"It seems like our actions are quite effective after all."
Watching the fire elental troops below, Lilu gave a complex smile and began to share her thoughts:
"Since they can't co through the trans-realm pathways, even if they gather their forces and march directly, they must seriously deal with us."
Ronald showed no emotional fluctuation.
Considering it's already a world-level conflict, their intense reaction is only natural.
"As long as we maintain a higher position, they obviously won't be able to spot us imdiately."
"So, compared to this, I'm more curious about where Katrina and the others are now."
"…"
Once the words fell, Ronald gazed distantly around.
In the arid region, the desolate land returned to its monotonous color. Apart from the fire elental troops spreading forward like a raging wildfire below, he saw nothing he wished to see.
Although it hasn't been long, they have left the last location for quite so ti.
Now, looking from such a high vantage point, no trace left by Katrina was found…
Though he didn't want to accept it.
Ronald knew well in his heart that if they continued forward, they likely wouldn't find any trace left by the others.
The clue breaks off here, what does this signify?
Did Katrina fall into the hands of the fire elents, unable to communicate, or is there a hidden hint around that he failed to notice?
As Ronald pondered, Lilu's gaze was continuously fixed on the fire elental beings below. The montum ford by the now unified fire elents was drastically different from when their numbers were smaller.
The difference between the two was like the vast contrast between a lit matchstick and a spreading wildfire. Even if he used Ronald's earlier displayed strength as a reference, charging in would not yield favorable outcos.
Hence, Lilu suggested:
"Ronald, let's bypass that group of guys below for now."
"Regardless of how we act next, I don't recomnd a head-on confrontation with this troop."
Ronald accepted Lilu's suggestion and imdiately controlled his spell to bypass the fire elental army below.
Let's not even ntion the difficulty of battling these fire elentals below.
Even if Ronald and Lilu were really to annihilate these fire elentals, referring back to the encounter at the trans-realm pathway, it would only incite greater changes within the fire elental camp.
Having just understood the situation in the [Four Divines], yet with nurous unknowns still present, acting like this certainly wouldn't be wise.
…
Having operated in the [Four Divines] for so ti, Ronald was already adept at avoiding sight, easily bypassing the fire elents below.
They then continued flying forward.
On their way, they passed through several extrely cold regions.
These places, just like Ronald and Lilu previously encountered, each had a trans-realm pathway residing within. It was only these facilities that continuously absorbed temperature from the surroundings, creating such a contradictory scene in the arid regions.
As they continued to fly, a peculiar situation gradually caught their attention.
As the cold lands in the arid region were successively passed, they noticed these areas were becoming more concentrated. With Ronald's terrain-recording spell, a slight restoration made this change even clearer.
The distribution of the trans-realm pathways on the ground appeared like scatter-shot patterns.
With a slight shift in flying direction, it would be discovered that this trend would turn and focus towards the surroundings.
Undoubtedly, these trans-realm pathways were established around a focal point within the arid region!
Ronald imdiately inford Lilu of this information.
This rmaid explorer naturally took great interest in this matter.
"Ronald, let's go and take a look!"
"In such systematic occurrences, the core often signifies great rewards!"
"I think so too," Ronald nodded at once, "But along with the rewards, there also cos danger, we must act cautiously."
The rmaid patted her chest promisingly:
"Of course, have I ever been a burden on this journey?"
"…"
Changing direction, Ronald and Lilu began to head towards the core location of the trans-realm pathways.
But before they could reach the target site.
A scene on the ground below made them halt abruptly.
— It was a long procession.
— Or rather, a convoy escorting slaves.
A group of creatures, covered in white fur and walking upright, resembling goats in form, were surrounded in the center by a dozen or so fire elental beings, moving slowly and laboriously forward.
The bound creatures had no freedom at all.
Fiery elent chains connected them to each other, restricting all actions except marching.
Occasionally, anyone who lagged behind even slightly was whipped with flaming lashes by the surrounding fire elents, leaving a scorching mark prompting them forward.
"This... this..."
Lilu, witnessing this scene, wanted to say sothing, but the words stuck in her throat.
After a long control of her emotions, she asked Ronald incredulously:
"Ronald, these beings being escorted, they're not intelligent beings, are they?"
"…"
"I think you shouldn't assu this too optimistically."
Ronald replied briefly, then imdiately dived down with Lilu.
No ntion of their opposing stance against the fire elents, just seeing such acts, he wanted to understand the purpose of the other party!
"Above, sothing is approaching!"
"Is it the enemy?"
Ronald and Lilu descended rapidly, and naturally, the fire elents noticed this.
But before they could react, a red cross was raised on the ground.
Then, Ronald wielded his sword of light, and in just over a minute, none of the creatures emitting firelight in this convoy remained.
As Ronald resolved the fire elents.
Lilu was also not idle.
This rmaid took out an exquisite dagger, and with a single stroke, severed the fiery red binding straps on the captives.
Lilu held a dagger capable of cutting magical power.
She thus began from the rear of the convoy, undoing the magical shackles for them one by one.
Snap—
Snap Snap Snap—
Seeing everything unfold before them, even the dullest of them knew what they had encountered.
Thus, led initially by one goat-person, the newly freed beings knelt on the ground one after another, starting to worship Ronald and Lilu.
"…"
Seeing the white kneeling en masse quickly forming before him, Ronald's expression was sowhat complex.
This behavior had already demonstrated the wisdom of these creatures. Now, what's needed is to figure out the true purpose behind the fire elents' actions.
But considering the nature of the fire elents…
Even without clarifying the situation, Ronald could guess this wasn't anything good.
With this in mind, Ronald swept his right hand over his ear, the translation device Lilu had given him was still there, he imdiately began using it:
"Everyone—"
"Please stand up, there are so things I'd like to understand with you."
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