The next moment, the trio appeared in a massive dining area. It was a dining area that could accommodate roughly three million remaining participants.

Even if there were so many people in the Dining Area, it never felt congested.

Zeel walked ahead of the two girls as he followed the golden light with steadied steps.

Aurolana and Gabriella soon followed until their light branched out in different directions. Lucky for Gabriella, they were all assigned the same table.

The table would seat twenty, and they were the first three seats. Aurolana had already taken the largest seat, more like a throne, to establish her dominance.

She threateningly looked at Zeel who simply sat next to Gabriella in the smallest of chairs.

Both their bodies shrunk to adjust to their selected seats. It was a comical scene, but it was occurring in many parts of the Dining Hall.

After all, every Race present were between the ages of one year and five years.

"You are smarter than I give you credit for," Zeel commented.

"I know a psychological test when I see one. Besides I am the weakest race no matter who comes. This place is suitable for me," Gabriella answered waiting patiently for the meal to arrive.

Zeel knew that there were many races weaker than Homo-Willorous but every race had its unique advantages after all.

Homo-Willorous were just weak overall but that did not account for the exceptional individuals who could rival even Superior Races.

Aurolana had returned to her indifferent attitude once more.

She glanced at neither Zeel nor Gabriella as if they had not known each other at all.

Gabriella was a bit hurt by this development but, as a princess, she also understood matters of the world.

Aurolana was Royalty, Zeel was some form of Royalty, and Gabriella, herself, was also Royalty.

So the moment the table was filled, a confrontation of status and pompousness would be displayed in its full glory.

A couple of Tera-seconds passed by and others began filling the tables meant for twenty.

The less emotionally stable amongst the new arrivals began to commit suicide the moment they touched the laser cutters on the tables.

Others just cried tears until they ran out of tears to cry.

Some simply looked haggard, but the real powerhouses were all calm – a scary level of calmness not suitable for their ages.

Gabriella observed the Races committing suicide, crying, screaming, shitting themselves.

Gabriella looked at Aurolana, knowing well the mysterious abilities that were whispered to exist amongst the Apollonians.

Aurolana eyed Gabriella coldly and simply turned her gaze away, but it seemed that not everyone was as smart as Gabriella.

Many lights, flickers, and buzzing occurred across the hall. Very soon, the emotions of those crying and committing suicides began to stabilize.

Zeel watched as the person responsible – a small red-haired girl seemed too compassionate for her own good.

Zeel made note of her but turned his gaze away soon after.

Gabriella looked pleased, but Aurolana was quite the opposite, she could feel the pain resonating in the hall and quickly blocked it out.

"Congratulations for making it this far. Though, it would be a disappointment if you didn't. You are all the rarest specimen in Universe 0 and beyond after all," The Sentient said as a menu materialized in front of everyone.

Zeel tried to manipulate the technology but found that he could not, or at least without popping a brain-muscle first.

Everyone began skimming their list as Sentient continued "The List was created using the data accumulated from every meal that was eaten since you were born. Allergies have been taken into account, but I would still be careful if I were you,"

Aurolana and Gabriella wasted no time ordering the most exquisite dishes on their lists.

Gabriella simply wanted to eat the good stuff for once, and Aurolana never had anything but the best her entire life.

Zeel simply ordered nutrition bars and a plate of Karmatian soup.

The dishes appeared on everyone's table simultaneously.

Such an occurrence was not unusual in this Universe, everything was made from energy conversion and solidification.

Zeel was just about to take a sip of the Karmatian soup but paused when he started hearing noises.

*Plop*

*Plop*

*Plop*

One after the other, multiple Races across the Dining Area began to collapse on the tables they were assigned.

Zeel immediately placed his finger in his Karmatian soup, and what came out was a shriveled finger.

Zeel instantly waved his hand above his soup and nutrition bars.

Both dishes collapsed and slowly crawled to the opposite side of the table before reassembling itself exactly like the dish present there.

Then the dish that was originally there, broke down and slowly crawled over to Zeel's place before reassembling in the form of nutrition bars and soup.

At that time, everyone was looking around the room in confusion; however, Aurolana and Gabriella were looking at Zeel the entire time.

They instantly did the same, a golden light surrounding Aurolana's dish as it disappeared and a new dish was present in front of herself.

Gabriella simply switched her dish carefully with the person opposite her.

Suddenly, Sentient's voice was heard once more "Everyone needs to eat something within the next 2 Tera-Seconds or you will be disposed of. Be careful though, we don't know which dishes are toxic and which are safe to eat, but everyone has to eat nonetheless,"

Zeel did not pay attention to the announcement and simply sipped his soup carefully tasting it.

It would be extremely bad luck if he switched his dish with another poisoned dish.

Aurolana ate relaxed, certain that her choice was the correct one.

Gabriella simply ate her dish with resignation on her face.

She would die either way, either poisoned to death or killed by the person she stole from.

Gabriella slowly ate her dish and found nothing wrong, but she was not happy by any measure.

"You stole my dish bitch," The Rolonian next to Gabriella yelled.

Gabriella looked around confused, trying to pretend that it wasn't her, but the dish she was eating was obviously Rolonian in origin.

Rolonians were known to enjoy the eyeballs of all creatures since it helped strengthen and mutate their own time-vision.

Gabriella could not even start an explanation when a fist was directed towards her defenseless head.

Gabriella tilted her head to the side, casting a look at Aurolana for help; however, that was her mistake as the next moment she was frozen in place.

Zeel smiled bitterly at Gabriella's stupidity, Apollonians were many things, but if there were two things they were most well-known for, it would be being Just and Fair.

Want to take a life? Fine, just make sure you are ready when it is your turn to die.

Aurolana had frozen Gabriella in place with her unique gaze.

It was usually reserved for those to be judged, but she wanted to remind Gabriella about her status and that they were not friends by any measure.

The Rolonian girl, seeing she missed the first time, launched another fist fully intending to blow Gabriella's head off, but instead, her own head was blown away.

"Any unauthorized battle will be met with the punishment of death for the initiator," Sentient's voice rang in the area once more.

Aurolana glanced at the shocked Gabriella and reminded "Take a life and give your life is the balance of all things,"

Gabriella sat stunned for a moment, and tears began falling from her eyes. She did not consider others; she simply did not want to die by poisoning.

Aurolana's statement made her feel naked, like someone who sought self-preservation at the extent of others.

But in the end, wasn't that exactly a human thing to do?

Homo-Superiors would not even second-think their own survival over an entire planet or race.

"Hypocrite," Gabriella muttered, causing Aurolana's eyes to gleam a cold light.

"What did you say?"

"Hypocrite, you also switched out your dish for another," Gabriella stood up yelling, drawing the attention of many interested parties, wondering who was stupid enough to start an argument with an Apollonian.

Aurolana wanted to put the puny mortal in her place for challenging her authority but instead heaved a sigh.

She waved her hand as two dishes appeared in front of her.

"I simply duplicated my dish, and purified it," Aurolana explained pointing to the two dishes

"Everything is a balance. From darkness, there is light. For life, there is always death. And for a dish that takes life, I can create one that gives life instead,"

Gabriella lowered her head in embarrassment and anger for not sticking to her own ideals at the moment things got tough.

Humans were not like the other races, they were divided, fought a lot, but also had something the other Races lacked – they could become anything.

Zeel simply chucked in his seat, Aurolana did her best to ignore him since she was sure that Zeel could tell she was bullshitting.

Zeel knew it simply cost Aurolana less energy to respect the balance of things, Apollonian Angels were not bounded by any rules.

Sadly, not many Races knew the depth of the abilities of other races since abilities were heavily kept secrets.

By the time they finished eating, each table was ten people less. Exactly half the population was reduced right off the bat.

"You are not safe here, this is not your home or a get-away. Here you can die at any moment, so learn that," Sentient said with a colder voice than usual.