Chapter 409: Axe Beach

A stable Purgatory passage.

This also means the possibility of various demons invading the surface under the Purgatory Grand Duke's orders.

Rod knew that the 【Blood Birth Pool】 was located in Purgatory.

But back then, he and Kali only speculated that the warlocks resurrected in the 【Blood Birth Pool】 would return to Coral Bay through a special teleportation ritual; they never expected there to be a passage directly connecting to Purgatory.

The severity of a demon invasion is, after all, high.

Spreading this news might attract more attention.

Can the Aethelorn Kingdom really ignore the Purgatory passage within its borders?

Besides, there are many forces on the surface that deeply detest demons.

By then, dealing with Coral Bay should be even easier.

Thinking this way,

Rod's mood improved considerably.

Looking at the surveillance feed again, there was no new information.

Rod stroked his chin, observing carefully.

It was a pity this viewpoint couldn't be shown to other girls; otherwise, he would definitely make her come and learn from it.

The extra skill of 【Despair Mycelium】, 【Despair Heart】, activated.

Half a month passed in a flash.

The matter of the Purgatory passage had long been reported and spread.

The result was not a single response.

The major newspapers didn't report it in their papers at all; even some small newspapers known for their boldness didn't write a sentence or two in the corner.

Were they afraid of causing panic among the common people and thus contributing food to the demons?

That shouldn't be the case.

A few years ago, Rod had seen major newspapers report on a newly discovered, larger Purgatory rift; back then, why weren't they afraid of panic or contributing food?

When the Rabbit-folk Ona finished her business with the Magic Control Union and returned to Shi Ying Town, she asked and found out.

Damn it.

The Purgatory passages on the continent had become as numerous as a hornet's nest!

It turned out that after briefly possessing the Holy Blood, Asmodiel, the Purgatory Grand Duke, comprehended a stable teleportation Purgatory spell and immediately selflessly shared this spell with all demons across the nine layers of Purgatory.

In the chaotic war raging within Purgatory, one could say all demons coveted that drop of Mistral's blood.

But not all demons had the ability or qualification to act.

Launching an attack on the surface, where there were many common people, via a stable Purgatory passage was obviously more cost-effective.

So, it had flooded everywhere.

Rod was speechless.

This damn continent was getting more and more chaotic; he even felt like finding a secluded plane to hide in, just like the Cat-folk.

But thinking it over, he decided against it.

After all, he had invested so much in the Windwall Forest and had developed a certain affection for it personally; he couldn't bear to leave.

And during this half-month, aside from the Purgatory passages, there were no other terrible events.

The Tooth Fairy Rosalia had left, but she chose to leave behind the team she had previously cultivated; under the management of the City Hall Committee, everything developed steadily.

The old gentleman Humbert's stepdaughter, Tobeca, refused the abortion and resolutely decided to give birth to the hyper-male Tiefling in her womb.

The two had a huge argument on the street over this.

Then they argued in bed, reconciled smoothly the next day, and registered for marriage at light speed on the third day.

A series of such moves left people dumbfounded.

Even the gossiping aunties of Shi Ying Town hadn't reacted in time.

Don't ask.

If you ask, it's true love.

Although this half-month was relatively stable, Rod dared not lower his guard.

His patrol range expanded again and again.

From the Windwall Forest to the Claw Valley Mountains, recently he even had to stroll around the Twilight Hills outside Shi Ying Town every day before feeling at ease.

So, once the eighth-rank Ona arrived,

Rod entrusted her with keeping an eye on the forest situation, finally freeing himself up to go to Axe Beach to retrieve the second Dragon Body material for Naulin.

"It's a beach!"

Tally pointed at the distant coastline, shouting excitedly.

The 【Long-Range Teleport】 of the Magic Control Union did not land directly at Axe Beach.

Rod, Tally, Kali, and Rat Girl No. 13 landed on the Trade Road near the Mist Forest in the east, situated between Axe Beach and the Dragon-Snake Fortress of the Dwarves.

Although Axe Beach is called a 'beach', sounding like a coastal small town, it is actually a peninsula surrounded by swamps, forests, and the ocean.

It also contains multiple towns, villages, and important landmark buildings.

Rod looked in the direction Tally pointed.

Sure enough, he could see the boundless blue coastline of the Sword Bay to the west, with the ocean on one side and the land on the other, clearly divided.

In the distance, within a peninsula bordering the Delmbir River to the north and leaning against the Sword Bay to the west, the famous Gubao of Axe Beach stood proudly, enclosed in the center by a large expanse of houses and black city walls.

"Master! Let's go sunbathe! Tally wants to wear a swimsuit, then get hit by the waves on the beach while Master bumps into her!"

The succubus said excitedly.

The elf Kali, with a sour face and arms crossed, said coldly:

"Every year around this time on the beaches of Sword Bay there are cases of Sea Tigers and Blue Crystal Jellyfish injuring and killing people. Even seventh-rank has records of being surrounded and killed. Go ahead — at least you won't die in the forest and leave me to clean up."

"Why are you being such a killjoy! From now on your master will never bring you out to play again! No wonder you elves all die alone."

"Play? Bring? Heh. The teleportation fee is split between him and me. The useless one with nothing to do is you alone, succubus."

"You!"

Today Tally was a tall girl with wheat-colored skin, her height nearly matching Rod's, charging forward with full momentum to go hit the elf.

But actually hitting her was obviously impossible.

After all, her own master, Ren Hen Kan Zhong, valued this dog-shit elf highly.

So she put on an act of unsteady walking, stepped on her own left foot with her right, and tumbled into Rod's arms.

She said indignantly: "Master, why are you stopping me? If you hadn't pulled me back, Tally would've already punched her in the face! Hm? Tonight you're going to fill my mouth? Fine, fine, I'll let her off for your sake."

"What are you putting on this one-man show?"

Rod gave a derisive laugh.

Then he looked again at Kaliusite: "Are you leaving now?"

The elf's destination wasn't the same as his.

It was purely just along the way.

Rod and Tally were heading west to Axe Beach, while she and Number Thirteen were going east to Mist Forest — the directions were completely opposite, one could say.

Kaliusite nodded with a sour expression.

"First Mist Forest, then Far Star Lake — all spell materials found only locally, have to be gathered in person."

"What a pity, I was originally thinking of strolling around the new city with you, seeing the local scenery and all that."

"Don't project your human sense of time onto elves. In the past fifty years I've come to Axe Beach more than ten times. Scenery or not is utterly meaningless."

"True enough — scenery and scenic spots and all that are completely meaningless. What's always meaningful is who you see the scenery with."

Rod stepped two paces closer to her, smiling right in her face.

Kaliusite's gaze drifted; she grit her teeth and turned her head away from his burning gaze, a faint pink rising on her long elf ears.

"We'll talk about it if the chance comes up."

(End of chapter)