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The Timeless King summoned the Overseers, his most trusted and powerful lieutenants. Each one of them was a master of a certain Spell that he needed in order to make his n work.
"Overseers…" He spoke with his voice that echoed through the hall…
Suddenly, several figures immediately appeared. Their appearance was blurred as they weren''t truly within the Pce. What the Timeless King was seeing was merely their clones that were left in this ce.
"We have confirmed the presence of the Paragon''s Divine Extraction power in the Human Realm. This power poses a significant threat to the bnce of our realms. We must act swiftly and decisively."
The Overseers listened intently. Their expressions could not be seen, but they were all shocked and took everything seriously. They knew the gravity of the situation and the potential consequences of their actions.
The Three Paragons caused plenty of problems not only for the Celestial Beings but also for them.
"We have two options," the Timeless King continued. "We can either take the power from its current holder or iste the Human Realm entirely…"
The King paused for a moment after revealing the options he had thought of.
Seeing that everyone doesn''t have any opinions, he continued.
"Given the risks involved, I have decided that we must ensure the Human Realm is forever incapable of essing the other realms. We will block them from any possible Dimensional Travel."
The Overseers nodded in agreement, understanding the necessity of the decision.
None of them wanted to deal with such a powerful figure. No one would volunteer to be the first sacrifice.
After all, even though they believed that they could overpower the Extractor, numerous Time Maniptors would be sacrificed. They didn''t want their descendants or even themselves to be those sacrifices.
Unlike the Celestial Beings who are Immortals, Time Maniptors like them had finite lives… Only the Timeless King had the power tost forever, thanks to his Crown.
As for them, they would have to use their Soul Force to use the power of time. At most, they could leave for a few hundred years with a few tricks, but that was it. They may be able to manipte time, but ites with a cost.
At this time, they could only agree to their King.
Soon, the Timeless King raised his hand, and a shimmering portal appeared before them, leading to the Human Realm.
"Go now," hemanded. "Ensure that the Human Realm is sealed off from the rest of the realms. Use all the power at your disposal to create an imprable barrier. We cannot allow the Divine Extraction to threaten our existence."
Everyone was relieved seeing the decisiveness of the Timeless King.
With a unified bow, the burred figures of the Overseers suddenly changed into their real appearance. Everyone wore Blue Robes with several golden lines on their emblem, indicating their special status. Soon, they stepped through the portal and dissolved into the fabric of time.
"Haa~"
The Timeless King watched them go silently. He knew that isting the Human Realm was a drastic measure, but it was necessary to protect the delicate bnce of the multiverse.
As the portal closed, the Timeless King returned to his throne, his mind already contemting the next steps. n/?/vel/b//jn dot c//om
He would need to monitor the situation closely, ensuring that the barrier would be ced and that no other threats could emerge.
***
In the meantime, within the Human Realm, the sky darkened as the Overseers began their work.
No one had any idea of what was going on as the sky suddenly darkened, even without the sign of a sr eclipse.
However, that was only true for the average people and Arcanists.
For the Half-Immortals and Immortals, including other powerful figures within the Human Realm, they could tell that there was something going on.
It felt simr to the creation of Gates in the Abyss Realm''s invasion, but it also felt different since they could feel it everywhere.
The dozens of Arcane Towers that were sensitive to such changes in the flow of Arcane Energy had their rms set off, but the owners of the Towers couldn''t find out where the problem wasing from.
To be honest, even Vale was actually clueless about the true situation…
''This is weird…'' Vale thought to himself.
Suddenly, he received telepathy from Merlin, the Overseer of the human realm.
"Lord Vale, I think that an outside force is trying to harm our home… You might have to consider asking the Avatars of the deities that were hiding within their holy grounds..."Merlin said cautiously. After all, he wasn''t sure about Vale''s rtionship with the Churches.
"If that''s the case, I''ll try to speak with them…" Vale answered after some thought.
"Then, please visit the Church of the Lord of the Secrets first. I had a feeling that their goddess would assist you." Merlin said mysteriously.
It seemed that working as an Overseer for a long time allowed him to have some rtionships with the prominent churches.
Vale trusted Merlin''s judgment and decided to investigate.
Without any more hesitation, Vale vanished from his room and reappeared at the base of a towering mountain. Before himy a daunting staircase of 2,000 steps, leading to the nearest branch of the Church of the Lord of the Secrets.
This was his first timeing here, and he had only read about this in the reports from the Arcane Bureau.
The path was steep and nked by ancient trees, making this ce truly different.
Vale took a deep breath and began his ascent. As he ced his foot on the first step, a voice broke the silence.
"Hey… The church is closed today. Even if you wish to go up, you have to pay first."
Vale turned to see a young acolyte, who he had initially thought was sleeping, sitting on a nearby rock.
The acolyte''s eyes were sharp and alert, but a mischievous grin was also ying on his lips.
On the other hand, Vale realized that he was actually wearing casual clothes, making him look like an average person, especially after he suppressed his aura.