Necromancer Of The Shadows

1142  World Passage

A puff of black smoke appeared some distance away from Evan and transformed into the figure of Mor'Zarak.

The Eldritch creature bowed his head as he materialized before Evan, cold sweat breaking out on his back. When he had faced the shadow clone earlier, he hadn't felt any pressure, but now, standing before the real Evan, he felt as if the person in front of him could kill him with just a single attack.

"I thought you would take advantage of the situation and run away along with the other Eldritch creatures, but it seems you know what's good for you," Evan remarked lightly as he pulled out a chair from his shadow storage and sat down on it.

Mor'Zarak smiled bitterly upon hearing Evan's words but said nothing.

If Evan hadn't forced him to reveal his true face in front of Utharic and Nythor, he would have definitely run earlier. But now that Utharic and Nythor were aware of his true identity, there was no way he could return to the Eldranthia Empire even if he wanted to.

Evan did not want to embarrass Mor'Zarak—who had helped his shadow undeads earlier in killing several Rank Three Eldritch Creatures so he directly asked about the matter that had been bothering him.

"Do you know what happened to Emperor Velgoth and why he suddenly retreated?"

Mor'Zarak shook his head upon hearing Evan's question and responded with uncertainty in his voice.

"I am not entirely sure, but it might be because of the World Passage."

Evan's eyes narrowed when he heard the words "World Passage," and he asked in a deep voice.

"Tell me more about this World Passage."

"I don't know much about it since it was a secret project," Mor'Zarak replied. "I only heard bits and pieces from my father. From what little he mentioned, Emperor Velgoth is trying to open a World Passage to a different world, hoping to escape from Azragoth World. But opening a World Passage from Azragoth to another World is incredibly difficult due to the interference of the Chaotic Zone. That's why Emperor Velgoth hasn't left his castle in decades as he has been trying to stabilize the World Passage. Since he suddenly retreated from here, even though he could have stopped you, I suspect something has gone wrong with the World Passage."

"A passage to escape from this world…" Evan frowned when he heard Mor'Zarak's words. "Why does he want to escape from this world?"

Although Evan had only been in this world for a few days, he could tell that the environment here was far better than Utopia, mainly due to Origin Universe, which was very close to this place.

Here, anyone could perceive many different concepts that would help individuals increase their understanding of conceptual energy much faster. So, he couldn't understand why Emperor Velgoth would want to leave such a world.

"Maybe it's because of the Eldritch Horrors…" Mor'Zarak said hesitantly, uncertain of Emperor Velgoth's true thoughts.

"Is the situation with the Eldritch Horrors really so bad that they feel the need to flee this world…?" Evan muttered quietly to himself, though he sensed something was off.

Based on what Mor'Zarak had told him, the Eldritch Horrors controlled around thirty percent of Azragoth World, while the rest of the world was under the control of the Eldranthia Empire.

Emperor Velgoth had used his control over the world to push all the Eldritch Energy into the regions held by the Eldritch Horrors.

Once these Eldritch Horrors left the Eldritch Energy-rich areas, their power diminished slightly, making it difficult for them to reach their full potential.

This is why the Eldritch Horrors rarely attack the regions under the control of the Eldranthia Empire as they don't like to enter places devoid of Eldritch Energy.

Considering all of this, while the Eldritch Horrors were undoubtedly a threat to the Eldranthia Empire, it didn't seem severe enough to force them to flee the world entirely.

'There has to be something else I don't know about…' Evan thought to himself and for some reason, felt uneasy.

After seeing Emperor Velgoth's phantom earlier, he was certain that Velgoth was a Rank Five Core Evolver. For something to force a Rank Five Core Evolver to abandon a world he controlled was no simple matter.

'I thought that once I reached Rank Three, completing the tasks would be easier, but it seems things are far more complicated than they appear…' Evan sighed as he looked back at Mor'Zarak.

"By the way, they call me an invader from the Lost World. What exactly is this so-called Lost World?"

"Have you heard of the war between the Primordials that shattered the Origin Universe?" Mor'Zarak asked after hearing Evan's question.

"I have heard a few things…" Evan nodded in response, recalling what Utharic had told him earlier.

"When the Origin Universe shattered, some of its fragments were swallowed by the Void and vanished. Most of those fragments were destroyed, but some survived. The surviving parts of the Origin Universe became known as the Lost Worlds," Mor'Zarak explained.

"I see…" Evan wasn't particularly surprised by the explanation because when Utharic had told him about the shattering of the Origin Universe, he had already guessed this much.

"What about the Universal Tree? Do you know what happened to it after it was destroyed?"

Mor'Zarak was visibly confused when he heard Evan's question, unable to understand why he was interested in the Universal Tree. Nonetheless, he shared what little he knew.

"As far as I know, the Universal Tree was completely destroyed in that war and disappeared afterwards."

'Destroyed, huh... It seems these people are unaware of the World Tree and the Tree of Life. While I am not entirely certain, I have a strong suspicion that both of those are somehow related to the Universal Tree…' Evan thought to himself and after a moment of silence, asked the last question, the one that mattered to him the most.

"What is the power level of people in the Origin Universe? Are there people beyond Rank Six, or is Rank Six the highest?"

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