The Altar's Master

Night.

Knock, knock, knock.

The sound of knocking came from the door. Reilo was sorting through the monster specimens he had recently acquired, but he quickly set down his tools and opened the door. Seeing who was outside, he was slightly surprised.

It wasn't His Majesty the Chen King, nor Lando, the Ant King.

It was Windsor, a Royal Academician of the Grand Natural Sciences Academy whom Reilo had met only once before—the [Altar Communicator]!

And standing beside her was none other than Rena, Vice Dean of the Grand Natural Sciences Academy and the [Blood Reverser].

"What, Master Reilo? Are you not pleased to have us visit?"

Windsor, the [Altar Communicator], was a middle-aged beauty with a warm smile and red lips, in stark contrast to Rena beside her.

There was no need to say much about Rena, the [Blood Reverser].

Reilo had already heard from Gubo about the three Reversers' great renown: they had once joined forces to defeat a Royal Academician from the Xilan Duchy.

As for Windsor, the [Altar Communicator], she was an especially unusual figure among the Grand Royal Academicians.

She represented the pinnacle of the duchy's research into space and time!

It was said that the many secret spaces and time-space Magic Props in the duchy had all been created under her direction.

As for her personal strength—

The study of space and time was profoundly advanced, a "miracle" known only to the Central Orora Empire. Even after a lifetime of research, Windsor had only managed to scratch the surface. Using certain extremely rare, high-grade Magic Materials, she could craft Magic Props that folded space, or perform mysterious communications and medium-based spatial transmissions. None of these directly increased her combat power, so her strength was limited.

But when it came to escaping with her life,