"So fallen are involved in this? With one called Queen Hunter no less. Since she specifically mentioned the beast queen, do you think her target for falling is the beast queen?" Madison asked with a frown as everyone sat around the command room.

  "It’s not guaranteed but the chances are high. If someone with her skill set completes her objective and becomes a mindless monster that does nothing but rampage, killing everything she sees, it’s going to be annoying. She was even able to eliminate herself from my perception so killing her would be no easy task. While the system may cause them to become ’mindless’ beasts, there’s no guarantee that they won’t be ’battle smart’. They might retain the knowledge on how to use their skills effectively in combat with the prior experience." Shiro nodded her head with a frown. Having an unstable factor like Ahmiya in the following fight was going to be quite troublesome if they can’t deal with her.

  Since you never know if she’s beside you or not.

  "Honestly, I don’t know if it’s better for the Queens to die or for the fallen to die." Isilia sighed since it was picking the lesser of two evils. Only both evils were just as bad!

  "Well do you think we can team up with the fallen in some way? Even if the others don’t join, just having Ahmiya on the team would be a great help." Silvia asked.

  "Perhaps. We don’t know the goal of the other fallen so it’s a bit risky. Honestly, I might have been lucky that Ahmiya was hostile against Queens that are enemies of humanity, and had something similar to a lie detector. If she didn’t, she might have just assassinated me if I was there personally." Shiro sighed.

  She had her avatar scout out the area before destroying itself since she didn’t want to risk having Ahmiya find out where Asteria was.

  "Is there a way to find her again? You managed to find her this time because you tried to look for her and she responded right?" Helion asked.

  "Maybe. I can begin development on a skill that’ll broadcast a message to those specified using the unique mana signal." Shiro shrugged since she didn’t mind using some time to make a new skill.

  "That might be the best call for now since we don’t know anything about the fallen other than the fact that the system creates them, they’ll do anything to reach their goal and that they’ll become mindless monsters once that goal is reached." Aarim frowned.

  "Do you think there are potentially Queens that we can make an alliance with for now? While this is primarily for the relic, we can’t forget that it’s a gathering of Queens. It’s a good chance to see others and make alliances. I know that we have to be the final victor but it’s still good to get some allies. Even if they’ll become enemies later down the line." Isilia suggested.

  "Mn I know. I’ve got one candidate in mind that I saw in the future but I’m not sure if she’ll be participating in this battle. I’m guessing that she might be a little too busy taking care of her own city so there’s a slim chance that we’ll even see her here." Shiro nodded her head and leaned back slightly.

  Remembering the black-haired girl that created cities of undead to reunite people with one another, Shiro didn’t mind making an alliance with her since it looked as though she cared more for the future than the past.

  "Oh? Who’s this that you’re thinking about?" Lyrica asked curiously.

  "The Undead Queen Misu." Shiro answered.

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  "We’re here your highness. We’re not sure how many Queens are nearby but for now, I believe we should keep a low profile. Our goal is not the relic after all." A man bowed as a black-haired woman walked out of the portal and looked at the two large mountains in the distance with a smile.

  "That’s fine. We don’t know her that well but I think with her personality that she demonstrated in the recordings, she wouldn’t let something like this fall into the wrong hands. She’ll either destroy it or take it for herself." The girl smiled as her emerald eyes flickered at the memory of the Queen she saw on the video.

  "Perhaps. But I think we shouldn’t be hasty. Maybe we should just observe for now. If we reveal ourselves too soon, we might make ourselves a target." The man frowned.

  "Oh, it’s fine. It’s not like I’ll be fighting. Just spectating ok? Spectating." The girl laughed.

  Sighing softly, the man shook his head and made sure the perimeters were clear.

  "We’ll be leaving after we watch for a bit. The city still needs some adjustments to house everyone after all." She smiled while looking around for a place that’s far enough from the battle but close enough so that she could watch everything that happened.

  "We’re already making some preparations to hunt down the Demonic Kraken Husk. Once you return from this expedition, we’ll be ready to launch an offensive. Once the Kraken is slain, the surrounding area should begin healing and we’ll be able to use it as farmland in the future."

  "That’s good. Octopuses should stay in the ocean after all. No point them being on land." The girl giggled softly while jumping up on the tree.

  "To call a level 750 Demonic Kraken an Octopus……" The man muttered with a tired look on his face as if he had heard this kind of thing often.

  Sighing heavily, he massaged his eyes before following behind her.

  "Wow. Such a beautiful place, it’s a shame that everything will be gone in a few days huh?" She sighed seeing the white trees stretch as far as the eyes could see.

  "Indeed. But that’s just the nature of fights between tier 6 beings. If the world didn’t change, it’ll be more than just a forest that disappears." The man narrowed his eyes, remembering what had happened before but quickly dispelled the thoughts.

  "Mn…… that’s true. Say, what do you think is the final goal of all this? We’ve already lived through the new age several times now. Each time a new one begins, our levels reset back to when the new age began in our old world. The system probably removed our memories since I can’t remember what happened near the end but I’ve been through this starting process a few times now. I know I wasn’t close to winning but still." The girl narrowed her eyes.

  "The system keeps lots of things from us. We just have to keep looking forward and help those that need our help. Even if we don’t win in the end. Isn’t that what you vowed to do when you met me?" the man smiled softly.

  "Oh of course. I got this power because I wanted to help them after all. They were unfairly dragged into all of this. But I really and I mean REALLY want to see them tomorrow when the new age ends." The girl smiled happily as the man nodded.

  "I hope so too. I have a good feeling about this new age. Plus, you’re more energetic than before."

  "Am I? I don’t feel any different though." The girl raised an eyebrow.

  "Maybe it’s because you found a Queen who is willing to help people out as you do."

  "Mmm…… That’s true. Let’s hope this is the last new age we have to experience ok?"

  Hearing this, the man nodded his head.

  ’I’ll do everything I can so that you can see tomorrow when the new age ends and the loop breaks.’


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  "Is this the right spot?" I asked, feeling exhausted. After traveling nonstop on the back of Nitha with Edvimar, we managed to arrive at a strange forest of snow that had two large mountains in the distance.

  Our bodies were fatigued since Edvimar brought us through what he calls the tears in the void and cut the journey short.

  They acted as small teleport gates with the end being random but he seemed to be able to control it to some extent. Maybe that’s why he was able to escape from the person he called the watchman. He hasn’t said anything more but from what he’s shown us on the way here, I can guess that his enemy was someone on the level of the Queens. Maybe even higher.

  "Yes, this should be the Frost Giant’s Pass. I’m not sure if they’ll be here. Honestly, you can leave now since this place will be filled with Queens soon. Staying here is tantamount to suicide." Edvimar replied, staring into my eyes as I thought about it. I knew their power considering the destruction caused by a single dragon that showed itself a while back.

  However, I wasn’t about to let someone injured like him look for his wife alone with danger all around him.

  "Don’t worry about it. We’ll watch from afar. It’s not like you’ll be fighting the Queens, will you? We’ll keep an eye out and if we find your wife, we’ll see if we can get to her ok?" I replied.

  The rest of the party was happy with this decision and showed their support.

  Hearing the support, Edvimar chuckled and nodded his head.

  "Ok, let’s fly low for now since a few Queens might already be here. I don’t want to be killed before seeing my wife."