Despite Ana's reservations and voiced protests, the verdict to head to the Archives had already passed on a positive note.
The where and why had already been resolved, now it remained the how and when.
For the how, considering the makeup of the Archives, common sense dictated that utilizing most forms of mysticism would be rendered useless the moment they got within inches of the building, but that didn't mean all their options had been exhausted.
Perhaps it was providence that Alex met with the Beastmen and was introduced to the beauty that was Entropy.
He'd known since the first day he saw Douglas get beaten up because of it, that it was a needed skill in a world where one extra ability made all the difference.
With that thought, it turned out that now, Entropy was perhaps the only means one could utilize to strengthen themselves in a building guarded by a Saint of the Warrior Wheel and several super soldiers.
