Rosen, with his hands behind his back, walked leisurely along a dark forest path like a retired veteran.

Beside him, Belldandy looked around alertly, his right hand always on the hilt of the Sword of Annihilation: "Your Majesty, I suggest you be more vigilant. Although I will do my best to protect you, my ability is limited and it is difficult to guarantee absolute safety."

Rosen naturally would not say that he had raised the alert intensity of "Heart of the God of War" to the highest level.

He took out a handful of roasted chestnuts from the Treasure House of Time and Space, threw the chestnuts into his mouth, and said with a smile, "It's okay, we've reached the edge of the forest. Even if there are monsters, they are just minor characters."

Belldandi was not used to Rosen's always casual attitude, but she also knew that the strength of the emperor in front of her was unfathomable, so she could only shrug slightly and mutter unwillingly.

"Your Majesty, even small characters can accomplish great things."

Rosen heard it clearly and said with a smile: "Yes, that little character mentioned above is likely to achieve great things."

About fifty meters ahead, the person regarded as a minor character by Rosen was the traitor of the Eye of Dawn Mage Society, Oriande, who had been rescued earlier.

He was unaware of the two people following him, and continued to be cautious as always, groping his way back along the same route he had taken.

After more than half an hour of safe travels, they arrived at the eastern edge of the poisonous fog forest. Many paths trampled by people began to appear in the forest.

In addition, you can see many traces of battles and often see human corpses.

Some had died not long ago, some had been gnawed to pieces by animals, and some had simply rotted into bones.

The causes of death are also bizarre.

Some were killed by swords, some died from various spells, some were bitten, and finally there were some unlucky ones who simply killed themselves.

After walking for a while, Rosen saw a dead body sitting on the ground. It looked like he had been dead for less than three days.

After a little investigation to determine the cause of death, I couldn't help but sigh.

"This guy is such an unlucky guy."

How did he die? Judging from the traces around him, he fell heavily and sat on the ground.

There happened to be a pointed hardwood stake on the ground that had been chopped off at an angle, and the unfortunate guy was poked half a meter into the stake through his anus.

Belldandy commented: "He didn't die at the time. He wailed and struggled for most of the day before he died."

Rosen sighed again: "How miserable."

After walking a little further, I saw the body of a young woman.

Judging from the situation, the person had just died and the blood had not yet coagulated, and the body was still warm.

After looking at the traces around and the wounds on the body, Rosen came to this conclusion.

"He must have been tortured to death by some kind of monster with an elephant trunk. From the information I have so far, the locals call this monster Nagru, which means sex demon."

Belldandy cast a spell on the corpse and buried it in the ground: "This world is totally out of order."

“That’s why it’s called the Abyss.”

After walking forward for a while, the two completely walked out of the poisonous fog forest and entered a plain covered with weeds.

Although it is a plain, there are still many building ruins.

However, these debris are short and have been cleaned up. Their height and density are far less than the poisonous fog forest, so they do not block the view much.

At a glance, you can see in the distance a group of buildings consisting of thatched houses, wooden houses, earthen houses, stone houses and uncleaned debris. Many people can be seen moving around in the complex and its surrounding areas.

Rosen quietly introduced the situation to Beludandi: "Gray City is the largest ruined city on the west side of the Poison Mist Forest. It is controlled by the Eye of Dawn Mage Society and has a permanent population of over 80,000 people."

Belldandy climbed up a rock and looked out at a large-scale fight on the outskirts of the city. "What's going on?"

"It should be a fight among the underground gangs in Gray City."

Belldandy was puzzled: "The number of participants has exceeded 400. With such a large scale, will the Eye of Dawn Mage just ignore it?"

"As long as there is no fighting in the city, the Mage Guild will not care."

"At the same time, all the gangs in Gray City have protection umbrellas in the Mage Guild."

"As long as they pay enough tribute and behave themselves in the city, the Mage Guild won't care even if one gang kills all of the other gang."

This information was passed to him by Liv and is very useful.

After hearing this, Belldandy pursed his lips and said, "It seems that what Oriande said is right. The Eye of Dawn is indeed a minion of the devil. Its ultimate goal is to turn the mortal world into a hopeless mess."

Rosen nodded: "Indeed. And many wise men among mortals have seen this."

He withdrew his gaze from the fighting gangs and continued to focus on Oriande: "From what I have observed, Oriande should have been raised by the Eye of Dawn since he was a child."

"Normally, such a person would be very loyal to the Mage Society. So I am very curious about what kind of incident happened that made him so determined to destroy the Mage Society."

Belldandy thought for a moment and said, "Maybe he was inspired by a certain sage?"

Rosen thought so too: "It is most likely not a single sage, but a secret organization composed of many sages."

At this time, Oriande was crouching, using the cover of weeds to sneak towards the Gray City.

The two followed and talked at the same time.

Belldandy asked: "Your Majesty, what do you think he is going to do?"

Rosen laughed and said, "He must have accomplices, and one of them must have been arrested."

"Now that he has not only obtained a powerful magical weapon, but also has us as his backers, the most likely reason for him to return as soon as possible is definitely to rescue people."

Belldandy thought so too, but a trace of worry appeared in his heart.

She pointed to the glowing ring in the sky and said, "Your Majesty, if we alert the people up there, will we be in danger?"

She personally felt that with her current 17th ring strength and the magic weapon she possessed, she should have no problem dealing with strong mortals.

If you provoke the other party and send a battle puppet like the Dawn Guardian, or use a devastating high-energy weapon on the ground, it would be a nightmare for the mortal world.

Rosen smiled slightly: "Of course we will alarm the people in heaven, but the people in heaven will never use high-energy weapons against the mortal world."

"Because Queen Egdelyn has the highest veto power, and she has always advocated rebuilding the Eternal Empire in the mortal world, and will never allow the massacre of mortal civilians."

The news was told to him by the sisters Adela.

It is not certain whether it is reliable, but in the 100 years since the end of the Abyss High-Energy War, the power of high-energy weapons has indeed never appeared in the mortal world again.

Belldandy was still worried: "What if?"

"We can't entrust our safety to a queen we've never met, can we?"

That's true.

Rosen was naturally prepared. He smiled and said, "You're right."

“Real security still has to be in our own hands.”

As he spoke, he reached into his pocket and pulled out an arm bracelet.

"Escape Ring, worn on your left arm, will not affect your swordplay, and will also have some defensive effects."

"If you're in real danger, activate it and it will teleport you to safety."

Belldandi put on the bracelet immediately and found that the size was just right, neither too big nor too small. It was obviously made specially for her, and she was immediately delighted.

"Your Majesty, why are you willing to give me this good thing only now?"

"Because we didn't have any use for it before, and now, I plan to act separately from you."

"You are responsible for observing and protecting Oriande's safety from behind. Don't interfere in anything he does, just make sure he's alive."

Belldandy shrugged: "This mission is a bit boring."

"It is true, but it is very important and may even affect our future destiny."

The extremely powerful talent for time made Rosen vaguely feel the extraordinaryness of the young Oriande.

This young man is a participant and even the creator of many important moments in time.

He is likely to profoundly change the fate of the abyss of suffering.

With the help of this wind, his journey to becoming a god would be smoother.

On the other side, upon hearing this, Belldandy immediately took it seriously: "Yes, Your Majesty, I will do my best to protect him, but Your Majesty's safety is fine, I am worrying too much."

Rosen was still a little worried and continued to advise: "If you encounter irresistible danger, don't fight hard. Keeping yourself alive is more important than anything else."

"Also, don't use killing to solve any problem. Unless necessary, try to leave people alive."

In front of him, Belldandi was as obedient as a rabbit, that was because she was completely tamed by him, but she was actually a female war god in essence, a sharp knife that could kill people without blinking an eye and had no taboos.

He was a little worried that the crimson knife was too sharp and might cause some trouble that would be difficult to resolve.

Belldandy was a little reluctant: "Your Majesty, isn't that too merciful?"

Rosen said seriously: "It's not about being merciful, it's about leaving more possibilities for change in the future."

As he spoke, he pointed to his forehead again and said, "You now have a very powerful gift of time. Make good use of this power and don't waste it."

Belldandi still doesn't quite understand Rosen's actions, but she now sees herself as the sword in the hands of Emperor Rosen.

A sharp sword does not need to have its own self-awareness. It will do whatever its master tells it to do.

"I understand, Your Majesty."

"Very good, then we will start to act separately."

As he spoke, Rosen quietly activated the "Secret Passage Technique".

He now possesses a powerful soul of 20 rings, and his insight into time has reached several levels.

The "Secret Path" he performed was performed with almost no ripples. The spell was completed quietly, and his real body had left, leaving behind only a phantom of time and space that was difficult to distinguish between true and false.

When the phantom finished its last sentence, it turned into a ball of light mist and dissipated, and Rosen disappeared.

Belldandy no longer had any intention of exploring Rosen's methods.

Because it's useless to explore, you can't find the answer at all.

This is good, because the more powerful Rosen, the master, is, the brighter her future as a slave will be.

Seeing that Oriande had reached the edge of the Gray City, Berudandi immediately quickened his pace and followed him, muttering to himself.

"Young man, I want to see what tricks you can come up with."

On the other side, Rosen changed his appearance and entered the Gray City from another direction.

As soon as he entered the Gray City, he smelled a strong aroma of barbecue. Looking up, he saw a lot of smoke in the sky ahead and could faintly hear the sound of tragic wailing.

His brows suddenly frowned.

"Is the wizard burning people again?"

Will update as normal tomorrow.

(End of this chapter)