Death... and me



Light and Dark Elements. In the same way that no one could harmonize better with these two, no one could create bigger chaos when using them than the twins. Since the Vruve Organization came forward to showcase its might in front of everyone, why not make this the first attack? It's just that no one would ever know it was the twins who did it.

The barrier of Light and Dark Elements went into complete chaos. The thin layer of Dark and Light Elements increased several times in power, making it completely impossible to harmonize with. Even Rean and Roan wouldn't dare to attempt it in this state. Well, they had already passed through it anyway.

Arrrrghhhh!

One by one, every single member of the Vruve Organization was obliterated by the sudden change at the entrance of the Ruins of the Stars. Surprisingly, the first ones to be affected were the two cultivators in the Peak Stage of the Space-Time Realm. Being the strongest in their groups, they were the first to successfully harmonize with the barrier and start to enter it. But, for the same reason, they were the ones closest to the chaotic oscillation created by the twins.

Puff, puff!

The same fate befell three Middle Stage Space-Time Realm cultivators and one Initial Stage cultivator.

Puff, puff, puff, puff...

In the end, only one Initial Stage and one Middle Stage expert of the Vruve Organization survived. That was because they used protection treasures that shielded them. Above all, these two were the slowest during the harmonization. After all, it wasn't that the other six didn't notice the sudden change and tried to escape. They were simply too far inside.

The two survivors didn't escape unscathed, though. They sustained significant injuries.

"What the hell was that, Luluch?!" One of them looked at the other survivor from his group while using his Divine Energy to stop his bleeding.

Luluch, the Middle Stage Space-Time guy, quickly took a healing pill and began treating his injuries. "Itihis! How would I know? The harmonization was going well, although the two of us were quite slow compared to the others. That's the only reason we survived."

Right after, the two Divinity Realm experts of the Vruve Organization arrived by their side. Their group had only ten members, after all. With six of them dying while trying to cross the entrance, the Divinity Realm experts were the only ones left. "Wait outside for a while."

Luluch immediately looked back. "Did you, sirs, notice what happened? Why did the barrier suddenly go chaotic?"

However, they shook their heads. "We had our Divine Senses covering it the whole time. Still, we couldn't see anything. You must remember that we don't know how the entrance of the Ruins of the Stars works. Perhaps it simply doesn't allow more than one person to go through at a time."

Itihis understood the stakes and immediately asked, "Sirs, I'm willing to try again. The first two who went inside should have already arrived on the other side."

However, the Divinity Realm experts refused. "No, we can't afford to lose you two either. It would take too long to go back and fetch more Space-Time Realm members. Stay here and let the others try first. I refuse to believe they will be able to restrain themselves for too long."

Sure enough, now that six members of the Vruve Organization had died at the barrier's entrance, no one else wanted to attempt it. However, the Divinity Realm experts couldn't take their eyes off Spiegel and Waremis's group, who had already crossed. Just like the Vruves, they also couldn't detect anything wrong with the barrier, which had now returned to normal.

Mephisto narrowed his eyes and finally gave his order. "Qarumon, you witnessed what happened. Go ahead and give it a try. We need to know if the entrance has a limit on the number of beings."

Qarumon bitterly smiled, already anticipating Mephisto's words. The Realm of Gods and Angel Realms remained silent. Since someone wanted to go first, it suited them perfectly.

Qarumon then took out his white-colored branch and infused it with his Devilish Energy. Simultaneously, his Dark Element spread out from his other hand. The white-colored branch, unsurprisingly, began to emit Light Element. His Dark Element and the Branch's Light Element fused together, creating a pseudo-harmonization. It was far from what the twins could do, but it was still incredible that a Devil could achieve such a feat in the first place, which explained why he was one of the Devils selected for this journey.

He touched the barrier with the ring. Just like before, he focused on harmonizing with the Light and Dark Elements within it. He was much slower than the twins and even the Vruve members. His harmonization was also quite unbalanced, causing the barrier to ripple around him as if it was about to attack. Warumon wanted nothing more than run away from it. Unfortunately, all that waited for him behind was Mephisto's anger. He had to keep trying.

Yet, these ripples were the only effect. Slowly but surely, Qarumon began to pass through. Before long, his body had crossed the area where the Vruve Peak Space-Time Experts had reached, and he continued moving forward. Eventually, he vanished from everyone's sight. He had succeeded.

Immediately, everyone "understood" what had happened. The barrier only accepted a certain number of beings attempting to cross it at once. Some even cursed the ancient beings who left behind this "trick" for those who sought to enter. Of course, they were merely putting on a facade. Deep down, they were pleased that only the Vruve Organization had suffered losses.

However, a problem arose as soon as Qarumon succeeded. Since the barrier could only accommodate a limited number of beings, who would be the next to try? Everyone wanted their members to enter ahead of the others to gain a head start, after all.

Sure enough, the Archangels, Elder Devils, and Divinity Realm experts exchanged looks. None of them wanted to let the other group go first.