Spoils of War

Once the dust had settled, Anvis guided the Floating City slowly out from the other end of the Dream Turbulence, away from the battlefield.

At the final moment of the battle, Golden Wings ultimately relied on an eruption of unknown power to break free from the Dark Tentacle Sea's entanglement and escape successfully.

Anvis was not particularly surprised by this outcome. After all, as a direct descendant and Ninth Rank member of one of the Four Great Families of the Empire, he was bound to possess a few trump cards for saving his life.

When he had set these ambushes, his original goal had not truly been to keep many Ninth Ranks behind. He had merely intended to scare off the enemies, with the mindset that catching even one would be worthwhile.

If this world harboring an ancient sleeping existence was not enough, he would guide the enemies to another dangerous place afterward.

If the enemies saw through the danger, then he would take them to yet another location.

The Deep Dream World might not have much else, but it had dangers in abundance.

Moreover, among the Ninth Ranks pursuing the Floating City, aside from Pomona and those monsters from the Star Praise Sect, who might have made some preparations, the rest had acted in haste.

Although they had discovered the Floating City's trail immediately, their original objective had not been to eliminate the Circle of Truth and seize the Floating City, but to monitor Fiona's movements.

The Circle of Truth's sudden appearance had been a complete accident to them, while Anvis had been prepared all along.

As an Eighth Rank Prophet, with preparation against unprepared opponents, successfully forcing back the multiple Ninth Ranks chasing after him was hardly surprising.

As for the Ninth Rank who had hidden amid the