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"Hello~ How's my little brother doing? Did you miss your Big Sis?"

Vincent's eyes widened slightly.

"Big Sis Valyn…"

"So that's how you look without a mask…" she said in an amused voice.

Vincent could only smile wryly at her. He did not expect that she would contact him out of nowhere. Well, it was not strange since she had a connection with Special Instructor Arthur.

"Why did you contact me, Big Sis?" he asked curiously.

"Why? Can't I call my little brother without a reason?"

Vincent wryly shook his head.

"It's not what I mean—"

Before he could even complete his words, Valyn interrupted him with a chuckle.

"Hehe. I know, I'm just messing with you. I called you to inform you about your next training."

"My next training? What about Special Instructor Arthur? Where is he now?"

"Well, about that… He said he was on a mission. But he will be back soon. Anyway, for your training today, you will have to bring ten Shadow Monkeys before the night. I will send you the information you need after the call."

Vincent slightly furrowed his brows before asking, "Do I also need to refrain from using my Origin Energy?"

Still wearing a bright smile, Valyn responded, "No, not this time. You're allowed to use all your abilities."

Vincent was quite skeptical of her response.

"Is this training set by Big Sis Valyn or Special Instructor Arthur?"

Valyn just winked at him in response. "It's a secret!"

"Alright, that's all you need to know. Good luck on your training! Bye~"

Valyn then ended the call. A moment later, he received an email. It was information about Shadow Monkeys.

"Shadow Monkey… Tier 2 primal, commonly found in the Mad Ape Mountain Forest… fifty miles from my current position…"

He couldn't help but frown. His training difficulty increased absurdly. He assumed that Valyn must be the one who had set up the training because she had seen him use his Dragon's Might to subdue the minions of Garga Blackthorn.

The difficulty had definitely increased by a whole level because the Mad Ape Mountain Forest also housed some Tier 3 primals, and the distance was quite far. Additionally, aside from knowing his target's location and general strength, it did not notify him about their characteristics or abilities.

Sigh…

After letting out a deep sigh, he took out the capture ball he used to store Mochi and let the fat rabbit out.

A bright light flashed for a second before Mochi materialized.

"Fwaah!" she exclaimed. "I'm alive!"

Seeing her reaction, Vincent could not help but wonder, "Is it really that suffocating inside?"

Mochi gave her attention to Vincent and answered, "I don't know. But I can't stay in a place without Origin Energy…"

Just as she said that, her face changed as though she had eaten something bitter. Slowly, it turned to horror.

"W-Where are we?" she asked robotically, scanning her surroundings with an afraid expression.

"Astralis, my planet. Why? What's wrong?" He could tell that there was something wrong from Mochi's reaction.

"Y-Your world is d-dying…"

Vincent was immediately stunned when he heard her answer. His eyes narrowed deeply.

"What do you mean by that? Is it dying because of pollution? Climate change? Because of primals?"

Mochi shook her head.

"No," she said while still looking at her surroundings, before continuing, "Y-Your world's fate… is about to deplete. Something or someone has been consuming your world's fate. I can't clearly see it, but it should not be far off…"

His expression darkened when he heard her response. He had no idea what Mochi was seeing, but he could tell that she was not lying at all. Her expression showed she wanted to leave this place no matter what.

Although he had an assumption, he still asked her, "What's going to happen to this world if its fate is depleted?"

Mochi turned to face him. Realizing it was the first time she had seen Vincent's appearance behind the mask, her expression did not change; it was still dark.

She said slowly, "Calamity. Destruction. You name every bad thing that can happen—it is possible for a world with no fate energy."

This revelation gave him another wake-up call that he could not relax at all. He had to become stronger! He had something to protect! If he could not even protect himself, how would he dare to protect someone else?

He then questioned, "How long do you think it will take before the world's fate energy is completely depleted?"

Mochi's eyes glowed for a moment before subsiding.

"At least ten years…"

Frowning, he muttered, "Ten years…"

He knew deep inside that ten years was a very short time. It was nowhere near enough for him to grow into a powerful existence capable of protecting his own world.

'If I cannot protect this world… then I'll just do anything to have the strength to survive and protect the people important to me!'

With that thought, his mind became clearer. He felt he didn't need to pressure himself so much. He believed that if the sky were to fall, someone would catch it. It was not necessarily him.

Still within the topic, he questioned, "Is there any way to stop the exhaustion of fate or anything to improve the fate energy of the world?"

"The answer to your problem is actually simple."

His eyebrows rose at her words. He waited for her to continue.

"It's either you find a new world to relocate to or find another world to consume their fate energy. There's also the most direct method."

"What is it?"

"Find the source of the problem and stop it."

Vincent could only shake his head. All the possible options were currently impossible for him, especially the last one. No matter who or what kind of existence was consuming their world's fate energy, it would be a god-like existence—a being that could kill him with a glance.

The only thing he could do was grow stronger and faster. With that thought in his mind, he simply set aside future problems and focused on the present.

Before going to the Mad Ape Mountain Forest, he responded to the emails from Amara and Marina.

Several minutes into their journey, Mochi, who was sitting on his shoulder, suddenly pulled his ear.

Naturally, Vincent felt no pain but asked, "What's wrong?"

Mochi's response rang in his mind.

"Your world has scarce Origin Energy. I am hungry. Feed me!"Nôv(el)B\\jnn

She sounded like a spoiled child.

Vincent could only comply. If not, she might have started crying again.

Therefore, he took out a few Origin Crystals from his storage ring and handed them to her.

"Here's your food, my rabbit-eating money!"