After a few more days of travel, Thirteen finally arrived at the valley where the main battle between the Ratmen and Lizardmen took place.
Drazzat had told him its location, so he immediately ordered Rocky to head in that direction.
Tiona's clone, who had scouted ahead, informed him that there were over a hundred Ratmen who stayed behind and had set up camp within the valley.
They were a sizable force, but their number was not enough to challenge the combined armies of the Lizardmen.
'It might just be the officers of the Ratmen who want to meet me,' Thirteen thought.
Erica and Sherry had already told him that the King of the Ratmen had mentioned in passing that their commanders would be waiting to meet him in Keebo Valley.
Of course, they were most likely there to convince the teenage boy to return the Shard of Origin to them.
Unfortunately, Thirteen had no intention of agreeing to that.
At least not while they were still within the Fractured Heaven.
Since he didn't want to meet the Ratmen at this point in time, Thirteen, Erica, Sherry, and Ratatoskr headed straight toward the Lizardmen together.
The teenage boy was riding on the back of the Blade Panther alongside Sherry.
Erica was riding on Blacky, while Ratatoskr was riding a Dire Wolf they had bullied along the way.
Since it couldn't possibly win against Thirteen's Monster army, it agreed to become the White Ratman's mount to save its life.
When the watchman saw them riding toward their camp, he immediately shouted and rang the bell to alarm everyone of Thirteen's arrival.
Just like the Ratmen, the majority of the Lizardmen had returned to their own tribes. Only the High-Ranking Officers of their army, as well as those with high influence in their Tribes, remained.
Since Drazzat told them that the possibility of Zion heading toward the Keebo Valley was high, they decided to stay and wait for his arrival.
One of them was Lord Zekk, who had collaborated with Drazzat to minimize the casualties during the war between the two races.
Out of all the Ratmen, it was safe to say that he was the one who wanted to meet Thirteen the most.
The moment he saw the human boy, he could tell that he wasn't a simple human either.
"Thank you for saving us from the Goblin Emperor's control," Lord Zekk bowed his head in a respectful manner. "Our Clan owes you a great debt, and we will repay it to the best of our ability."
"I expect great things from you, Lord Zekk," Thirteen replied. "I hope we get along from now on."
"Of course." Lord Zekk nodded. "I also received reports that the humans that we have captured during the war are also now headed here in Keebo Valley. We are doing our best to bring them here as fast, and safely as possible."
Thirteen smiled faintly because Tiona was the one who ordered Ratatoskr to inform the Ratmen through the Origin Shard to free all the humans that they had captured.
She added that they should escort them to Keebo Valley as fast as possible or else they would be sorry.
Since the Origin Shard was still not within their possession, the Ratmen had no choice but to obey Tiona's orders.
Thirteen was quite happy that Tiona had dealt with this issue while he was unconscious, which saved him time and effort.
On the other hand, the captured humans were also spared from further suffering.
Although the Ratmen seemed peaceful right now, it didn't change the fact that they were a vicious race that wouldn't bat an eye when it came to eating humans until nothing but bones were left.
They were only behaving now because Thirteen had the Shard of Origin in his possession.
But he was certain that the moment it was returned to the Ratmen, they would revert back to their old ways without fail.
Lord Zekk, who also wished to retrieve the Shard of Origin, did his best to flatter Thirteen, calling him a valiant hero and the savior of their race.
Thirteen accepted this praise in stride while being vague as to when he would return the Divine Artifact of the Ratmen.