Infinite Paths: The Raging Phoenix
Chapter 1225 - 1225: Reunion

"I guess that is better than nothing," Sealyn said.

Rain observed Sealyn's impatience and her preference for immediate, physical results. He couldn't help but see a reflection of her mother's traits in her. With the combination of her mother's impatience and Rain's insane work ethic, Sealyn quickly rose to prominence among the sea folk, earning their total support.

The sea folk appreciated her direct and action-oriented approach, especially when faced with challenges in the harsh and unfamiliar environment they found themselves in. Sealyn's leadership style complemented Rain's, creating a balance that allowed them to navigate their current situation.

It was quite impressive… The bacteria could even devour water quite fast. Rain wondered what they would do with all that much food and nutrients, but before he could come up with a theory, he felt Elisabetha's anger rising. The reason was obvious… The bacteria were pretty similar to the first dragons.

"At least it is under control now," Rain said. "Since the path is at level one, your influence is weak on me now… but you should try to calm down anyway. What a pity, if only I could leave some levels…"

The Wrath path leveled up. +200 all parameters.

The Wrath path leveled up. +200 all parameters.

The Wrath path leveled up. +200 all parameters.

…

Since Rain had some time, he decided to help Sealyn with her experiments, and soon, they obtained some results. By making one of them use the water mirror technique and the other try to look for them, they were able to come up with some ways that the enemies used to find them when those techniques were active… the most obvious explanation would be heat signatures.

Even if Rain created the water for the water mirror technique on the same level as the ambient, it would eventually change… there was also the possibility that the people inside would change the temperature of the water.

It was the same principle. To deal with that, they would have to be more mindful of the water mirror technique. If Sakaki was there, he would use his Wikipedia knowledge to give them some pointers, so Rain had to think for a while before coming up with a solution.

The answer that he found was to simply decrease the size of the technique in order to improve control over it. The amount of carbon inside would decrease as well… for now, people would have to use the combination without anyone inside the domains.

As for the issue about the bacteria, things were a bit more difficult… the bacteria used all of that energy and matter obtained to reproduce endlessly… so at the moment everything enters that atmosphere, they are infected by billions of billions of bacteria. Rain decided not to explain that to everyone since that would make them freak out.

Anyone would since all of the external and internal parts of their bodies were being eaten at that moment. They deserved to sleep without knowing that.

"This place is truly a hellish wasteland," Elisabetha said. "They made sure that if by some miracle someone weaker were to arrive here, they would experience hell very slowly before eventually dying."

"Someone had a lot of time to think and plan all of this; possibly, it even made some adjustments over the years to make things more difficult," Rain thought.

"Someone else arrived… it seems that their luck isn't good since they arrived in the heat of another battle,' Arel said.

Rain clicked his tongue in annoyance. His biological clock was starting to get messy. In any case, he soon used Telepathy on Terra.

"Run to the mountains!" Rain said.

Rain could only hope that Terra would listen to him, but Arel didn't say anything, so he betted that things went well… in terms of attack power and endurance, Terra was on the same level as Rain, so it would be hard for her to open a path since she mainly focused the use of her magic for healing spells.

It took a bit of a long wait, but eventually, Terra and her group arrived, and they looked quite hurt. They kept their guards up while Rain and the others approached to heal them. That cave was suspicious, after all.

"... Where are we?" Terra asked.

"The hideout of someone that interacted with us," Rain said. "Rest easy. We are safe here."

"Is that so…" Terra said and then sighed. "Anyway, to think that we would arrive in the middle of the battlefield and you wouldn't be anywhere…"

Rain took a moment to explain the situation to Terra and the newcomers. He could sense a bit of irritation building within him as he realized that he would likely have to repeat the same information multiple times. However, he understood the complexity of the situation, and few people could grasp the intricacies without a detailed explanation.

Passing that information would also be difficult for most. So, with patience, he clarified the circumstances they found themselves in, the hostile environment, the ongoing battles, and the plans they were formulating to navigate this zone.

"I see… anyway, why do things get confusing, and you find yourself lost? Why does a woman always show up to give you some answers and help you?" Terra asked.

"Is that truly the first thing you want to ask?" Rain furrowed his eyebrows. "Imagine if I actually gave you the reasons to think that I am such a scumbag…"

"Arel, huh… thank you for helping us," Terra said. "Can't say that I can trust you that much when I can't even see your face."

"Would it be easier if I were a man?" Arel asked.

"Just a bit, yeah," Terra said. "Regardless, I will be sure to repay the debt someday… what is the plan now?"

With fifteen people gathered, Rain assessed the limited options available to them. The harsh reality was that their numbers were insufficient for any large-scale offensive or strategic move. Still, they had to make something out of their numbers...