Chapter 322: Plans

Meanwhile, as the newly created vessel flew away from the Nightmare Saint’s domain, something else was happening on the Grimwood Continent.

The Shadow vessel had finally completed its work.

After spending so much time moving stealthily throughout the inner region of the Grimwood Continent, carefully placing hidden traces of mana and weaving them together, it had finally finished constructing the enormous formation it had been working on.

The formation had been completed without attracting the Dragon’s attention, and every part of the arrangement was now in place.

With the final traces of mana settled, the Shadow vessel paused briefly to confirm that everything had been completed as intended.

Once it was satisfied with the result, it immediately vanished from the inner region of the Grimwood Continent.

In the next instant, it appeared at Asher’s base on the island in the Southern Ocean.

At almost the same time, the vessel that had just left the Nightmare Saint’s domain also disappeared from its previous location and reappeared at the same base.

Within a short period, both vessels had returned.

Three vessels now stood together at the base.

The Shadow vessel, which had just completed the formation on the Grimwood Continent.

The newly created vessel that had visited the Nightmare Saint’s domain.

And the Empath Demon vessel, which had remained on the Southern Island.

For a brief moment, the three vessels remained silent, each standing in its place as though reviewing the results of their respective tasks.

Then, the Shadow vessel finally broke the silence.

"So, with this, everything is set. Now, only one obstacle remains."

Its tone was calm, but there was a hint of anticipation behind its words.

After all, they had spent a considerable amount of time preparing everything. The formation on the Grimwood Continent was complete, the Nightmare Saint had agreed to participate in the upcoming war, and the necessary arrangements had been made.

Everything was proceeding according to plan.

There was only one final obstacle left to deal with.

The Empath Demon vessel nodded in agreement before responding.

"Yeah. The only thing left is that troublesome fake God of Time. For now, he can’t do anything since the world’s boundary is still intact. However, as soon as we break through to the Grand Master rank, the boundary will finally weaken enough for the beings outside to interfere."

The Empath Demon vessel paused for a moment before continuing.

"Until then, we don’t have to worry too much about him. But once we reach that point, things will become much more troublesome."

The world’s boundary had been protecting the world from outside interference, preventing beings beyond it from freely extending their influence into the world.

However, that protection wasn’t absolute.

As their strength continued to increase, the boundary would eventually begin to weaken. And when they finally broke through to the Grand Master rank, the changes would be significant enough to allow those outside the world to interfere.

Among those beings, the God of Time was undoubtedly the one they needed to be most concerned about.

Yet, despite knowing all of this, neither vessel showed any particular sign of worry.

Instead, the third vessel finally spoke.

Its voice carried an ominous tone, and the words it spoke were filled with an almost unsettling confidence.

"Let him do whatever he wants. Let him prepare as much as he can and make whatever arrangements he thinks are necessary."

The vessel paused briefly, as though it were imagining the moment when everything would finally come together.

"The sword has always been ready. The only thing we need now is for him to come out of the hole where he’s been hiding."

All three of them nodded in agreement, silently acknowledging that everything was finally proceeding according to their plans.

After a brief moment, the Shadow vessel turned towards the Empath Demon vessel and asked, "So, your work is complete now? The emotions from the Nightmare of the Loser should have been enough, right?"

The Empath Demon vessel nodded confidently before answering, "Oh, more than enough to make most humans go crazy, I guess. At least, that’s what I think. I’m not really sure about the mental strength of normal humans, but it should be enough to achieve what we want. And the ability is already ready, so there’s nothing to worry about."

It spoke in a relaxed tone, showing no particular concern about whether its preparations would be successful.

After all, it had already completed its task, and there was no reason to waste any more time worrying about the results.

After saying this, the Empath Demon vessel suddenly began to self-destruct.

Its body started breaking apart as the mana sustaining it dissipated, and within a short moment, the vessel was completely destroyed.

The reason was simple.

Asher found being inside a Demon body rather uncomfortable. Although the vessel had been useful for completing the task assigned to it, there was no reason to keep using it now that its work was finished.

And since all the necessary preparations had already been completed, destroying the vessel was the most convenient choice.

The other two vessels continued their conversation without paying any attention to the destruction of the Empath Demon vessel. After all, they were all Asher, so there was no reason for them to react to something they had already decided to do.

After a brief silence, the Shadow vessel once again spoke.

"What should we do about that so-called Saintness? Though, I suppose it would be more appropriate to call her a puppet."

The other vessel thought about the question for a moment before replying in a casual tone.

"Just let her be. We can’t kill her right now, so there’s no point in doing anything about her. Just let her spend her last few days in peace. She’s easy to break, so she shouldn’t be much of a problem."

It paused briefly before continuing.

"The real problem would be when she continueds acting as the puppet of that fake God of Time. Unfortunately, we can’t actually do anything about that for now, so just leave her alone. There’s no need to waste our time dealing with her before the right moment arrives."

Once the discussion about the Saintness was over, the other vessel stretched its arms slightly, as though it had finally finished dealing with all the troublesome matters it needed to think about.

"Well, that’s enough discussing plans with myself. Let’s wake up the other vessels now. They should be hungry by this point."

It paused for a moment before adding in a slightly amused tone,

"I’m hungry too, right? Let’s have something spicy today."

Having settled everything they needed to discuss, both vessels finally began moving towards their respective rooms.

Meanwhile, throughout the world, all the vessels of Asher that had remained inactive for the past few weeks finally began to awaken.

One after another, they regained their ability to move, and the silence that had surrounded them for so long finally came to an end.

With their preparations complete and their next steps already decided, Asher was finally ready to resume his activities.

And, at least for now, he had something much more important to think about.

What he was going to eat today.