West of the Boundary River, the Beastmen camp was completely surrounded by a black tide of Ratmen.
The Beastmen, humans, and Retainers left behind gathered around Rosef and Honnier. Only the Legendary Dragon Zoleika still maintained her human form, hovering in the air.
At the very front of the Ratmen, a Retainer named Gis had become an incarnation of the Rat God, his height swelling to more than three meters. Now he fixed his eyes on the few Retainers in the camp, as if he were looking at afternoon tea.
With a thunderous crash, the Legendary Dragon landed, kicking up clouds of dust and frightening the rats into retreating several steps. Only Gis remained at the very front.
"Gis, this is a camp belonging to your Beastmen Royal Court," the Legendary Dragon shouted. "This is a Life Archmage who has even drawn the attention of the Magic Beast God. Why have you surrounded this place?"
"Zoleika! Hahaha! I never thought I'd meet you again like this after all these years!"
The magic around Gis's body made a strange sound. That voice couldn't have come from a Ratman or any kind of Beastman. If Landen had been here, he would have exclaimed in shock, "Isn't that Moguluk and the others' voice?"
"You are..." Hearing the sound, the Dragon's golden eyes immediately narrowed to slits as she stared intently at the Retainer.
"I remember—it was over ten thousand years ago. You paid a visit to my castle and completely destroyed my laboratory, taking all my savings! Hahaha! If I hadn't raised hundreds of thousands of rats, I really wouldn't have survived!"
"You're that Goblin! Nudogil!"
"Ah, you finally remember me!" the incarnation said with a laugh. "That's right, it's me. Not only did I survive your attempt to kill me, I even