She pounded hard on the door before her.
"Come in."
A voice came from behind the door.
"Yes."
The Demon King pushed open the stone door and quickly entered. Then he dropped to one knee. "Demon Emperor, I... failed."
"I already know." The taller man with blood-veined skin sat cross-legged atop a stone platform and opened his scarlet eyes. "I didn't expect such a strong expert to be over there, someone capable of defeating you so easily."
"The enemy wasn't stronger than me. They sent suicide fighters and used an extremely dangerous explosive weapon to launch a suicide attack against me. Also, their world possesses a power known as Pollution. It is extremely harmful and can cause both the mind and body to collapse."
"You don't seem to be in very good condition."
"I've been contaminated."
"Then go to the alchemy room and take a few packets of Spirit Recovery Powder. See whether it can help you recover a little. The Righteous Alliance's encirclement of us has intensified again. That new world is our escape route, and we cannot give it up no matter what. In a few days... I'll send you over there again. Keep a low profile and find out their intelligence, especially the number of powerful experts. We cannot fail at the last moment like this again."
"Yes!"
The Demon King left through the door and turned toward the corridor beside it.
Although Miss F565, hiding behind a wall, had only a short section of Mystic Thread to observe with, the thread itself could see conditions up to a hundred meters away. Everything around her was therefore perfectly clear.
"This place should be a cave."
The cave's interior had been converted into numerous rooms and several halls.
The Demon Emperor was in the central hall. His