Thirty minutes before Jino arrived at the farm.
Amazon.
"Neigh!"
Nimbly dismounting, the female warriors clad in Amazonian golden battle skirts and carrying round shields, longbows, and swords followed their queen toward the sealed chamber.
"Your Majesty!"
The guards on duty bowed respectfully and opened the prison gate.
After passing through the deep tunnel and entering the cavern, Hippolyta saw the silver cube flashing within.
"Your Majesty!"
A guard hurried over with a longsword in hand. "Just now, the thing we were guarding began flashing continuously and trembling, as if it were sending some sort of location signal—or coordinates?"
Hippolyta glanced at the iron box glowing silver, and her expression visibly darkened. She lowered her voice and murmured, "This is troublesome."
Others might not have known, but Hippolyta, Queen of the Amazons, understood the origins of this mysterious iron box. She also knew the terrifying power possessed by its master.
That being whose very name could fill anyone who heard it with fear.
Without much time to hesitate, Hippolyta waved her hand and issued an order. "Everyone, prepare for battle!"
However, perhaps sensing the increased number of people around it, or perhaps having reached some critical point.
The constant buzzing in the air was suddenly cut off, and everything became incomparably quiet and still.
"Has this thing calmed down?"
The female warrior responsible for guarding it asked instinctively.
"Calmed down?" A bitter smile appeared on Hippolyta's face. "Evil never calms down!"
"The sole purpose of this damned box's creation was slaughter and conquest."
"I don't believe—"
Before Hippolyta could finish, a violent explosion interrupted her.
All they heard was—
Boom!
Like emotions that had built up for ages before suddenly erupting, or like giving everything only to be repaid with betrayal.
The dormant Mother Box instantly burst forth with a