Alexander''s question sounded a bit odd given the situation they found themselves in. But the Catwoman knew that question wasn''t baseless.

    Her mind spun rapidly as she considered the actions Alex took to this point.

    ''The veil tears seem to appear around the surroundings almost equal to this exact location. That''s why he returned here.

    ''But why?'' As she recalled what happened here, her mind shifted to the black core as everything finally clicked.

    "It''s the core, isn''t it?" Cassandra guessed and Alex nodded. "But how did they know if you blocked the essence?"

    "Because of this." Alex retrieved the core a second time, making the Catwoman look at him like a madman. "Relax... they''re already here. There''s no point hiding it."

    The black core spun around, slightly above his right palm, pulsing with its black essence. The surrounding space appeared to distort from time to time, showing just how much energy was ck trained within its lattice.

    "This black essence is a new addition to the void creatures from what I can tell." He explained with a serious gaze. "And you and I know the only way for these things to evolve is through that monstrosity."

    Alex didn''t have to tell the woman what he was referring to.

    "It should be similar to how we make vassals."

    This finally got the woman surprised. ''How come I didn''t think of it! The answer was right in front of us and had he not drawn my attention to it, I would have missed it!''@@@@

    Now she was convinced Veilwalkers were all not the same.

    ''If we can tell where our vassals are, then why can''t that thing do the same.'' she reasoned. ''And it must know that only Veilwalkers can even defeat those void creatures.''

    Seeing the light of realization and soul fluctuations, Alex knew the woman finally got it.

    ''But there''s something off about the veil tears.'' Alex thought inwardly.

    Since he returned here, he hadn''t taken his senses off the veil tears, making sure he didn''t miss anything.

    ''Among the eight, three of them have slightly different signatures.'' His eyes shifted to the Catwoman. ''Just like her.''

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    Alex could only see one conclusion from that observation.

    A resounding screech echoed through the void, shaking space as it travelled at insane speeds.

    The creature resembled a black inky spider with so many eyes that it could induce trypophobia. And it gave off the same black essence from the core.

    Following the first creature, four more popped open, revealing the rest of the void creatures.

    "Why does this feel like someone is sending assassins after you?" Cassandra looked on nervously as she got ready for a fight.

    Alex on the other hand, was focused on the last three veil tears that hadn''t popped yet.

    "That''s because it is..." He replied. "Start with your Voidflare state, don''t hold back. Give them room and you might be wiped out before you even know what hit you."

    Cassandra did exactly that while Alex''s clothes slowly morphed into his favourite armour, the lighting giving it an aesthetic and cool vibe.

    The armour hummed to life as Alex replicated it to the basic computer codes built in to regulate its function.

    "I''ll create an opening. If they prove too much for you, focus on evading and understanding them," Alex instructed, his senses still honed in on those three. "Godspeed."

    Saying that, Alex sped off towards the spider, his right hand glowing brightly as he conjured a spear charged with the law of Absolute Oblivion--what he called it.

    Reaching a few light years away from the incoming void creature, Alex brandished his spear and hurled it towards the creature.

    Whoosh..!!!

    Instantly, the spear reached the void creature as it exploded with absolute power, blasting a huge chunk of it into chaos and sending the rest back into the veil.

    In the wake of his spear throw, space was torn asunder, messing with the fundamental structure of the laws.

    Without manually repairing that area, it was bound to remain a broken and dangerous zone for all living beings.

    Gulp.

    Cassandra almost missed the attack as it moved too fast, and the destructive power was out of the universe. Even the creature failed to respond!

    ''No wonder he said to take the fight outside.''

    Under her gaze, she watched as Alex conjured another spear, repeating the same action and sending another one back to where they came from.

    And all that occurred in the span of a second stretched infinitely.