Now, their primary goal is to find a way to return to the real plane from this uncharted territory.

Lindong followed suit.

However, just as she was about to blurt out "Of course, I've never been here," she suddenly furrowed her brows.

This place seemed somewhat familiar. If she wasn't mistaken, somewhere here existed a door—such a fragment existed in her memory, but when Lindong tried to connect this sudden fragment with other parts, she found it was like an extra puzzle piece that couldn't fit into those coherent memories no matter how she arranged it.

She seemed to have been here before.

She stayed here for a time until a door opened to her, and she followed the light into that door.

But, when did this happen?

The sound of a book dropping broke the silence.

This was the last book left by Ethan's side—in the Trial of Courage, McCarthy Delin had handed this book, containing all his knowledge about the Maginet, to him, and now it suddenly shook as if given life, and fell from Ethan's backpack to the ground.

The book rapidly flipped its pages.

Red light illuminated the words:

——Come to the Maginet.

——Don't keep me waiting too long.

..................

For the Empire, this was undoubtedly the darkest day.

A large number of refugees poured into the Empire's borders, and amid the refugee camps, the Viper and the Nightmare Witch brought back bad news—Ethan and Lindong attended the Dungeon festival, but until the collapse of the abyss, they had never appeared again.

After the plane stabilized, they attempted to use spells to return to the abyss but received no response.

All the followers who did not evacuate and insisted on staying in the abyss lost contact as well, though unwilling to admit it, they all realized a cruel fact—the abyss and dungeon had already been destroyed, perhaps due to a conflict between Ethan and the Old Gods, or another unforeseen circumstance that led to this plane-destroying disaster.

The followers of the Old Gods were divided into two factions.

Those most devout followers, who under the Empire's laws had committed many crimes, regardless of the original intention of their first crime, were now disregarded. They did not believe the Empire would accept them; after a round of negotiation and discussion, they optimistically thought it wasn't entirely a bad thing.

Their successful evacuation was due to being pulled by the Father and the Father of War at the end.

The ubiquitous holes filled the entire dungeon; if not for the tentacles emerging, they would never have completed such a large-scale evacuation in such a short time.

This indicated that the God had never abandoned them.

Life is inherently God's guidance for humanity, and the followers firmly believe the destruction of the abyss also implies rebirth in some way; they should leave that world and witness the changes in the Empire and this world.

Under the leadership of the Nightmare and the War Council, the followers embarked on a journey following the God.

The remaining refugees were mostly those compelled to live in the depths for survival. The destruction of the dungeon once again deprived them of shelter. Coincidentally, someone mentioned recent changes in the Empire, stirring impractical fantasies in their hearts.

During times like these, as long as life holds a glimmer of hope, they can continue living.

The Nightmare Witch originally planned to follow the main group of followers but was named directly by the Father, requiring her to go to the Empire.

The order was indeed strange.

Relocate to the imperial capital, constantly watching the dynamics of the movie industry.

The Nightmare couldn't understand.

Logically, orders from the Father should bring calamity to the Empire, such as assassinating royal members or offering sacrifices of a large city—tasks seemingly impossible to complete. So, what did "watching movie industry dynamics" mean?

But after all, since it's the Father's order, even if she cannot understand, she must carry it out.

Upon arrival in the capital early in the morning, the Nightmare managed to contact the Third Princess Sophia of the Empire, learning from the princess's assistant that the princess was currently preparing a heavyweight film, playing the director role, with the screenplay written by Mr. Tree-man J.K. Forest, who penned the recent bestselling novel.

It seemed to be just ordinary preparation work; the Nightmare found no elements like bloodshed or soul sacrifices.

Meanwhile, a fierce debate was breaking out within the Empire's cabinet.

The news must be blocked at all costs!

This was the opinion of most cabinet members, as Ethan's disappearance would undoubtedly bring unimaginable turmoil to the recently stabilized political structure of the Empire, especially as this matter was directly related to the Evil God's Followers and the abyss.

"Even if he was defeated by the Evil God..."

"He couldn't be defeated by the Evil God!" A man with a gold-edged monocle stood, although they shared the same political stance, their attitudes towards Ethan differed.

He was a staunch advocate of "Ethan's invincibility debate."

The Supreme God and the Middle-Level Gods had once beaten the Evil God directly, so Ethan above them could do the same, even when facing the three Evil Gods at the same time!

How could he tolerate someone in the cabinet spewing wild talk about the possibility of Ethan's defeat?

The man was red-faced, his eyes almost bulging out, and he had made a decision: if the other party said any more derogatory remarks about Ethan, he would report him to "the Root," and soon someone would find him to make him understand the consequences of defaming Ethan!

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