"Before the Butterfly arrived, they had made thorough preparations at the possible landing sites."
"Logically, the Ether Core should have been within their grasp."
"But a strange scene occurred, just one second before the Butterfly was about to arrive at the coordinates in the south of the planet, it suddenly vanished from Earth!"
"This is also the direct reason why the Imperial Descendants have been fruitlessly searching for many days."
"During this period, my teacher traced back to that mont through the Sky-reaching Matrix and, judging by the reaction at the scene, the Butterfly must have been summoned by an extrely powerful spellcaster, breaking through the normal plane limits, and went to the person's side."
"And that person, is most likely active in the outer layers of the Earth Core Dream!"
Matthew nodded slightly.
This explanation still seed reasonable.
But who was the person who summoned the Butterfly?
To be summoned, the two parties must at least sign a summoning contract, when did the two parties sign the contract?
And why did the Butterfly do this?
Matthew still had many doubts in his mind, about the first one, he vaguely guessed:
"Could the person who summoned the Butterfly be related to purgatory?"
Konda nodded and said:
"The teacher said it was an extrely terrifying existence, one day, she might beco the new Lord of the Nine Hells!"
Her?
Matthew couldn't help but ask,
"Is it soone from Morgan's Purgatory?"
He instinctively thought of Aline Morgan, the Devil of Hunger whom he had t on Hu Three.
At the sa ti.
Matthew still felt puzzled about why she pretended to be from the Suki Kingdom.
Konda shook her head:
"No."
"It's soone from Barthor Purgatory."
Barthor Purgatory?
Matthew asked again:
"Could it be the Demoness of Desire, Glasia?"
Konda looked hesitant:
"It might be, or it might not be her."
"I really don't know."
"Even the teacher couldn't see clearly."
"The only thing the teacher could confirm is that the female devil active in the outer layers of the Earth Core Dream ca from Barthor Purgatory."
"This is actually a very astonishing thing."
"You know, the borders between Storluk and purgatory have been completely sealed off by the Imperial Descendants using all sorts of cruel and dreadful thods, it should have been impossible for anyone to cross."
"That female devil must have used so ans, not only to infiltrate but also to successfully reach the outer layers of the Earth Core Dream!"
"She must have secretly done sothing, leading the star spirit to suffer even more severe corruption..."
Then.
He shared Master Guda's experiences and conclusions.
After hearing this, Matthew realized.
Normally, it would take a very long ti for Purgatory Will to corrupt a planet's star spirit—
This scale usually spans over four to five hundred years, even up to a thousand years.
Not to ntion Storluk Industries has implented extrely harsh blockade asures on the borders.
Logically.
The situation in the Earth Core Dream couldn't have collapsed to the state Matthew saw so quickly.
It was evident from the female devil's ingenious ans.
"She must have used so kind of trickery and deception, seducing the immature star spirit."
Konda sighed:
"What's even more terrifying is, her infiltration was completely silent, not even the Sky-reaching Matrix noticed."
"The teacher only discovered it recently when he accidentally entered the inner layers of the Earth Core Dream and found out that the situation had already beco this severe!"
Upon hearing this.
Matthew suddenly noticed a slight change in linda's expression out of the corner of his eye.
She seed to want to ask sothing.
But ultimately, she didn't speak.
Seeing this, Matthew directly turned his head:
"Do you have sothing to say?"
linda shook her head:
"I just find it very strange, I am well aware of the power of the Sky-reaching Matrix and Master Guda, there shouldn't be anyone on this planet who can deceive them."
Konda agreed:
"Everyone in Sky Heart Land is puzzled."
"We suspect that person carried a secret treasure that could counteract spiritual sensing."
"But regardless, things have reached this point, to weaken the female devil's influence in the Earth Core Dream, at least a hundred Ancients have entered the outer layers of the Earth Core Dream, and they are trying to repair the damage caused by the female devil."
"But frankly speaking, their work isn't going smoothly, the will of the planet does not welco our arrival, and is even sowhat resistant..."
Matthew nodded slightly:
"No wonder you said the will of the planet has been bewitched by her."
Konda expressed his distressed thoughts,
"So, Master Guda speculated that your friend—the being equipped with the Ether Core—might have been seduced by the female devil from the Earth Core during his descent onto Storluk."
"He willingly beca her summoned creature, which is why he vanished from the planet's surface."
"The female devil from Barthor Purgatory is already powerful. Now that she has obtained the Ether Core, she might beco unstoppable."
"Following such a trend, it won't be long before Storluk transforms into a part of purgatory..."
linda suddenly spoke up,
"With the situation being this grave, haven't you Ancients sought help from the Imperial Descendants?"
Konda sighed,
"Teacher believes that asking for help from the Imperial Descendants is no different from letting demons in."
"The agreent the Ancients had with the Imperial Descendants was for the Ancients to relinquish nearly all of their wealth, land, and resources in exchange for control over the Earth Core Dream."
"If the people of the Imperial Descendants were to get involved, the star spirits would eventually be enslaved by them."
"Now that the star spirits have been seduced, according to the practices of the Imperial Descendants, killing or replacing the star spirits would be their optimal solution..."
"If that happens, Storluk will face an irreversible destruction."
"Teacher said it's better to give the planet to purgatory than to do that."
Matthew frowned deeply.
These Ancients' way of thinking is too weak, isn't it?
He couldn't help but ask,
"So, if resistance could lead to destruction, is the Ancient's response always to compromise?"
Konda scratched his head,
"Teacher says that living is more important than anything else, and so are the star spirits."
"The path of the Ancients is one of internal elevation. The universe is vast and infinite, worldly affairs don't concern us; we seek the unity and elevation of the flesh, soul, and psionic power."
"Before that happens, all endurance and concessions are necessary."
"The precondition is to definitely survive."
Oh boy.
Isn't this just pure cowardice?
Matthew imdiately felt disappointed with the sect of the Ancients—it's no wonder they were ineffective against the space undead; they were just a faction that only knew how to take a beating!
"But things haven't reached that bad a state yet."
"Teacher said that you, the Nature Guardian of Aindor, might have a way to solve the dilemma of the Earth Core Dream..."
Konda looked hopefully at Matthew.
Matthew remained silent.
"Lead the way."
After a long mont,
He sighed.
Under Konda's guidance, the group quickly left the volcanic region bordering Storluk and purgatory.
They traveled westward for about two hours, and Matthew saw the ocean.
"The entrance to the Earth Core Dream is hidden in the sea?"
Matthew was struck with a thought.
Konda nodded,
"Exactly, the outer layer of the Earth Core Dream is a fractured ring. It has four independent and closed sections, three of which are under the control of the Ancients. Near the volcanic area where you were previously, there's also an entrance to the outer ring, but that one is still safe."
"The only contaminated entrance of the outer ring is hidden in the sea."
"Can you all swim?"
"We might need to swim for a while..."
Before he could finish,
linda quickly cast three brownish rings of light upon them!
...
「Tip: You have acquired "Underwater Breathing Technique," "Shark Instinct," and "Primary Ocean Current Sensing."」
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"What powerful spells!"
Konda exclaid.
However, linda's face showed no trace of pride.
She took the lead to the seashore, looking at the deep waters, she suddenly said to Matthew,
"Sothing's wrong."
"There's an ambush!"
As soon as her words fell,
Nurous chanical ropes burst forth from beneath the sand where they stood.
And on the nearby sea surface,
One giant bubble after another erged!
Accompanied by the bursting of the bubbles,
Nurous combat units successively rose from the sea!
Matthew narrowed his eyes.
...
「Tip: You have encountered the "Hippocampus Battle Series"!」
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