While the three of them were still stunned, one of the whirlpool-like monster's eyes looked over in their direction.
When the three saw that blue-glowing eyeball, their hearts tightened.
"That monster is a blue consciousness body…"
"Quick! Get out of here!!"
"Hurry into the portal!!!"
The three of them had strong crisis awareness. Although the three of them were strong enough to handle one blue consciousness body, they all knew clearly, there wasn't just one of these things in the Nether, but a terrifying total of four.
Facing four blue consciousness bodies, they didn't stand a chance.
As soon as the blue consciousness body discovered the people of Null, it immediately flew over.
Even though its body was huge, its speed was extremely fast. Fortunately, the three were close to the Nether portal, and just barely made it into the portal before the blue consciousness body reached them.
After arriving in the Overworld, the three couldn't stop gasping for air.
After calming down slightly, they immediately headed to the shallows. Then, they reported the situation in the Nether to Entity 303.
"Four blue consciousness bodies and 42 purple consciousness bodies?!!"
Upon hearing their intel, everyone on the shallows froze.
"Looks like their plan has secretly been in motion for a long time…"
"All this time, and we didn't notice a thing…"
"If we let them keep developing, I'm afraid…"
Everyone now realized the seriousness of the situation. Four blue consciousness bodies were equivalent to the combined combat power of everyone on the shallows.
Currently, only Entity 303 could handle one blue consciousness body without pressure.
The others would need two-on-one or three-on-one.
These people on the shallows were already stretched thin just dealing with four blue consciousness bodies. Not to mention, there were over 40 purple consciousness bodies as well.
Without Xu Yuan, this battle would be incredibly difficult for their subordinates.
"This battle is going to be tough…"
———
While Entity 303 and the others were discussing strategy, on the Void's side, they too had received news that Null had entered the Nether.
Purple No. 27 Iron Golem passed the message to the red consciousness body possessing the Enderman, and asked, "HIM will probably get the intel soon. Do we need to change location?…"
The red consciousness body possessing the Enderman thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "We do."
Seeing this, Purple No. 27 Iron Golem continued to ask, "The Wither Storm is too big. If we're moving, I'm afraid we can only temporarily move it to the End."
Upon hearing this, the red consciousness body possessing the Enderman shook his head.
"Move them to…"
"The Overworld!"
Hearing what the red consciousness body said, Purple No. 27 Iron Golem was stunned.
He thought he'd misheard.
"Wha… what?… Move to the Overworld?…"
Purple No. 27 Iron Golem knew HIM's combat strength well. Blue-tier consciousness bodies were no match for HIM.
Now that HIM's subordinates had discovered the situation in the Nether, HIM would surely get the message soon and find a way to deal with the Wither Storms and Withers in the Nether.
These Wither Storms and Withers were the Void's main sources of nourishment. In this situation, clearly it'd be better to hide them so HIM doesn't find them.
Sending them to the Overworld would be like serving them to HIM on a silver platter.
Purple No. 27 Iron Golem couldn't understand why the red consciousness body made such a decision.
Upon hearing his question, the red consciousness body understood what Purple No. 27 was thinking. These Wither Storms and Withers were indeed currently the Void's most important power source. If HIM hadn't found out, the red consciousness body would never have made such a decision.
But at this point, HIM had clearly discovered the Nether's situation. Even if they moved the Wither Storms and Withers, knowing HIM's nature, he'd still find and destroy them. Besides, where could they even go?
This world only had the Nether, the Overworld, and the End.
Moving them to the Void inside the End might let them hide from HIM for a little while.
But what's the point?
These Wither Storms and Withers existed to provide nourishment to the Void. Move them to the Void, and they'd lose their purpose entirely.
What's the difference between that and being dead? Might as well send them to the Overworld and have them harvest a massive wave of nourishment before HIM takes them out. Squeeze them dry for all they're worth.
After all, HIM only had nine clones, and the clones weren't as strong as the main body.
At most, HIM could only handle one blue-tier consciousness body and nine purple-tier ones at the same time.
The rest of the Wither Storms and Withers could take out a good number of players before dying. That would be quite the profitable trade for the Void.
The red consciousness body had planned this from the beginning. These blue consciousness bodies existed solely to absorb nourishment. And the power they'd accumulated for the Void during this time was already enough.
The red consciousness body had been saving this power. It could've been used to create more blue-tier consciousness bodies, but he didn't.
After several battles, he'd learned his lesson, he wouldn't fight a battle he couldn't win.
The power he'd saved had a better use.
If all went smoothly, it wouldn't be long before the Void could create something capable of destroying the entire world.
Once they gained control of the world, the red consciousness body wouldn't need to play mind games with HIM anymore.
He'd just wait patiently for the power to accumulate, manifest his own entity, and take over this world. So even if all the Wither Storms and Withers died, the red consciousness body wouldn't feel any regret.
As long as they could fulfill their value before dying, that was enough.
Purple No. 27 Iron Golem's thinking was too limited. He had no big-picture view. But that was also because of the level he belonged to, his vision was too narrow.
Naturally, the red consciousness body wouldn't explain these things to him. As a superior, there was no need to explain decisions to subordinates. And as a proper subordinate, the only thing one should do is obey every command from their superior.
Clearly, Purple No. 27 had crossed a line. His actions made the red consciousness body rather displeased. But since the upcoming operations still required him, the red consciousness body didn't lash out.
He merely gave Purple No. 27 a cold glare.
Feeling that gaze, Purple No. 27 Iron Golem felt a chill down his spine. He didn't dare ask any more questions, and immediately knelt and responded, "I will immediately move them to the Overworld…"
Seeing Purple No. 27's response, the red consciousness body let it go. He coldly glanced at Purple No. 27 and ordered, "Remember, all consciousness bodies are to be moved separately. Finish quickly."
"Yes…"
After receiving the order, Purple No. 27 immediately left.
———
At that moment, on the shallows, everyone was like ants on a hot pan.
"42 purple consciousness bodies, 4 blue ones, there's no way we can handle that many with just us!"
"What about those zombie players? Can we use them?"
"Can't count on them. Plus, any power they gained disappears after they die once, would they even want to help?"
"The Nether has already become the Void's main source of power. Who knows how much strength the Void has absorbed… if a being above blue-tier shows up…"
"It's because we're too weak… If our king were here, he could take out those scumbags by himself…"
"It's because we relied too much on our king that we ended up like this! He's always been carrying everything by himself! We've been completely useless!!"
The people on the shallows weren't afraid to fight. They weren't afraid of sacrifice either. But only if the battle was actually winnable.
The huge problem right now was manpower. Dealing with the four blue-tier consciousness bodies would take nearly everyone they had on the shallows.
And even then, victory wasn't guaranteed. How were they supposed to deal with the 40+ purple-tier ones?
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