Chapter 673 - 671: The Tool Squad

The mist in front gradually dissipated.

As her vision cleared, Hilia found herself in a massive underground space, facing a gigantic creature.

"Is this... the place I’ve been to before?"

The creature in front of her was exactly the same as the one she had seen underground at the source of pollution.

Yet, in a daze, Hilia felt something was different.

Thud thud! Thud thud! Thud thud...

The heartbeat-like sound echoed again.

Hilia frowned, about to warn Phil about the demon tide, but when she turned around, she didn’t see Phil anywhere.

While she was puzzled, Rose’s voice came, "She received a call from Haroldias, so she went to a place that’s the same but a little different."

"What place?"

"The Land of Slumber of Haroldias, where his soul resides."

Rose slowly walked toward the gigantic creature, speaking lightly as he approached it:

"Moreover, this isn’t the same place you visited before; this is a mirrored Subspace."

Referring to reality, creating a mirrored Subspace Mini World was not unfamiliar to Hilia.

Most relics had such a scenario, so Hilia wasn’t surprised if it was the case here as well.

"So, Phil and I entered different Subspaces after we came in?"

Hilia followed Rose’s steps and walked forward.

"What is the purpose of this Subspace here?"

Hilia curiously looked around.

The heartbeat-like sound continued to resonate.

But no trace of demons appeared around.

Moreover, Hilia didn’t sense any pollution here.

The atmosphere felt similar to the outside world.

Hilia even felt it was purer than outside—because even if the outside world appeared unpolluted, it actually concealed some hard-to-detect pollution.

Pollution had long spread throughout the world, but in most areas, the concentration wasn’t enough to affect daily life, similar to bacteria.

"This Subspace should be designed by Haroldias to deal with intruders. Like now, when you and Phil came in, only Phil could enter the core area, and you could only come here."

While speaking, Rose glanced back, "The Elf Race people are here too."

"Hmm..."

Hilia looked back and indeed saw a five-member team of Elf Mages rushing in.

Seeing that the Tier Six Mages weren’t among them, Hilia quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Looks like they believed what I said and didn’t dare to send Tier Six Mages in, fortunately."

The Elf team, seeing Hilia, quickly approached her.

"Miss Xi, is this... the pollution node buried beneath the Elf Royal City that the King mentioned?"

Buried beneath the Elf Royal City?

Seeing their unsurprised expressions, Hilia’s mind was stirred.

Combining the Elf Elder’s previous words, she had a guess.

"So, the place we previously explored was exactly beneath the Elf Royal City?"

"Yes."

Rose confirmed Hilia’s suspicion.

"The ’heart’ of the Array is indeed under the Elf Royal City. That ’Evil God’ is using the Holy Tree to channel life energy to the ’heart’, allowing it to continuously renew the pollution, make the pollution flow, and combine with life elements. It’s quite an intriguing move; I think I’ve figured out what he plans to do."

"What is he planning?"

Hilia asked eagerly.

She felt Rose might not tell her, but she still looked full of anticipation.

"He plans to merge the pollution with various types of Magic Power, to give birth to a new power, thereby breaking through the limitations of the Divine Format."

"A new power?"

Hilia blinked.

"Yes, such knowledge is a bit advanced for you now. I’ll explain it to you when there’s a chance in the future."

Hilia pouted, "Alright."

Seeing Hilia’s slightly disgruntled expression, Rose chuckled softly, adding, "But I can tell you that my path of cultivation actually follows this kind of power. You could also call it, Primordial Power, Power of the Stars... either way."

Saying this, Rose showed a peculiar expression, "In some less traditional terms, I actually called it ’Psychic Power’ before. In short, just knowing the name is enough. The ’Evil God’ should call it Primordial Power. Alright, you have some Elves to fool, don’t zone out for too long."

"Hmm, alright then."

Having learned so many unknown secrets, Hilia’s curiosity was satisfied, and she didn’t pursue further questions.

At that moment, she stood before the gigantic monster, seemingly lost in thought while staring at it.

Those who came in weren’t adventurers, and they knew barely anything about exploration; in fact, they were clueless.

The situation was urgent, and the Elf King could only send them over quickly, not having time to issue further orders.

Clearly, those guarding the Holy Tree were not adventure-savvy investigators either.

Thus, they could only look at Hilia expectantly. If she didn’t speak, they wouldn’t either, fearing to inadvertently cause any disturbance.

Most of them were close confidants of the Elf King, and some had even participated in investigating ’Xi’, aware of what ’Xi’ had accomplished.

Toward this Elf who apparently also received blessings from the Gods, and liked to secretly protect the Elf Race, they naturally held good feelings.

This time, ’Xi’ suddenly arrived under the Holy Tree, using withered elements to open the entrance to the underground. They naturally believed Hilia was striving to resolve the disaster, just like the previous times.

At that moment, unable to contact the Elf King, the team leader, after heavy consideration, decided to see what Hilia would say first.

"The King sent us in not to investigate, but to ensure Miss Xi’s safety, so all we have to do is watch over Miss Xi. If she needs anything, we can assist," the team leader thought.

Hilia was unaware of their thoughts. Recollecting from the conversation with Rose, she looked at the five people behind her. Seeing them taking no action, she remarked, "Didn’t the King give you any tasks? Why are you watching me? Go do your work."

The team leader responded, "Our task from the King is to ensure Miss Xi’s safety."

"I don’t need any protection."

"Uh... perhaps Miss Xi might find a use for us."

"This..."

Hilia’s eyes shifted as she roughly guessed the intentions of the small team.

Observing their movements and expressions, she could tell they were clueless about exploration and investigation.

"It seems their task isn’t to investigate the underground situation, but to keep an eye on me. If that’s the case, if I don’t use you, it would be wasting the Elf King’s ’goodwill’."

Hilia’s eyes narrowed slightly as she smiled and said, "I do have some matters I’d like to request your help with. Can you assist me?"

"Please say! We will complete the task!"