Deceiving Heaven and Crossing the Sea

A voice carrying fiery majesty rang out.

Leaning back in a chair woven from vines, Biers raised her eyes slightly and yawned, looking utterly unconcerned.

"Tsk, you took so long. Do you even care about your Elf race anymore?"

Biers glanced at the figure slowly emerging from the Bottom of the Rock Prison, with no trace of respect in her voice.

"Does your eldest brother know you secretly came to my Elf race's camp?"

Frowning, Xilos did not care about the "offense" in Biers's words. Instead, she was somewhat puzzled to see that Biers had yet to leave.

"Of course he doesn't."

"Big Brother only knows that you and I are enemies, and that you're after the Spirit of Purity. If he knew I had colluded with you and even helped deceive the overseers at the bottom of the Twilight Abyss, he'd probably punish me severely when I got back. At the very least, I'd be confined for a hundred years or so."

"Wouldn't that bore me to death?"

Biers shook her head, looking as though she could not accept it.

Around them, quite a few elves by the Rock Prison watched one of the Three Orc Heroes, renowned throughout the Shadow World, with incomprehension.

"Hmph!"

With a cold snort, Xilos's gaze swept over Biers.

"You are indeed somewhat stronger than before after being reborn. Unfortunately, your Orc race is inherently incomplete when it comes to mastery and comprehension of fire."

"Your eldest brother may know that you aren't dead, but he doesn't know you dared to collude with me to deceive the overseers. This matter is far too serious. You'd better keep it completely buried, lest it cause further trouble later."

A trace of complexity flashed through Xilos's eyes.

From the very beginning, Biers entering the Twilight Abyss to