Chapter 693 Justify Your Infamy
A month later, Inala woke up with a groggy expression, feeling lethargic. He was still tired but his body couldn't fall asleep anymore. "This sucks..."
Complaining with an irritated expression, he got up and stretched himself a bit, deciding to split the necessary rest over the upcoming days. He would sleep an hour or two extra every day until he was back to his brisk self.
If anything, that was his only complaint. He had plenty of reasons to be excited, since the Major Treasure of Flight had been created successfully. Now that he had rested a good amount, ideas began to churn in his mind, especially related to his travel capabilities.
If Inala had to cover a large distance in a short time, he didn't have to fly towards the place. Instead, all he had to do was throw a Biome Bomb in the respective direction. And once it had covered enough distance, it would assume flight, allowing him to teleport next to it.
This became something he could actively use in his fights, especially against the Celestial Boar. 'As long as I accumulate enough of its Influence, I can teleport without issues.'
"And he only needed to fly once for me to erase a body of his." Inala thought and observed the Phells swimming outside the cyclotron, thinking of something. 'With the Nature of Subtle Terrain Domination in his possession, he can assume flight in his human form. So, the traps I lay would have to take that into consideration and ensure he enters a state of flight.'
'Do I reveal this information? No!' Inala thought as he observed himself and elevated himself to the Mystic Grade. In his possession was an orb, the final one. He had used 29 orbs in the creation of the Major Treasure of Flight.
His original calculation only required 26 orbs. However, it was impossible to predict everything, especially on a scale as massive as the creation of a Major Treasure out of an Influenced Region. Thankfully, his excessive preparations came in clutch, allowing him to succeed.
He retained one Bolt of Transcendence worth of Prana, which would prove helpful for elevating his Grade as and when necessary. This was also what he planned to rely upon once he leaves the Ravaged Federation.
There was still plenty of work left for him to do at the Ravaged Federation, including the creation of one more Minor Treasure, which would produce Royal Nectar when fused into the Royal Zinger's body.
But it wasn't a priority for the time being. There was enough Royal Nectar in their reserves, which would last around a decade or more.
Things had changed now, forcing Inala to take action, 'Brangara experienced too much growth when Gannala tried to free Grehha and Yennda.'
If he wasn't disturbed in some fashion, his growth would continue at an exponential pace, exceeding the combined speed of the Mystic Seven.
As the Empyrean Boar King, Brangara had never used its entire potential. If Inala had the power of the Empyrean Boar King, he was confident enough to annihilate the endgame builds of the Mystic Seven at the Fourth Major Disaster.
And now, Brangara had become a Celestial Boar, an existence with infinite potential, 'It doesn't have the Empyrean prefix even after hitting Expert Mystic Grade.'
The greater Brangara realised his build's potential, the worse their side's advantage became. As a result, Inala was forced to take action. After all, it was a blatant truth. No matter how much his side grew, they weren't a match against a Brangara who had realised his full potential.
So from the very beginning, the goal had been to dumb him down and keep him busy so that he doesn't get ideas to grow.
Currently, the existence of both Yarsha Zahara and Yamahara allowed Brangara to grow at a steady pace. Scarily enough, his steady pace was faster than Inala's development sprint.
In Inala's case, he'd simply fly beyond Brangara's reach. As the Biomes part of the Biome Lattice was condensed through Inala's Primary Nature, the Major Treasure of Flight could safely remain inside and absorb the Prana accumulating in it, using which it could gather its influence.
With enough influence, it could take on the role of the Influence Region of Hidden Eye on its own, even in Inala's absence.
"I'm glad." Zhya smiled in relief, "With this, we can avoid the worst-case scenario."
"Yes," Inala nodded and then asked, "What is Virala up to now? Has he stayed obedient?"
"Yes," Zhya nodded, "I have paid special attention to him. He has dubious intentions, but he doesn't dare face you, not when he has nothing to gain and plenty to lose."
"Indeed," Inala nodded, "He was unhinged as a lone wolf. But now, he has created a powerful force that he's prideful and responsible for. So, he'll be less volatile unless he loses his brain cells and tries something stupid."
"Let me talk to him a bit. We'll then continue our discussion." Inala nodded at Zhya and watched her return to the Quip Clan Settlement. He swam through the ocean water and approached a long line that stretched from the surface to the ocean bed.
This was where the Mystic Humans were staying. He didn't enter them, but instead swam to the bottom, approaching the Biome Bomb where Virala stayed. He landed on the surface and melted through it upon activating Perfect Biome Domination, all while not letting a single drop of the high-pressured water inside.
"Inala?" Virala became nervous upon seeing Inala arrive before him all of a sudden, tensing up instinctively, 'He didn't bother to see me all these months no matter how many times I asked. But why did he appear now of all times?'
"Have you enjoyed your stay here?" Inala said and patted the inner walls of the Biome Bomb, "Was the infinite supply of Prana beneficial to you?"
"Yes...but, why are you asking it out of the blue like this?" Virala frowned.
"Because we're going on a trip." Inala said and pointed in the direction of the surface, towards the stream of water heading to the Dralh Sea, "Let's go and give a headache to Brangara."
"Why should I join you?" Virala grumbled, "I want to cultivate in peace."
"You can cultivate in the afterlife." Inala shrugged, "Even if you reach the 10-Life Stage, Brangara would have reached there way faster than you. Accelerating your body's maturity is his characteristic. And it works best on the original."
"I fought with him just recently." Virala smiled wryly, "He has a good grasp of my strength. If I were to show up on his doorstep like this, Yarsha Zahara would cook me alive, especially since they have Yamahara."
"It'll be different this time, since you'll be coming with me," Inala said with confidence. "Besides, you don't seem to remember something important."
"What is it?" Virala felt nervous for some, mysterious reason.
"You're Loot," Inala said casually and pointed at himself, "And I was the one who created that identity."
"So, it's time you work your ass off to justify your infamy."