The Seventy-Fourth Act: The Millennium Overlap IV

"Under the Anzeruta Mountains lies an Ancient Dwarf Kingdom. They were a branch of the Broken Sword Mountains. While digging tunnels downward, the kingdom accidentally broke through into the Great Beehive. After that, monsters filled the underground, and the kingdom eventually perished. The surviving dwarves migrated west, and the map of the underground kingdom was lost with it. The dark maze is now filled with danger. Crossing it would require taking unimaginable risks. Even setting those difficulties aside, digging through the solid rock beneath the earth to connect the lost tunnels would not be something the dwarves could accomplish in a month or two." Nemesis replied.

After Nemesis's reminder, Brando also recalled that there had been such an incident. He was not as familiar with Cruz as he was with Eluin, which was why he had asked.

After hearing about the strange incident that had happened to Count Gene, his first suspicion was that the nobles were plotting some scheme. But then he remembered the trick the lionmen of Toquenin had played, bypassing Rocco—Broken Sword Mountains' fortress cluster and attacking the Empire just as they had in history. It was a premonition that had long lurked in his heart. Yet after discussing it, he found that possibility unlikely. The line of thought that had finally become clear fell into confusion again, and he had no choice but to stop and wait for further information.

Twenty minutes later, the first gargoyles sent to Valgas finally returned. Medisa came to him with the projection crystal removed from one of them, hesitating as she answered, "My lord..."

"What is it?"

Medisa shook her head slightly. Unlike Charles's frivolity, the Little Princess of the Silver Elves never made grand claims or offered guarantees. She simply handed the projection crystal to Brando. "Please see for