(Many thanks to Youyouzi's Lament, Lei Xiang, Q Yongjiang Yiku Q, Yan Ai Ai, Potato Slayer, and Silent Blade for their tips!)
A meeting that had begun at noon lasted until deep into the night.
Only when the sky had begun to brighten faintly did the doors to the venue finally swing open.
One by one, the chief gods of the various mythological factions emerged with their attendants. The instant they stepped outside, they immediately deployed teleportation magic circles and returned to their respective headquarters.
Next, they needed to assign the tasks distributed during the meeting and make as many preparations as possible before they could confront Rizevim and the Evil Dragon army in the human world.
Of course, to prepare for any eventuality, every mythological faction would also strengthen its own defenses, lest Rizevim truly chose to attack them directly.
And all of this had to be carried out in secret.
If Rizevim discovered that the human world had already laid down defenses as inescapable as a heavenly net, then he would certainly never show himself again. Or he might simply turn around and attack the various mythological factions, whose defenses had been greatly weakened.
That would be troublesome indeed.
Therefore, the defense of the human world had to proceed without a sound, until the very moment Rizevim appeared, when they could deal him a fatal blow.
After the chief gods had left the conference venue and returned to their headquarters through teleportation magic circles, Noah and the others slowly emerged.
"Then we'll head back and make preparations as well." Sirzechs turned to Noah.
"If anything comes up, just contact us."
"Yeah." Serafall said with a smile.
"You should have our contact information on that phone of yours, right? Don't be polite—contact us whenever you need to, okay?"
"Got