The Medallion

Three days later, under the guardians' protection, Rocky and his companions finally arrived at the entrance of the Demon Valley.

The guardians had found a safe place to camp, and thus it didn't take long before they were settled.

"Mr. Basil, we will stop here. Once you rendezvous with your other companions, we guards will have to withdraw from this matter," Colton said to Rocky and Marcia once they were settled in the camp.

"Okay, thank you for all your hard work, Commander in Chief Colton. Please forward my thanks to your chief when you get back. Without the help of the Di Clan, I'm afraid we wouldn't have gotten here so smoothly," Rocky said gratefully.

"You're welcome, Mr. Basil. It's not a big deal. You've done so much more for our clan and the human race as a whole," Colton said with a smile. He looked at Rocky with great admiration.

After exchanging a few more words, Rocky and Marcia then left Colton's tent.

"Do you need me to head into the Demon Valley first to check the route?" Marcia asked Rocky.

"Okay, sounds like a plan." Rocky knew that the second they entered the valley, in order to reach the door on the other side, they had only their strength to rely on. It was better for them to be prepared.

Thus, Marcia left the camp with Sabina and entered the Demon Valley to scout.

Meanwhile, a few miles away from the northwest side of the Demon Valley, a team of hundreds of people was rapidly approaching the entrance of the valley. The leader of this team was Alyssa, who had planned to meet Rocky at the entrance.

"Your Majesty, we will arrive at the Demon Valley in half a day," a general of Timber Deity Empire reported to Alyssa.

should already be waiting for us at there," Alyssa

valley. In the blink of an eye,

walked to the forefront of the Shura

Rocky were here, he would've been very surprised. The tall

He was actually one of the important members of

the one

you must also remember the promise you made to me." His voice sent a chill down Alyssa's spine.

said through gritted teeth. "I was only forced

of the fittest in this cruel world—and if you do survive, you only grow stronger. I offered you a chance to become stronger, chance to let you establish your position in the spiritual race. If you only followed my plan, after you defeat the human race, you would've become

care!"

You can't blame me for being ruthless with you." He smiled deviously. "Kill them all. Leave no one alive, except for

the general beside her. "Take the other people and retreat now. I'll

to the ends of the world!" The general immediately knelt on one knee and

people of Timber Deity Empire also knelt down to Alyssa, unfazed by the idea

moved. If anything, now more than ever, she was determined to defeat Jonathan.

battle cry and led her people to confront

troop was an elite army made up of powerful spirit warriors. Their combined

When the dust cleared and Alyssa's adrenaline died down, she looked around to see that all her troops had been annihilated. Only her general

stared at the corpses on the ground beside her. In that moment, she was overcome with anger and sadness. Determined to never submit to Jonathan, she roared and rushed to him like a

to him, she was intercepted by one of