it creates a chain reaction that fills the world with mana.

When mana reaches a certain density, it gravitates outwards in every direction. It could be imagined like roots and branches spreading in all directions.

Millions of years later, the mana that spread outwards would sense the mana from other worlds and create a connection. Soon, spatial rifts are formed between the worlds so that mana could cover the area where more life exists.

Spatial rift, portals or gates, as we call them, is the phenomenon in which mana establishes a connection to other worlds.

The proximity of the worlds determines which world it will be connected to.

One world can have one-to-one connections or one-to-many connections.

The current humanity has no real idea of what mana is or why the gates form. The theory and research that are all being conducted have yet to come into fruition.

Oliver barely remembers these details himself.

But he knew the dangers of a random gate being opened.

’Demons should have waited until they had control over more void stones before they used them to create random gates. Did I become the catalyst that accelerated this process?’ Oliver asked himself as the grip of the phone tightened.

’The Thunder Emperor found a way to detect demons because of me. They are targeting their void stone smuggling operation because of me. And they knew about their possible hideouts because of me.’

’Everything is coming together and forcing their hand.’

Oliver took in a deep breath.

The city was blocked, and the military was hunting demons within the city. If they realise that they can’t escape, they would rather destroy the void stone to create random gates than surrender. Death means nothing to those bastards.’ freeωebnovēl.c૦m

Oliver thought about the emotionless nature of demons.

While they could easily blend into human society, they didn’t care about anything other than growing stronger and creating a demon king in the world.

Their goals were absolute, and they would do anything to accomplish them.

"Did you ever consider the thought that it could all be a giant distraction?" Oliver asked Achara who was on call.

"Distraction, for what?"

’Yes, you don’t know it yet.’ Oliver thought.

Achara nor anyone else knows about the random gates.

Oliver had to take on another approach.

"You need more than ten kilograms to stabilize a gate." Oliver began to speak.

Ten kilograms of void stone would be the size of a basketball.

Void stones had a highly dense crystalline structure and looked more like black polished bowling balls.

"I don’t think they have that much. But, I know they have more than one kilogram. But you only have track of one hundred grams. My real concern is the rest that are missing."

"On what data are you basing it on?" Achara asked.

They would have had to smuggle in the void stones as tiny shards to avoid detection. To smuggle out a kilogram, it would have taken years.

Achara couldn’t believe it.

"The data I gave to you."

"But we didn’t..."

"You might have missed it. Listen to what I have to say." Oliver began to forcefully direct the conversation.

If what he was thinking happened, it would be the worst outcome. And at this point, the likelihood of it happening was also high. Oliver can’t outright say that they might destroy void stones to create a gate, but he nudged them closer to the truth.

"The hundred grams you are chasing is a distraction. The rest are hidden somewhere within the city. You have to direct your focus on it." Oliver spoke up. "As for the rest, leave a smaller team to track them down," Oliver suggested.

"Are you sure about that?"

Achara asked once again.

She was concerned about what Oliver had said.

"Yes, I am."

"Okay. Wait. I will send someone to pick you up."

"Okay." Oliver finally nodded.

At least, she was taking him seriously. The problem of being a young person was that most people ignored his opinion.

Fortunately, Achara was not one of those.

Oliver cut the phone and immediately dialed another one.

Before he meets Achara, he needs to prepare for the worst outcome.

"Hello, boss." Soon, a nervous voice spoke from the other side.

The person picked up the call within a second and hurriedly answered.

"Stephanie, are you home?"

"What is it, boss?"

The person Oliver was talking to was Stephen, the bully classmate of Arin.