MMORPG: Rise of the Primordial Godsmith

’...Now that I think about it, did I miss the tournament at the empire during my stay here?’

Feeling refreshed and re-energized after getting a good night’s rest, Ataraxia went over the two remaining skills he had yet to comprehend in his mind as he sent Valyr a question through [Soul Entanglement].

’You didn’t,’ replied Valyr, a slight delay in his response. ’At the very moment we understood that you’d take a long time to complete the final trial of the inheritance, I already went ahead and contacted Mystia and Byron regarding the tournament.’

’What did they say?’

’At first, they said that the tournament would be delayed to the following month because of certain issues,’ said Valyr, his tone calm. ’Though, just as I was about to inform you about the tournament when the time came, the two sent me a message that the tournament had been delayed yet again.’

’Surely it wouldn’t be delayed to a date where I’d only have days left to prepare, no?’ asked Ataraxia in response, which made the young man shake his head.

’Far longer than that, actually,’ answered the latter, his next words briefly leaving the young man at a loss for words. ’According to what the two told me, the tournament was postponed to be held next year.’

’Next year?’ Hearing those words, it took a while for Ataraxia to recover his bearings. ’What happened for the tournament to be delayed that long?’

’I also had the same question as you when I first heard about it,’ replied Valyr with a chuckle, only for his tone to return to its prior calm soon after. ’So, I asked them.’

’And what did they tell you?’

’The defensive lines,’ answered the young man, causing Ataraxia to become silent for a bit as he pondered as to what his other self meant by that.

Though, once an idea related to it popped up in his mind, he soon understood... that things might have just taken a turn for the worse for humanity.