Vlad's eyes sharpened as he clenched his fists, the space around him trembling in response to his restrained power.
"We collapsed the dimension that concealed the core of the tomb," he said slowly, his voice steady but heavy with intent. "Even a Paragon should be unable to reach it. However… I can still open a path to the tomb itself."
Overlord immediately continued, his tone calm and precise.
"And I carry within my body the essences required to unlock it."
At those words, the rest of the True Depravitas fell silent, their expressions turning solemn. Reaching the Dream of Madness was never the real issue. That much was now clear.
The real problem lay in what awaited them beyond that path.
Dream of Madness was an Empyrean.
Killing such a being was not merely difficult—it bordered on the impossible. Even with the combined might of the Six Sun Alliance, there was no guarantee they could achieve it. The sheer thought weighed heavily on everyone present.
