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.

for emergencies inside the Nether Dragon King's lair. Using it to break through the enchanted barrier will be a total

priority is to ensure that Valeria can enter the Nether Dragon

difficult 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, she humiliated him in public several times before, and yet he didn't seem

to persuade him further. Still, she added, "We can't possibly break through the barrier when they're on their guard.

attack them with mysterious military arrays. That will definitely get their attention. You only need to distract them for a little while. That will be more than enough time for me," Rocky

I know nothing about military arrays!"

learning it quickly since you're so smart. I'll teach you a set of military arrays later," Rocky replied flatly.

him use them in battle. Now that he was willing to teach her, she

supposed

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

was, after all, a

beast. We'll take care

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

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

I see." Valeria felt slightly better with this slight change to the plan.

and get ready!" Vivian ordered with a loud clap

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

team has arrived," one of

to break through the enchanted barrier surrounding the Nether Dragon King's lair. A fierce battle will be inevitable!"

helping

I suspect breaking through the barrier quickly will be difficult for them. Let's wait and see," Quentin replied with a wave of his hand. He