Independent Space

'It belongs to a certain kind of Space Passage and is completely different from every Space Passage I've seen... Still, my Abyss seems to have sensed something. This kind of Space Passage is completely inconsistent with the style of Hidden Village and might not even have anything to do with Middle-Earth.

Could something from the outside world really have come here?

I have to go in and take a look. What exactly changed the shape of the Tuberculosis Bacillus and deliberately created this range of mountains and Hidden Village capable of attracting Sick Ones from all over the world?'

The village chief beside them had already made an inviting gesture. Even his contracting facial organs seemed extremely excited. Clearly, having an individual qualified to go to the bottom of the lake was far more important than Dragon Seeding—several times more important, in fact.

It was as though he were purely a salesman. As long as he could sell a talented person on going inside, he would receive a generous commission.

William also moved one step toward the lakeshore, preparing to jump straight in.

At that moment, a voice sounded in his mind. It was Lorien's telepathic transmission.

'William,

These mountains, the dense fog, the Flying Dragons, the village, and the special lake are all "cover." They even arranged for a Silver Circle Diseased to guard the outside.

Everything is meant to conceal and isolate the area below.

Once we fall inside, we may be sent to another unknown space, and my connection with the moon could be temporarily severed. Given your understanding of the stars and the Abyss, you should also be able to see how special the passage at the bottom of the lake is, right?

I suggest that we slaughter the village or enslave everyone completely, then use