"Lord..." When Xiyaxis saw the Lord of the Sky again, it could hardly believe its eyes.

It was soaking wet, as if it had just been fished out of the water. It looked extremely tired, and had wounds all over its body. Half of its armor was covered in large patches of blue blood, making it look like it had just experienced a fierce battle.

The Parasitic Eye Guards that followed the Great Lord were nowhere to be seen. As the most sensitive sentinels, they could only play their proper role when they were by the Great Lord's side. The current situation could only mean that the Eye Guards had most likely met with misfortune.

If the opponent was the Tianhai Realm, such a scene could be understood, but the opponent was clearly just those insects – humans.

Haikezuode was in no mood to explain to it. It grabbed its subordinate and dragged it into the Twisted Gate.

The next moment, they were back in the Mayfly Zone.

"Lord Lord of the Sky, those warriors on the island—" Xiyaxis quickly reacted, its expression changing. Although the sudden explosions in the city had caused heavy losses to the vanguard, there were still some survivors. Leaving now was equivalent to abandoning them all on Duke Island.

And the Life Mayflies carried by the troops were limited, probably not enough to last for a few days.

"I can no longer open new gates." Haikezuode's words made the high-level Mind Mage shut its mouth. At any time, the value of a Native Body was far less than that of a Great Lord. There was no need to think about how to choose between two evils.

"I will escort you back to Sky Dome City."

"First notify Tuotuoluoke and have the humans use sailboats to bring back the vanguard on the island, as many as they can. As for those Symbiotes, let them lie dormant in place." The Lord of the Sky gritted its teeth and said, "Once the Mayflies cover Duke Island, the main force will immediately launch an attack on places like Chenchi Bay. The war will be your responsibility!"

"Lord... Wouldn't this be a little too rushed?" Xiyaxis said in surprise, "It wouldn't be too late to attack after you recover from your injuries—"

"This is my order, you don't need to say anything more!"

"Yes, I overstepped," it quickly lowered its head, "As you wish!"

Watching its subordinate's departing back, Haikezuode clenched its only remaining hand.

It knew that doing so was a bit hasty, but it was better than letting the humans drag it on – The Lord of the Sky realized for the first time that time was probably not on their side. The speed at which humans absorbed inheritance was faster than it had imagined. In a year, they could threaten a Great Lord with just a few witches and magicless males. What would happen in a few more years?

Absolutely no chance could be given to the humans to catch their breath!

The Western Front must return to the right track!

A few days later, Haikezuode finally returned to the bottom of the Great Rift Valley. It was now filled with dense Mayflies, and just being here could make one feel a spiritual improvement. Even the stinging pain in its hand was relieved a lot.

It went straight to the Mayfly Pool at the bottom of the Birth Tower.

Looking at the Nightmare Great Lord who was still motionless, the Lord of the Sky was furious. If it hadn't been immersed in the realm of consciousness, how could it have been so embarrassed?

Everything shouldn't have been like this!

If it had focused on transferring troops, the speed of the frontline advance wouldn't have been so slow. And if it had led the team to fight, none of those Graycastle people who were rescuing fugitives would have escaped from the Northern Lands! Then, taking advantage of the humans' panic, it would launch a frontal attack, while it led a team to flank from the west, taking Hermès Plateau directly. This was the plan for the Western Front strategy!

Annoyed as it was, when it really came to pulling the Nightmare away from the realm of consciousness, Haikezuode hesitated.

After all, the other party was the existence it could only look up to in the past.

Even... it once thought that the Nightmare would become the king of the race.

No, no, no... Haikezuode shook its head. It was loyal to the king. These were just ignorant thoughts from when it participated in the promotion ceremony. In terms of level, the Nightmare was no different from it in essence.

At most... it just had a deeper understanding of the realm of consciousness.

It made up its mind.

This might hurt the Nightmare's memory, or it might make it furious, or even interrupt the clues to the mystery of human ascension, but none of that was as important as the war on the Western Front.

At worst, it would also stand on the side of the Silent Disaster at the Holy Seat Conference and admit the Ascension Theory. As for where the inheritance fragment came from, it could be completely left to be studied after the victory. As long as they could swallow the human inheritance fragment, then everything they now possessed would be transformed into a stepping stone for the race to take a step further!

Considering this, Haikezuode took a deep breath and pushed hard towards the Nightmare.

The magic power in its palm would interrupt its connection with the realm of consciousness, pulling it out of the source of magic power—

In theory, that was how it would work.

However, the Nightmare didn't open its eyes. Its body tilted to one side, falling into the Mayfly Pool like an empty shell.

Haikezuode instantly felt as if its throat was being choked by fear!

Even when it was almost destroyed by the uncontrolled magic power during the promotion ceremony, or when it was ambushed by the Tianhai Realm, it had never been so frightened!

It stepped forward, helped the other party up, and tried to capture its consciousness, but all it got was emptiness...

Life had not been cut off, but it was eternally asleep. This was the characteristic of being lost in the realm of consciousness – and once deeply trapped in that endless red sea, there was no possibility of returning. Even if one could maintain temporary lucidity, one would sooner or later be eroded by the surging and chaotic consciousness until one became a part of it.

The Lord of the Sky's heart suddenly sank to the bottom.

This meant that they had lost the Nightmare Great Lord!

Why was it like this?

With the Nightmare's ability, as long as it acted cautiously and didn't make rash mistakes, it shouldn't have been trapped by the realm of consciousness!

What did it encounter during its exploration?

The Lord of the Sky dared not think any further. It got up and ran towards the top of the tower, even throwing its own injuries to the back of its mind.

It had to tell the king this news immediately.

The situation on the Western Front had undergone a huge change!

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"How is everyone's recovery going?"

In the Long Mountain Command Post, Tieaxe looked at Agatha and asked with concern.

"With Nana Wa here, what problems could there be." The latter put away the Listening Sigil and shook her head with a smile. It could be seen that she was in a good mood. "According to Wendy, Maisie recovered to a lively state on the same day, while Lightning recovered only on the second day. Both of them have now resumed frontline patrols. The only regret is that I didn't participate in this ambush."

"We were taking a risk after all... Besides, in order to load that giant musket, the Seagull had all its seats removed, let alone bringing one more person." Tieaxe also showed a smile. "I thought your regret would be that you failed to kill that high-level demon in one fell swoop."

"Being able to defeat a Great Lord with such a lineup is already a remarkable victory." Agatha turned her head and put her hand on her chest towards the Northern Land Pearl. "I used to underestimate you. The facts have proven that this is indeed a mistake - apart from Roland, there are many outstanding individuals among the magicless who should not be underestimated."

Edith accepted the salute calmly. As the planner of the entire ambush, she didn't need to show any humility at this time.

"Although it's a pity that the guy named Haikezuode escaped, the gains from this battle are still quite significant," she patted the documents in her hand. "At least we are no longer completely ignorant of the enemy."