"Are you sure that Kaldrek, Lucan, and Maike have betrayed us?" Kael asked Sylas after hearing his report, both standing on the top of the highest tower overseeing their base.
"Yes, I'm sure they planned to escape in case we forced them to teleport with us to the fourth stage," Sylas stated, looking at the hard working citizens who got ready to fight the undead.
"Let's see what their explanation will be when we et again," Kael muttered with anger boiling under the surface. "Everything is prepared. We’re just waiting for everyone to get ready, then I'll initiate the teleportation."
"What do you think the undead will have prepared for us?" Kai wondered out loud, leaning on the battlents.
"I don't know. If we're lucky, it will take them so ti to find us. The fourth stage is even bigger than this one," Kael explained, "and we haven’t even co close to mapping out the third stage."
"That’s very unlikely, and you know it," Kai comnted, worried. They must have prepared a lot for us.
"Sure… Ah, Liara, good to see you. Is everyone ready?" Kael asked as Liara as she joined them on the tower.
"Yes, everything’s set. Why are we waiting for the system shop to teleport? Why not do it now?" Liara asked a bit confused.
"We want to be able to respond instantly to whatever circumstances we face in the fourth stage," Kael explained deep in thought as multiple system notifications appeared on his status screen.
Special quest updated: Three months until Ankhet pillars can be seized.
System shop available.
"What just happened?" Sylas exclaid in shock.
"Looks like we have more ti until we can interrupt the rebirth of Ankhet," Kai said, deep in thought.
"This is great news. Now get ready," Kael said, pulling out a communication crystal. These were essentially similar to the tokens he had, just more powerful. "Hello everyone, we will begin the ascension in 30 seconds. You'll receive a notification to teleport with us. Don’t worry if you miss it.
Teleporting within the base’s area in the next hour will bring you to the sa location on the fourth stage as us. For those staying behind, I wish you luck—hopefully, we’ll et in the next stage." Kael announced, then triggered the process, initiating the teleportation.
The teleportation took a bit longer this ti, as everyone had joined the group teleport, but soon Kael received the notification.
2,807 survivors ready for teleportation
It was fewer than he’d expected, but it was still more than enough. With a thought, the base disappeared from the third stage. Kael looked over the landscape where they had spawned. This ti, it looked completely different.
Instead of a lively jungle, they had appeared on a rocky formation. The land beneath them looked more like a desert or the savanna, with giant herbivores roaming the plains. Hunting here would be much harder with everyone having such a clear view over the whole area, Kael thought. One thing was amiss—he didn’t see any sign of the undead faction.
Could they really be this lucky and have spawned far from any other survivors? The cost of teleporting to the next stage had been steep: 150,000 credits. They’d need to work hard to ensure his people reached the fifth stage.
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