199 The Portal Of Chance (1/2)
Elric had a mixed reaction from the Elder's words.
While he does feel confident that he can take on the Shadow Warriors and even if he has to face Kahayag again, there is still this certain feeling of uneasiness with him.
”I know that. That is why I came here thinking that you might offer me some pointers.”
”What you did is indeed the right choice.” The Head Elder said as he smiled confidently before standing up and walked towards the wall behind him.
He smiled calmly to the rest of the Elders and as if understanding his intention, they all stood up and left the room without any hesitation, leaving only Elric and the Head Elder behind.
Then a moment later, the plain white wall suddenly moved and revealed a passage to a certain brighter area. Curious Elric walked closer to the newly opened passage just before the Head Elder.
By the time Elric arrived what he saw inside gave him an unexpected shock and amazement.
Inside the small passageway revealed a vast area that stretches to an unknown horizon. He could see weird looking plants of various sizes, mysterious gigantic animals that looked liked winged whales are moving across the yellowish skies, there are different bodies of waters and mountains.
The only question that Elric has is how did such a vast space can fit inside the Guardian Aircraft that is not even wider than two hundred meters in radius?
”What is this place?” Elric mumbled his question while his eyes remained puzzled and in awe at the same time.
”It is my offer. A dimensional portal to another realm.” The Head Elder said with a confident smile.
Elric, now bound with curiosity, raised his hand and touched the space inside the passage only to feel like as if he was being pulled in.
Seeing this, the Head Elder's eye revealed an unexpected shock. As if it was his first time seeing it.
”But just to let you in on the bigger picture on my offer, I just want to ask. Do you ever feel like everything that is happening so far in your life has been under the influence of someone aside from you? As if there is someone pulling the strings from the dark?” The Elder asked after calming himself as if nothing happened.
Hearing the question, Elric gazed at the Head Elder with an interesting look.
”I already know who is behind it,” Elric replied with a cold expression in his eyes. Every time he remembers about Kahayag and the Great Seer Mhata, he could not help but feel an intense surge of resentment and curiosity.
”Is it perhaps an Elemental with a foretelling ability?” The Head Guardian asked with his deduction. Elric nodded in reply as confirmation.
”So that explains all of my unknown variables...” The Head Guardian said with sudden enlightenment in his eyes.
And as if having a sudden information breakthrough, he swiftly sat down and crossed his legs before closing his eyes with unfathomable focus.
”Please excuse me for the next 30 seconds.”
The Guardian said as his head started to glow. Elric was taken aback at the sudden brightness of the Head Guardian's head.
Woooooong~
In the next moment, holographic images of numbers, lines, mathematical figures, and symbols of unknown variety whizzed out of the Head Guardian's temple. His eyes were closed but Elric could see the eyeball moving rapidly inside the lids, while his glowing head continued to project the complex holographic rendering before him- it was their so-called 'calculating'.
~Whooosh~
~Wiiing~
~Whooosh~
~whooosh~
Elric watched as the numbers and symbols flickered into different values and presentation.
The holographic lines created graphics, percentages, numerical values that were unbelievably long and hard to follow. Everything dashes, flicker, disappear and reappear somewhere at a pace more than Elric could keep up.
Before Elric is a being capable of defeating all the supercomputers in the world when it comes to extremely complex calculations and processes.
For some reason, Elric had the urge to touch the tall man before him but he resisted the idea. Who knows it might result in a mental backlash as the man before he seems to be completely immersed in his calculation.
Ten seconds later, the rapid eye movement inside the lids hasten. Bluish blood started to fall out of their small nostrils, mouth, and even in their ears. The head-on the other hand started to emit hot steam as if a boiling pot of water.
However, despite all the painful moan and sight, the Head Elder pushed on.