The Author's POV Chapter 462 - Crack in the sky [1]

Chapter 462 - Crack in the sky [1]

Inside of a pitch-black void.

With his eyes closed, a figure bearing striking resemblances to a human sat in the middle of the void. He had ashen-grey white hair and a cold merciless look that chilled anyone that looked in his direction.

Sitting crossed-legged in the middle of the void, the figure's eyes were closed.

For an unknown period of time, the figure remained seated without moving a single muscle of his body. Had it not been for the rhythmical movement of his chest, someone could've easily mistaken him for dead.

How much time passed since then, no one could tell as the concept of time had become null in that black void.

Twitch.

With a small twitch, the figure's eyes suddenly moved.

Following the first twitch came the second twitch, and before long the figure's eyes suddenly sprung open revealing two blood-red pupils.

"…"

Blinking a couple of times, the area surrounding the figure suddenly froze.

Glancing around the place, the figure had an apathetic and cold look on his face.

It was then that his lips tugged upwards as he slowly opened his mouth.

"You've weakened haven't you."

Drifting throughout the void was the figure's cold, yet arrogant voice. A deep chill permeated the place as the figure slowly stood up.

Taking a look at his surroundings, the figure closed his eyes and raised his hand. With a simple swipe of his hand, the space in front of him tore apart.

C...crack!

Once the space tore apart creating a small crack in the fabric of space in front of him. Following the space tear, a shocking scene was revealed behind it.

Over thirty or so different figures stood behind a large honeycombed sphere that was currently surrounding the white haired figure. Each figure emitted a tremendous pressure that caused the surroundings to distort at their mere breath.

Staring at the figures standing behind the sphere, the ashen white haired individual smiled.

"What an interesting welcome." The figure muttered before he closed his eyes and took a step toward the crack.

Before entering the crack, he mouthed a couple of more words.

"It looks like the two of them have already partially awoken. It's time for me to do my part."

***

"Welcome back."

"Congratulations on your victory."

"Your performance was amazing."

The moment Kevin entered the Union headquarters, he was instantly greeted by his colleagues who flattered and applauded him for his achievements at the conference.

No one mentioned his loss with Ren, but this was understandable. Kevin was part of the Union while Ren wasn't. Furthermore, Kevin was the rising star of the Union; no one wanted to get on his bad side.

With a calm smile on his face, Kevin thanked everyone that complimented him. He was already prepared for such a scenario and therefore wasn't the least bit flustered.

"Thank you, thank you."

After thanking everyone, Kevin quickly headed for the changing room. Today he was tasked with the role of entering a dungeon with another small team from the Union.

It was a simple reconnaissance mission. With the Union owning over a thousand different dungeons, every once in a while they needed to do a small check to see if any demon had infiltrated or if the dungeon was still stable.

Arriving at the changing room, Kevin opened his designated locker room and took out a special suit.

Clank—

He quickly put it on.

The suit was made from the skin of a rare beast that could only be found on the outskirts of the human domain and had to be personally hunted. What made the skin so special was its special properties that allowed for it to absorb 10% of the damage inflicted by an