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The edge of the poisonous fog forest.

Rosen put his hands behind his back, walking leisurely on a dark forest path like a retired veteran.

Beside him, Beludandi looked around with an alert look on his face, his right hand always resting on the hilt of the Sword of Annihilation:

"Your Majesty, I advise you to be more vigilant. Although I will do my best to protect you, my abilities are limited and I cannot guarantee absolute safety."

Naturally, Rosen would not say that he had raised the alert intensity of "Heart of the God of War" to the highest level.

He took out a handful of roasted chestnuts from the time and space treasure house, threw the chestnuts into his mouth, and said with a smile, "It doesn't matter, we have reached the edge of the forest. Even if there are monsters, they are just minor characters."

Beludandi was not used to Rosen's always casual attitude, but she also knew that the strength of the emperor in front of her was unfathomable, so she could only shrug slightly and mumble unwillingly.

"Your Majesty, a small role can make a big difference."

Rosen heard it clearly and said with a smile: "That's right, the small role in front is likely to make a big difference."

About fifty meters ahead, the person whom Rosen regarded as a minor player was the traitor Oleander of the Eye of Dawn Mage Society who had been rescued earlier.

He was completely unaware of the two people following behind him, and was as cautious as ever, groping back along the way he had fled.

After more than half an hour without any danger, we arrived at the eastern edge of the Poisonous Mist Forest. Not only did many paths that had been trampled by people begin to appear in the forest.

In addition, many traces of battles can be seen, and human corpses can often be seen.

Some had just died, some had been chewed to pieces by animals, and some had simply become bones.

The causes of death are also bizarre.

Some were killed with swords, some died from various spells, some were bitten, and finally there were some unlucky ones who simply committed suicide on their own.

After walking for a while, Rosen saw a corpse sitting on the ground. It looked like it had been dead for less than three days.

After a little investigation to determine the cause of death, I couldn't help but sigh.

"This guy is a really unlucky guy."

How did he die?

Judging from the traces around him, he fell heavily and sat down on the ground.

There happened to be a sharp-edged hard wooden stake on the ground that had been chopped off at an angle, so the unfortunate guy was stabbed half a meter from his butthole by the wooden stake.

Beludandi commented: "He was not dead at the time. He screamed and struggled for a long time before dying."

Rosen sighed again: "It's so miserable."

After walking forward for a while, I saw the body of a young woman again.

Judging from the situation, he had just been dead for a while, his blood had not yet condensed, and his body was still warm.

After looking at the surrounding marks and the injuries on the body, Rosen came to a conclusion.

"It should have been ravaged to death by some kind of monster with a big trunk. From the information I have received so far, this monster is called Nagru by the locals, which means the sex demon."

Beludandi used a spell on the corpse and buried it in the earth: "This world is completely out of order."

"That's why it's called the abyss."

After walking forward for a while, the two of them completely walked out of the poisonous fog forest and entered a plain covered with weeds.

Although it is a plain, there are still many building ruins.

However, these wreckage are short in height and have been cleaned by others. Their height and density are far less than those in the Poison Mist Forest, so they do not block the view very much.

At a glance, one can see a complex of buildings in the distance consisting of thatched huts, wooden huts, earth huts, stone huts and uncleared debris. Many moving figures can be seen in the building complex and its surrounding areas.

Rosen softly introduced the situation to Beludandi: "Grey City is the largest ruined city on the west side of the Poison Mist Forest. It is controlled by the Eye of Dawn Mage Association and has a permanent population of more than 80,000 people."

Beludandi climbed up a rock and looked at a large-scale armed fight on the outskirts of the city: "What is that doing?"

"It should be the Gray City underground gangs fighting."

Beludandi was a little confused: "The number of participants has exceeded 400. With such a large scale, will the Eye of Dawn mage just ignore it?"

"As long as you don't fight in the city, the Mage Association won't care."

"At the same time, all the gangsters in Gray City have a protective umbrella within the Mages Association."

"As long as you pay enough tribute and abide by the rules in the city, even if one gangster kills all the other gangsters, the Mages will not care."

This information was passed on to him by Liv and was very useful.

After hearing this, Beludandi pursed his lips: "It seems that Oleander is right. The Eye of Dawn is indeed a minion of the devil. Its fundamental purpose is to turn the mortal world into a hopeless mess."

Rosen nodded: "That's true. And there are many wise men among mortals who have seen this."

He withdrew his eyes from the fighting gangs and continued to focus on Olliand:

"According to my observation, Oleander should have been raised by the Eye of Dawn since he was a child."

"Generally speaking, such a person should be very loyal to the Mages Association. So I am very curious about what kind of changes happened that made him determined to destroy the Mages Association."

Beludandi thought for a moment: "Maybe he was inspired by a certain sage?"

Rosen also thought the same: "There is a high probability that it is not a single sage, but a secret organization composed of many sages."

At this time, Olliand was crouching, using the cover of weeds to sneak towards the Gray City quietly.

The two followed and talked at the same time.

Beludandi asked: "Your Majesty, what do you think he plans to do?"

Rosen smiled and said, "He must have accomplices, and one of them must have been caught."

"Now that he has not only obtained a powerful magic weapon, but also has us as his backers, the most likely reason for returning at the first time is definitely to save people."

Beldandi also thought so, but there was a trace of worry in her heart.

She pointed to the glowing ring in the sky: "Your Majesty, if we alarm the people above, will we be in danger?"

She personally felt that with her current 17-ring power and the magic weapon she possessed, it should be no problem to deal with the strong men in the mortal world.

But the Moon City in the sky is a serious high-energy civilization.

If the other party is provoked, sending a combat puppet similar to the Dawn Guard, or using a super-high-energy weapon to destroy the sky and the earth on the ground, it will be a nightmare for the mortal world.

Rosen smiled slightly: "Of course we will alarm the people in heaven, but the people in heaven will never use high-energy weapons against the mortal world."

"Because Queen Egdelin has the highest veto power, and she has always advocated rebuilding the Eternal Empire in the mortal world, and will never allow the massacre of mortal civilians."

This news was told to him by the sisters Adela.

I'm not sure whether it is reliable, but since the end of the Abyss High-Energy War 100 years ago, the glory of high-energy weapons has indeed not appeared in the mortal world.

Beldandi was still worried: "What if?"

"We can't put our own safety on a queen we have never met, right?"

This is right.

Rosen was naturally prepared, and he smiled and said: "You are right."

"Real safety still has to be in our own hands."

As he spoke, he reached into his pocket and took out an arm bracelet.

"The ring of escape, worn on the left arm, will not affect your sword, and it also has some defensive effect."

"Once you encounter real danger, activate it and it will teleport you to a safe place."

Beldandi immediately put on the bracelet and found that the size was just right, and it was obviously made specifically for her. She was immediately happy.

"Your Majesty, why are you willing to give me this good thing now?"

"Because we didn't need it before, and now, I plan to act separately from you."

"You are responsible for observing and protecting Oriande's safety in secret. Don't interfere in anything about him, just make sure he's alive."

Beldandi shrugged: "This task is a bit boring."

"It's true, but it's very important, and it may even involve our future destiny."

The extremely powerful time talent made Rosen vaguely feel the extraordinaryness of the young Oriande.

This young man is a participant and even the creator of many important time nodes.

He is likely to profoundly change the fate of the Abyss of Pain.

With this gust of wind, his journey to godhood will be smoother.

On the other side, upon hearing this, Belldandy immediately took it seriously: "Yes, Your Majesty, I will do my best to protect him, but Your Majesty, your safety is fine, I worry too much."

Rosen was still a little worried, and continued to instruct: "If you encounter irresistible danger, don't fight hard, keep yourself alive, it's more important than anything else."

"Also, don't use killing to solve any problem. Unless necessary, try to leave someone alive."

In front of him, Belldandy was as obedient as a rabbit, because she was completely tamed by him, but she was actually a female warrior, a sharp knife that killed people without blinking an eye, and had no taboos.

He was a little worried that this crimson knife was too sharp and caused some troubles that were difficult to resolve.

Belldandy was a little reluctant: "Your Majesty, is it too kind?"

Rosen said seriously: "It's not kindness, it's to leave more possibilities for change in the future."

While speaking, he pointed to his forehead again: "You now have a very powerful time talent, use this power well, don't waste it."

Belldandy still didn't understand Rosen's approach, but she now positioned herself as the sword in the hands of Emperor Rosen.

A sharp sword doesn't have to have its own self-awareness, it will do what the master says.

"I understand, Your Majesty."

"Very good, then we will start to act separately."

While speaking, Rosen quietly activated the "Secret Passage".

He now has a powerful soul of 20 rings, and his insight into time has reached several levels.

The "Secret Passage" he cast had almost no waves, the spell was quietly completed, the real body had left, and only a group of time and space phantoms that were difficult to distinguish between true and false were left in the original place.

When the phantom finished the last sentence, it turned into a ball of light mist and disintegrated, and Rosen was nowhere to be found.

Belldandy no longer wanted to explore Rosen's methods.

Because it would be useless to explore, and she would not be able to find out clearly.

This is also good, because the stronger Rosen's master is, the brighter the future of her servant will be.

Seeing that Oriande had reached the edge of the Gray City, Belldandy immediately quickened his pace and followed him, muttering in his heart.

"Young man, I want to see what tricks you can do?"

On the other side, Rosen changed his appearance and entered the Gray City from another direction.

As soon as he entered the Gray City, he smelled a strong aroma of barbecue. When he looked up, he saw a lot of fire and smoke in the sky ahead, and he could still hear the tragic wailing faintly.

His brows frowned immediately.

"Will the wizard burn people again?"

Update as usual tomorrow.