The magic cards I made are absolutely flawless!

Afterwards, Chloeux led Talomatti and Eve to a reception room and set them in, instructing the servants to serve them refreshments.

Chloeux, who always stayed at the Happy Group, knew Tata's characteristics, so she instructed the servants to treat them as honored guests.

Next, he led Dekan to the office of the Chief Steward of the Interior.

After confirming that no one was outside and closing the door, Chloex could no longer contain her excitement and strode up to Dekan, asking him:

"Dekan, how have you been these past six months?"

"It was alright, quite relaxing. I even learned a pretty good spell from Sheen. I'll show it off to you guys when I get back."

Dekan's answer slightly surprised Chloeux.

Grandpa's youth is over, and Dekan has actually started learning magic himself.

And what kind of underworld effects could magic that even Dekan praised so highly have?

But before Chloeux could ask anything else, Dekan quickly grabbed Chloeux's shoulders, looked at him seriously, and asked:

"Tell me first, how has the situation been in the present world in the last six months?"

“Sigh, it’s very serious. So Morion, Clay, and I have been trying to find a Shadow World like this and summon you in as well.”

Chloeux sighed.

He then gestured for Dekan to sit on the sofa first, and waited for him to slowly recount the changes that had occurred in the past six months.

A month after Dekan and Sheen disappeared, the Empire launched a full-scale war, and the present world is now in a state similar to the war between the Holy Kingdom of the Demon Realm.

But that's not the worst of it.

After the war began, the behemoth that was the Kingdom Federation disintegrated.

On one hand, the Empire's special forces had been plotting for a long time, secretly triggering many key conflicts between the northern and southern countries.

On the other hand, the North-South conflict within the Kingdom Federation was already a ticking time bomb. With the loss of Sheen, the most crucial core figure, the Empire, which had been planning and preparing for this for a long time, easily detonated it at the most opportune moment.

In just six months, most of the northern kingdoms have fallen.

Once the northern kingdoms have been conquered by the empire, the central kingdoms will be next to suffer.

This includes their homeland, the Kingdom of Norton.

The empire's ambitions are obvious: the emperor wants to achieve what the Saron Empire failed to accomplish a thousand years ago—to completely unify the world.

In addition to the threat from the Empire, new evil forces are lurking in the shadows of the war.

The remnants of the Resurrected Church have now almost disappeared.

In order to get rid of the incompetent pope Decan, under the leadership of several bishops, they gradually abandoned the name of the Resurrected Church and merged with the Tribulations, giving birth to the Newborn Tribulations.

No one knows what kind of trouble they might cause; they are even more terrifying than an empire that values ​​order and discipline.

Fortunately, the newborn Calamity is far less powerful than the previous Church of Resurrection, and Chloex was able to learn a great deal of core information about the newborn Calamity immediately.

Dekan had planted a spy within the Calamity Clan as early as their emergence, and now holds a very high position among the new Calamity Clan.

The overall situation in the world shows almost no signs of improvement, and the Empire is far stronger than most existing intelligence suggests.

To halt the Empire's rapid advance, the Kingdom Federation would need to return to its former complete state, possibly with the addition of the Church of Resurrection to provide balance.

"This shadow world lasts for a full six months, which is really bad. Even if we can help you escape, the Empire will probably be close to the Kingdom of Norton by then."

After Chloex finished explaining the current state of affairs, he sighed.

"It's alright, I'll take care of it."

Although Dekan clenched his fists, his tone of reply was extremely calm.

He had long wanted to reorganize the empire.

The [Battlefield of Annihilation] is about to descend, and the empire is even stirring up internal strife.

There's also a cute little guy named Adair, waiting for him to go back and properly separate from Mir.

Although the current situation appears to be collapsing in the eyes of the Kingdom's people, the turning point is also very clear.

Once Dekan and Sheen are brought back, it will be time for the Kingdom Federation to reunite and launch a counterattack against the Empire!

As for the newborn suffering many.

Do you think that by escaping the pain and turning to the Lord of Calamity, you can escape from my grasp?

Dekan couldn't help but sneer.

No terrorist can escape the purge of this international counterterrorism expert.

Hearing Dekan's words and seeing his expression, Chloeux felt incredibly relieved.

Even if Dekan is only at the fifth rank.

But he is already the man who defeated even Agamemnon, the former pope of the world's strongest resurrected church!

He is also Chloeux's most trusted partner.

"Oh, right, these are for you."

Chloix took out ten Tier 1 white cards and handed them to Dekan.

This is the portable card-making tool kit that Dekan is familiar with.

This time, since the Shadow World Cat Teacher didn't come in, Chloex, who had the most card slots, carried the cards that Dekan needed.

Dekan nodded and accepted the cards.

With this set of tools, he can create cards in the Shadow World, crafting key materials into cards and bringing them back to the Demon King's Tomb in the mortal world. He can then use this set of tools to break down the cards into materials to repair the [Space Jump Device].

"Before Mir left, he gave Morion a set of blueprints, which Morion should have memorized by now. The merchant who is currently negotiating with Len is Morion. When we meet him, he will give it to you."

Chloeux added.

"Okay! Thank you!"

Dekan felt that his teammates were incredibly reliable.

The blueprints that Mir gave to Morion must be the key design blueprints for the [Space Jump Device].

After all, Shadow Bishop is a core member of the development team.

As a merchant, Morion must have collected a lot of precious materials that Dekan would need in the Holy Kingdom along the way.

When Dekan took Agamemnon away, he was prepared to win, but he had no idea what the consequences would be.

Killing Agamemnon was his limit at that time.

However, his true escape route was paved for him by his companions.

Dekan was certain that he had a way to return to the present world.

He put the card away and finally asked, somewhat nervously:

Where is Cornelia?

Dekan actually wanted to ask Chloeux the moment he saw her.

"After you defeated the Pope, she took Cat Teacher directly from the Kingdom of Philowen back to her hometown, the Kingdom of Vihart. Later, due to the turbulent situation and her concern for her mother being alone, she did not return to the Kingdom of Norton for the time being."

"Don't worry about her. The Kingdom of Vihart in the south is much safer than the Kingdom of Norton. And even if you're gone, no one will dare to touch her because of the reputation you left in the Kingdom Federation."

"And she should be quite close to the sixth rank."

"Chloeux said."

Dekan nodded.

My biggest worry can now be put to rest.

Cornelia was already very strong. Once she reached the sixth rank, with her monstrous strength and epic spell buffs, even an eighth-rank opponent would be crushed by her overwhelming divine power.

The SSS-level attribute growth potential, which only exists in legends, means that once you get through the rather awkward mid-game, you'll truly enter the invincible late game, easily defeating opponents one tier higher and going head-to-head with opponents two tiers higher.

If one day she can reach the ninth rank, perhaps even the Chaos God will die under her Book of Killing.

If I can quickly end this shadow world, I can return to the real world and find Cornelia again.

But after talking for so long, it seems like Chloe hasn't mentioned anyone at all?

"Wait, isn't Clay also in this Shadow World?"

Dekan sat up straight and stared at Chloeux as he asked.

“Clay…”

Chloeux pursed her lips, a bitter expression on her face.

All right.

Dekan already knew things were going badly.

This guy has never been normal since he appeared!

However, Dekan really couldn't imagine what kind of trouble Clay could come up with with such a simple and straightforward task as "meet in the territory within 60 days"!

"Clay is now the Holy Kingdom's number one wanted criminal..."

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Dekan was stunned by what he heard, and then, in a state of mental collapse, he clutched his head.

He knew it would turn out like this!

Join forces? Bring thousands of troops to join us?

Are you here to mess with us?!

As far as Dekan knew, the Holy Kingdom was larger than both the Kingdom Federation and the Saron Empire, and even the former Lord of Calamity had failed to earn the title of the Kingdom Federation's number one wanted target.

It's easy to imagine how valuable this is.

Dekan couldn't figure out for a moment how Clay had acquired such a prestigious title in just one month, and quickly asked:

"What did he do? Was his collusion with the demons discovered?"

"No, it's not that complicated."

Chloeux shook her head in anguish.

"He went to assassinate the Holy Emperor."