BXBX NOVEL Chapter 330 The White Tower's Counterattack
"You\'ve gone to such great lengths to seal off the instance entrance. It seems the Lost Realm instance really poses a significant threat to you," Jeremy remarked upon seeing the scene.
The adjutant nodded in agreement. "You\'re right. You can go in now, but I can\'t accompany you. I wouldn\'t be able to ensure my own safety once inside. Although you won\'t enter the instance directly after passing through this gate, the power emanating from the Lost Realm instance has already started to affect the surrounding area."
Jeremy nodded. "Just wait here for my good news."
With that, Jeremy strode through the gate, stepping into the area surrounding the Lost Realm instance entrance. The moment he entered, he could feel that the space in this area had a strange structure. Normally, space is only influenced by gravity, but here, the spatial structure was affected not only by gravity but also by the power spreading out from within the Lost Realm instance.
Though the ground before Jeremy appeared flat, he knew that as soon as he stepped into that space, the gravitational forces he felt would shift dramatically.
"Maybe after this, I could use the King of Time and Space\'s abilities to create a similar space. That way, I could trap otherwise difficult-to-handle monsters in a zone of distorted gravity," Jeremy muttered to himself.
He then continued walking toward the entrance of the Lost Realm instance. The closer he got, the more frequent and intense the spatial anomalies became.
As Jeremy was about to step into the instance entrance, he realized that he had no choice but to activate his King of Time and Space ability to ensure the space around him wouldn\'t become too chaotic. The spatial distortions could very well tear Jeremy\'s body apart if he wasn\'t careful.
Therefore, Jeremy had to activate his King of Time and Space ability to guarantee that he wouldn\'t be gravely injured before entering the instance.
"It seems my earlier assessment of the Lost Realm instance\'s difficulty was somewhat off. It\'s even more challenging than I initially thought," Jeremy muttered to himself.
Even though Jeremy now understood that the Lost Realm instance was far more dangerous than he had anticipated, he had no other options. Having come this far, he had no choice but to step into the instance.
Taking a deep breath, Jeremy crossed into the instance. As he passed through the entrance, he suddenly sensed an overwhelming influx of High-Dimensional Data. These data streams converged, forming a voice that pierced through time and space:
"I knew you would come here! I\'ve left a gift for you deep within the instance! I\'m sure you\'ll love it. It\'s my way of getting revenge for the trouble you caused me in the Tower of Exile."
This message flashed through Jeremy\'s mind.
He knew exactly who was behind it—one of the designers of the Apocalypse Game, the White Tower.
It was clear now. Jeremy\'s actions within the Tower of Exile had dealt a severe blow to the White Tower, and the creation of the Lost Realm instance was their way of retaliating.
Strangely enough, this knowledge brought Jeremy some relief. At least now he knew that this entire instance had been generated in the real world by the White Tower to take revenge on him. Armed with this information, he could form a strategy to deal with it.
At the very least, he no longer had to wonder if there were other forces from the Apocalypse Game\'s designers involved in this instance.
"If this instance was created by the White Tower\'s power, then most of the energy within should stem from High-Dimensional Data. But why didn\'t I sense the presence of High-Dimensional Data around the entrance? Could it be that High-Dimensional Data has evolved to disguise its own energy as something else?" Jeremy pondered this, slightly perplexed by the situation.
However, Jeremy did not slow down his progress through the instance. Instead, he pulled the High-Dimensional Data storage device from his pocket. As long as he used this device wisely, he was confident he could handle any attack involving High-Dimensional Data. After all, during his mission in the Tower of Exile, Jeremy had faced the White Tower\'s true form directly.
As he ventured further into the Lost Realm instance, Jeremy soon realized that, like those who had entered before him, he had fallen into a state of disorientation. He had lost his sense of direction within the instance.
Yet, Jeremy didn\'t panic. He simply tightened his grip on his weapon, Mortal Combat, remaining alert for any monsters that might suddenly appear. At the same time, he activated his King of Time and Space ability, using it to carefully perceive the spatial shifts around him.
It became clear to him that the space surrounding him had undergone significant and violent changes, but these distortions had been cleverly hidden. This was the primary reason he had lost his way.
"Could the instance boss be directly influencing the uppermost layer of the instance? Is this boss\'s power really that immense? The Lost Realm instance seems to be quite different from other instances," Jeremy thought to himself.
He had experienced numerous instances before, and normally, an instance boss wouldn\'t have much influence over the upper levels of the instance. Only a few specific instances had bosses powerful enough to impact the entire instance. Jeremy had encountered one such instance before—the instance of his awakening.
Though the Lost Realm instance was clearly unique, Jeremy was certain it wasn\'t as extraordinary as an awakening instance. Based on this reasoning, he quickly concluded that the spatial distortions around him were not caused by the instance boss.
Gripping Mortal Combat tightly, Jeremy swung it in the direction beside him almost at random. As the sword sliced through the air, he suddenly sensed that the spatial structure in that direction had shifted.
Jeremy immediately realized that a monster must have been hiding in that exact spot. His instincts were right.
Jeremy immediately activated his King of Time and Space ability. A unique space was created, and he used this to trap the monster he had just detected. Inside this custom space, Jeremy could feel violent spatial fluctuations growing more intense by the second.
As the fluctuations intensified, a semi-transparent monster covered in numerous tentacles gradually materialized within the space he had crafted.
Atop the creature\'s head, a metal fragment emitted a steady blue glow—this glow was High-Dimensional Data.
Seeing this, Jeremy finally understood.
"So, the White Tower is using this method to conceal the power of High-Dimensional Data. It seems he\'s completely given up on mechanical monsters. He doesn\'t even intend to use them against me anymore!" Jeremy remarked, a small smile forming on his lips.
Normally, the White Tower would rely heavily on mechanical monsters. Only when the White Tower had become entirely disillusioned with them would he turn to biological creatures. And in order to control these organic monsters, the White Tower was forced to concentrate High-Dimensional Data in the metal fragments attached to them.
Although this method was effective, it clearly came at a cost, as it likely weakened the overall combat power of the monsters.
Focusing his mind, Jeremy compressed the special space he had created, rapidly crushing the monster trapped inside. The creature was obliterated, but the metal fragment glowing with blue light atop its head remained intact.
Dissolving the special space, Jeremy picked up the fragment and examined it closely.
"It seems like a miniature version of a data storage device. But this small device can store far more High-Dimensional Data than the one I\'m carrying."
Jeremy smirked, realizing what this meant.
"I\'ll have to collect all these metal fragments. If I manage to clear the Lost Realm instance quickly, I might end up with a large number of these storage devices."
After successfully eliminating the first monster, Jeremy noticed that the spatial structure around him returned to normal. Only after confirming that no other monsters were nearby did he proceed deeper into the instance at full speed.
Meanwhile, in the deepest part of the Lost Realm instance, a worm-like creature, its entire body covered in metal fragments emitting a blue glow, began to slowly awaken. It sensed the changes in the space around it, then lifted its head and gazed upward with black eyes, directly toward the area where Jeremy was located.
The boss of the Lost Realm instance had finally been activated. The moment the boss came to life, the spatial structure of the entire instance grew even more chaotic.
Suddenly, Jeremy found himself inside a strange labyrinth. It seemed as though he could no longer progress forward in the instance, as the paths twisted and turned in an endless, confusing maze.
"Looks like the real challenge has just begun," Jeremy thought, realizing that the activation of the instance boss had radically altered the landscape around him. He was no longer in a straightforward dungeon but in a space controlled by the boss itself.