On the other hand, Alex felt no regrets. He had managed to gather many rewards from this place, after
all. This was especially for the four shattered Chaos Beads, which was practically a dream come
through.
âWhat was it that cut you up this badly? Was it a Puppet Immortal?â Alex asked.
âThey⦠They were ghosts⦠Ghosts! There are ghosts here!â
Hermione Yggdrasil seemed distracted and incoherent.
Alex bristled, wondering if he should just leave her here to fend for herself.
Just then, among the ruins, a slender looking woman walked out.
âPuppet Immortal!â
Alex had killed hundreds of such puppets on the way here and was naturally no stranger to them.
Every puppet looked exactly the same.
Alex drew his Dragon Bone Sword and waited for the Puppet Immortal to approach them.
Strangely, this female puppet did not immediately rush up to fight and kill them, unlike the others that
Alex had decimated before her.
âAlright, Iâll make a move first. I can save some energy by doing so anyway!â Alex thought to himself
and concentrated his energy.
However, the female puppet stood still and looked at him. Then, she said, âDummy, why did you save
her?â
Alex froze.
âYouâre..?â
âIâm Mask!â the female puppet said.
âHuh..?â
Alex looked at the female puppet in a daze. He felt a little uncomfortable. Mask had saved him before,
but Mask had clearly been a man. So why was Mask a female now, all of a sudden?!
âYouâre Mask? Which one is your real body? Are you a male or female?!â
The female puppet laughed lightly, her voice chirpy like a bird. âSince Iâm a Mask, how can you
distinguish between genders?â
Alex glanced at Neela. Alex couldnât understand this person called Mask.
Mask then said, âFollow me. Time is running out.â
Alex hesitated slightly, but he still pulled Neelaâs hand and followed after Mask. As for Hermione, he
had already tried his best. Whether she lived or died now would depend on her destiny.
Hermione, too, was upset after getting abandoned like that.
âHey, are you going to leave me behind just like that? Didnât you say youâre my masterâs husband?â
âYou didnât believe it.â
âIf you take me with you, Iâll believe you. â
âI killed your entire family, arenât you going to avenge them?â
âI⦠Iâm not of the Yggdrasil bloodline. They donât count as family.â
Mask, who had been walking in front, saw that Hermione called Alex back halfway. She had really no
more time, so Mask simply walked back and threw Hermione over her shoulder. âLetâs go!â
Even with the added weight of Hermione on her, she still moved extremely swiftly. She navigated the
stone ruins with familiar ease, as though she knew the place like the back of her hand.
***
At this time, the sun had set, and the full moon could be seen high in the sky. The moon was
particularly round, but it didnât look quite the same as the regular moon one would see.
Alex truly had doubts on whether this was the same moon as its Earth counterpart.
At this time, the ruins in front of them suddenly changed, and a strange scene appeared. The ground
which they were walking on was rapidly evolving. Like how the river, the sea, the grass, and trees had
gone through a long history of change, the pile of stone ruins was suddenly gone, replaced by a
solemn sunset sanctuary.
The moment of sunset was when the sanctuary came alive.
Alex and Neela felt a deep shock running through. Following behind Mask, the two stepped through the
doors of the sanctuary. They were met with the sight of a throne with a tall back.
On the throne, was a woman with her eyes closed.
Alex felt that this woman was unusually familiar, as though he had seen her somewhere before. Then,
he became flabbergasted.
âSheâs..?â
âF*ck, that canât be possible, right?!â