MY 10,000× DIMENSIONAL SYSTEM

Chapter 177 Dilemma

Dilemma

Titus closed his eyes and stabilized his mental state.

Aisha had shared her desire for them to take in the members of the other clans who didn't have bad intentions, and unlike Kim, the seer for Titus' stronghold informed him that there would be three different clans coming to their stronghold.

He was, admittedly, a little nervous but also curious.

They had heard a lot about the clans along with the Scions and the lesser clans, but Titus hadn't encountered any of them in person, so he was curious to see what they would be like. What would their race be? What would their characteristics and unique traits be? Things like that.

"You're thinking a lot." Titus was snapped out of his thoughts and looked down. Below him was Umbra, who had surprisingly allowed Titus to ride him.

He didn't understand the purpose of the offer and tried to refuse, but Umbra didn't let that happen and simply tied him up with darkness and set the boy on his back before flying into the sky.

"Ah, I'm just thinking about the clans," Titus admitted.

"Not surprised, your thoughts were as clear as day." Umbra laughed, and Titus felt slightly embarrassed.

"So... why did you bring me up here?" Titus finally asked. The view from up here was incredible, though it was slightly tarnished by the terrifying blizzard in the distance. Still, he could see a lot from this height.

"It's nothing serious. It's just that you probably have the most shallow relationship with everyone in our cohort. Even Aisha has more influence than you, and she's known master for a shorter time." The realization made Titus pause. He had a point.

"I... never thought about that. I always subconsciously kept my distance because I thought I was too weak to interact with you guys properly outside of training." Titus admitted, and Umbra nodded slightly.

"I thought as much, it's natural you'd think that way. After all, everyone grew up in a world where we are taught that strength is the ultimate decider. And to an extent, it is." Umbra said calmly, and Titus remained silent.

"But I think, and this is just my opinion, but I think that with you, the capacity to interact with others of a higher level comes by default. Well, within the Primordial Expanse anyway, because you have potential. After all, not everyone is capable of rank jumping like you." Titus tilted his head, but Umbra continued.

"I mean, yeah, strength is paramount. There are a lot of things that require strength to be made possible. For instance, I'm not so sure that you would have been made a commander in the army if not for your strength. Those two that follow you around most likely wouldn't be as nice to you if you weren't as strong as you were, many things are determined by strength, whether it's the resources we acquire or the relationships we create. You aren't an exception to this, but you also have an advantage." Umbra said before suddenly chuckling.

She had a vague idea for a backup plan in case the current one failed, but it was only vague, which she didn't like.

She wasn't the only one that was concerned either. All the Handlers were currently thinking of ways to increase their travel time, that or ways to extend the lifespan of their protection as much as possible.

Herta and the other seers had also joined this brainstorming session as they tried to come up with viable ways to do this.

Constella sighed in her heart. Why did everything have to be so complicated.

But that wasn't the only reason for her worry. The truth was that, she was scared. That alone didn't alarm her, her father taught her that it was alright to be scared, what mattered was what one did with that fear.

But the idea of an Arbiter being in the same place as her... that was a degree of terror she didn't think she'd experience again.

It was strange. She'd encountered all sorts of things in the past, and there wasno shortage of entities that gave her the 'Yeah fighting that is probably a bad idea.' Feeling.

Hell, the fact that she was currently treading upon the hidden realm of a Paeagon who possessed power beyond her comprehension didn't scare her that much.

Yet tor some reason, the idea of encountering a Primordial Arbiter filled her with such existential dread that she found it difficult to keep her emotions under control. Which was insane considering the fact that she hadn't even seen the person that caused her such dread. For all she knew what she felt could have simply been a remnant Aura released by the being that was in fact long gone.

But she counted ghat.

'Ugh, these aren't the things I should be thinking about right now.' She rubbed the bridge of her nose and closed her eyes. However, she suddenly noticed everyone fall silent. Slightly perplexed, she opened her eyes to see everyone silently looking ahead through the viewing glass.

"What's wrong..." The words died down in her throat when she saw the reason for their silence.

Just ahead of them, a star sized crater sat in the ice. That in itself was terrifying as again, the durability of this hidden realm was unlike anything one would encounter in other worlds.

However, had that been all, Constella would have simply been concerned.

However, what made her tremble visibly, was the remnant authority left behind.

'... They were here...' The thought nearly made her fall to her knees.