Single Wish: Rise Of The Omniscient Paragon

When Corey heard Pamela's true reason for choosing to stick with him despite the clear disadvantages, he felt more at ease and less suspicious since she was right.

He had also thought about it before coming to the Chained Firmament, and even after seeing so many Tier 6 beasts and the aura of beasts that could be called Half-Step Tier 7 beasts.

He had never faced a Tier 7 before, and the only being that was Tier 7 and he faced was the Throne of the Shattered Dimension of the Old Ones.

But since he was basically trashed around, and the Throne had not taken him seriously in the slightest, he could not use that to measure the power of a Tier 7.

He had planned that if he ever encountered a Tier 7, and he felt that it was unbeatable, he would run. Run as fast as the wind, and survive no matter what.

Another thing that gave him the confidence to survive was his newly acquired Gravenheart Armor, one of the rewards he got for defeating Death and completing the system trial.

With it, he could avoid the killing blow of a Tier 7 and find a way to escape.

But Pamela's words paved way for another idea he had on how to safely explore the Chained Firmament.

Partnering with somebody or a group.

Just like Pamela, he had thought of this, but because he felt that he would not be able to find anybody that was strong enough and somebody that was not only strong enough, but somebody that he could trust.

Nobody he knew fit what he needed until he met Pamela and discovered that she was also going to the Chained Firmament.

But on the day he realized, the idea of working with her disappeared as quickly as it came.

She was strong. Yes. But he didn't trust her one bit.

They had fought in the past, and he had threatened to kill her and she had also threatened to kill him.

They had not bonded enough for both of them to say they could trust one another.

'But if she truly has a bond with Kiefer, Selene, and Willow, then she might not backstab me so easily. She still might, but the chances of that happening is not as high as before because of that.'

'And she also taught them.'

Corey furrowed his brows slightly and looked at Pamela who still had the same light smile.

'If not that this fragment of another planet was as a result of the Book of Death, I would have completely believed that she planned all of this.'

'I would have believed that she taught Kiefer, Selene, and Willow in the three years I was not around to get them to trust her, and then make me to believe that she could be trusted to a certain degree.'

'At least the reason why the Chained Firmament is here is related to me, and Pamela could have definitely not predicted that.'

Although Corey was right to be relieved, what he did not know was that in a way, Pamela predicted the descent of the Chained Firmament.

She could not see into the far future, and she could not actually accurately predict things, but the runes could.

Three years ago when Corey was in isolation training, Pamela wanted to leave Selene, Kiefer, and Willow to survive on their own since she was under no obligation to take care of them.

However, the runes advised her to take care of them and teach them till Corey came back. They advised her to become friends with the three of them, and Pamela could recall how stunned she had been back then.

If not for the fact that the runes were 99% of the time correct, she would have ignored them and lived on her own.

But she listened to them as usual. She took care of and bonded with Kiefer, Selene, and Willow till Corey came back despite not knowing why the runes told her to do so...

... Until the day the Chained Firmament appeared and today especially.

Four days before they climbed the Chained Firmament, she had a vision.

And in that vision.... she died. She had that dream three times in a row.

To her, she died in a world that was surrounded by greenery and silver. It was the strangest dream she ever had, and she wondered if the place was a dungeon or somewhere hidden on New Earth.

She had been bothered about the dream a lot, but the moment she appeared on the grassy plains of the Chained Firmament and she saw the greenish silver mana in the air, she instantly recalled the dream.

It was the true reason she had been stunned when they first arrived on the Chained Firmament.

When she also saw the number of Tier 6s, and she also sensed extremely powerful auras from afar that made her skin tingle, she knew that she died on the Chained Firmament in the dream.

She could have chosen to ignore the dream and gave an excuse that it was because she was stressed and fighting a lot, or it was because of something else.

But she knew. She knew that having the same dream three days in a row was not normal.

'It's a warning from the runes, and it's also why they're telling me to team up with Corey. Something that's truly dangerous is here. Something that can kill me.'

Pamela turned, and looked in the direction of the colossal trees.

'Those trees look familiar to where I died in the dream. Maybe that's the most dangerous place in this place... Unfortunately, I didn't see what or who killed me. I only saw my corpse on the floor, laying still without a heartbeat and without a single breath.'

'There was no cut on my neck, or a stab to my heart. I don't even know how I died or who killed me, but I know that I died... To be honest, it's sort of horrifying.'

A nervous smile appeared on Pamela's lips, and then she shifted her gaze back to Corey.

'And unfortunately, the runes are telling me that I need this insufferable man to survive... His seriousness and boring nature might even be the end of me. Who knows, that might be what truly killed me.'

A scoff involuntarily escaped Pamela's lips, and she saw Corey look at her for a moment before shifting his gaze to Kiefer, Selene, and Willow.

A few moments later, he looked back at her.

"You can follow us. But just know that if you act against me or anyone of us, I'm going to kill you for real."

Pamela's lips twitched. "Duly noted, Sir."