Here... entering the Realm of Consciousness?
Calamity of Silence was greatly surprised.
It was not Hekezord; after leaving the confines of the Tower of Origin, it found it difficult to establish a connection with the Realm of Consciousness on its own. Even if it could briefly touch the source of magic, it would not be possible to find Valkyries in the vast undercurrents.
So why would the Nightmare Lord transmit this message?
It looked around, the entire hilltop was silent, and the Eye Guards issued no warnings. Even the only soldier standing before it had empty hands, without carrying their prized firearms.
Then... it wouldn't hurt to try.
If it failed, it would not be too late to discuss it with Hekezord.
Thinking of this, Calamity of Silence slowly closed its eyes, attempting to sense that extremely subtle fluctuation—and at that moment, an extremely powerful force enveloped it! It was shocked and wanted to break free, but was simply powerless. The barrier between the two realms, which had been like a quagmire where moving an inch was difficult, became as light as a bubble. Almost without effort, it connected to the Realm of Consciousness! Even with its eyes closed, it could feel the surging magic around it—
This was an experience Calamity of Silence had never had before.
Even meditating while leaning against the Tower of Origin would not have such an effect!
It even had the illusion that it was about to undergo another advancement.
All the feelings were but a matter of an instant.
Before it could generate more thoughts, everything had come to a standstill.
But that was not true stillness—Calamity of Silence felt a slight buzzing sound coming from directly in front, accompanied by a gentle warm breeze. The wind was very dry and stable, with almost no change in intensity. It could not find any corresponding scenario in its hundreds of years of memory.
Calamity of Silence slowly opened its eyes.
It found itself in a small room. Although the room had poor lighting, it was not dim. A huge, luminous magic stone above its head was emitting a bright white light, illuminating every corner of the room brightly.
The source of the sound and warm breeze was a strange contraption on the wall—it was neither wood nor metal, the material seemed to be between the two, and the texture of the vents was incredibly delicate.
Is this... the Realm of Consciousness?
Why had it never seen these things before?
"Is this the person you've been looking for?"
A strange voice suddenly sounded behind it.
Calamity of Silence instinctively reached for its long sword, and turned around at the same time—
"Well, long time no see, Serrossi."
It stood frozen in place.
This was not the reunion it had long awaited. In the Ephemeral Pool, it saw the other every day, but at this moment, it truly understood the difference between the two. The slightly raised corner of the mouth, the vivid gaze, and the extremely familiar voice... every detail stirred unspeakable waves in its heart.
"Lord Valkyries..."
"That title is indeed nostalgic," the Nightmare smiled slightly. "But now that you are a Lord, and on the same level as me, there is no need to use past honorifics."
"What exactly is going on—" Serrossi suddenly stopped, because it saw the male next to the Nightmare! In the Divine Realm, it was this dangerous human who had launched a cold-blooded attack on it! "—So this is the guy who imprisoned you?"
"Does it seem like it?" Valkyries asked rhetorically.
"..." Silence's hand was on the hilt of the sword, but it was difficult to draw it out for a moment.
Indeed, not only did the two appear together, but their attitudes towards each other did not seem hostile. Could it be... he was the one who was persuaded by the Nightmare?
"Welcome to the Dream World. Let me give you a brief introduction. I am Roland Wimbledon, King of Graycastle, and also the leader of the Witch Union," the other said, spreading his hands.
"You can speak my race's language?" Silence said in disbelief.
"Want to hear it again?" Roland slowly repeated it.
Only then did it realize that it was neither the language commonly used in the human kingdoms, nor the language of its race, but an extremely strange language, yet it could understand its meaning!
In other words, no matter what language the three spoke, they could all understand each other.
"You can treat it as a communication of consciousness, in short... these are all minor details." Roland made a gesture of invitation, "To be honest, it is not easy to facilitate such a meeting, so we should seize the time as much as possible and focus our energy on the issues that need to be resolved urgently. Come, let's sit down and talk over a meal."
Talk... over a meal?
Foolish, did he not know that eating and drinking was completely unnecessary for higher-level advanced beings?
Valkyries must have endured him for a long time.
However, Silence saw the Nightmare Lord happily sitting down at the table, and picking up the exquisite porcelain cup in front of her.
Uh...
It followed suit and sat down somewhat blankly.
"Although time is tight, if there is no basic trust, then everything that follows will be impossible." Roland went straight to the point, "And it may not be easy to make you believe me in a short period of time, so Valkyries will be responsible for answering your questions."
"That's for the best," Valkyries gave Roland a meaningful look, "I also have many questions I want to ask it."
Then the Nightmare simply recounted how she entered the Dream World, and what she had seen and heard here, and also mentioned the situation on the Western Front from time to time. Silence finally understood the general experience of its losing its consciousness in the Sea of Consciousness, but that was all it was—because everything was so unbelievable, it was really hard to understand why the human male, who had no magic at all, would gain the favor of the Realm of Consciousness.
"So... this is the origin of the new human legacy?" Silence said with difficulty.
"You can understand it that way," Roland replied, "But I prefer to treat it as a complete world, a world that, like us, is facing the threat of the Gods and is on the verge of destruction."
It did not want to believe any humans, but there were some things it could not help but believe, such as the conscious realm that was called the Dream. Looking out from the window, it could be seen that it was surprisingly large, so large that one could not see the end of it at a glance. Not to mention whether the Gods were really going to destroy this place, just looking at its scope, it far surpassed the Lord's Dominating Throne.
There were also those unnamed ornaments and utensils - they all had one thing in common, which was that they were incredibly exquisite. The fact that so much energy could be spent on such everyday items was enough to show how amazing the power contained in its foundation was. If humans were using this power, then the huge changes shown in the Third Battle of Divine Will would not seem strange.
Of course, the most important thing was Valkyries.
Her vision and ideas were far superior to its own. If she had not raised any objections on the spot, then that in itself was convincing.
However... it was a little too difficult for Serrossi to absorb all this massive amount of information at once.
"By the way, I want to know what made Hekezord decide to contact Valkyries directly, instead of continuing to wait?" Roland asked proactively when he saw that it had not spoken for a long time, "This is not in line with its style."
Silence first looked at Valkyries, and after she nodded, it explained the reason.
Roland was not surprised that the Lord of the Celestial Dome had confirmed the existence of the Bottomless Land at the northern end of the Dawn Realm. He had already learned of the news from Joan, and now that he thought about it, it was normal for Hekezord to verify this information.
But the second piece of news was completely different.
"You mean... the Black Stone Domain has been invaded by the Heavenly Sea Realm?" Valkyries showed a look of shock, "Isn't that the front line defended by the main force of the race?"
"That's what the King said. I don't know the specifics, but according to the information I got from Facade, the enemy has undergone a great evolution."