"Prompt: You have used the special item 'Proof of Hero.' Target: Fearless War Marshal · Lu Liu."
A wisp of Mu Yuan's consciousness rose higher and higher, passing through layer after layer of cloud and mist until it finally entered an entirely new world.
His field of vision widened immensely as he looked down over the mountains and rivers.
A towering fortress stood there, with countless Strong Shooters, Imperial Guards, Halberdiers, mages, and other elite troops stationed atop its walls, gazing into the distance.
However, when Mu Yuan shifted his gaze higher, what he saw...
Was wisps of Red Mist drifting through the sky, and a faint blood moon hanging high above the towering fortress, visible even in broad daylight.
Strange and ominous.
The entire world seemed to have been dyed crimson.
Lu Liu stepped onto the fortress walls.
Elite soldiers stood arrayed on both sides. Based on his experience and eyesight, he could tell that most of them had reached Elite Grade. They were truly veteran elites.
Most of the soldiers wore silver armor or robes, each bearing the conspicuous emblem of a pure-white sword.
Before the central tower stood three powerful figures dressed in ornate armor, seemingly military officers.
Their ornate armor likewise bore the conspicuous emblem of a pure-white sword.
Yet apart from these few, several other powerful figures stood in the distance whose styles clashed somewhat with those of the surrounding officers and soldiers.
There was a handsome elven ranger wielding a bow and arrows;
A tower of a man wearing crimson armor and carrying a door-sized great saber;
A human mage holding a ruby staff, his robes also tending toward pale red;
And a warrior with his upper body bare, golden eyes gleaming above muscles covered in crimson patterns;
Without relying on intuition, Lu