Chapter 416: Too Lazy to Think of a Title

The next morning, when Yun Mu woke from her sleep, she only felt a bit heavy on her body.

You really can't deny it; to experience this feeling of being held on both sides, you need a body that isn't afraid of heat and doesn't have to worry about muscle soreness from not turning over for a long time.

Fortunately, Yun Mu possesses both of these points.

"Is it already daytime?"

Yun Mu pulled her two arms out with some effort, and after she got up, Brenna and Lucy also woke up one after another.

The three of them walked out of the tent and found a place to simply wash up.

Afterwards, they went to eat breakfast under the guidance of the Dwarf auntie from yesterday.

And when breakfast time ended, that squad leader from yesterday sought out Yun Mu and the others.

"It's time for the meeting; Laidun specifically wants you to come over," the other party explained to them.

It seems the previous trust value wasn't farmed in vain; if Laidun didn't trust them, he probably wouldn't have called them over at all.

"Thank you, I understand," Yun Mu said in thanks, and then she led Lucy and the others toward the very center of the camp, in the direction of that gray-black tent.

And on the way, they coincidentally ran into that Luodanlun Mage who had fainted yesterday.

Hmm, coincidence.

Relying on the ability of Blood Perception, Yun Mu had long discovered that this guy had actually been standing here waiting for them for a while.

He was just pretending to have run into them by chance.

Just as well, she actually had some things she wanted to know.

Although she could roughly guess the reason for the other party's fainting yesterday, if possible, Yun Mu still wanted to get the result from the other party's own mouth.

After all, what she guessed wasn't necessarily the truth, was it? "Good morning, Luodanlun Mage," Yun Mu greeted him first: "Does your body feel better?"

Upon hearing just the first half of the sentence, the expression on Luodanlun Mage's face hadn't changed, but after hearing the second half, his expression became somewhat stiff.

"Hahaha, thank you for your concern, I have already recovered quite a bit this morning," he laughed dryly: "The strength of Miss Yun and Miss Lucy truly makes me feel ashamed."

"This old man apologizes for yesterday's rude behavior," he said, pausing slightly for a moment, and after seeing that neither Yun Mu nor Lucy had any reaction, he breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Then he said somewhat stiffly: "This old man's detection spell didn't see anything; I just fainted due to the backlash of the spell. My skills are inferior to others, making a fool of myself in front of you all, haha."

Did this guy misunderstand something? Seeing Luodanlun Mage's attitude, Yun Mu was immediately a bit puzzled.

To be honest, the fact that this guy didn't run away directly today was already quite beyond her expectations; after all, if he had really seen her identity as an 【Evil God】, no mage would likely be willing to continue staying in this vicinity.

And now, not only did he not run, but he even came to express to her that he hadn't seen anything. If she were really some Evil God, would she care whether this guy saw it or not?

She would definitely kill him just to be safe, so as to avoid future trouble.

After all, only a dead person's mouth is the tightest.

However, this saying might still need a question mark in this world; under the effects of spells like prophecy, divination, or even communicating with the souls of the dead, perhaps even a dead person's mouth wouldn't be that tight? And just as Yun Mu was pondering, the robed Luodanlun Mage was quietly breathing a sigh of relief.

It seems his judgment was correct; the Miss Yun before him is not the avatar of some Evil God.

As one of the first believers after the birth of the Goddess of Magic, Luodanlun mastered a very unique detection spell.

That is, he can directly see the souls of living beings.

And it was precisely because of this spell that he could accurately and correctly judge who had been infected by that 'Portal'.

Heaven have mercy, what he saw yesterday.

That little girl named Brenna had no problems at all, but that Miss Lucy was quite terrifying.

The solidity of her soul was something he had never seen before; even any Legendary he had ever seen could not compare to it.

So that could only mean it was a realm above Legendary, an Epic only one step away from the gods.

And that wasn't even the main thing; the Scarlet entwined upon that soul was the thing that truly made him feel afraid.

No wonder that despite having the soul of an Epic powerhouse, her actual strength was only Master; it must have been influenced by that horrifying Scarlet.

While feeling somewhat regretful, Luodanlun cast his gaze toward Yun Mu.

It didn't matter if he didn't look, but once he looked, something immediately went wrong.

The Divinity surrounding the periphery of her soul almost blinded his eyes; besides that, there were blessings from more than one deity, and each one was a guy with terrifyingly high fame.

But for some reason, his peeking did not attract the attention of those deities; otherwise, it wouldn't have been as simple as just fainting.

In fact, regarding the reason for his fainting, Luodanlun did not lie.

When he realized he was peeking at an existence he shouldn't provoke, he interrupted the spell and forcibly retracted it without hesitation.

The speed was fast, but the speed and power of the backlash were also not to be underestimated; he only had time to shout that sentence about there being no problems before hurriedly fainting.

When he woke up this morning, he couldn't help but feel lingering fear.

If those Dwarves had fought with that Miss Yun because of him, then everything would have been completely over.

Fortunately, this did not happen, and he also had the opportunity to express friendliness, oh no, loyalty, to the other party.

To put it colloquially, that is... he wants to be Miss Yun's sycophant!

Although Yun Mu was a bit strange about Luodanlun Mage's attitude, seeing that he seemed to have no malice and even complimented her instead, Yun Mu didn't think about it anymore.

They arrived in front of the gray-black tent where the meeting was held, and after expressing their identities to the Dwarf responsible for guarding the door, they ducked into the tent.

Just as they lifted the entrance of the tent, a wave of sweltering heat rushed toward them.

Yun Mu subconsciously gripped the staff body of Frost Cold Blade Tooth, and the next second, accompanied by a cool breeze, the air around her became refreshing.

After noticing this, Lucy and Brenna both leaned toward her one after another. This left Luodanlun Mage, who had also intended to lean over, with no position, and he could only endure the temperature inside the tent.

It was clearly only one step away, as long as he could get close to that place... damn it.

Smelling the air inside the tent polluted by sweat and heat, Luodanlun Mage was silent.

"Is everyone here?"

In the deepest part of the tent, the Dwarf wearing a full set of dark black plate armor with a greatsword on his back swept his sharp gaze over Yun Mu and the others, and after surveying the surroundings, he said in a deep voice: "Then, let's prepare to start the meeting!"

"I am a person who doesn't like to talk nonsense, so I won't say those superfluous things."

The General turned around and pointed his finger at a circle on the map: "This is the location of that 'Portal'. Our mission is very simple: to annihilate all the monsters roaming outside the 'Portal' and completely seal that 'Portal'!"

"Heh." As soon as he finished speaking, the general himself couldn't help but laugh.

"I know some of you here might be confused by this, so I will briefly restate what I said yesterday."

"First!"

The general's voice became resonant and powerful; he crossed his arms over his chest and said, "According to the observations of our magic consultant, the mage Luodanlun, that 'Portal' has self-awareness."

"Of course, calling it self-awareness is actually just something akin to biological instinct."

"When the 'Portal' senses a threat, it will summon all creatures influenced by it to come and protect it; this point is very important!"

"We spent a high price to purchase four magic devices from the Elf; as long as we can withstand the monsters' attacks and place them at the four corners of the Portal, we can shield all spatial fluctuations within the devices."

"At that time, the Portal can be temporarily sealed."

"It sounds simple, doesn't it? But I must tell you, while placing the magic devices, monsters from within the Portal will still pour out endlessly, and monsters outside the Portal will also come to harass us."

"Under the situation of being attacked from both front and back, only if the magic devices function normally will we have hope of achieving victory."

"Once we fail..."

The general did not continue, but the meaning in his words was already expressed very clearly.

Without a doubt, under the situation of being attacked from both sides, if they failed to set up the magic devices, they would certainly be annihilated by the endless monsters.

This is a battle that does not allow for mid-way withdrawal, and it also absolutely does not allow for failure.

Because the price of failure is death.

"..."

The camp suddenly became very quiet; seeing that no one was speaking, the corners of the general's mouth beneath his helmet smiled.

Subsequently, he cast his gaze toward Yun Mu, toward Luodanlun, and then toward Lucy and Brenna.

He said, "I had already asked my kin similar questions long before we set out."

"Therefore, those words just now were meant for you to hear."

"That Portal is something we created, and at the same time, the land beneath our feet is also a part of the Dwarf territory."

"This should rightfully be handled by us Dwarves ourselves, so this is a battle belonging to us Dwarves; if you have any concerns, you may withdraw at any time."

"However, if you are willing to fight, willing to extend a helping hand to us..."

The general walked up to Yun Mu, looked at her fearless expression, and couldn't help but extend his left hand with some admiration: "I will represent all Dwarves in welcoming your arrival."

【Dwarf Trust Value +20, current trust value is: 100 (Kin)】

【Congratulations on gaining the complete trust of the Dwarves, you have obtained the item 【Oath of the Hearth (Purple)】】

【Oath of the Hearth (Purple)】

【Maximum HP +25】

【Defense +5】

【Passive Skill: Hearth】

【This medal allows the wearer to 【be immune】 to ordinary fire and Lava, but just note that immunity to Lava damage does not mean you can go Swimming in it—be careful of drowning.】

【This is a medal that can only be obtained by Partners whom the Dwarves truly trust; holding this item, the vast majority of Dwarves will treat you with great respect.】

"We swear under the light of the furnace fire—to always be as close as brothers."】

A dark purple medal, with obsidian as the base and inlaid with gold, flames, and a hammer, quietly appeared in Yun Mu's hand.

This medal felt slightly warm to the touch; Yun Mu just quietly glanced at its appearance before putting it into the space of the Divine Blood Pendant.

At the same time, that Dwarf general was explaining the battle plan for tomorrow.

Yun Mu listened very carefully once; I will not go into too much detail here.

I will only describe it briefly here.

That is—charge straight up, tear open the monsters' formation, and then while holding off the monsters' attacks, have them, the magic consultants, install the Space Shielding Device.

Once the devices take effect, continue to protect the devices while eliminating the enemies until there are no enemies left.

If things go smoothly, after the Portal is closed, there will no longer be an endless stream of monsters appearing.

As for what happens afterward... the general indicated that it would no longer be their concern.

Professional matters should still be handled by professional people.

After the Portal is sealed, there will be Experts from Aifolisa (Elf Forest) coming to study how to completely close the Portal.

(End of this chapter)