Nott, Ull, and Yord had already reached the end of the tunnel.
After everything they had been through inside the Dark Elf kingdom, only a few steps remained before they left the continent entirely.
The three advanced cautiously until they emerged from the tunnel. The moment they crossed its final passages, they found themselves standing at the borders of the Mira continent.
Before them stretched the vast, endless ocean, its waves moving gently under the light of the sky.
Nott paused for a few moments, then smiled smugly as he looked at the ocean ahead of him.
Their plan had succeeded.
In fact, it had succeeded even better than they had expected.
None of them had suffered any real harm, and they hadn't even had to engage in any actual combat.
They had entered the Dark Elf kingdom, caused chaos among the different factions, exploited that chaos to reach the seed, and then managed to take it and escape without anyone discovering their true identities.
This alone was enough to make Nott feel extremely proud of himself.
He looked at Ull and Yord, then said with a broad smile:
"We did it."
Ull smiled as well, while Yord looked at the continent behind them for a few moments before turning around.
Nott said:
"And now... to Asgard."
The three of them set off at great speed over the sea, heading towards Asgard.
They were thrilled with the immense success of their plan, and none of them anticipated that other forces had already begun to mobilize because of what had happened on the Mira continent.
Elsewhere...
Within one of the territories belonging to the Fallen Isles of the Demons, a Demon Commander was overseeing the deployment of armies and Lords to the Fallen Isles to reinforce their defensive lines there and weaken the enemy's lines.
The situation everywhere was turbulent due to the war, and the major powers were deploying their soldiers and followers across various regions.
Suddenly...
The Demon Commander sensed something strange.
He stopped what he was doing and looked at the message crystal he had with him.
The crystal began to glow faintly.
The demon raised an eyebrow in surprise.
"Hmm...?"
He quickly grabbed it.
It was very strange for the crystal to receive a message at this time and in this place.
In times of war, all the major powers were spreading their energies across different regions, making sending or receiving messages using transmission crystals extremely difficult, if not almost impossible.
But the Commander knew there was a special type of crystal crafted specifically for such circumstances.
A unique crystal capable of sending only a single message during these times...
And after sending it, the crystal shatters and becomes useless.
These crystals were incredibly rare.
Only the great powers possessed such things.
The Demon Commander swiftly brought out the crystal, focused on it, and prepared to listen to the message.
Moments later...
The message reached him.
He listened to it to the end, then a look of disdain appeared on his face.
He said:
"Hmph... the Dark Elf race."
He fell silent for a moment, pondering the matter.
He didn't think helping them was worth much attention, but he realized that aiding the Dark Elves could ultimately be beneficial to them in the end, so he sighed.
After a few moments of thought, he said:
"Very well... it is best we fulfill their request."
Then, he swiftly issued his orders.
He decided to dispatch some Lords and demons to the Fallen Isles to flank around the islands and assist the Dark Elves if they managed to reach the Mira continent.
For everyone knew that the Dark Elves had always acted as the eyes of the Demons on the Mira continent.
And their presence there had been advantageous to them for a long time.
Because of this, the Demon Commander saw no issue in offering them some assistance.
Meanwhile...
Nott, Ull, and Yord continued their rapid dash towards Asgard.
They were distancing themselves from the Mira continent, unaware of what was beginning to move toward them.
Nor did they know that what had transpired within the Mira continent had not only made them enemies of the Dark Elves...
But had also made them enemies of the Demon race.
And worse yet...
The path they were taking now would lead them straight into a confrontation with the Demons very soon.
Nott thought the hardest part of his plan was over.
But the reality was completely different.
Their pursuit had begun before they even realized they had become a target.
And the forces mobilizing after them...
Were the Demon race.
(Author's Note):
Hello everyone! Thank you for your continuous support of this novel; your comments and interactions mean the world to me.
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