Upon hearing this, Berta Linwood, a prominent tree spirit and one of the disciples of the Gatekeeper, could only sigh and shake her head with a wry smile.
“This matter is quite complicated. In short, currently, the Ten Thousand Demons Mountains are attempting deeper cooperation with the Human United Kingdom. Due to long-standing conflicts in the past, many aspects still require the oversight of individuals with sufficient prestige and strength to mediate. Therefore, Senior Brother Walter probably doesn’t have time to resume this duty for now. But Spirit Peak cannot be left unguarded, so I have to stand in for him.”
“Oh... that makes sense.”
Earlier, perhaps due to Eileen’s deliberate care, during the brief period of connection between the Illusionary Realm and the real world, the attacks around Demon Suppression City seemed particularly intense.
Despite Violet having informed Menna in advance to prepare, significant casualties were reported, and the defense line was even on the verge of collapse at one point.
At a critical moment, Walter from the Southern Blade, who was stationed near the Demon Traces Fortress, set aside past grievances and led the monsters to support the humans, working together to resist the enemy. With “Gatekeeper” Minchen restraining and defeating Eileen, the leader of the attacking forces in the sky, they managed to minimize losses to a certain extent.
Nothing persuades or persuades more than the solidarity forged in the heat of battle and the friendships formed in life-and-death struggles. Many humans, especially the soldiers who nearly perished at the hands of the flame monsters while defending the walls, had their impressions of monsters greatly improved.
Word spread rapidly.
Many who had initially been dissatisfied with the emergency evacuation orders from the authorities, but later realized they had escaped with their lives, gradually returned to their homes. Coupled with admiration for the royal family’s prophetic decision-making, the once contentious pro-monster policies surprisingly gained smoother implementation.
As one of the strongest leaders who led monsters to assist humans, Walter naturally shone brightly on the battlefield, earning people’s respect. His role in staying behind to mediate the situation was somewhat expected.
Without dwelling too much on this topic, after a brief exchange of pleasantries, Berta slightly stepped aside to clear the way forward.
“Please, come in. Master has been waiting for you.”
“Alright, thank you.”
Visiting the Portal Grounds, Violet had definitely informed Minchen in advance. After all, this place of right and wrong had just been destroyed in a major battle, and he was likely on edge.
Although Miss Priestess was interested in Mr. Minchen, the Gatekeeper, who managed to defeat a portion of the divine power of the demon god without injury, with a strength of at least level 80, she didn’t want to end up in a fight with him for no reason.
This teleportation gate connecting to the Portal Grounds was not unfamiliar to Violet. The last time she came out of the Illusionary Realm, it was through the Portal Grounds, and she returned to the real world from this peak in the Southern Domain.
Though this spatial technology, crafted by Tiyelu herself from mythical times, was not as powerful as certain abilities in games, it was considered quite safe, so there was no need to worry too much.
Leading the way into the door shimmering with twisted light, accompanied by a familiar sensation of floating, soon the surroundings became clear and bright once again.
Violet looked around.
The land and rocks, once scorched red in the great battle, had mostly regained their original colors. The aftermath of Little Dragon’s strike with “Nine Prisons” against the God of Blazing Flames “Flam” had caused the entire Portal Grounds, a land of just over a thousand square kilometers, to sink hundreds of meters from the impact point. Now, somehow, it had been filled in again by means unknown, which spoke to Minchen’s skills in reconstruction.
According to Xiao Guang, although she defeated the God of Blazing Flames “Flam”, who sought to break out of the Illusionary Realm, he did not truly perish.
His colossal body, taller than mountains, was merely an outer shell. The essence belonging to the deity escaped through a method she had rarely seen before.
While this undoubtedly dealt a severe blow to Flam, rendering him unable to regain his original strength for a long time, he took advantage of the Illusionary Realm’s own issues to escape from the prison that had held him for millennia.
As for his specific whereabouts, they remain unknown. Her little dragon indicated that the residual aura suddenly disappeared at a certain location, likely indicating that he had fled into another dimension or even to another world.
Given this, Miss Priestess likely has no intention or ability to exert further effort in locating him anytime soon. While a potential enemy of deity-level poses a significant threat, true divine beings above that level cannot freely traverse the world channels.
Even if Flam manages to regain his strength elsewhere, it would be difficult for him to return to seek revenge on Xiao Guang who had defeated him so decisively.
So, they will take things as they come, and handle whatever comes their way.
“Shoo, shoo, shoo, shoo.”
Several streaks of light flashed by in succession, followed closely by her little dragon, Leila, Rene, Theresa, and others who had successfully arrived on the other side where Miss Priestess was.
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Except for Xiao Guang, everyone else was visiting this place for the first time, naturally filled with curiosity as they blinked their eyes and looked around. Among them, Theresa, still youthful and naturally curious, exclaimed,
“Miss Violet! Is this really the legendary Portal Grounds?! Why does it look like there’s nothing here at all? Does the Mr. Gatekeeper live here every day? Wouldn’t he get bored?”
Subconsciously glancing at Xiao Guang, who appeared indifferent and unconcerned, with a look of detachment, Violet twitched her mouth awkwardly and chuckled.
“Well, there used to be, I think. But recently, there was a big commotion here because some bad guys wanted to break out. The Portal Grounds erupted into a big battle, and a lot of things probably got destroyed. But it’s okay, our purpose in coming here is to revitalize this place, right?”
“Yeah, that’s right! That God of Blazing Flames is really despicable. Clearly, he has immense power, but he insists on doing bad things. Why can’t he learn from Lady Sethlin and be a gentle and kind deity?”
“Well, you know, gods also have factions and personality differences. Raw power alone doesn’t signify much... Leila, Rene, come here.”
Upon hearing Miss Priestess’s call, the winged girl, holding a small white wolf cub in her arms, quickly stepped forward. Without the need for further explanation, Leila and Rene understood her meaning and gently handed over Novia.
“Lady Violet, are we starting now?”
Taking the gem-like clear eyes of the white wolf cub that seemed eager to snuggle into her arms, Violet gently held Novia’s restless head in place, warning her not to misbehave. She adjusted her hold for comfort and shook her head.
“No need to rush like that. Let’s go, we’ll first meet the owner here.”
“Yes.”
Without needing to use special powers, Violet could easily find Minchen’s location because the Portal Grounds were now almost a semi-desolate wilderness. The somewhat isolated and rudimentary cabin situated within it was almost visible from afar.
Clearly, this was a temporary dwelling recently set up by Mr. Gatekeeper.
The girls proceeded forward, and from a distance, they could already see several figures standing in the clearing in front of the wooden cabin.