Benji stopped suddenly midair when he sensed a great disturbance coming from the Pillar Space.
[Oh? Let's check out what's going on before continuing.] Spoke Adam with interest.
'Alright let me start the timer on my phone to check how much time passes inside the Pillar Space.'
[Good idea!]
It was a new sensation, Benji was curious too, opening his eyes inside the Pillar Space.
The others were there too, all staring at the Fourth Pillar.
"Miyamoto..." Muttered Lilith, she looked with jealousy at the Fourth Pillar.
This was a new experience for Benji and Adam but the others had already seen it before.
A violent storm ran through the whole Pillar Space, they couldn't see Miyamoto on his Throne but the Fourth Pillar was unleashing a sharp energy!
The energy began to transform, the sharp aura also transformed.
It was still sharp but not violent anymore.
Adam and Benji frowned.
[He should be completing his evolution right now...] Commented Adam.
'Yeah, the kid is very lucky to find it out on himself. I hope he has enough horns to complete it.'
[What kind of energy is that? It feels familiar but I can't wrap my head around it...]
Benji agreed with what Adam's question.
The two weren't the only ones, the others had similar thoughts.
Only Akinfenwa on the Seventh Pillar squinted his eyes, his thoughts hidden from the others but he seemed to have noticed something...
The space around the Fourth Pillar broke apart like glass, revealing Miyamoto's figure clad in darkness, sitting on his Throne.
His Pillar had vanished, it looked like his throne was standing on nothing...
Miyamoto opened his eyes, moving his hands slowly...
Benji went up, sitting on his ancient roman couch, "Congratulations Miyamoto, you did it."
Miyamoto looked up at him, he gave Benji a knowing look.
"Thank you Solomon..." Said Miyamoto as he felt a weak connection between him and Benji.
The same also applied to Adam and Benji, both of them felt the same weak connection to Miyamoto.
It was like a faint bond that they had never felt before...
Tsar Yuri who was sitting confused on his Throne didn't know what happened but he sensed that Miyamoto had grown stronger.
"Hey you, I forgot your name but can you share with us what happened to you?"
The others stared at Yuri with scorn.
'Benji just said Miyamoto's name a minute ago but this idiot can't even remember it...' Thought Lilith as she put Tsar Yuri on her hit list of targets she will hunt down once she complete her own evolution and stabilize the Volari Company...
They ignored him, closing their eyes one after another.
Yuri found himself ignored inside the Pillar Space, he gritted his teeth in anger and humiliation.
'I will kill every single one of you arrogant f*ckers!' Thought Yuri before closing his eyes.
Benji returned to his body, checking the timer on his phone.
"It was still one second when we returned!" Said surprised Benji as he looked at his phone.
[That confirms that time runs much slower, it's possible that time doesn't exist inside the Pillar Space!]
Both of them sighed in wonder.
'There are so many things we still need to find out..' Complained Benji.
[It's fine, doesn't it make life more interesting?]
'True, I'm looking forward to the day when we discover the secret about the Pillar Space and our new race!'
[Same!]
Benji continued to fly through the sky, heading towards Wuppertal...
He arrived there 15 minutes later, check out the high wall made of countless trees.
'Strange...'
[My guess is that it is an ability from someone who created that wall.]
Benji nodded, flying slowly over the huge city.
He noticed that only half of Wuppertal was protected by the wall, the rest was left alone.
Adam confirmed that there were many humans living inside the region that was protected by the wall and the other part of Wuppertal was infested with zombies.
[I detected quite a lot of mutated zombies.] Adam shared his Inner Eye view with Benji, showing him the bright red dots spread through the other half of Wuppertal.
[It's really strange, I can also see a few rather strong people residing inside the protected region of Wuppertal.]
The two began to discuss how to proceed, they decided to just go straight fo a collision with the survivors and check them out.
Benji landed on a roof a the outer area of the protected region.
He observed the people walking through the streets.
The first thing they noticed was how starved the people looked. They were skinny and malnourished. Many wore old clothes, some even dirty and damaged clothes.
[Hmmm.]
Benji shook his head, jumping down from the roof.
He made sure to not let anyone see him and he began to walk through the streets.
The people that saw him stared at him in a strange way but that was all, they ignored him.
Benji thought that it was because of his two black horns that they stared at him...
A little boy with ragged clothes approached him suddenly.
"Hey you, don't you know that it's forbidden to carry weapons if you are not part of the National Force?" Said the boy while ponting at the two long swords on his back.
'National Force?' Thought Benji confused.
"What's the National Force you mentioned?" Asked Benji with a bright smile.
The eyes from the boy widened in shock when he heard his question.
The little boy opened his mouth but closed it again, thinking about something. He watched Benji and his clothes...
"Do you perhaps come from the...outside?" Asked the little boy unsure.
Benji scratched his head, "Yes, I'm from Dortmund."
The boy was taken aback, "Oh my god! You need to flee! They will kill you if they find out about you!" Spoke the boy, starting to panic.
Benji kept smiling, "Why would they kill me?"
The boy kept looking around in fear, "They told everyone that there are no survivors outside of Wuppertal, preventing us from leaving. They would kill you to prevent the news about survivors outside of Wuppertal from spreading." Explained the boy scared.
"Don't worry, they are too weak. Let me ask you another question, aren't you afraid of me?" Asked Benji as he pointed at his horns.
The boy reacted confused to his question, "No, the people from the National Force have also horns of their forehead. Yo have one more and they are black but why should I be afraid?"
The boy's answer confirmed Benji's and Adam's guess, "What makes me stand out?"
The boy pointed at his clothes and swords, "No one wears that kind of clothes or has armor and swords." Explained the boy.
'Ah...'
"I'm Solomon, what's your name boy?"
"I'm Kevin."
[Of course Kevin...] Laughed Adam, there were just too many people with the name Kevin in Germany...
"Well, nice to meet you, Kevin, would you like to live in a better place?" Asked Benji softly, he could see that Kevin didn't get much food, he was way too skinny.
Kevin was stunned at Benji's words.
He looked down at his dirty bare feet, "I have two little sisters can you take them with you too?"
Benji patted Kevin's dirty blond hair, "Of course, I will take everyone with me to Dortmund."
"Oh? What makes you think you can take our people away?" A cold voice came from above them.
Kevin shuddered when he saw the people that were encircling them.
Benji already knew that they were coming, but he didn't care.
He turned around, looking at 10 people wearing military clothes.
All of them had completed their evolution, he knew it but it still surprised him.
"National Force I guess? You heard right, I will take all the people away with me, why? Because Germany is my territory!" Announced Benji with a cocky smile.