Alyssa was slightly stunned.

Although she had already experienced what it felt like to become a Deathborn earlier, the transformation card Caelan took out this time was not for becoming an ordinary Deathborn.

It was for becoming a Deathborn noble.

The next moment, Caelan and Alyssa’s appearances both underwent tremendous changes.

Their figures became tall and elegant, their teeth grew sharp, and their entire beings exuded a mysterious and noble aura from the inside out.

Aside from that, Alyssa discovered an even greater transformation in herself.

After awakening the [Medusa] branch, she had already gained a trace of bewitching charm on top of her original holiness.

And now, after transforming into a Deathborn, every inch of her body radiated an intense aura of allure and nobility.

"Now, it’s time for us to move out!"

Caelan brought Alyssa with him and returned along the original path, all the way back to the warehouse.

After they returned, they happened to run into the Highland Tauren soldiers who were organizing the warehouse.

For a moment, both sides stared at each other.

"It’s the intruders!"

The Highland Tauren soldiers shouted, then immediately stepped forward and surrounded Caelan and Alyssa in the center.

However, just as Caelan and Alyssa were about to make a move, a commotion suddenly came from outside the warehouse.

"What are you all doing? Trying to rebel?"

The next moment, the Knight Commander of the Zephyr Knights kicked open the warehouse door.

The Highland Tauren soldiers were clearly stunned for a moment. But their captain reacted quickly and immediately reported to the Knight Commander of the Zephyr Knights.

"Lord Knight Commander, we were organizing the warehouse just now when we suddenly discovered these thieves, so we—"

Before they could finish, the Knight Commander directly waved his hand.

The next moment, the knights of the Zephyr Knights stepped forward and pinned down several Highland Tauren soldiers.

"What thieves? Everyone here is one of our own, aren’t they? As for you lot, from the moment you started working, you’ve been acting suspicious and shifty-eyed. I now seriously doubt your identities!"

"Enough. Take them away first and interrogate them properly. Confirm exactly who they are!"

Following the Knight Commander’s order, these Highland Tauren soldiers were immediately tied up and dragged away with completely dumbfounded expressions.

At that moment, including Caelan and Alyssa, everyone’s faces were filled with astonishment.

Wait.

What exactly did the Knight Commander of the Zephyr Knights mean by this?

Why had he immediately pinned down all the Highland Tauren soldiers the moment he arrived?

On the contrary, Caelan and Alyssa were completely unaffected.

The Highland Tauren soldiers immediately cried out in grievance.

"Lord Knight Commander, we’re innocent!"

"That’s right! We were only protecting the spoils inside the warehouse! Those two are the real thieves!"

"Why are you arresting so many of us but not arresting those two? We refuse to accept this!"

However, in the face of these Highland Tauren soldiers’ words, the Knight Commander’s face remained cold from beginning to end.

It was as though these Highland Tauren soldiers did not exist at all.

After just a few breaths, the Highland Tauren soldiers were completely taken away.

In the huge warehouse, only Caelan, Alyssa, and the Knight Commander in the distance remained.

Caelan frowned slightly. After thinking for a moment, he took the initiative to ask,

"Lord Knight Commander, what is our next task..."

The Knight Commander waved his hand, then tossed a set of keys shimmering with magical starlight toward Caelan.

"Take this. Bring those spoils of war with you and leave."

The Knight Commander’s words caused astonished expressions to appear on Caelan and Alyssa’s faces.

They exchanged a glance and were just about to ask a question when the Knight Commander’s voice sounded beside their ears once again.

"If I’m not mistaken, the two of you should be humans from the real world, correct?"

"If possible, could you tell me what the human race has become like now?"

???

At that moment, both Caelan and Alyssa revealed shocked expressions.

The [Zephyr Knights] Instance was indeed a historical Instance.

But to be precise, everything they were currently experiencing was history that had once happened in the past.

Therefore, under normal circumstances, this history should not change.

Because of that, the Knight Commander’s behavior seemed extremely abnormal.

"Lord Knight Commander, you..."

Alyssa opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but the Knight Commander interrupted her once again.

"I know. In your eyes, the current me may only be an NPC inside an Instance. But what I want to say is that, for some reason, I seem to have developed a kind of ’self.’ I know this is very difficult to understand. You can simply think of it as... I seem to still be alive."

At this point, the Knight Commander could not help letting out a long sigh.

He took out a diary from his chest, opened it, and displayed its contents in front of Caelan and Alyssa.

"Ever since ’I’ awakened, I have experienced countless cycles. This notebook records my most recent thirty cycles. Each cycle lasts half a month."

At this point, the Knight Commander paused, and a lonely expression appeared on his face.

"I have already filled an entire warehouse with notebooks like this. I have tried countless methods, but I cannot escape this place at all. So I gave up."

Caelan narrowed his eyes, his gaze sweeping back and forth over the Knight Commander.

"So... how did you know you were inside an Instance?"

"Isn’t that simple?"

A cold smile appeared on the Knight Commander’s face.

"Young man, those fellows just now were Highland Tauren awakeners, weren’t they?"

"Everything I know about the outside world, I learned from their mouths. Of course, that process may have been just a little bloody."

Caelan fell silent.

Because now, he finally understood why the [Zephyr Knights] Instance had been designated as a military restricted zone by the Highland Tauren.

Any awakener who entered was detained by the Knight Commander.

The possibility of them making it out alive was almost negligible.

"So, Lord Knight Commander, what do you intend to do by suddenly revealing your identity to us?"

The Knight Commander spread his hands, his gaze sweeping over Caelan and Alyssa.

"I hope you can bring the most precious batch of spoils here back to the human race."

"Because... this is the last thing we, the Zephyr Knights, can do for humanity!"

At this point, a solemn expression appeared on the Knight Commander’s face.

He raised his right hand to his chest and performed a standard salute of the Zephyr Knights.

Caelan and Alyssa were slightly stunned. Then they returned the salute seriously.

"Honorable Knight Commander, leave this matter to us!"