Chapter 1319: Anomaly in the Game World
As various forces mobilized extraordinary beings for protection in response to this probing attack, members of their think tanks or advisory groups began to analyze the transmitted images and effects.
They had no intention of helping the witches suppress the anomaly in the game world; they only needed to protect their own stronghold from being affected.
“According to the clarified contract terms, the non-interference limitation for the extraordinary is that extraordinary individuals cannot enter the world to intervene. The failure of the Holy Realm strike likely indicates that a Holy Realm being has been born within the game world.”
“Not necessarily. Currently, we have no cases proving that extraordinary non-interference excludes the birth of extraordinary beings within the world. This level of contract just doesn’t impose restrictions on the birth of extraordinary beings in a world.”
“If that’s the case, the witch is likely attempting to use this method to make the extraordinary within the unaware world violate the contract constraints, thereby achieving the breach of the contract.”
“Does that mean we have to stop that individual within the world?”
“I have a different idea.”
With that remark, the members of the advisory group turned to the one who spoke.
“Your speculations earlier were rather uninformed. I suspect you didn’t analyze the information regarding the game world closely.”
“The game world is a realm where extraordinary power is relatively weak. Its power pillar is the All Worlds Terminal; furthermore, without a mature extraordinary promotion system, it’s challenging for them to give birth to extraordinary beings, let alone Holy Realm ones.”
“They are merely a group of ordinary people who may have grasped Holy Realm-level power. Regardless of how the contract is defined, they cannot restrain the players within this world.”
“Objection! The Perfect Witch has been to this world before and may have involved herself in the extraordinary promotion system.” Someone raised a counterpoint.
“This issue is equally supported by intelligence. What she involved was only the Wanlian Main Network Tree and the Power Network; this is not a promotion system, just a power system. Essentially, what’s the difference from their All Worlds Terminal?”
“Then there’s the Great Spellbook project from the Main World…”
“Everyone quiet down!” The leader of the group unleashed their domain, forcibly suppressing the members of the advisory group.
“What I need right now is an answer, not the same kind of free analysis as before. I need a concrete action plan. Regarding this anomaly, what are we going to do next?”
With this statement, the oppressive power was retracted.
Among the members of the advisory group, most were not very powerful; they were basically extraordinary individuals, with many being mere ordinary people. However, they had all signed Apostle contracts, gaining extraordinary powers.
One could say they were like those players; they had no grasp of the promotion system and were simply slaves to power.
A few individuals secretly exchanged glances filled with disdain, but due to the other’s authority in power, they still adhered to their commands; after all, they were not adept at fighting and needed protection. However, this did not prevent them from looking down on this brainless leader.
“We should just observe the changes. The more chaotic the outer void of the Main World becomes, the more we should encourage it, even to the extent of exacerbating the situation.”
“When the waters are murky, we can create more minor disturbances and other arrangements in the Main World.”
As they were discussing this, the anomaly in the void outside the game world escalated again!
This sudden change left everyone dumbfounded. Based on the transmitted images and intelligence, the power within the game world extended outward, anchored by world clusters, forming instance realms one after another!
Crossing into the domain of extraordinary pixels would forcibly drag one into these realms. It was still uncertain whether this was an invasion or if the internal processes of the instance worlds were awaiting exploitation.
“How is the power of these instances? Will they proliferate? What about the expansion laws?”
“According to the data collected from basic tests, the power is approximately at the Holy Realm level; there is simply no resisting power below that level. The instances are gradually increasing and are composed of special extraordinary pixels that form the core of the instances; if too many people die inside, their power will be devoured and assimilated…”
Upon hearing this introduction, everyone felt a single sentiment; the “Extraordinary Knowledge” of the All Worlds Terminal was indeed terrifying. After all, this was a mid-sized world still striving to become a large one. Though one could also regard it as a large world, this group of extraordinary beings wasn’t a fallen civilization society—their creations were more terrifying than the Great Spellbooks created by ordinary witches. What was going on?
However, the greater the potential of the All Worlds Terminal, the less they wished for it to fall into the hands of witches.
If previously their focus was on nailing the witches in the outer void of the Main World, now they were somewhat tempted by this “Extraordinary Knowledge.”
“I think we can try to mobilize our resources toward the game world and allow these instance realms’ powers to spread further.”
This would indeed help divert some attention and energy from the Main World, but these resources were not free to obtain. Someone pointed out the most critical issue directly.
That was resources! Even in the void, extraordinary resources held eternal value; they would not completely depreciate due to oversupply because they inherently possess pure utility. The root supporting their value is the concept of extraordinary power within the void; unless the entire void were to be destroyed, extraordinary resources would always hold value.
Their development was progressing too quickly, but they were also taking massive strides, lacking sufficient energy to coordinate every world that had migrated through their void migration plans.
Indeed, the witches also deliberately sought to obscure the existence of the game world, but those inexperienced worlds were easy to fool. Using the origins of those small worlds to bolster the game world was genuinely not a bad idea.
A fine proposal… hmm?
The crowd looked at the personnel delivering the latest intelligence, their expressions somewhat stunned.
Had they just discussed a few points, and something abnormal occurred over in the game world again?
After reviewing the new situation, their expressions changed drastically! For within those instance realms, they saw a figure that should not be there—the Perfect Witch, Yang Yuelan!
How is that possible… That Perfect Witch shouldn’t be in the Land of Origins! Why is she here?
This… this Perfect Witch isn’t the true Perfect Witch; it seems she left behind a special clone in the game world. According to the intelligence from the witches, these clones were most likely products that had been eroded by the power of the All Worlds Terminal, fully detached from the control of the Perfect Witch.
Is the intelligence reliable? That’s the Perfect Witch—her clone could be eroded by such a thing? This is her clone! Some people simply didn’t believe it.
Unknowingly, these individuals had gradually turned the strength of the Perfect Witch into common knowledge.
This… perhaps is merely that Perfect Witch’s clone left behind before she ascended to extraordinary… Possible… indeed incorrect?
Hopefully, the intelligence team can confirm the information more thoroughly. We do not expect to hear words like “possible” or “maybe,” as those severely disrupt our decision-making!
After several confirmations from the intelligence team, the advisory group members begrudgingly accepted the fact that the Perfect Witch’s clone had been eroded.
However, now a new problem lay before them.
Faced with this Perfect Witch, what should they do?
After all, this is the ruthless character who can cut down the extraordinary! Even if this is just a clone, stripped of power and even assimilated by the forces of the All Worlds Terminal, that… combat strength is still formidable.
At this moment, the power of the All Worlds Terminal counteracting the strike from the Holy Realm suddenly seemed to have an explanation.
Simply put, proclaim that the witch race violated the Witch Contract and that the extraordinary should not interfere in the world; the Perfect Witch led the way in breaching the contract stipulations—she should be classified as a Sin Witch or directly become a Betraying Witch.
As this was said, many eyes flashed with light; they, of course, knew this was impossible and that the witch race would never violate the Witch Contract for such a reason.
But annoying the witch race and shaking the Main World with words was certainly feasible.
After all, spreading rumors is as easy as speaking, but refuting them is not a joke.
They loved to do such things; what was their primary goal here?
Naturally, it was to make things uncomfortable for the witches.
After arranging for someone to handle this matter, they continued to grow troubled.
Meanwhile, unlike the calculations of other racial forces, the witches sent their own witches to address the problem immediately.
This time, there was no need for those extraordinary students; they directly arranged for some Extraordinary Witches and even Holy Realm Witches to explore while ensuring their own safety.
If possible, they also wanted to attempt to communicate with that “Xiao Han,” provided the other party still could communicate.
This time, Bunny Wei directly led a group of witch exploration teams to investigate the situation, while she entrusted the follow-up matters to her most capable assistant to manage the pacing.
This assistant’s main task was to keep a close eye on whether other forces would take the opportunity to stir trouble.
Confrontation in the void was no children’s game; even if they might not easily provoke disputes while considering the overall situation, they had to be prepared for these guys to explode at any moment.
The small team led by Bunny Wei consisted of five members, but their quality was very high. Among the five, including Bunny Wei, all were seasoned Holy Realm Witches.
Dealing with an anomaly of this world, they naturally wouldn’t fall victim; otherwise, they might be laughed at by their sisters for eternity.
But never underestimate the self-preservation methods of Holy Realm Witches; holy beings rarely die within a world. Even without mentioning the immortality and methods of the Holy Realm level, their combat strength was quite terrifying.
“Let’s discuss our actions this time!” Bunny Wei said in the void, gazing at the game instance close at hand. The floating blocks formed a massive door resembling a vortex, indicating that it was specially designed. However, after the eruption of power, it appeared somewhat distorted.
It’s said that the more dangerous a place is, the more it represents opportunity, and this is no mistake.
The game world has exhibited the potential of its All Worlds Terminal through this rare opportunity; if this power could be made into a Great Spellbook, who could say how high its potential might be!
“The primary purpose of this temporary action is exploration, to collect sufficient intelligence. We cannot enter the game world, but this eruption of power has given us such an opportunity.”
“So do not rush in heedlessly, and be cautious; don’t let your guard down just because this is just a world.”
“If you get eroded by the power and fall into the game world as extraordinary beings, that too will violate the contract constraints. Even if this is due to force majeure, it will trigger contract rules. Perhaps this world’s contract doesn’t have much power over you, but the Primordial Witch does not care.” Bunny Wei said sternly.
She was a Contract Witch, and her words naturally commanded respect. However, she exaggerated quite a bit; as a Contract Witch, she could also apply the “balance” of the contract to manage some breaches of force majeure with compensatory measures.
After all, contract witches were not such inconvenient beings, were they?
But that did not mean she liked trouble; any use of the power of Contract Witches was a payment of contractual costs, implying that she could not casually waste her foundations.
Ordinarily, she relied on the Magic Source and Spellbooks to combat; in intense fights, she would call on the powers of the contract for assistance.
Such as summoned creatures of the contract, uncontrollable powers of the contract, etc.
If all else fails, then she’ll call for help!
After all, due to her particularity, Contract Witches also had a broad network. Many favors owed could even be enforced forcibly, achieving power deprivation, borrowing, or installment via contract constraints, etc.
The power of the Witch Contract can serve as the foundation for the witch race’s Truth Contribution, not just empty words.
Ordinary witches might treat contracts as guarantees, but powerful Contract Witches could treat contracts as part of their journey and promotion path in witchcraft!
After all signing and ensuring everyone had entered into their contracts, they took a step into the game instance.
The extraordinary pixels engulfed them like a giant mouth of the abyss.
There was no pain; those rippling pixels seemed like a combination of whirlpools and mists, drawing their figures into another level.
When their vision and perception returned, they found themselves in an unfamiliar place.
“Did you feel the transfer of material space?”
“Not at all. The pixel space within the extraordinary pixels connects smoothly with the material space, but this is absolutely neither the void nor the game world.”
“The constraints of the contract have not been triggered; what a stroke of luck.”
Once confirming their safety, the witches began to examine their surroundings; it was a realm of nothingness.
However, floating islands of various sizes made of pixels drifted around.
Though they felt familiar gravity beneath them, these floating islands violated the laws of levitation.
“Is the coverage of game conceptual attributes? This instance molded by field order is indeed terrifying; it can rewrite reality’s order to such an extent,” Bunny Wei said, though she showed no significant sign of surprise, rather her demeanor becoming more cautious. After all, as seasoned Holy Realm Witches, they had seen plenty of scenes and experienced various fields of order!
