The Medallion

"Were you able to trace the whereabouts of the other Godly Geniuses' guard teams?" Vivian asked.

"Not yet."

"It seems that someone is, indeed, plotting against us," Vivian declared with confidence. "Judging from the strength displayed by the Primitive Fief, I believe we won't be able to break in—even if we charged with full force."

"There's no need for that. I've figured out a way to break in on my own. The problem is that I can't bring Valeria with me," Rocky explained. The Earth-diving Skill enabled him to travel through various types of terrains without any hassle. Its only downside was that others couldn't tag along.

"Do you mean I'm dragging you down?" Valeria shot him a hostile glare upon hearing his words.

"That's not what I meant," Rocky shot her a wry grin back.

"It seems we'll need to figure out a way to get Valeria inside. But considering her injury, we can't force our way through yet," Vivian pointed out carefully.

"Perhaps we just have to distract the Primitive Fief so that they won't notice her when she enters," Rocky remarked. It seemed he had already come up with a plan.

"How can we do that?" Vivian and the rest looked to Rocky immediately.

"The Primitive Fief set up an enchanted barrier around the Nether Dragon King's lair. If we want to attract their attention, we can try breaking through it," Rocky explained as he shared his plan.

"It appears the enchanted barrier has been set up by a Spiritual Emperor at the premium stage. Even if you possessed the same strength, it will be quite challenging to break through it quickly," the Spiritual Emperor who was sent to collect information earlier pointed out.

"That won't be a problem if I summon the Potent Force Rune that Leader Gilbert gave me," Rocky assured the Spiritual Emperor.

to you only for emergencies inside the Nether Dragon King's lair. Using it to break through the enchanted barrier will be a total waste!" Vivian knew how powerful and precious the Potent

can enter the Nether Dragon King's lair safely," Rocky reminded

to read. She was aware of how precious the rune was and Rocky's insistence on using it to help her touched her dearly. After all,

made up your mind. Let's do it!" Vivian knew Rocky's decision was final so she didn't bother trying to persuade him further. Still, she added, "We can't possibly break through the barrier when they're on their guard. We'll need to

You only need to distract them for a little while. That will

know nothing about military

since you're so smart. I'll

Rocky's mysterious military arrays after she witnessed him use them in battle. Now that he was willing to teach her, she swiftly agreed

am I supposed to do?" Valeria asked.

charge of your disguise. I'll be disguising a female subordinate as you tomorrow as

made Valeria feel like she was nothing more than a burden on their shoulders. She was, after all, a Godly

King's lair and subdue the beast. We'll take care of the rest," Vivian added once she noticed the

know. But I want to help out and do my part!"

you can summon your wooden giant tomorrow. That should be enough to make a lot of trouble for our enemies," Rocky suggested after thinking for

better with this slight

Vivian ordered

and the Flower Fief's joint guard team were making their preparations to enter the Nether Dragon King's lair, the Purgatory Fief's guard team—which had been secretly clearing the route for them—approached the lair's entrance as well. The location was hidden relatively well which

Fief's guard team has arrived," one of the subordinates reported.

out just as I expected. Next, they'll try to break through the enchanted barrier surrounding

helping them in

see," Quentin