While the Giant City Spirit spread mist through the valley, Angel went to the hero statue and set up a perimeter. By guiding people with illusions and distorting their view, he cleared everyone from within fifty meters of the statue.
Next, he erected a Silence barrier, and the surrounding clamor vanished at once.
The crowds in the distance disappeared behind the mist as well.
With the crowds out of sight and their noise gone, Angel finally felt the crush of people ease.
Angel looked up at the hero statue.
The young hero stood tall and proud, holding a shield steady in one hand. His other hand raised a sharp sword high, its point aimed into the distance as though he were boldly declaring his readiness to face the unknown.
Every time Angel saw the hero statue, something about it struck him as strange.
The Hero Dungeon had no hero.
Where had the hero gone?
Angel shook off the irrelevant thought and slowly reached out to touch the statue.
As the power of his authority surged, a flood of information filled the Text Panel.
"Special Dream: The False Hero's Adventure has opened." "Current participants: 15" "Objective: Complete the trial and rescue the children taken by the bad guys." "Highest exploration progress: 36%"
Angel fixed his gaze on the title "The False Hero's Adventure." The next moment, his sight passed through the boundless barriers and entered the Box Garden town where the dungeon lay.
But once he saw what was happening in the town, Angel froze.
He had made plenty of guesses before. Why had the Hero Dungeon been sealed? How were the thirteen people besides Gabriel and Gray Porcelain doing? Had anyone met with an accident? If so, had Gabriel and Gray Porcelain helped them?
Now, every one of