Infinite Paths: The Raging Phoenix-Chapter 1017 - 30 Enemies

As Rain's brain, or perhaps it was his spirit received those information, the events began to take place inside his head. Like pieces of a puzzle, the more data he obtained, the more easily he could see the things that happened… it was a weird feeling.

Receiving the blank pieces of the puzzle, the numerous days where nothing happened during Zeus' research… Rain felt like he had to get rid of the unnecessary data, but he couldn't. Thanks to it, little by little he could feel his mind and spirit slowly getting overwhelmed by all that information.

Rain had no idea how many years of data he had received, but eventually, Zeus was able to obtain full control over the facility and he decided to investigate the world outside… he couldn't do anything outside his domain and he couldn't move the facility either, even if he could, he shouldn't since it was too risky… in the end, after a long time developed a technique where he controlled the earth around the facility and emerged it outside.

When that happened, the sphere began to change and soon turned into glass, only to reflect a world of darkness outside… Earth was mainly dead.

"That is a very convenient technique…" Rain thought. "It feels like a spell of three stages, but I never seen something like that."

The spell was supposed to control some earth, then transform it to glass to capture images outside and then send the images to the domain… Rain had no idea how that was supposed to work… even though in theory, he knew what Zeus had done… it was probably because he didn't have all his prior knowledge.

Rain witnessed the efforts of Zeus to use his advanced technique, sending magic drones across the desolate world. These magical constructs, were dispatched far and wide in search of signs of life. However, despite the exhaustive task spanning countless years, Zeus's efforts yielded no discoveries of survivors, nor did he find any traces of the first dragons.

The images captured by these drones painted a stark picture of desolation. The world had succumbed to a rapid and merciless decline, transforming into a haunting wasteland. Lifeless deserts stretched as far as the eye could see, once-lush forests reduced to ashen landscapes, and oceans, now dried remnants of their former selves, showed signs of the devastation.

In mere decades, the vibrant planet had metamorphosed into an empty husk, a haunting testament to the scale of the catastrophe that had fallen on it. Yet, amidst the desolation, Rain sensed an inexplicable vitality, a mysterious force that prevented the complete annihilation of the world. The Earth, despite its grievous wounds, clung to a semblance of life, refusing to succumb entirely to the abyss.

As Rain navigated through the visual records, he grappled with the haunting reality that unfolded before him—an Earth on the brink of extinction, its once-thriving ecosystems reduced to remnants of their former glory. Yet, the lingering question persisted: What force, against all odds, kept the dying world from plunging into absolute oblivion?

Rain began to feel tired and depressed thanks to all that information, he wondered how much of that was thanks to his feelings and how much was thankful to the feelings that he received from Zeus through the data… even if he had cast aside his body, he still should have some humanity left.

"This isn't good… I know what you are planning, Suez," Rain thought.

One could say that someone is made of their memories… a person that grew on a good environment and without violence, would feel shocked when they see what war can do. At the same time, someone who grew in an war would see a peaceful world as an alien society.

Considering all that, Zeus was probably trying to make Rain follow his way of thinking by making him absorb all that information… maybe it was in order to make him a puppet, or maybe it was just to indirectly control his thoughts and actions… maybe it was to claim his body at some point as well.

While Rain was thinking about that, Zeus kept sending him his data… it looked like he didn't care at all what Rain was thinking. Regardless, Rain's growing sense of unease never stopped… at some point, he barely could differentiate the loneliness that someone could feel from all the data of the life of someone alone with his own uneasy regarding Zeus' intentions…

Over countless years, Zeus kept sending magic drones to check things on the world, he looked everywhere for traces and explanations as to why the world clung to life, but he didn't find results. Thanks to that, he decided to keep improving his skills in order to find things beyond his own skills and understanding.

Eventually, he was even able to gather materials of the places he investigated and analyzed the data stored on them… he didn't find many results on analyzing lifeless sand, but on the few things that still had organic matter and signs of mana, he was able to gather some information.

He easily found data on the locations the first dragons stayed and spread their spawns… he actually found traces of thirty of them. It was a surprising small number…

"Well… it is a small number, but when they can survive nuclear bombing, it was more than enough," Rain thought.

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Within the vast reserves of information, Zeus's investigations led to a remarkable breakthrough. He not only gathered data on the locations where life still clung to existence but also delved into the mysteries of the past. Through his advanced magical techniques, Zeus reconstructed the appearances of the first dragons, visualizing their forms and actions.

He meticulously crafted a detailed account of their movements, behaviors, and even their battles.

Zeus's efforts allowed Rain to witness, in vivid detail, the battles that unfolded during the dragons' final struggles. Through the visualizations created by Zeus, Rain experienced the last moments of his friends' lives from their own perspectives. The monsters, in their relentless pursuit of annihilation, absorbed not only their physical forms but also the essence of their experiences…