Recalling the terrifying red-haired Vivian they had encountered before, Hao Ren realized that the information Heiserana had brought was of enormous importance. He gathered everyone at home, even dragging Izax, who had just returned from outside, into the discussion. Since Lily had smashed the coffee table with one swipe of her paw, Hao Ren dragged the dining table into the center of the room. Heiserana placed the dried corpse of the "Purgatory Ripper" on the table and began explaining what Purgatory was.
"That was during the Mythical Era," Heiserana said with utmost seriousness as she sat across from Hao Ren. The solemn expression on her face was quite reminiscent of Vivian giving someone a "lecture." "You should know that Earth was vastly different back then. Magic was widespread throughout the world, and supernatural forces were the norm. Humans with little magical talent, along with the weak city-states they established, were instead rare and in need of protection. In those days, the otherworldly races not only built many superstructures that humans today could scarcely imagine, but the world's magical environment also made this planet completely different from what it is now. Countless alternate spaces were linked to Earth—some were artificial, while others had existed from the very beginning."
Hao Ren nodded slightly. Vivian had already told him a little about these things before, so listening to them again now was practically a review.
"The otherworldly races built many things back then. Quite a few families that proclaimed themselves gods even constructed enormous 'divine realms,' such as Mount Olympus and Asgard. Yet today, there are no traces of those magnificent ruins on Earth, because all those 'divine realms' were built in alternate spaces." Vivian picked up where Heiserana left off. "Those divine realms were artificial alternate spaces. Besides them, there were also