Chapter 913: Finally Obtaining the Method (1/2)

Rock fragments of the floating island soon fell off like a landslide, falling into the lava streaming on the ground below. It was as if the floating island was collapsing from the inside.

But in actuality, it was getting destroyed by something, working its way through the interior of the floating island to break its structure apart. On top of that, everything seemed to be done manually, without any aid from Godly Energy.

That was why the floating island couldn't retaliate. All the particles forming it were dead at present.

Thanks to the exceptional eyesight of the Escapist, Krune was able to notice everything that occurred in the place from far away.

There was a demon beast currently rampaging within the floating island. Surprisingly, it seemed to be exceptionally good at digging, considering the rate at which it moved through the tough rocky layers of the floating island.

Followed by blinding light of orange and red, droplets of lava soon splashed out. It seemed that there existed lava at the core of the floating island, protecting something within. The Escapist flew accordingly in the air, positioning itself above a certain tunnel the perpetrator had dug.

Through this, it managed to see everything that was happening inside. Claws shaped like a mole, a body of a serpent, the whiskers of a cat, and the scales of a lizard, at first glance, one might assume it to be a dragon.

But upon closer look, it didn't have the elegance nor the absolute might and authority of one. It was a type of demon beast Krune hadn't heard of before. Currently, the demon beast had latched onto the lava within the floating island, striking it with its claws.

The lava splashed out as something within seemed to be moving. From time to time, the fins of something peaked out of the lava before swiftly disappearing. The demon beast seemed to be aiming for it from the start.

It couldn't directly enter the lava, for that would damage itself. So instead, it grabbed hold of the surrounding rocks, ones that had been facing the heat of the lava for ages, and adapted accordingly.

Using such rocks, it attacked the lava, causing it to spill out. The demon beast was in a hurry, but its actions were anything but hurried. It continuously attacked the lava, spilling it out, forming ripples that disturbed its flow, causing the entity within to appear on the surface from time to time.

Every time this happened, the demon beast would try to snatch it but would always fail. Hours passed in such a fashion as finally, the entity within peaked out more than usual, thanks to a change in the rippling of the lava.

The abrupt jerk caused it to miscalculate, making it come out of the lava surface to an extent greater than before. The demon beast naturally didn't miss the opportunity, flailing a large piece of rock it had shaped into a spoon.

It inserted it timely into the lava and made a fierce scoop to the top, hitting the entity along the way. The entity lost its grip on the lava and was sent flying out from the attack. The moment it appeared, Krune was surprised.

For some reason, it wasn't a living entity. Instead, it was a rock figure, but wasn't shaped like a humanoid this time. It was shaped more like a serpent. Moreover, condensed in its center was a cluster of rocks that faintly glowed. They seemed different from the rest.

The rock cluster was shaped into a sphere, outlining a faint design. But, thanks to his vantage point, Krune could immediately guess what the design was. It was the diagram of the floating island.

Just that alone was enough for him to guess that the rock cluster sphere was the core of the floating island or the reason why it was floating in the first place.

All along, he was intensely staring at the tablet while observing the actions of the demon beast.

The demon beast then ripped out the rock cluster sphere and stored it in its storage ring, immediately causing the floating island to destabilize. It then began to collapse as boulders of rock fell into the sea of lava below, causing loud splashes.

”So you're Grancey,” Krune muttered as he chuckled, understanding the method to amass Godly Points. Without making any contact, the Escapist soon turned around and flew away.

After obtaining the core of the floating island, the demon beast jumped and escaped the falling rocks, shrugging off some that were leaching Godly Energy from its body. By returning to its human form, Grancey used the difference in size to escape from getting attached to the rocks.

She had been operating on the floating island for quite some time already. So, the faint Godly Energy emissions she was releasing while moving had already caused some of the soil around her to turn alive. They immediately latched onto her demon beast form and began to suck out her Godly Energy.

But as she was concentrating on taking the floating island core, she couldn't distract herself. That was why, the moment she obtained it, she returned to her human form and flew away, watching the tiny sentient rock figures flail in vain as they plummeted into the sea of lava.

Attached on her back was what seemed to be a piece of equipment, one specifically designed for flight. It was similar to a pair of wings but seemed to be lodged into her flesh and was connected to her meridians.