The moment they crossed the boundary—
Reality disappeared.
Not darkness.
Not light.
Nothing.
The dimensional gate behind Jinyoung's army vanished instantly as if existence itself had rejected their presence.
Even the Seraphim became tense immediately.
Because this place did not follow the laws of ordinary universes.
There was no mana flow.
No stars.
No time.
Only endless white emptiness stretching infinitely in every direction.
The five Legends instinctively reached for their weapons.
The Void Legend frowned.
"This place feels wrong…"
One Seraphim answered quietly:
"Because we've left structured creation."
Silence followed instantly.
Even the air—if it could even be called air—felt unnatural.
As if they were standing between realities rather than inside one.
The Sea Between Universes
Secretary floated forward slowly while thousands of runes rotated around him.
The mage-orc's expression remained calm, but even he looked cautious now.
"We are currently inside an outer transit layer."
The Storm Legend looked around carefully.
"Meaning?"
Secretary adjusted several floating rune screens.
"Infinite universes exist like islands."
A massive projection appeared.
Countless glowing spheres floated across the white void endlessly.
Some shined brightly.
Some were dark.
Some had already collapsed entirely.
Secretary continued:
"This… is the space between them."
The Flame Legend stared in disbelief.
Because the projection simply kept going.
Infinite universes.
Infinite creations.
All connected through this endless outer sea.
One of the Seraphim spoke quietly:
"Yogaroth truly created all of this…"
Jinyoung remained silent.
His Abyss reacted strangely here.
The authority inside him had become more active ever since entering the outer layer.
Almost alive.
Almost aware.
The Dead Universes
As the group traveled forward—
They began passing ruined universes.
Some had massive holes torn through them.
Others looked frozen permanently.
One universe had become entirely black, completely consumed by corruption.
The Iron Legend stared quietly.
"An Eldritch invasion did this?"
Baruka answered calmly.
"No."
The Frost Warlord looked toward the dead realities coldly.
"Some of these scars are too clean."
The Seraphim understood immediately.
One ruler spoke grimly:
"Primordial intervention."
The atmosphere became heavier instantly.
Because if a single Primordial Being could casually destroy universes—
Then the scale of the enemy was even worse than expected.
The Outer Predators
Suddenly—
Brute growled loudly.
The titan bear's abyssal markings flared violently.
Riku vanished instantly.
A split second later—
BOOM.
The white void exploded nearby.
Something massive appeared from nowhere.
A gigantic creature covered in layered mouths and eyes lunged directly toward the group.
Its body warped unnaturally while black corruption leaked from its skin endlessly.
An Outer Predator.
One of the beings surviving naturally between universes.
The Blade Legend attacked immediately.
His slash split dimensions apart—
But the creature regenerated instantly.
The monster screamed.
The sound alone distorted nearby space.
Haru raised one hand calmly.
Thousands of arcane formations appeared simultaneously.
"Cataclysm Array."
An enormous beam of compressed mana erased the creature instantly.
Or at least—
That was what should have happened.
But moments later—
The corruption reformed.
The monster regenerated again.
The Storm Legend cursed softly.
"Even this thing won't die?"
Liam stepped forward.
The Death Knight General raised his cursed blade silently.
Death authority spread outward.
Then—
One slash.
BLACK.
The creature froze completely.
Its regeneration stopped instantly.
A second later—
Its body collapsed into dead ash.
Liam lowered his sword.
"Kill the concept sustaining it first."
The Legends stared slightly.
Even after three years—
Jinyoung's commanders remained terrifying.
The Abyss Army Evolves Further
The deeper they traveled into the outer sea—
The more enemies appeared.
Corrupted predators.
Outer parasites.
Reality-consuming entities.
But the Abyss Army adapted continuously.
Undead soldiers devoured attack energy mid-battle.
Mana-erasing abilities became stronger.
Even corruption itself started weakening after prolonged contact with the legion.
One Seraphim observed carefully.
"They're evolving again."
Secretary nodded slightly.
"The Abyss adapts to hostile environments naturally."
Brute simply devoured another outer creature whole.
The titan bear's body absorbed the corrupted energy immediately.
His abyssal markings glowed brighter afterward.
The Iron Legend stared.
"…That thing gets stronger by eating literally everything."
Riyomi appeared silently beside him.
"Correct."
Then vanished again instantly.
The Signal
Hours later—
Secretary suddenly stopped moving.
Thousands of runes spun rapidly around him.
"I found it."
Everyone focused immediately.
A massive projection appeared within the white void.
At first—
It looked like another universe.
But then they realized the scale.
It was far too large.
Far too unnatural.
The structure resembled a gigantic black spiral stretching endlessly beyond perception itself.
Countless Eldritch Gods surrounded it like insects orbiting a corpse.
Even from impossible distance—
The pressure was overwhelming.
One Legend whispered:
"…What is that?"
The Seraphim looked horrified.
Because they recognized the energy signature.
One ruler spoke slowly.
"A Primordial Nest."
Silence consumed the group instantly.
The Fear of the Seraphim
The Seraphim had fought monarchs.
Fought Antares.
Fought universe-ending wars countless times.
But now—
Even they looked uneasy.
One ruler spoke carefully toward Jinyoung.
"If a true Primordial notices us there…"
Another finished grimly:
"…we die."
Not possibly.
Not maybe.
Absolutely.
Because even transcended rulers could not oppose genuine Primordial Beings yet.
The Flame Legend tightened his fists.
"Then why are we even here?"
Jinyoung finally answered.
"Because eventually they'll come for Earth."
The room fell silent again.
Because everyone knew he was right.
The Abyss Reacts
As they approached the outer spiral—
Jinyoung's Abyss suddenly pulsed violently.
The white void around him distorted unnaturally.
Even nearby universes trembled slightly.
The Seraphim turned instantly.
One ruler narrowed his eyes.
"Your authority is reacting."
Jinyoung looked toward the black spiral carefully.
Inside the Abyss—
Something ancient stirred.
Not hostile.
Not friendly.
Recognition.
The same feeling he experienced after Antares' death returned stronger now.
As if the fragment inside him was remembering something.
Then—
A voice echoed faintly within his mind.
Ancient.
Calm.
"Creation recognizes its successor."
Jinyoung's eyes widened slightly.
Because the voice did not belong to Yogaroth.
And far away—
Inside the endless black spiral—
Something massive slowly opened its eyes.
The First Primordial Glimpse
The white void cracked.
Just slightly.
But that tiny movement alone caused nearby universes to tremble.
Then everyone saw it.
A silhouette.
Impossible to fully comprehend.
Too massive.
Too ancient.
Countless layered eyes surrounded by rotating structures resembling galaxies themselves.
The Primordial Being had noticed them.
Immediately—
Every Eldritch God surrounding the spiral lowered itself.
Even the outer predators fled instinctively.
The Seraphim froze completely.
Pure instinct screamed inside every living being present.
Run.
Now.
But Jinyoung remained standing.
The Abyss behind him expanded silently.
And the Primordial Being looked directly at him.
Then—
It smiled.