Necromancer of The Shadows

"Let me rephrase my question: Is this place the Origin Universe?"

Utharic raised an eyebrow at Evan's question. He glanced at Nythor from the corner of his eye and noticed his entire focus was on the Rune of Evolution. After a moment of contemplation, instead of answering Evan, he posed another question.

"Before I answer your question, tell me how you came here?"

Evan wasn't surprised by Utharic's question and responded in a calm voice.

"I found a dungeon portal in a remote area in my world, and when I went in to explore the dungeon, I was sent here."

"Dungeon portal..." Utharic was stunned by Evan's answer. Even Nythor, who had been entirely focused on the Rune of Evolution raised his head and looked at him with a strange expression.

'Does that mean he didn't come here for the World Passage but actually accidentally sent here?' Nythor and Utharic thought simultaneously.

A few days ago, when they discovered Evan, they assumed he had come to their world to destroy the World Passage. But if what Evan just said was true, then their previous speculation was completely wrong.

"What kind of portal was it that sent you here?" Utharic asked after a moment of silence.

"I think you are forgetting something. I am the one asking the questions, not you."

Utharic narrowed his eyes upon hearing Evan, but when he realized Evan had no intention of answering his question, he finally spoke.

"The answer to your question is both yes and no."

"Yes and no?" Evan looked at Utharic with a look of confusion evident on his face.

"We are currently in Azragoth World. It's an artificially created world located between the Origin Universe and the Chaotic Zone. Although it's not exactly in the Origin Universe, it's very, very close to it. So, in a sense, you can say we are in the Origin Universe but at the same time not."

Evan raised an eyebrow at the mention of new terms and asked with interest.

"What is this Chaotic Zone?"

"You don't even know what the Chaotic Zone is?" Utharic looked at Evan as if he were a country bumpkin, his expression a mix of disbelief and condescension.

Evan's expression remained unchanged despite Utharic's strange gaze. Without a word, he stretched out his hand to retrieve the Rune of Evolution that Nythor was still studying.

Seeing Evan's action, Utharic's expression changed and he quickly spoke.

"The Chaotic Zone is a forbidden area filled with endless chaotic energy. It's a place that was formed when the Origin Universe was shattered during the war between the Primordials."

Evan's heart skipped a beat at Utharic's words and he immediately recalled what Azroth had told him when he had asked him about the Origin Universe in the Tomb of the Ancient.

'The Origin Universe is our home... A home that we destroyed with our own hands.'

Azroth's words echoed in his mind, and for some reason, Evan felt a sudden urge to curse.

'Damn it, every single f*cking thing related to destruction seems to lead back to this insane guy,' He thought to himself, taking a deep breath to steady his emotions.

"How was the Origin Universe shattered?" He asked after calming down.

"Didn't I say earlier? It was shattered because of the war between the Primordials..." Utharic replied coldly.

"I mean, the universe did not just shatter because they started fighting, right? There must have been a significant event that led to the destruction. That's what I'm asking about."

Utharic remained silent for a moment as if debating whether he should answer Evan's question. But when he saw Evan stretch out his hand again to take back the Rune of Evolution, he cursed inwardly and answered.

"I am not sure, but I have heard that during the war, someone destroyed the Universal Tree, which led to the destruction of the Origin Universe."

'Why am I not even surprised...' Evan said to himself, looking at Utharic without any expression on his face.

He recalled the memory he had seen when he first encountered the World Tree in the closed world of the Dryads, and the suspicion that had gnawed at him ever since—that the World Tree was somehow connected to the Universal Tree that Azroth had destroyed—now solidified into certainty.

'If the World Tree is related to the Universal Tree, then what about the Tree of Life? Is it also somehow connected to the Universal Tree?' Evan pondered with a thoughtful look on his face.

However, because he had never seen the Tree of Life with his own eyes, he couldn't draw any definitive conclusions, so he shifted his attention back to Utharic.

"What exactly are these Primordials you spoke about?"

Utharic shrugged his shoulders when he heard Evan's question and shook his head.

"I don't know who or what they are. I have only heard that they are the most powerful beings in existence."

Evan was not surprised by Utharic's response as he had expected that gaining information about the Primordials would not be easy, so he changed his line of questioning.

"Have you ever heard the name Azroth?"

The moment Evan uttered the name, for some reason, he felt a chill run down his spine as if an unseen force was observing him with deep hostility.

But before he could fully process the sensation, the blood of Doom Bringer within his body surged, boiling with intensity, and the sense of danger vanished as quickly as it had appeared.

Utharic didn't notice the change in Evan's expression and frowned at the question.

"Azroth, I had never he—" Utharic had just spoken when his expression suddenly changed and his face went pale as his aura dropped sharply.

Without warning, he started coughing up blood and a look of deep fear appeared on his face.

Evan looked at Utharic's miserable figure and felt a chill run down his spine.

'What the hell is going on here?'

Visit and read more novel to help us update chapter quickly. Thank you so much!