The eight Supreme Emperors arrived at the planet covered in Hollowstar’s veil and used their abilities to probe inside.
These eight individuals consist of two humans, one dragonkin, two elves, one demon, one dwarf, and one Eagle-based beastfolk.
“It’s strong.”
“Why do they have such resistance against Prana? So annoying.”
“The energy they are using is superior to Prana but regulated because of the Grimworld Tree’s power. Still, it’s fundamentally stronger, which is why they can escape with their tricks that use that strange energy.”
“Make four pairs and pierce the veil together. Zelmort, you support me.”
The ten Supreme Emperors formed five pairs, with four of them supporting the other four to augment their abilities and pierce the veil.
As four different projectiles with unique designs in a thread-like manner shot towards the planet, they pierced the veil successfully.
‘T-This….’
‘What is going on?’
‘Search around! I am feeling trails of something creepy’.
On the planet, the Griminions were eating each other and it was a total bloodbath, carnage, and chaos.
All the blood and energies of dead Griminions were devoured by those alive, forcefully corrupting them further.
But there were four sinister auras at different spots that exuded terror. Most of the corruption pulse from dead Griminion was going to those four places.
The Supreme Emperors soon found those four spots, deep within the planet, absorbing its power. But they couldn’t pierce the aura raging around them.
“Those four spots will soon reduce the planet to a dry husk.” They are absorbing the cosmic spark of the planet and everything else within.’
‘If they are going to break the power limit…fuck, we have to stop them now.’
‘Yeah. If they succeeded, the eight of us might not be enough to deal with whatever crap they are creating.’
‘The resistance around those four auras is too strong. It’s above our power. You all support my ability and enchant it as much as possible. I’ll try to look into one spot and disrupt it if possible.’
Only the Eagle-based Beastfolk Supreme Emperor’s eye remained inside while the other nine supported him.
As the Supreme Emperor Raizor tried to look into one of the four spots, piercing through the tough and resistant aura field, he saw a humanoid fully corrupted and empowering.
But suddenly, the whole planet shook and the veil lifted. The Griminions on the planet rushed towards the river as if given some kind of command.
‘Fuck, the tide is resuming.’
‘We still have twenty-four minutes until the tide reaches there, and we can return in two minutes, so it’s fine. Raizor, what did you find?’
‘Raizor?!’
‘Shit!’
‘He is in battle! His consciousness was pulled through his ability’s connection and is fighting against the corruption of whatever thing he saw.’
‘Milia Empress, we need your help.’
‘I understand. Let’s hurry.’
Milia Empress, one of the two human Supreme Emperor-rank, made her move.
This time, the other Supreme Emperors supported her and enchanted her ability to pierce through the aura field.
‘This…’ Milia’s eyes dark pink pupils flickered with light and she promptly shared her observation with others for them to see everything.
‘No, this is bullshit! His consciousness is fading. What do we do?’
‘This is too dangerous! Why isn’t Grimworld responding yet?!’
‘Perhaps the Grimworld didn’t make any response to these clear breaches of power laws because these things aren’t completed yet?’
Everyone, focus all of your power and kill this thing. Razor might be able to escape. Hurry up.’
The Supreme Emperors worked together and launched single-target, highly offensive moves of varying types right into the spot, dealing myriad damage in a compact area.
Whatever process was happening was destroyed, and Supreme Emperor Raizor’s physical body suddenly jerked before his eyes opened with heavy breathing.
“This is a big breach!” he shouted, his eyes trembling. “Quickly destroy the other three!”
Alas, it was too late as a horrifying surge of power erupted out of the other three spots, creating three exotic and colorful storms of darkened colors around them, raging wildly.
At the same time, Grimworld responded.
[Unfair breach detected in the cosmos #3894. Activating the unfair challenge law and initiating an emergency quest.]
The three entities termed Hollow Defilers will be eradicated within one hour. During this one hour, protect yourself and earn a reward if you can kill them.]
[Quest: Terror of Hollow Defilers]
—As of this moment, all living beings in the cosmos aside from corrupted entities can revive one time and can use Power Boost one time. Power Boost can enhance a single ability’s all parameters by 100%. Run, hide, or attack together strategically to kill; your choice.
<Reward>
—If a Hollow Defiler is killed, the rewards will be based on contribution.
The Supreme Emperors looked at each other before instantly vanishing, returning back to Planet Gezero.
‘Those three entities will most likely use the river, so they’ll be at the planet in thirty minutes.’
‘What if they follow our trail and reach there early?’
‘Shit! They are following our trail!’
‘Get into the river! Fast! Relgorth will camouflage us, and then we’ll escape out of the river while those three defilers will most likely stay in the river.’
Everyone listened to Raizor’s words and immediately shot into the cosmic river.
‘Raizor, are they not intelligent despite being humanoid?’
Raizor proposed the idea, and he was the one who fought with one of them while they believed his idea, but they also wanted to know whatever information Raizor gained with his clash.
‘I don’t believe they are intelligent. When my consciousness was entangled with one of theirs, all I felt was an impulse of destruction. But since they are Hollowstar’s products, they will be controlled somehow. Since they followed our trail, there’s a chance they will just follow along the river if they lose our trail.’
‘True.’
‘Those three just entered the river. Let’s get out, Relgorth.’
Relgorth, the demon Supreme Emperor, quickly took everyone out within his camouflaged ability, ending their trail to make sure it didn’t leak out of the river.
Supreme Emperors sped back to Planet Gezero after they saw the three Hollow Defilers staying in the river.
‘We need to prepare as much as possible to stop those three.’
Supreme Emperors flew at Hyper Speed 4 and arrived at Planet Gezero in a minute.
After informing the headquarters and other top emperors about the situation, an emergency soul network was held between all top powerhouses, mainly the top 50 people of the leaderboard and some other stationed powerhouses who didn’t participate in the tide yet.