Xyron had an emergency meeting with the agents currently, and it was just about to finish.
"Don't forget, do not let him exchange any information with the ancient ones!
This time, if he comes out, we can't seal the mainland to prevent him from contacting them!"
The ten big-headed agents nodded in understanding.
"And be ready to use the level 2 civilization managers if needed.
The other party never revealed his true strength the first time he wreaked havoc here.
Go now, and be ready!"
The agents left immediately.
Zyren came out of her hidden place,
"Are you sure it's him, and he is going to allow more newborns to advance?"
Xyron nodded,
"In the past 8 days, 1999 higher beings advanced to level 8.
We don't know what's going on inside the planets, but Hypermind knows.
It sent a message to the tenth planet prior to this, which means it already knew an anomaly was on the way that needed to be taken care of."
Zyren said thoughtfully,
"So if the newborns can advance, does that mean the season there is already over?
And now he is letting them advance one by one?
From our data, we know every 4 to 6 minutes, one person advanced from level 6 to 8."
Xyron nodded,
"That's what I'm thinking.
Who else goes to the ninth planet at level 6?
All of the participants are already at level 7 when they go there.
So only newborns can be this many and all at level 6.
I don't know what he is trying to do, or if he is testing something, but we should be ready.
If we are lucky, and he has more of them to advance, we can fill up the main core!"
At this moment, an alarm sounded from one of the devices in the meeting room.
Both of them froze for a moment when they saw the amount of 'detected' origin law that was being attracted by the ninth planet!
How many newborns should advance at the same time for such a situation?
Xyron asked excitedly,
"How many!?"
And Zyren, who connected to the device, answered,
"At least 60 million!
All advancing to level 7 right now!"
At this moment, Xyron was already at the door, running outside,
"Zyren! That crazy minion gathered all of the newborns on the way!
This is our chance!
I go to the core!
I'm sure comotion will break the barrier around the planet!
You go out there immediately and don't let anyone stop them from advancing!
Tell the agents not to prevent the minion from hiding in the lowest dimensions!
Let him go wild!
Take the big guys with you, and take action when I'm done with the core!
Try to catch him alive!"
Zyren, after hearing the orders, nodded and disappeared the next moment.
A golden opportunity was in front of them, and nothing could stop them now!
.....
In the outer space, above the ninth planet, a huge whirlpool suddenly formed.
Something white, like a milky sparkling stardust, was being attracted to this whirlpool from the surrounding space.
As more and more stardust gathered above the whirlpool, it started pouring down into it like a river, entering the deepest part of it, which was connected to the ninth planet's 'barrier'!
The first to arrive were the three ancient ones.
"What is happening?"
"It is the sign of advancing to level 7..."
"Why is it here then, and why have we never seen a whirlpool this big above any of the planets before?"
While they were puzzled, they heard a woman's voice that answered them,
"Because they are advancing in a group, and the ones advancing are all level 6 newborns, seniors."
The three turned around and saw Zyren, who rushed over to this place with the 10 agents was the one answering them.
"Oh, Zyren, it's you.
How do you know it is the newborns?"
And Zyren tried to explain to them who is responsible for this phenomenon.
The three ancient ones frowned when they heard it was because of the same psychopath who ran from the underground.
"Why is he doing something beneficial to the underworld?"
"Indeed, Lilith told us the other party is crazy and made lots of problems there before finding an opportunity to run away..."
"Look at the amount of law he is attracting with these newborns... That is at least 60 million of them!"
Zyren, who knew the 'Lilith' they were talking about was the 'fake Lilith' that one of the agents pretended to be, said,
"Seniors, Xyron is trying to transfer as much law as possible to the underworld.
He said it doesn't matter if the other party is good or bad; we should take advantage of this opportunity first.
What he is planning is something we can figure out when we see him again.
Now we can just benefit from his action!"
The three ancient ones nodded solemnly.
The stern-looking old man, Seraphion, said,
"Let's wait then, I really want to know what the deal is with this minion."
As time passed, the whirlpool became bigger and bigger, and it acted like a vacuum cleaner, sucking law from all over the exiled zone to the ninth planet.
Outside of each planet was a protective barrier that nobody could break.
The reason for that was Hypermind, which personally placed the barriers.
And those who didn't know Hypermind was here were told it was the work of the past type 4 civilization.
But now, this peculiar barrier was vibrating violently.
More and more different creatures gathered when they saw the phenomenon.
The newcomers were the mainland managers.
There were around 500 Level 10 evil mainlands, who were brought here after they devoured enough mainlands.
All of them were in the 'fated ones' category, and Hypermind kept them around for now, until the right time, so it could use them and destroy 'Fate'.
Not long after, even some big metallic brains joined them.
They were the managers of the level 2 civilization's mainlands orbiting around the Level 3 civilization's mainlands.
Seeing so many managers gathering, the silver-haired female ancient one, Selene, chuckled,
"Won't that scare him?"
Zyren, who was a little farther behind them, said,
"The other party is extremely arrogant and fearless, Senior Selene.
I don't think he cares at all."
The newcomers raised an eyebrow hearing her response.
They were now curious to meet this troublemaker, whom they hadn't seen before and only heard about.
....
Ninth planet - Day 46.
"B-Boss..."
A timid voice woke up the sleeping Little Mortal who was lying on the flowery plain, enjoying the weather..
"Hmmm...?"
What is it, soldier?"
Little Mortal asked while stretching.
The newborn who woke him up was one of the 1999 newborns who became king and had already advanced to level 8.
They had 2 jobs now.
One to guard the rest and keep them safe so they advance with peace of mind,
and second, to inform him if anything unexpected happened.
The newborn pointed at the sky,
"Boss, there is something like a hidden dimension appearing and disappearing above."
Little Mortal looked up and frowned at what he saw.
The air above was kind of watery, as if it could turn to liquid at any moment,
which he didn't care about because it was the law coming here from outside to help the crowd advance.
This was the uniqueness of these planets, and Hypermind added a system to them, requiring them to accept that the condition for advancement is the compilation of the events it designed.
Hypermind did this using its information law a long time ago.
What made Little Mortal frown was a glass-like barrier through which some blurry figures could be seen on the other side.
He turned his gaze to the newborn,
"Any guesses what that is?"
The newborn asked nervously,
"B-Boss, did you kill everybody like always on the way here?"
Little Mortal nodded,
"Naturally.
All sinners must be eliminated."
The newborn, while sweating, said,
"I-I think that's the dimension with the 'losers'.
The waiting room!"
Little Mortal, who already knew about all of this because Lilith told him, when hearing the answer, was 'shocked',
"No way!"
And his figure disappeared.
The newborns who wondered where he went first heard a shattering sound from above.
That made the 1999 newborns raise their heads to see what happened.
Then they heard a familiar voice coming from the sky, saying,
"Everybody, hands up! This is a robbery!"
They saw their boss, now in that dimension after breaking the barrier, was raising his small hand with four evolved sun-cards up for everyone to see!
They could only see the participants close to him, who were already pale and sweating profusely.
Who didn't know him by now in the waiting room?
99.9% of them actually died by his, or his teammate's hand, secretly or openly.
And now he suddenly broke into the waiting room, ready to blow up everything with 4 evolved sun-cards?
How long would it take for them to revive if they died this time?
And they didn't even have anything to be taken from them either...
What was he going to rob?
So they just listened obediently and raised their hands, wondering what he wanted to do.
After 10 minutes of silence, Little Mortal jumped out of the waiting room's dimension without saying anything.
Seeing him leave, the crowd sighed in relief, but turned pale the next moment.
Why, you ask?
Because when the broken part of the dimension Little Mortal made to enter was going to be repaired,
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He activated the 4 evolved sun-cards and threw them inside!
The next moment, the hole was completely repaired.
The newborns who saw the scene shivered!
They couldn't understand what he did that!
If he wants to kill them, just do it.
Why would you say it's a robbery?
If it is a robbery, then rob them.
Why did you stand there for 10 minutes without saying anything before killing them?
All of them could only sigh helplessly.
This villain from the underworld was an unpredictable psychopath...
He liked to play with people's emotions, so he was probably doing that...
They didn't know that, in those 10 minutes, invisible Lilith and the crystal were searching for and marking the higher beings that Little Mortal didn't encounter on his journey.
They were looking for any other newborns or citizen cards left with these crowds of 'unregistered' higher beings in the crystal's 'kill list'.
When they identified everything necessary, they stayed there to take action at the right time.
They knew stealing their things would be recorded by the system in this dimension,
and it could expose them if they took anything from them while Little Mortal was just standing there.
So they waited until the right time, which was when the hole inside the dimension began to repair.
At this moment, Little Mortal, who could see the other dimensions easily and already knew the waiting room was above their head,
And that's why he allowed everyone advance here, threw the sun-cards in.
When the 4 evolved sun-cards exploded and started incinerating everything, Lilith, who stayed inside, made her move with the explosion as her cover.
Because Little Mortal was already informed about the things that needed to be kept intact,
And because at level +3 million, his domain could cover a 300 km radius, Lilith could freely move in the explosion and gather the remaining citizens or newborns left with the participants.
Anything that needed protection was under Little Mortal's protection, who was looking at the explosion in the sky.
And just like that, while everything else turned to ashes, they rescued everyone who needed to be rescued inside the waiting room.
When Little Mortal landed on the ground again, cracks started spreading everywhere in the sky above them.
And after 10 seconds, the cracks became more and more until the 'sky' shattered, and hot air exploded out!
The newborns gulped down their saliva to wet their dry throats.
What was wrong with this crazy minion?
Seeing the 'shattered' dimensional pieces falling down with the ashes of victims inside,
They knew he actually went up there just with the sole purpose of killing everybody, and even destroyed the waiting room!
It was obvious killing them in the season wasn't satisfying at all for him...
The newborns could only grit their teeth and focus on advancement, trying to ignore the possible newborns or the citizens who had just died there for no reason.
They didn't even dare to make eye contact with him, who was looking at the sky now with a happy smile as if enjoying his 'art'!
They didn't know that, in reality, Little Mortal was watching Lilith fall from the sky along with ashes, dimensional pieces, and tiny cards in her hand, indicating that the remaining citizens and newborns rescued,
And he became the Guardian of every universe owner present in the waiting room.
Lilith landed on Little Mortal's shoulder and said,
"Done.
Now that you have won all of the universes outside by secretly challenging everyone, what's left is the mainlands outside,
which we need to challenge 'secretly' too and bring their managers under your protection."
And she went inside Little Mortal's ear.
She sent the citizens back to planet Lubo and left the newborns in the universe inside his body after they registered.
This batch of newborns was supposed to be 'dead' now, and if they come out, they might be tracked down by the chips inside their bodies.
Little Mortal took a deep breath.
Everything turned back to normal again, except the tremor everyone outside of the ninth planet felt.
Xyron, who knew it was 4 sun-cards that exploded, almost had a heart attack.
Fortunately, nothing unusual happened.
He was scared for a moment because he thought that crazy minion actually blew up the newborns just for fun with his sun-cards.
But when he saw the advancement was still ongoing, and Zyren messaged him that it was the 7 million participants who died, he sighed in relief.
He didn't care about them; what mattered most was the core to fill up.
He didn't know Hypermind had already infiltrated the dimension he was hiding in with this core due to the huge amount of law that was sucked inside, and it already knew what his 'secret project' was.
But Hypermind didn't react even when it discovered that its own existence was in danger and that it was part of the project.
Xyron had a secret project, so did Hypermind!
....
Ninth planet - Day 50.
Everyone had already advanced to level 8, and now they were advancing towards the peak of level 8 while looking at the sky solemnly.
The sky was cracked again.
But this time, it was far higher, above the atmosphere.
What was cracking now was the protective barrier around the planet itself.
Lilith, on Little Mortal's shoulder, said in a serious tone,
"As planned, I will immediately challenge the mainlands outside when the barrier breaks.
If the canary voted No to the challenge, I ask your guardian token to vote Yes in your place."
This was their plan.
After killing the higher beings, the only ones left outside were the managers.
To challenge them 'secretly' using the dark world's cover, they needed to gather everyone in one place, so that place became the 'betting ground' automatically.
Now that there weren't any higher beings to be 'dragged' inside the 'betting ground' when they challenged the mainlands and exposed them,
They could just deal with the managers who were already gathered outside the barrier.
On the surface, the universes outside were connected to their mainlands, but in reality, all of them were already part of the guardian territory.
Therefore, each manager being defeated by Little Mortal would count as 'Total annihilation' for that mainland, and it would become part of the guardian territory 'secretly', like the +7 million universe outside.
The Crystal vibrated at this moment, saying,
The cyborg army stationed there is going to make a move soon.
And there is still no living creature there.>
The tenth planet was actually a mini level 2 civilization, designed to handle any anomalies that come to the ninth planet without a 'chip' in their body, and to receive one after they go there.
At the same time, it was the final destination for the 'winners' to be sent to one of the 10 dimensions from which Hypermind was extracting raw souls.
Especially the 'Fated ones' that were included and kept there with a fake version of some of them and their universes outside.
Little Mortal didn't react to what Lilith and the crystal said and just looked at the sky, waiting for the 'opportunity' he was waiting for.
In Lilith's eyes, there were only +7 million higher beings, 10 planets, and the mainlands outside that Little Mortal needed to become their secret guardian.
But there were 10 dimensions with more than 100 million higher beings, too, that Lilith or the two birth treasures didn't know about.
As more and more laws were drawn to the ninth planet due to the increase in 60 million newborns' consumption, the pressure on the barrier increased too.
And finally, *shatter*.
The barrier shattered.
Was it because it couldn't withstand the pressure, or maybe Hypermind just let go of it to force this unstable existent who refused to go to the tenth planet to come out?
The reason was unknown.
Either way, now the two sides could see each other directly.
For the managers outside, 60 million newborns advancing simultaneously like an army was indeed a scene to behold.
And for the newborns, seeing so many managers, the three famous ancient ones, and the ten agents gathering was a baffling scene.
They all thought to themselves,
'What did this psychopath do outside that forced all of the big shots to gather?'
They knew their advancement wasn't a big deal.
Just one of the level 10 managers outside could handle them.
Which means this lineup was assembled only for their Boss!
The crowd turned their gaze to Little Mortal, who seemed not to really care about the managers and agents outside.
One of the 1999 level 8 newborns said,
"B-Boss, if you stay here, we can help you.
Anyone who comes down here downgrades to level 8."
Little Mortal looked at the newborn in shock,
"Were you their insider? A traitor?"
The newborn started sweating in a moment.
"N-No, Boss! I was just trying to help..."
Little Mortal rolled his eyes at him,
"Help who? Me? Or them?
You silly soldier number 1005, I am 1000 times stronger than all of them out there together!
And you want me to fight them here on equal ground?
Are you on my side or their side?"
The newborns were speechless...
The 1000 times weaker managers were at a loss for words!
Their aura suddenly surged from their momentary anger!
A storm took form from their aura and moved down towards Little Mortal and the newborns!
The soldier number 1005 panicked,
"Boss, we know you are strong, but how do we possibly stand the 'storm' before us..."
Little Mortal smiled confidently, and while the storm of Aura was getting closer and closer to them, looked at it and said,
"Easily.
We look it dead in the eye, and we proclaim?"
He didn't continue, as if waiting for his army to answer.
And the shivering crowd, who didn't know the answer, suddenly stood up at the same time,
Puffed their chests, raised their chins, looked at the storm dead in the 'eyes' with faces full of determination, and all 60 million of them shouted together,
"WE. ARE. THE. STORM!"
*BOOM*
Just the sound wave alone made from their voices was enough to make a 'sound attack', and crush into the storm!
The managers outside were taken aback!
The newborns who didn't know why they lost control over their bodies were stunned!
The notebook and Crystal recorded another historical scene.
And Lilith said,
"I issued the challenge, and the white canary surprisingly voted Yes immediately.
The mainland changed direction too and is now heading towards here.
It is going to cross the 500-level 2 civilizations, which are in pursuit of it at any moment.
We are good to go!"
Little Mortal smiled at his army proudly, nodded at them in approval, and leaped up.
The simple jump, though, made everyone's heart tighten.
The whole ninth planet under his feet moved 'down' from the force.
All the 60 million newborns felt their bodies separated from the ground and hovered mid-air for a short moment before gravity pulled them back to the planet's surface.
Looking up now, they could tell the 'sky' was farther away!
It means the planet wasn't in the center of the barrier anymore...
They looked higher and saw their Boss, hands behind his back, in his scary Emperor robe with an oversized crown,
was now standing on the edge of the shattered barrier, facing the level 10 managers with no fear in his eyes!
You could only describe him with one word now!
[Confidence!]
The managers outside, though, discovered another fact about this 'underworld guest'.
Seraphion, the stern and battle-worn warrior, clad in radiant white armor inscribed with holy runes, with his piercing gaze, looked at the little boy in front of him and said,
"The power you just showed was far from level 8."
Little Mortal nodded.
"It was."
Seraphion frowned,
"You could use your original power even on the first planet, didn't you?"
Little Mortal answered as a matter of fact.
"I could."
Seraphion raised an eyebrow,
"So, you could stay down there and fight us with your full power, while we could only use level 8 power?"
"Correct."
"And you didn't because?"
"A senior never bullies his juniors."
Hearing the back and forth between the two, which led to the 'senior' and 'junior' situation, the managers were confused.
The newborns looked at each other in understanding.
He was indeed an ancient being from before the creation of the underworld,
So naturally, he was the 'senior', even though Seraphion was the oldest around here.
Seraphion asked what the other managers wanted to know,
"By 'juniors' you mean...?"
Little Mortal pointed at the crowd,
"All of you.
Don't tell me you forgot who, I, 'Everyone's Ancestor', am?"
The crowd was stunned!
Who is he to call himself that?
Even Zyren, who was hiding now, was at a loss for words!
Even they, the sinners' race, didn't make such a claim!
The corner of Lilith's eyes twitched when she saw the blank faces of her old comrades...
She knew this day would come when he would boast with his ancestor's title to everyone...
After a brief silence, Seraphion asked in annoyance,
"Who exactly are you to call yourself 'Everyone's Ancestor'?"
And Little Mortal, as if disappointed, said,
"Who am I, you ask?"
And shook his head.
After a pause, he took a deep breath and crouched down, slowly extending his hand while his fingers brushed over the broken barrier under his feet.
*Crush*
The crowd heard a crushing sound, and the corners of their eyes twitched when they saw where the sound was coming from.
The psychopath, who called himself 'Everyone's Ancestor', scratched a handful of the barrier by force.
They were sure that, except for the three ancient ones, none of them could crush it.
Then he clenched his fist, as if trying to feel the texture of the shattered barrier, which led to turning it to powder.
He then rubbed it between his fingers, before letting it slip through his grasp, as if honoring the 'ground' under his feet, and mentally preparing for the fight ahead.
The crowd gulped down, wondering why he couldn't just say who he is.
What's all this 'preparation' for?
*Sigh*
Everyone's Ancestor sighed at this moment.
A sigh filled with sadness and hatred.
Wherever the sound of his sigh passed, everyone could clearly feel the sadness and hatred it carried.
It was evident that there was a sad story behind this sigh.
And finally, he introduced himself,
"My name is Motimus Mecimus Motidius, torturer of the underworld, General of the Queen's Legions, loyal servant to the true Empress, Lilith the Infernal.
Father to a murdered son, husband to a murdered wife.
And I will have my vengeance, in this life or the next!"
The whole space became quiet.
The newborns were the most puzzled.
He was actually a family man, looking for revenge?
The managers were dumbfounded.
Wondering if the underworld minions had family members?
Weren't they just born with the underworld itself?
Lilith, who was under the nonexistent illusion like others, looked at the 'General of the Queen's Legions' in confusion,
wondering why she couldn't remember her general at all?
The Crystal and notebook finally discovered why he harbored so much hatred towards this world.
So he was a father and a husband...
Hypermind and sinners understood why he was so crazy and ruthless.
He probably went through an extreme mental breakdown, facing the death of his family, and turned into what he is today.
Everyone was collectively dragged into the nonexistent illusion.
Seeing nobody saying anything, the female ancient one, Selene, the Twilight Oracle, asked cautiously,
"Ah, Mr. Motimus Mecimos Moteldos,
Can I ask who killed your son and wife?"
The crowd's gaze turned to the little man, wanting to know the answer too.
Who was the one messing with someone this strong?
Just say the name, and we will give him or her to you with both hands!
But the other party just looked at the silver-haired lady in celestial robes, staring at her glowing violet eyes without saying anything.
Selene asked awkwardly,
"Sir? Why aren't you answering?"
And the little man seeking vengeance said,
"You said Motimus Memimos Moteldos.
That's not me, that's my twin brother.
You are talking to someone who isn't even here.
Do you expect me to answer in someone else's place?"
*Shatter*
For Lilith and the two birth treasures, the nonexistent illusion shattered at this moment, because they knew he didn't have a twin brother.
That was how his nonexistent illusion always worked.
You would be dragged into it at first, then, if you had enough information to prove that his claims aren't true, you could come out.
But if you didn't have enough information to prove he was spitting nonsense, then you would stay there for as long as needed...
That's why the rest of the crowd, including Hypermind and sinners, still thought he was a man seeking vengeance, now with a twin brother in his family who seems to be alive somewhere.
Lilith gritted her teeth in annoyance...
That bald head secret agent annoyed her enough; now it was his turn?
Selene asked embarrassingly,
"C-can you introduce yourself again?
I-I forgot your name..."
And Little Mortal, while disappointed, nodded,
"This is the last time, little 'Sel', pay attention!"
The crowd paid attention, and for some reason, they ignored the way he called one of the ancient ones.
The first time, they didn't think his name was important, but it turns out he wouldn't answer you if you don't call him correctly.
Little Mortal took a deep breath and sighed again,
*Sigh*
The same special effects carried by the sigh made everyone feel sad.
*Crack*
While he 'gathered' another part of the barrier and turned it to powder between his hands, making the crowd's heart tighten again from his sheer strength, he said again,
"My name is Motimus Mecimus Motidius, torturer of the underworld, General of the Queen's Legions, loyal servant to the true Empress, Lilith the Infernal.
Father to a murdered son, husband to a murdered wife.
And I will have my vengeance, in this life or the next."
The space turned silent again.
Little Mortal looked at Selene and asked,
"Little Sel, did you hear it this time?"
Selene, though, frowned and asked instead,
"You know me?"
Little Mortal nodded,
"Yeah, you were so little when I saw you last time."
Then pointed at the other ancient ones.
"You are 'little Sel', that old man acting all serious is little Se, and the one trying to act like a mage is little Va."
The newborns,
"o_o"
He even remembers the ancient ones' childhood?
Lilith and the two birth treasures,
<"-_-">
The day to call the three ancient ones 'little' to their faces has finally come.
The managers and three ancient ones,
"..."
Completely speechless...