The Rise of the Winter Wolf - Book 6 - Chapter 48 - The War of the Progenitors

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All Around the Universe

The moment the inside of the temple is revealed to the universe, the curse energy all around the universe immediately begins to grow agitated. Shocking everyone capable of sensing it, and putting everyone in areas with curse energy in danger as the energy begins to affect them.

Meanwhile the progenitors all take notice of this. Because they instantly realize it’s happening all over the entire multiverse and not just the Reaper’s universe.

But before the progenitors can begin to investigate, Beelzebub’s domain begins to move towards Grim’s universe, and a formal declaration of war echoes throughout the minds of everyone throughout the multiverse with any connection to magic.

“The self-proclaimed Reaper of the Multiverse has earned my ire. Therefore the entire Quinzel Universe will be declaring war on Grim, the Progenitor of Void.”

Soon after the declarations, reactions of all kinds begin to occur throughout the multiverse.

Unrelated progenitors who were unaware of the war between Grim, Nyx, and Apollo and Titania turn their attention to the events of Grim’s universe. At which point they all realize everything Grim has done.

Ending with the copying of a progenitor and imprisonment of the progenitor as a boss in a dungeon.

And immediately after seeing that, the progenitors all feel enraged and begin to bombard Grim with questions asking for an explanation.

But The Reaper himself stops them before half of them can even finish saying anything as he makes his own declaration that echoes across the universe.

“The System has begun breaking out of my control and is developing a sapience of its own. And through this has shown its first act of rebellion by cloning Beelzebub. If you have any issues with this, take it up with the Council that has banned me from interfering with the Beta Dungeon.”

His words calm down a few of the progenitors, but the vast majority of them still begin to make their way towards his universe to join the war. With several of them joining for entirely different reasons.

To learn how to clone a progenitor other than themselves.

And just like that, one after another, progenitors all begin to arrive at Grim’s universe to join the war. With more of them joining the war on the Radiance Progenitor’s side than the Void Progenitor’s side.

Meanwhile Fenrir watches on as the neutral party of the progenitors with a scowl on his face. But he doesn’t interfere. Instead he turns all of his attention to three things.

His own universe.

His pup’s other pack members.

And the Beta Dungeon, where his pup is.

As the Progenitor of Ice finally decides to distance himself from what the populace during all of this officially name the War of the Progenitors.

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Wolf

I feel rather speechless as I read through the System Forums about everything that’s happening outside of the Beta Dungeon. About the War of the Progenitors, which according to Fenrir already has over a dozen different progenitors participating. About the System breaking away from Grim’s control, probably because he has been focusing too much on his own war to manage the System. Or something like that.

And about Fenrir’s moving all of his attention away from the war entirely.

“This has become…” Sapphire begins, only to trail off before eventually finishing with a simple, “…something…”

I nod my head without saying anything in response.

That’s for sure.

Although, the fact that the System is no longer entirely under Grim’s control… and that it’s doing things like copying a progenitor on its own…

Considering that Grim wasn’t doing that before, this just makes things even more dangerous for me. Which is bad.

On the other hand, I get the feeling Grim never would’ve let me get that knowledge crystal for forming my own domain. So at least it isn’t just making things harder.

If I had to guess, the System is probably doing a sort of risk and reward thing. It’s making things a lot harder for me, but giving me far better rewards for that.

Or something like that. I could be entirely wrong for all I know.

For now I just want to imagine that I’m right.

Speaking of that knowledge crystal, I still haven’t had the chance to create my domain yet. Since it should take at least a month to form through constant intense pain and only with me sitting in place while doing it. Which means I won’t be able to do anything about it for a very long time.

I frown as I wonder if I’ll ever get the chance to do it, considering where I am.

Unless I just clear an entire floor and then freeze everything there? But for all I know, an event boss could spawn on the floor with me if I tried…

After thinking about it for a few more seconds, I eventually just shrug and return my focus to the temple around me. Which really doesn’t look like a temple at all.

Sapphire and I are already at the top of one of the tallest towers here, but despite that all I can see are more towers and bugs for days. With smaller flying bugs that are around half a meter or so in length moving through the area between the towers while scattered around everywhere.

As for when I identify the critters?

They’re all at least two hundred levels above me. Which makes me a little afraid of what would’ve happened if we didn’t kill those bugs outside to level up by almost fifty levels before going inside.

But it should be fine.

I take in a deep breath before letting it out again.

Then I spread both of my arms out and send a massive wave of lunar ice of eternity to fill the space between the towers while also absorbing the curse energy to devour with the ring.

Time to get to work.

Because this is probably going to take a very long time. Especially since I also have to go find that scepter at some point.

Which I might delay just so that I can level up a bit more before fighting the copy of Beelzebub.

Since I don’t think there is any possible way I can defeat his copy while he is a higher level than me.

I let out a sigh again while still freezing bugs.

So many bugs…