Raising My Trash Ability into a Broken SSS+ Rank Skill Chapter 556 Threat

Previously on Raising My Trash Ability into a Broken SSS+ Rank Skill...
Vritra and his companions arrive at the secluded Star Realm to confront its monarch regarding the origins of a dangerous artifact. Seeking a lead on the missing Yennefer, the group pressures the fearful ruler into revealing that the item came from a perilous, abandoned realm. To locate it, they are led deep underground to a specialized exploration portal. With the monarch dismissed, Yasmine prepares to activate the gateway to a destination where one wrong move could mean being lost forever.

"Locating that dimension shouldn't be a challenge using that artifact, but extreme caution is required once you step inside," Yasmine cautioned. Among them, only Vritra possessed the strength necessary to venture within.

Should any of the others attempt to enter, they would undoubtedly become lost or suffer catastrophic injuries.

"Understood." Vritra gave a firm nod and passed the glass sphere back to Yasmine.

Fiona and Teresa remained standing off to the side, maintaining a cold silence between them.

The dragoness stepped toward a crystal set into the wall adjacent to the portal. She flooded it with mana, and the gateway hummed to life almost instantly.

However, it was currently aligned with a different realm.

"Hubby, I’m going to cycle through the portal destinations rapidly. Stay alert and leap inside the moment this tornado enters," Yasmine instructed, before shattering the glass ball in her hand.

The released tornado did not spiral out of control. Using her energy, she restrained the mini-storm and guided it toward the shimmering gateway.

The tornado immediately began pulling toward the portal, as if driven by an instinct to return to its origin.

"I'm ready," Vritra declared, positioning himself right at the edge of the swirling wind.

Inhaling deeply, Yasmine poured her focus into the crystal, forcing the destination coordinates to shift at a dizzying pace.

The portal flickered through every single location it had ever been linked to in the past.

Hundreds of worlds flashed by every second. Had they lacked the tornado as a guide, it would have taken an eternity to manually inspect every dimension.

Vritra’s fists were tight. He coiled his muscles like a spring, pressing against the space behind him to ensure he could launch forward at maximum velocity.

This was the closest he had ever been to finding Yennefer. If she was truly trapped in there, he would find her regardless of the cost.

'I have to track down that small fragment of the love pill…'

Vritra recalled the vision he had witnessed within the werewolf’s crystal ball. While the connection to Yennefer’s exact location was still vague, it was the only lead he had.

Tense moments ticked by as hundreds more locations cycled through the gate.

Suddenly, as one specific destination flashed, the tornado surged through the portal.

Vritra didn't hesitate for a heartbeat. Before the gateway could cycle to the next coordinate, he vanished inside.

Yasmine cut the power immediately. Though her mastery over space wasn't peak-tier, she was skilled enough to lock onto the specific realm he had entered.

She kept the connection stabilized for now; otherwise, the internal storms might break loose.

...

Upon crossing the threshold, Vritra was met with a dim, gloomy expanse. Massive tornadoes were everywhere, tearing through the environment with reckless abandon.

These were concentrated clusters of energy so dense they were actually warping the fabric of space and time. The danger of this realm was off the charts.

Vritra sensed that even with his power, the most violent of these storms could potentially wound him.

Searching for a tiny pill fragment in such a vast, chaotic void was going to be an uphill battle.

He accelerated forward, expanding his senses to their absolute limit.

'Yenni, where are you?'

...

On the other side of the portal, the three women were left to wait. They had no way of knowing if time moved at a different pace within that dimension.

Messages arrived for Yasmine from her kingdom requesting urgent assistance, but she pushed them aside for the time being.

It wasn't long before Vanessa, Maeve, and Diana joined them at the site.

The group stood ready for any outcome, silently praying that Vritra would succeed in his search.

***

Monk Shitless—who had recently hospitalized a random passerby—received a transmission from Vritra.

He had unfortunately missed the wedding ceremony. After his frantic escape from the marketplace, he had regrouped with Onest.

Both had been informed that Vritra had a surprise waiting for them. Currently, they were riding on Bullo’s back, making their way toward the Yate realm.

"What kind of surprise do you think that devil has in store?" Onest asked, sounding genuinely terrified of the possibilities.

"Perhaps I’m finally being appointed as the sovereign of all evil to spread glorious chaos!" Shitless said, lost in his own delusions of grandeur.

"But why are those people still following us?" Onest glanced back to see a group of four in hot pursuit.

The pursuers consisted of Jack, Raino, Shorty, and that prophet girl who had a very zombie-like running style.

"Oh, them? I accidentally blew that guy up and made him bald. Just ignore him."

Bullo galloped at full tilt. Jack was fast enough to intercept the bull, but he was forced to hold back to avoid collateral damage to the locals.

'That scoundrel! I’ll end him! My hair... I spent so much time grooming it... and now it’s all gone!!' Jack was on the verge of tears. The explosion hadn't actually hurt him physically.

However, it had left him standing stark naked and completely hairless in the middle of a crowded market. To make matters worse, someone was already circulating embarrassing posters of the incident.

Grinding his teeth, Jack vowed that he would kill Shitless today to reclaim his dignity.

He kicked off the ground, soaring high into the air with a powerful leap.

But mid-flight, a portal manifested out of nowhere, and he plummeted straight into it. His companions skidded to a halt, completely baffled.

Meanwhile, Bullo continued to sprint away, vanishing into the distance.

"W-where did he go? Why does that guy always stumble into secret realms and find treasures?" Raino grumbled. He had only tagged along with Jack hoping to score some loot.

It seemed like Jack always got the rewards while the rest of them just barely escaped with their lives.

"S-should we follow him?" Shorty asked, bouncing on his feet like a video game character.

Before they could make a move, a figure stepped out of the portal. A massive creature with a reptilian, dinosaur-like face emerged, clutching Jack by the throat.

The surrounding crowd panicked, scattering in every direction.

Raino and the others didn't hesitate to flee as well. No one was willing to risk their lives for the self-proclaimed hero.

Drino scanned the area, trying to track his target, but the trail was incredibly faint.

'It's a relief Divine couldn't interfere. I wouldn't have dared to kidnap his sister otherwise,' Drino thought, tossing the unconscious, balding Jack aside like trash.

The "hero" was so terrified that a wet stain had formed on his trousers.

Rather than wasting effort searching and being further weakened by the planet’s restrictive laws, Drino set off for the one place he knew she would eventually appear.

***

Vritra continued his flight through the storm. Multiple tornadoes slammed into him, but his Loop and Atomic defenses held firm.

He steered clear of the most violent vortexes for now, saving those high-danger zones for last.

Hours turned into days. The dimension was immense, and after three full days of searching, Vritra hadn't found a single trace.

Despite the lack of progress, he didn't slow down. His resolve remained unshakable. She had to be here somewhere.

After a few more hours of flying, Vritra finally felt a reaction. The bracelet on his arm began to vibrate softly.

Yennefer had given him this heirloom, which once belonged to her parents.

She had been wearing its counterpart—shouldn't it have been destroyed during the incident?

Pushing the questions aside, Vritra accelerated toward the source of the vibration.

A familiar aura began to wash over him. It was unmistakably Yennefer.

'She’s nearby!!'

Feeling the proximity of his goal, Vritra pushed his speed to the limit and finally spotted the tiny shard of the love pill.

'Finally...'

After three days of non-stop flight, he finally came to a stop.

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