Chapter 521: Leaving Won't Be That Easy

"So careless? Shall we quietly adjust the direction of the Ladder and fire a shot at him? Is that allowed?" Lord Nai Ge asked.

Du Luken shook his head: "No. Setting aside whether the energy response of the Ladder would alert him, even if it doesn't, the Ladder's weapon is an oscillating shock, mainly designed to deal with large targets and shields. Its damage to small individual targets is too slight; it's useless. It's better for us to quietly approach and then rush out to beat him up."

Feiti, Nai Ge Li Si, and Anthony exchanged glances and nodded: "Let's do it."

The Sorcerer Ladder thus slowly drifted toward Hayden's position.

Perhaps sensing the Sorcerer Ladder drawing ever closer, Hayden turned his head to look again. A look of confusion appeared on his blurred face: "No need for help; I can handle it myself."

But Hayden's words received no response. The Sorcerer Ladder continued to approach slowly. Hayden immediately sensed something was wrong and shouted sternly: "Whose Ladder is this?!"

Still no response. Hayden raised one hand and quickly began retreating toward his own Ladder.

"Kwabada, so quick! No more waiting. Feiti, go!" Inside Ladder Number Two, Nai Ge Li Si said regretfully, then asked: "Why is there an undead creature among the Twelve Councilors? A Void Ghost. Could he be a lich?"

Anthony explained: "He was originally Hayden, one of the Twelve Councilors and a Necromancer. Before dying, he used a special reincarnation technique to be reborn as an undead. He is the most loyal subordinate of the Nirvana Sorcerers."

While they were discussing, Feiti had already rushed out through one of the Ladder's doors, a flash of light passing.

As Hayden retreated, he watched that flash of light, instantly turning into a cloud of smoke and dissipating into the void.

Feiti lunged at empty air, looking around, but could find no trace of Hayden. Meanwhile, the opponent's Sorcerer Ladder flew rapidly in one direction, putting distance between itself and Feiti.

"He's gone; I can't sense him." After searching for a while without finding Hayden, Feiti quickly sent a message to Seeing Ange and the others.

"No need to look; he's right here," Nai Ge Li Si replied irritably.

Inside Ladder Number Two, Hayden slowly passed through the wall, coalescing into a floating mass in mid-air, staring indifferently at everyone below.

Sorcerer Ladders have shields that can block the infiltration of undead creatures, but Ladder Number Two did not; its 'Ring' had already scattered, so Hayden penetrated inside with ease.

Looking at these people before him, Hayden instantly understood what was happening: "The Church of Light? You are the ones who repaired the Ladder on the East Nai Peninsula? You have actually allied with the Undead Empire?"

Anthony quickly cleared himself: "No, no. Just a transaction, just a transaction."

Two lines representing eyes formed on Hayden's face, staring at Anthony: "I recognize you, Anthony, the Pope of the Church of Light. You come from the Divine Realm, don't you? I know Truke. Above him, there is no Pope and no God."

Anthony's heart skipped a beat. Hayden's words revealed too much information. He actually knew Truke, the local Archbishop of Light? Moreover, he was so certain there was no Pope and no God here; then his relationship with Truke could not be a simple acquaintance.

His mind churned, but Anthony's face remained expressionless. He feigned awkwardness and asked: "This Divine Realm..."

He left half the sentence unsaid, not explaining what about this Divine Realm.

Hayden naturally continued: "The appearance of the God of Life signifies that the Divine Realm and this place have connected. Many questions that were previously baffling are now clear. For instance, why two Six-Winged Archangels and a Pope suddenly appeared, why a type of rapeseed cake that fills you after just a few bites suddenly appeared, and why so many high-yield crops suddenly appeared on the ground. The only possibility is that some world has connected with this one."

Anthony's heart sank. Upon hearing about the rapeseed cake and high-yield crops, he realized the other party had been watching them for a long time.

A group of people coming from another world could not leave no traces; it only depends on whether the other party has the ability to distinguish them.

In fact, if Seeing Ange did not possess the Purification Technique, the biggest trace of their arrival here would likely have been a plague. The plague they carried might be something the creatures of this world had never seen before; once infected, it would spread easily.

Of course, Seeing Ange had preemptively crushed this possibility. The Purification Technique and the Divine Domain possessing purification capabilities were equivalent to disinfecting everything.

However, the rapeseed cake and high-yield crops still exposed their existence. It is impossible for a food that fills you after just a few bites to appear on Earth without reason.

If it were a ordinary power, they might think, 'Did we not discover it before?' or 'Is it a new variety?'

But the Sorcerer Alliance would not. Because they must have already screened all food on the ground. After a thousand years of screening, it is impossible for anything to be missed. If it were one or two items, that would be fine, but what is appearing on the ground now is clearly on a large scale with a lineage.

Especially the rapeseed cake; this thing made them recall a legendary bean. Without the God of Life, they would not have thought of the Divine Realm. But once the God of Life appeared, they immediately thought of this legendary bean—the Elf Bean.

Seeing Ange distributed many rapeseed cakes; some were inevitably left over, bought by the Sorcerer Alliance at high prices. Through the analysis technique of combined spells, they analyzed an unknown powder within them.

Although they could not determine if it was the Elf Bean, they could confirm it was a type of bean. Thus, the conclusion was very clear: someone from the Divine Realm had come over.

Anthony understood the twists and turns in this logic perfectly and immediately realized their identity was exposed; the other party had grasped the key point.

But it didn't matter. They were not like when they first arrived, knowing nothing, so they had to be low-key. Now that they roughly understood the power levels of the top experts in this world, if things didn't work out, they could just be high-key.

Anthony smiled: "Divine Realm, Shepherd of Light, Pope Saint Anthony, greets Lord Hayden."

As he bowed, holy light flowed over his body, transforming into a majestic bishop's battle robe. He extended his hand, grasped the air, and tapped it once; the Papal Staff materialized in his palm.

Hayden looked at him deeply and said coldly: "Whether you are the Pope of the Divine Realm or a goblin in a gutter, hide properly like the local Church. Maybe you will live a bit longer. Don't say I didn't warn you. Now, get out."

Zero Point Reading

After Hayden finished speaking, he turned into a cloud of smoke and slowly drifted outward. Just as he was preparing to penetrate the Ladder's wall, he suddenly felt something pulling at him.

Regaining his senses, he saw four invisible mental tendrils extending from Seeing Ange's body, sticking to him.

Anthony rubbed his nose and said awkwardly: "Lord Hayden, you seem to have misunderstood one thing. We came here specifically to capture you. You came in yourself. It's not that easy to leave."

PS: Recovering, still can't sit up properly, continuing to slack off.