Chapter 629: Ambush (1/2)

Jimage understood how valuable that crystal was, so he wasn't willing to give it up either. However, it was at this moment that he had an idea.

'Alright, keep it a secret. We will enter the place, but we won't take the crystal. We will let Pharan or Foltan be the first ones to take it. As long as one of the two is holding th God Crystal, they definitely won't ally against us. Besides, although we have higher numbers, the fact is that we only have two extra Semi-Divinity Realm members. The real fighting force here is the Divinity Realm ones. Two extra Semi-Divinity will not be enough to really make them feel threatened by us.'

Krune nodded.

'Alright, but what will we do after that? It's not like we can attack the one with the crystal after he finds out he can't split it.'

Jimage smiled before saying.

'Wrong, anyone with the crystal will become the other two's target. Simply put, this will be a fight where there are no allies. As long as the other two don't join forces against us, we have nothing to fear. If things go south, we can always retreat. After all, I doubt any of the two will pursue us while one of them is holding the crystal.'

Krune understood what he meant.

'Seems like a battle is inevitable now.'

Jimage shrugged his shoulders.

'This temporary ceasefire was a lie to start with. Since we will have a fallout, we might as well do it while the other two groups aren't allied against us.'

Krune nodded. After that, Jimage sent a Divine Sense Message to everyone in the group. However, he warned them to now show any concern on their faces to not blow the cover. Still, everyone understood that things will get ugly anytime now. Well, Iem was quite excited about this outcome, though.

”Alright, shall we enter?”

Pharan and Foltan nodded.

Right after, they approached the membrane to cut it. However, it proved to be a lot more resistant than they thought.

”Let me try.”

Jimage took out his sword and slashed it. Still, just a small mark was left behind.

”It's quite hard. Let's join forces and attack the same point.”

Pharan, Foltan, and Jimage then took some distance and readied their skills. Right after, they released it together.

*Boom!*

Once again, the membrane resisted the impact. However, it was now possible to see that it was damaged a little. Knowing that their attacks worked, the three leaders continued to attack.

*Boom, boom, boom...*

The membrane couldn't withstand the attacks and gave in. As soon as a hole appeared on the surface, it spread very fast, opening a passage big enough for everyone to enter.

”Alright, let's go.”

Everyone entered the area. Just like outside, the ground had silver blood. However, it had much more than outside. As soon as they entered, half of their bodies were covered by it. It was evident that the silver blood pool was much more profound.

Still, they ignored the silver blood and moved slowly. However, it was then that the situation changed.

*Vup!*

Suddenly, the membrane behind them closed. Now only that, the silver blood on the ground began to ripple.

”Not good!”

Space fluctuation began to come from all sides. Right after, lots of semi-transparent claws came at the groups from everywhere. Obviously, those were the Space Creatures.

*Clang!*

Ramona defended the first attack, but she was forced to retreat several steps.

”So strong!”

Jimage, Foltan, and Pharan's expressions turned dark.

”It's a trap. They had been waiting for us to enter this place. We need to open then membrane behind us, now!”

However, Pharan gritted his teeth and dashed forward. His objective was the God Crystal on the back of the room. Folta and Jimage noticed that and also pounced at the crystal. The situation was bad, but not out of control yet.

Pharan noticed Jimage and Foltan coming after the crystal as well.

”Why are you following me? Open the damn membrane!”

Foltan laughed after hearing that.

”Hahaha! Don't worry, Pharan. I will take care of the crystal. You can go back and open the membrane for us.”

Jimage also added.