Chapter 122: Seven Vs Three, Potential Annihilation

"Rhachis Ancestor Parasite had managed to infiltrate our city at noon, today." Anusha Light said, showing no change in facial expression lest she alerted Jyorta. Her voice carried her emotions, filled with anger and helplessness.

"It seems the situation was first notified from the military academy in the 7th Ring. It was a timely response from Madam Mila who notified Psychic Ancestor Marble." Anruk Light sighed, taking a glance at the seated Jyorta.

'He is ignorant of the fact that he had almost died a gruesome death today. Thankfully, the exchange was kept under wraps, barring the students from harm.'

"But, we have faced tremendous losses as a result of the invasion." Anusha Light glanced at the food on her plate, filled with tremendous nutritional content, enough to satiate her Shifter physique. "Our city currently faces the problem of food shortage. We have to take measures to not expend the food reserves stored in our granary."

"We just have to do our part. Let the higher-ups come up with a plausible solution." Anruk Light didn't seem bothered by the fact. "Madam has already taken charge of the operation to create the Wisdom Plants. With her expertise, it is only a matter of fact before our food shortage gets resolved."

"That is true," Anusha took small but quick nibbles of her food, her actions efficiently directed. "We have dispatched almost half our forces to the Wilds to procure more materials. I wonder when the Grapple Force would be dispatched."

"It will be declared in an hour or so." Anruk Light had wiped his plate clean, showcasing his frightening eating pace. A psychic arm refilled the contents on his plate, doing the same for Anusha's plate based on her food requirements. "Our mission will be the same as the previous mission."

"You mean the capture and retrieval of the Long Nose Frenzy Beast?" There was a slight change in her demeanour, filled with a sense of wariness, showing traces of lacking confidence.

"Madam decided to name them the Ethereal Tail Frenzy Beast. It was the term mentioned by Heima Bone before she had fainted." Anruk Light sighed a little, controlling his actions to make it minute, "When I cross-checked with the military academy in the 7th Ring to verify Jyorta's claims, I received another message from Central Command."

Anruk Light paused for a dozen seconds, finishing the contents on his plate. "The Ethereal Tailed Frenzy Beasts were spotted to the west of our city, unlike the north which had been their previous base of operations. Moreover, they had engaged in battle with the 9th Trail. Sir Ankrakhen Light had exchanged a couple of blows with some of them, having activated Deific Inference, letting out a remark when they disappeared."

"If it was from Sir Ankrakhen Light, it should have been conclusive data that would prove useful in our future endeavours." Anusha Light nodded, her focus concentrated on Anruk Light, anticipating his next sentence.

Anruk Light sighed, iterating the statement declared by Ankrakhen Light, "Deific Inference failed to affect them."

"What?" Anusha shouted in shock, failing to control her voice, an expression of disbelief etched on her face. "Deific Inference can look into the secrets of everything, even the Essence of Frenzy generated by Tier 6 Frenzy Beasts. How can it fail against Tier 4 Frenzy Beasts?"

"I am finding it difficult to believe it too. I shall later ask for Madam's opinion on the matter." Anruk Light echoed her views, glancing at Jyorta's plate, noticing him pat his stomach with an expression of content. He stood up, his empty plate held in his hand, beckoning for Jyorta to follow him.

As Jyorta stood up, Anruk Light's expression experienced a drastic change, contorting into a fluster. A psychic arm quickly converged before Jyorta, blurring his surroundings, preventing him from witnessing Anruk Light's reaction.

"The Ethereal Tail Frenzy Beasts are more dangerous than we had expected. Moreover, Madam has just informed me of the matter. She has personally filed a report to raise their threat levels, intending to place them above the Floating Spiders."

"Above the Floating Spiders…the strongest race among the Frenzy Beasts?" Anusha Light felt her head spin, almost failing to balance her body. She took in deep breaths, trying to digest the information before she experienced a mental breakdown.

The Floating Spiders had three Tier 6 existences, not to mention their astounding powers. Moreover, they bordered to the west of the Marble City, always clashing with the soldiers of Marble City, netting more victories than defeats. Moreover, they boasted a massive population, many times the number of humans. This led to them possessing a greater number of elites among Tier 4 and Tier 5 in comparison.

Marble City was neighboured by powerful Frenzy Beast races on all four sides but, the powerful strength of the Floating Spiders always made the higher-ups of Marble City feel like they were treading on a thin rope.

Should an all-out war erupt between their two races, there was a fair chance of mutual annihilation. They only reason the Floating Spiders had yet to act was thanks to Rhachis Ancestor Light countering their abilities.

"There is also the age factor to account for," Anusha Light massaged her brows, finally managing to stabilise herself. "Rhachis Ancestor Web is on the final phase of its lifespan. Even though it will live longer than Rhachis Ancestor Spindle, the difference is not by much."

"A war is imminent," Anruk Light heaved a forlorn sigh, "Whether it erupts within the next two decades or the next three decades, it is bound to happen one day. At that time, we will be attacked by all our enemies."

The Floating Spiders in the west had three Tier 6 existences; the River Whales in the north had two Tier 6 existences; the Spindle Bees in the east had a single Tier 6 existence; and finally, the Lava Turtles in the south possessed a single Tier 6 Existence.

Altogether, seven Ancestors were vouching to annihilate Marble City. On the side of Marble City, they only had three Ancestors, with Psychic Ancestor Marble gaining in on age. The present status quo was in itself alarming enough but, the moment the newly arrived threat, the Ethereal Tailed Frenzy Beasts managed to produce a Tier 6 existence, Marble City would be doomed without suspense.

Anusha Light bode farewell, going her way to prepare for their upcoming dispatch. An alarm resounded in the dining section, alerting everyone present, prompting them to finish the food on their plates in a matter of seconds and exit the area, their expressions filled with battle intents.

'Ethereal Tailed Frenzy Beast…Deific Inference failed to grasp its traits, even though it could pull out my psyche. The moment I become strong enough is the day they would become my target for research. They are my hope to extricate myself from this passive situation.' Finished with his thoughts, the blue soul in him retracted the unfinished false persona, inspecting its state, looking undamaged despite his previous expressions of shock.

He placed his plate on a long table, attached next to an open section in the wall—a large rectangle, 2 metres in breadth, with its lower side situated a metre and a half from the ground. The other side of the open section consisted of a washing area, meant for the used plates.

10:15 PM, Jyorta slumped on the bed, situated in the cramped room next to the one where Heima lay unconscious. He closed his eyes and took in the view of his blue soul, watching his surroundings go dark.

Despite the lights in the room switched off, he could view the surroundings in a metre around him. Though, the imagery was dark, almost to the extent of looking at objects in a cold room amid darkness, illuminated by a couple of radium stickers.

He inspected his blue soul, looking at its size having grown a little when compared to the day. Having siphoned enough energy from the Brain crystal as it got rapidly replenished, the blue soul had grown to the maximum size the memory fragments inside could withstand—having acted as the skeletal frame that supported it.

Hovering next to the blue soul was the subsoul, shivering like a lone leaf caught in a storm. It had become murky once again, hiding quite the few memory fragments, also showing a slight development in its character, despite not being completely developed.

In response to its state of fear, it led to an increase in the Wisdom Parasite's Nurturing, stacking above the effect due to the Trait of Efficiency. Other than that, there was nothing else in a metre around him.

Jyorta brought his focus to the two false personas, one completed, and the other still unfinished. Setting aside the 'curtain' meant for the subsoul belonging to his Wisdom Parasite, Jyorta focused on the face mask.

'I am almost done with it. Once I complete this false persona, I would be able to tackle sister's situation without any distractions.' Jyorta sensed the state of his Brain Crystal, feeling it brimming with energy, overflowing to the extent a part of the psychic energy circulated through his blood.

But, despite such excess energy, his base abilities only developed depending on his Wisdom Parasite's Nurturing. This allowed him to conclude that he couldn't take any shortcuts in his path of development. The psychic energy was only a resultant product and not the cause for development.

His development depended on his Wisdom Parasite's Nurturing, a passive process. The only thing he could change was the rate of Nurturing, thanks to the Trait of Efficiency, and the effect produced from the blue face in his blue soul.

Just when he planned to use his blue soul to use the excess energy to work on the face mask, he felt a sense of exhaustion stemming from his brain. Jyorta sighed and exited the vision of his blue soul, closing his eyes to sleep.

"Efficiency is important." The blue soul severed a couple of connections, allowing his body to instantly enter a state of rest.