Aizen also sensed the battle deep within the Gourmet World. He set down his chopsticks and looked in that direction.
Lu Li had already set off. There was no need for communication; given the tacit understanding between him and Aizen, their division of labor had naturally been arranged.
Lu Li would deal with the conflict in the Gourmet World, while Aizen would protect Shrimp Meat and the Four Heavenly Kings.
The reason the Four Heavenly Kings also needed protection was that the situation had begun to grow chaotic. Based on what Aizen and Lu Li knew about mission worlds, the Four Heavenly Kings should be key figures in this world and likely possessed a portion of the World Core.
If an Explorer at the peak of the Seventh Order was attempting to conquer this world, they had likely already reached this stage. There was a strong chance they would directly target the Four Heavenly Kings.
Before coming to this world, Lu Li had already resolved to conquer the Gourmet World and claim this land that produced such delicacies. Now that he had become addicted to this world's cuisine, his resolve to conquer it had only grown stronger.
In a sense, any Explorers plotting to claim this world were their competitors—and therefore their enemies.
Even though no one might yet know exactly how to conquer this world, that did not stop them from competing over rare delicacies.
In short, Earth's long period of peace was about to end. This was not merely in terms of the original plot, but also the beginning of conflicts among Explorers.
With a flash, Lu Li vanished from where he stood. The confrontation between the two kings, along with the aura emitted by that Explorer, had left countless birds and beasts in the Gourmet World terrified