Ex-Machina in Dimensional Travel

"Pfft~"

Da Vinci, trailing at the back of the group, had witnessed everything along the way.

She never got tired of watching others get shut down by Xiu Er.

The reason she could enjoy it without restraint was that although Xiu Er's personality could easily make people uncomfortable, she would never do anything overly cruel.

The journey had been peaceful from start to finish.

Other than the scorching sunlight beating down on them, there had been no problems at all.

"How strange. When I passed through here before, there were plenty of monsters around. Why can't I see so much as a hair now?"

Even Sanzang, who had previously been chased by Magic Beasts, could not help finding their smooth journey surprising.

After all, in her memory, dangerous monsters had wandered everywhere across this ruined, desolate land.

Yet now, no matter where she looked, she could not see even a single strand of monster fur.

"..."

Hearing Sanzang's confusion, Xiu Er remained silent.

She herself was responsible for the situation.

Beast Repelling Magic

A spell based on triggering the instinctive fear of living creatures, causing nearby Monsters to automatically keep their distance.

It was precisely thanks to this that the large group had avoided being harassed by Magic Beasts.

After all, Xiu Er did not want some blind Monster interrupting her while she was speaking.

Once no one seemed to have anything else to ask of her, Xiu Er opened an enormous passageway ahead of them, wide enough for the entire group to pass through at once.

On the other side of that passage naturally lay their destination—the Holy City.

Returning to the Holy City

The harsh sunlight shone directly upon the earth, and the ruined land as far as the eye could see was barren and desolate.

Fujimaru