CHAPTER 412: IS THAT WHERE YOU’RE HIDING?

Leaving Ned behind, Arabel flew with all her might, but she realized that she was unlikely to be able to escape from a Rank 6 creature.

"System, teleport us to Limbo!" she exclaimed in her mind.

[The teleportation preparation process has begun. The countdown is 10 minutes.]

"Is there any way to speed up the process?" asked Arabel. "Ten minutes is too long!"

[Shortening of 1 minute — 100 System points; 10 minutes — 1000 System points] — came the reply.

"System, take..." Arabel did not have time to finish, as she was interrupted by Idan, who, having regained consciousness, intervened in the conversation.

"Belle, stop..." he said. "The Queen will immediately notice the appearance of a rift... She won’t allow us to teleport... any external influence, even strong pressure, will prevent the rift from fully appearing."

"System is... spatial storage... does it fall under the seal?" asked Idan, breathing heavily.

[Spatial storage is still available] — the System has confirmed.

"Good. Belle, open the Access Door," Idan suggested, and Arabel listened and opened the door with a wave of her hand.

It took a while for the door to form, but before they could take a step, Idan felt his First Star crack.

"Ned? How? When?"— Idan froze in shock and disbelief before Arabel dragged him inside the spatial storage.

***

At the same time, in Limbo, in the heart of the Forbidden Forest, inside a wooden building, Geminia was enjoying a cup of freshly brewed coffee, gorging on sweets that were brought from the world of Idan and Arabel.

Suddenly, she froze.

One of the many connections she had with her descendants, and through which she learned whether they were alive or not, began to change.

Geminia was confused, not understanding what was going on. This had never happened before, and it made her very nervous.

She could feel it. One of her descendants was developing, and she couldn’t help but be pleased, because it meant that her descendants had a lot to grow.

Geminia, concentrating, recognized who it was, and a smile of understanding appeared on her face.

"Ned," she said the name of her descendant.

She also realized that these are just the first shoots. She was wondering what her descendant would turn into when it all fully matured.

Knowing this, Geminia was looking forward to Ned’s return so that she could see and appreciate him. But her joy did not last long.

In less than a few seconds, her connection with Ned was abruptly cut off.

Geminia, who had just been rejoicing, froze, overcome with deep sadness.

This was not the first loss of her descendants. Geminia had lost many of them over the years, and she knew exactly what they were like. Therefore, she was sure that Ned had just died.

But this time, this loss was incomparable to the others. For the first time, one of her descendants did something that many had failed to do, and before Geminia could appreciate it, her descendant was dead.

Geminia felt devastated and at the same time, for the first time in many years, angry.

***

Once on the second level of the spatial storage, which was currently empty, Idan fell to his knees, gasping, clutching his chest.

"Ned..." he said, feeling the pain of losing his partner.

Until the last moment, Idan did not realize that Ned had left him, coming out of the Star. It was only when his own Star cracked that he realized that Ned was not just not inside the Star, but that he was no more.

"Why? Why? Why?" repeated Idan, turning to himself. He couldn’t understand why Ned decided to come out and confront the Queen, because it was obvious that he was no match for her.

"Dan, — Arabel called after giving him some time.

She was fighting back tears. She understood from Idan’s behavior and condition what had happened to Ned, and she didn’t know what to say. She still remembered how recently Ned, in the form of a dark fox, sought Idan’s affection and how he was afraid of her.

But now he was no longer.

Before they could mourn for Ned, a spatial crack appeared behind them. Arabel was horrified to see this.

"No, no way! How is this possible?" she exclaimed in panic.

Boom!

The crack widened, and she, the Queen, emerged from it. There was a sinister smile on her face, and there were still fresh wounds on her body.

"Is that where you’re hiding?" The Queen asked in an ominous voice.

Idan already suspected that they would hardly be able to hide inside the spatial storage, remembering how the Queen had already punched through the portal and space to trap him.

And now, as if mocking Ned’s attempts to buy time, the Queen easily broke through to their spatial storage.

After creating a gap that could accommodate her, the Queen stepped inside and looked around.

[Attention. The strength of the spatial storage has dropped to 83 percent.]

"System, teleport the Queen and us to Limbo immediately!" Idan commanded in his mind, without taking his eyes off the Queen.

[There are 6 minutes and 12 seconds left until the end of the teleportation preparation.]

[To teleport to another world, taking a Rank 6 Being with you will require 10,000 System Points.]

After looking around, Queen turned her attention to Idan and Arabel. When she saw that Idan was barely able to stand, she focused her attention on Arabel.

[System has detected that a Rank 6 being is hostile to the Hosts. Teleporting a creature against its will require one and a half times more System Points. A total of 15,000 System points.]

"Damn it, System, teleport already! Use as many System Points as you need, and stop wasting time on notifications! You’ll make it later!" shouted Idan at the System.

This time, the Queen used her black hair to prevent Idan and Arabel from escaping. In a matter of seconds, they filled the entire small space of the spatial storage, wrapping themselves around Idan and Arabel.

Idan, struggling to stay on his feet, could not take on his Alpha of Fire form or Spirit Form. All he could do was use the Lumiar race’s form, even though it was severely depleted due to the loss of a huge amount of blood essence. But Idan had no choice but to resist and endure against the Queen.

Arabel had already completely exhausted her Spirit Form by this time and assumed the form of her second bloodline, the Dark Phoenix.

"That again!" The Queen growled as she saw Idan transform into a two—and-a-half meter tall creature with long blond hair.

[15601 System points deducted. Teleportation is activated]

As soon as the System said those words, Idan, Arabel, and the Queen simultaneously felt a slight turbulence.

Idan and Arabel looked at each other and felt hope at the same time, realizing that they had been teleported to Limbo.