[CH598+ Continued] Dungeon Diver: Stealing A Monster's Power

Chapter 691

However, I feel the odd sensation of the purple ring around my finger pulling trace amounts of green threads into it, too. Every once in a while, it glows, and the thin barrier around me feels slightly stronger. It raises a few questions, so I turn around and point to my ring.

"Then how come I have this purple ring? Why or how would it come down here? And the beings that were in that construct—the artifact itself that opened up a portal to the construct was cyan. That's above green, isn't it?"

Ember nods, looking at the ring and then back to me.

"While it may look, sound, and feel like a being, that artifact is a dying echo of whatever creator sent it down here into the Lower Realm. Just like the silver threads I use now, it is a minuscule, sealed portion of its true power. If unaltered purple threads were near us right now, they would easily split this world in two—no—this entire solar system would be demolished by the pressure of its existence alone. I bet it would break through this tower with ease."

He grins, but my eyes widen as I stare at the ring with newfound awe.

"It would break through the tower? But how? Isn't it made from the silver energy of an immortal? An Overseer, right?"

Ember nods as we rise even higher, surpassing ten kilometers, where the green thread density doubles again.

"Even this tower is a sealed artifact from the Upper Realm. Just like I use a thin, lesser version of my silver threads, this isn't the true power of an Overseer. It is merely a tool crafted by one to help its underlings ascend while simultaneously building wealth in the Lower Realm to continue their expansion. There are other ways to ascend—this just happens to be the easiest."

We climb the stairs in silence for a while, as more pieces of this puzzle fall into place.

While my mind races, my links of loyalty surpass 200 million.

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Outside the tower, the Crimson Army, the Commanders, and the Generals all regroup to celebrate their victory.

Bri and Rodrigo celebrate at the Apex Region's headquarters with all the high-level hunters, while word spreads through Central Headquarters that their manipulative leaders have been killed. Soon, they will be free to venture off of the flaming mountain and out into the real world if they wish.

More and more people in the outer nations who have never heard of the Flame Emperor before today begin creating links of loyalty, eager not to miss out on the stat bonuses and the mind-bending reality of the world they now understand is unfolding before them.

The Four Generals—Raven, Abby, Maria, and Arie—reconnect their live feeds to show the state of the battlefield. Raven takes charge of the narrative, explaining the true state of the world before the system connected and the gravity of the situation that was just resolved. Plus, expands on their plans moving forward.

As time passes and more links of loyalty pile in, each of the Generals speaks to the world, filling new links in on what happened today.

Celebrations erupt all over the Dark Continent, the Eight Great Regions, the Central Capital, and the newly formed nations.

Many were here from the start, while many are only watching now. But it is clear: a new era in this world's history is about to begin.

The tensions and uncertainties of the Great War have finally been dispelled. The entire world is now connected through this mysterious Flame Emperor, who they all see walking up an endless flight of stairs in silence.

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I feel the threads' density multiply many times over as I reach a height of over fifty kilometers.