The group moved in the void, steadily approaching the Null zone while avoiding fracturers that could waste their time.
Lex, how long is the Null zone from here? Vera broke the silence.
We should be approaching there soon, calm down.
You proposed going, now you are tired before even getting there, Alice said to Vera.
Vera was about to speak when Lex spoke again.
We have reached there, he said while pointing at a distorted blackhole.
This, are you sure you want to go into this, Alice asked, trying to dissuade them. We already came this far, why should we head back or are you that scared, Vera said with a mocking smile.
Hearing this, Alice did not say any other thing and jumped down with the rest of her team.
She returned the ship to her core and brought out her rifle, ready for any battle.
As they were about to enter, Lex signalled for them to wait before he sent one of his Vulcanis in.
Something is off, I lost connection with my Vulcanis, Lex said with a worried expression.
Hearing this, even Vera finally showed a look of reluctance.
I think we should follow Alice's advice and call the academy, Vynn said.
I also support that we call the academy, Vera said.
Then it is settled, Alice summon the ship, we are leaving here, Lex said.
Alice brought the ship from her core immediately and was about to board it with the rest when something happened.
Tentacle-like things began to drag them along with the ship, towards the Null zone.
What is this, Vera said as she tried cutting them with her daggers, but to no avail, as her daggers were passing through them.
This is a catastrophic class Null zone, Lex said, his face grim.
Null zones were all graded based on their ability to affect reality. There were currently only 5 grades known to the outside, but the three top families, and some big factions knew of the existence of the one above the 5 grades.
The catastrophic class Null zone had claimed several lives of the three top families' soldiers, and each one could only be cleared by the elite team of the top families.
What is a catastrophic class Null zone, Alice asked with curiosity, temporarily forgetting their predicament.
I don't have enough time to explain that now, just be ready immediately you are transported in.
While Lex and his teammates were fighting for their lives, in the office of the principal of echelon prime institute, a heated debate was going on.
How can you tell me you miscalculated, and a catastrophic class Null zone appeared on the astral cradle, if the students wander there by mistake, how do we handle it, the principal said to a man wearing a lab coat.
Before the other man could respond, an urgent knock resounded on the door.
Sir, the tracker on Lex Vortan and Vera Solari has stopped working, which means that they either died or are in a grade 5 Null zone, the man that entered said in urgency.
Hearing this, the principals face turned grim.
Contact the Vortan clan and Solaru clan about this, he said.
The two men left the principal after sometime, leaving the principal to himself.
I have a feeling things are going to get more noisy in the following days, he thought to himself.