Chapter 2786: Desolate Dimension Array Formation
Date: Unspecified
Time: Unspecified
Location: Myriad Realms, Card World, Southern Region, Blossom District, Mischief Encampment, Matronâs Camp
While Lilâ Baem used the scent on a cushion to track Gideon Grim, I said, "100 miles south? Thatâs too far from here. Didnât you say Gideon Grim is calling Devils for reinforcements? Did they arrive?"
Noticing the Field Marshal looked at me in doubt, Sansa explained before she could ask me, "Heâs inviting Devil from their dark faction as guests, but in truth, he plans to use them as reinforcements against us."
"Thatâs also one of the reasons he gave for camping so far from the three of us. If you think thatâs too much of a variable, I might have a way to make him move his camp closer to ours," Sansa said, building on her point earlier.
"The Supreme Leader has already raised similar concerns to me. He suspects Gideon plans to use his brainwashed forces in a chain of suicide attack while the others engage Sky Blossom City, killing both allies and hostiles, as long as it gets you to surrender. However, he canât act on it without disrupting the status quo with the Emissary of Light. But I share a similar concern with him, and Gideon Grim will be forced to move his camp close enough to assure us and continue as planned."
Listening to Sansa, Field Marshal Lorn couldnât help but look at her young lord, wondering what he had done in her absence to push their enemies into such desperate measures from the very start.
"The Devils he invited arenât here yet, right?" I asked Sansa. When she nodded, I replied, "No need. This might be for the best." After a momentâs thought, I added, "Change of plans. Corey and I will head to Gideon Grimâs camp right now. You two stay here and continue as planned."
"Wyatt, you promised Gideon Grim was mine to deal with," Corey complained as soon as he heard the change of plans.
How could I not change it? Gideon Grim had chosen the perfect burial ground for himself by setting his camp nearly a hundred miles away from his allies.
"Stop whining. Youâll get your fair fight," I said. "Come on, letâs deal with this before itâs too late."
Corey and I left under the cover of the blood storm, trusting Lilâ Baemâs tracking skills. Sansa had already shared the coordinates of Gideonâs camp, but there was no better time to test Baemâs abilities. Still, if things went according to my new plan, we might not need them this time around.
It didnât take long for Lilâ Baem to lead us to Gideonâs camp without a single mistake. With her unique sensory system, which could trace prey by scent across countless realms and dimensions, that much was expected.
What wasnât expected was this: Gideonâs camp was shielded by a Desolate Dimension barrier array, something he had procured through the Devil Merchant Code. It was considered one of the finest isolation and anti-spy array formations the Dark Realmâs markets had to offer.
And yet, Lilâ Baem tracked him anyway. That alone proved something important. Even the best the Dark Realm had to offer couldnât block her scent-tracing ability. It meant that, when I needed it, I could rely on Lilâ Baemâs sense of smell without hesitation.
"We shouldâve asked Sansa to lend us that guy with the Empty Beast. Slipping into the camp wouldâve been a lot easier with it," Corey said, recognizing the array covering Gideonâs camp at a glance. After all, it was one of the go-to formations for seclusion in the Dark Realm, whether for cultivating without being disturbed place, a small hideout, or a full war camp.
"We donât need him. Youâve got me," I replied, letting my soul pupils open as I studied the barrier formation.
Up close, the Desolate Dimension array wasnât just a wall, it was a layered construct. Outer isolation, inner distortion, and a reactive core that could alert the caster the moment something foreign tried to slip through. Gideon hadnât just set up camp, heâd buried it in precautions.
I traced the flow of energy through the formation, checking for hidden triggers, linked alarms, and any secondary traps he mightâve tucked beneath the main array. If we rushed in blind, we wouldnât just be blocked, weâd announce ourselves.
"Give me a second," I muttered, mapping its structure in my head under the cover of the blood storm.
My plan wasnât to slip into the Desolate Dimension array unnoticed. That wouldâve been the obvious move, and Gideon wouldâve prepared for it. Instead, I intended to take the array apart without breaking it and modify it.
If I could modify it, twist its functions just enough, I could turn it into a cage. Gideon Grim wouldnât be able to leave, and more importantly, he wouldnât be able to send a signal to the Supreme Leader or the Emissary of Light.
At the same time, I had to ensure the safety of his brainwashed card apprentice army, so that in his desperation Gideon Grim would take them down with him. The last thing I wanted was a blood of innocent souls on my hands.
I was prepping for a clean, silent, and controlled takeover. And by the time Gideon realized what had changed, it would already be too late. He would be like a bird trapped in its cage.
To take control of the array, I didnât try to break in. I rewrote its soul pathways.
From outside, I added my pseudo-calamity soul gem into the formation, not as an intrusion, but as an additional power source and control node. The array accepted it naturally, treating it like a reinforcement rather than a threat.
That was the first step.
Before Gideon Grim could even sense the change, I moved to the second. I severed the arrayâs link to its original core, clean and precise, like cutting a thread without shaking the web.
The moment that connection broke, my pseudo-calamity soul gem slid into place as the primary source of power and control. From Gideonâs perspective, nothing had changed when in reality, the array was no longer his but mine.
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