However, the Elves, who had long anticipated this, discovered it; while suppressing it, they even dispatched troops.

Taking this opportunity, it was obvious the Elves wanted to offload some of the pressure.

As soon as Elf Prince Orion Morningstar finished speaking, the hall fell briefly silent.

Blake’s assertion that "the Void Vanguard had long since infiltrated" was like a stone thrown into a dead pond, stirring layer upon layer of ripples.

"Hmph!" Werewolf Grom let out a rough snort, shattering the silence. His crimson eyes swept over Orion with unmasked contempt.

"The ’Emerald Star Forest’ Magic Tower? You make it sound like you Elves are the only ones dealing with those disgusting Void things!

"That purple rift that tore open the sky over ’Howling Wind Gorge’—it was our Blackfang tribe that used Warriors’ flesh and blood and the battle souls of our ancestors to force it shut! Three full-strength battle regiments wiped out to the last! You lot who hide in the forest playing with Magic, what do you understand?" His gravelly voice carried the stench of blood, both flaunting their might and accusing the losses they’d suffered.

Now some of the minor nations present began to stir uneasily.

Because some of them hadn’t even encountered a Void Rift yet.

Most only knew bits and pieces of the situation, and more of their knowledge came from the Night Watchers.

After all, the Night Watchers now controlled at least six Void Rifts around the world.

Around them they had built defensive lines and continuously sent Night Watchers to clear out those Void Vanguard Army units, in order to gain enough Experience for advancement.

Within the Night Watchers, there was already a highly完善 charter.

Every Night Watcher who left a Void Rift had basically reached Level Five, and their martial strength and will had been tested.

Besides these two great powers’ representatives—

Some representatives of medium and small countries also cut in at this moment.

They, too, were describing the Void situations they had encountered.

At this time, Human noble Duke Helian pulled out a handkerchief and vigorously wiped his shiny forehead, sweat soaking the ornate collar at his neck.

His fat face was piled with misery and lingering terror: "Your... your valor! Truly admirable! But... but our Kingdom of Ter... alas!"

He heaved a heavy sigh, drawing many mocking, derisive looks from the other delegates.

Bobo’s face was filled with disgust.

Though the Night Watchers didn’t know every region like the back of their hand, they understood quite a lot about certain localized problems.

"We... we did discover an... unstable spatial distortion point on the edge of the ’Withered Wasteland’. At first it was just some misshapen beasts... later... later..."

His voice trembled: "It started devouring land! The entire Golden Ear Plains, the Kingdom’s most fertile granary! In less than half a year it... it turned into a dead wasteland where not a blade of grass grows, shrouded in eerie whispers!

"We tried to seal it off, but the Knight Orders we sent... men and horses alike... all... all twisted into purple monstrosities!" The color drained from his face; clearly the scene had scarred him deeply.

"We... we truly had no strength to resist, we could only... only abandon that region, build a quarantine belt... relocate hundreds of thousands of civilians... the losses were disastrous!" His voice broke into a sob, both appealing for sympathy and seeking excuses for humanity’s "inaction"—it wasn’t that they didn’t want to intervene, they simply could not.

"Abandon it?"

Dwarf representative Copper Hill let out a thunderous cold snort, his massive fist slamming onto the table, making cups and plates rattle.

"Coward’s work! That damned rift under the ’Blackstone Mountains’ nearly turned our main vein into a nest of Void worms! We Dwarves did not retreat a single step! We forged a mountain bulwark from adamantite and Runes and sealed that abomination in the depths of the earth!

"We lost two Elite Rune Blacksmith regiments for it! Look at you Humans, running the moment trouble shows up!" His words were full of Dwarven bluntness and contempt for Human cowardice.

Of course, the Night Watchers had some share of the credit there as well, though in truth they hadn’t contributed much help, as at that time the Night Watchers were still busy waging war on rats.

Moreover, that particular Void Rift wasn’t very large; after paying a certain price, it was still brought under control.

Duke Helian’s face flushed red then pale as he defended himself: "Your Majesty Copper-Beard! We... we have Warriors too! It’s just... just that our Power is limited! The speed of that Void corruption was too fast! We..."

"Enough."

Bobo spoke up.

His expression was deeply irritated.

"We Night Watchers have dedicated units, and at this stage we have already spread the Blessing from the world outward.

"I trust those who have been Blessed will be able to effectively resist those Void Vanguard Army troops, yes? You are not without the means to strike back."

As he spoke, he looked at the fat noble.

"Let us make the reclaiming of lost lands the witness of our friendship."

There was no helping it; the Void Vanguard Army rifts, wherever they could still be controlled at this stage, had to be kept in check.

These Void Rifts could also nicely tie up those damned nobles’ energy, allowing the Adventurer’s House to expand more quickly.

Let more of the lower-class commoners obtain digitized Power—for in this Extraordinary world, without sufficient Power, any idea is meaningless.

Even resistance is meaningless.

This was a good opportunity.

...

After leaving the meeting.

Kana entered the interior of the Light Torch.

The inside of this wonder wasn’t some special structure, but a space hidden within.

This space had been expanded, segmented, and concealed inside this wonder, with vast quantities of Rule Power interweaving here.

Seeing that things here were running stably, Kana nodded in satisfaction.

His figure vanished from where he stood.

When he appeared again, he was already in the Abyss.

The 1121st-layer Blood Battle Battlefield.

A place where spaces overlapped and fused.

Here all was desolate; one could only see faint ripples flashing through the murky air.

This signaled that the space in this region was unstable.

The fusion process was still ongoing.

From time to time, Demons would curiously wander over to see what exactly was happening in this region.

Mainly because such spatial instability often resembled the phenomena caused when another world was attempting to link to the Abyss.

The Demons of the Abyss would spread Abyssal knowledge to other worlds; by relying on this knowledge, they could invade other worlds through various forms of prayer.

In such circumstances, it was easy to obtain certain worlds’ coordinates.

After prolonged erosion, that world might slowly drift closer to the Abyss, and then phenomena like the current spatial fluctuations would appear.

With Kana’s arrival—

The Demons that had been prowling around immediately fled outward. They didn’t know who Kana was, but the faint aura of might coming from him was crystal clear to them.

He merely flicked his hand lightly.

Those fleeing Demons exploded at once.

"Can’t leave this place unattended; who knows what damned tricks these Demons will pull next."

Kana muttered to himself, tapping twice in the air.

Not long after, a gap in space opened.

Raelia led the Night Watcher troops back into the Abyss.

Looking at everyone, Kana said,

"When fighting in the Abyss you must remain cautious and vigilant. The Resurrection mechanism does not function here. Only when the spaces in this region have fully fused and overlapped will the world’s Resurrection capability take effect in this area.

Until then, you are still as you once were, so do not grow careless, understood?"

Raelia nodded.

"Don’t worry, I’ve long since accounted for that. Besides, we’re not yet used to the idea that we can be resurrected, are we? Naturally we’ll keep the vigilance we should have in battle, just like before."

Hearing this, Kana gave a slight nod.

"But how much longer will this fusion take?"

"Soon, it won’t be long now."

As he spoke, Kana looked at Raelia.

"This place suits you very well, doesn’t it?"

Raelia nodded with a smile: "Everywhere you look are traces of battle, and what’s more, battles against Demons. War here never stops for a moment."

Raelia was comprehending Rules related to war, and in this Blood Battle Battlefield she was like a fish in water.