Holy Spirit Battlefield!

The first thing Joshua thought of when he saw the Dark Elf's text message—"Foya seems to be having a nightmare"—was that something had gone wrong in the Consciousness Space.

For some reason, Foya had the ability to enter the Consciousness Space alone while she was dreaming.

If Foya had opened the door to the Consciousness Space, then those people from the Hall of Inquisition could enter it through some means as well.

"Going to watch a live-action version of The Shining again?"

When Ciri saw a white bird made of light appear above Joshua's head, she understood what he intended to do.

"With Foya there, it should be a live-action version of Holy Spirit Battlefield."

Joshua pulled Ciri straight into his bedroom, took her hand, and entered the World Tree's Consciousness Space with the white bird's help.

This time, Joshua appeared on The Scourge's side of Holy Spirit Battlefield. The scenery there had not changed much; the ground had long since become barren.

"Joshua... it looks like someone's fighting on The Scourge's high ground?"

Ciri pointed at the thunderclouds gathering in the distant sky. Joshua recognized the effect at a glance—it was magic cast by the Omnipotent One.

Joshua ran with Ciri toward the Holy Spirit Legion's high ground.

"I hear hoofbeats."

Ciri crossed the two Defense Towers on the Holy Spirit Legion's side. The towers had long lost their function and turned ash-gray, while the distant sounds of thunder and blazing explosions continued without end.

Yet amid all that noise, Ciri heard horses neighing and iron hooves striking the ground.

"Hoofbeats? There aren't any horses in Holy Spirit Battlefield."

Joshua had not yet created any heroes with mounts, and there were no monsters among the neutral creatures that could be associated with horses.

In that instant, a wall of