Boom!The earth collapsed beneath the impact.A massive crater spread across the battlefield, and at its center, the Mutant was flattened beyond recognition, crushed beneath Meave’s avatar as easily as an insect beneath a giant’s foot.Gealion had grabbed Rhys and carried him out of the attack’s range before the fist landed.Even then, the shockwave rattled the surrounding forest.Meave hadn’t held back in the slightest.She couldn’t afford to.Against an opponent like that, anything less than her full strength might have allowed it to escape again.Gealion stared into the crater for a moment before closing his eyes.Then he nodded.“It’s dead.”“I can’t sense any life left.”The moment the Mutant died, every remaining Abyssal let out an ear-piercing screech.“Screeee!”Instead of retreating…They became even more frenzied.Their eyes filled with madness as they charged toward Rhys’ group, seemingly determined to drag them down even if it meant dying together.Rhys looked around the b

Meanwhile, Mirova and Grace were having a far easier time than the others.Not because they faced fewer enemies.Quite the opposite.Ten Elite Class Abyssals had surrounded them, backed by an enormous army of lower-ranking Abyssals.For most Beast Tamers, that would have been enough to force a retreat.Neither of them looked concerned.Mirova launched herself into the air.She closed the distance to a massive plant-like Elite Class Abyssal in an instant.Her fist shot forward.“Dragon Fist!”The second drive exploded inside the creature’s body.A violent shockwave erupted from within, blasting a huge hole through its thick flesh.Dark blood sprayed across the battlefield as the giant Abyssal staggered backward.Elsewhere, the Beetle Queen met a charging beast-type Elite Class Abyssal head-on.The collision shook the ground.Another Elite Class Abyssal immediately rushed in, hoping to interrupt the Beetle Queen before she could counterattack.The Squirrel Girl appeared beside it.She s

After weighing their options, Rhys made the difficult decision to abandon the nest subjugation mission.The discovery beneath the hills was far too important.Compared to that, eliminating the remaining Abyssals could wait.He immediately changed everyone’s assignments.Laura was instructed to help both Mirova and Meave finish their respective battlefields before regrouping with the others.Meanwhile, Rhys, Grace, and Skylar headed straight back to the Marquis’ estate.Grace needed to return to the Royal Palace as quickly as possible.The fastest route was through the Marquis’ teleportation circle, so reporting to him became their first priority.The moment they entered the estate, Grace wasted no time.“Marquis Reyzar.”“We have an emergency.”“The so-called nest isn’t actually a nest.”“It’s a tunnel.”“A tunnel built to bypass the front lines.”She took a short breath before continuing.“I would prefer to explain everything personally, but I must return to the Royal Palace immediat

“I already have a good idea where it’s leading.”“…!!!”This time, even the War Minister couldn’t hide his surprise.He shot to his feet before he even realized he had moved.Rhys stepped closer to the map again.Using his finger, he traced the direction of the tunnel they had discovered.“It follows this general path.”He slowly dragged his finger across the map.“And if we continue extending that line…”His finger finally stopped at the border separating two kingdoms.“The area between the Virelith Kingdom and the Thalverian Kingdom.”For a brief moment, the room fell silent.Then the War Minister slapped the table.“Exactly!”His voice was louder than before.“That’s exactly where it would be.”He immediately walked over to the map.“We don’t spread our forces evenly along the entire front.”He pointed toward the center.“The largest concentration of soldiers is stationed here because this is where the Abyssals launch most of their attacks.”Then his finger moved toward the eastern

Rhys raised an eyebrow.He honestly hadn’t expected Skylar to make a decision so quickly.He thought she would spend days, maybe even weeks, sorting through everything they had discussed before considering such an important choice.Instead…She was already asking about her next Familiar.It seemed the knot in her heart had been much smaller than he had imagined.“Hmm…”Rhys rubbed his chin as he thought.Skylar suddenly waved both hands.“Never mind.”“I should be the one deciding what kind of Familiar I want.”Rhys smiled.“That’s true.”“But…”“I do have someone in mind.”“I just don’t know whether it’ll suit your taste.”Skylar blinked.“You do?”Rhys nodded.“Yeah.”“And unlike some of the legends I’ve told you before…”“This one is already well known in this world.”“It’s on the same level as Angels and Demons.”He raised a finger.“They’re symbolic figures.”“Harbingers who appear at the end of time.”“Each rides a different horse.”“And each carries a different item.”Rhys smil