"What did you mean by that?" Gesslia looked at the girl before him, his hand already instinctively gripping the greatsword on his back. It seemed she was preparing to make a move again.
But Li showed no intention of stopping him. Instead, he said in a low voice, "Your Highness, do you know how this world came to be? That was actually my purpose in going over there. I wanted to learn exactly how this world was formed."
The girl glanced at Li, hesitation appearing on her face. In the end, she sighed and said, "Since you want to know, I'll tell you. The core of this world lies in the region south of the Northern Plains. That is the world's central point. North of here, however, is an illusory world. Its creatures are condensed from human thoughts. At every moment, they seek to rush into your world and slaughter freely. Because they are illusory by nature, they can only act normally after merging with people from your world. Our race was likewise condensed from human thoughts. We are the final buffer between the two sides. We prevent them from going to your world, and we prevent you from going to the other side. All to stop the two of you from ultimately merging. If even one among you successfully merges with them, then this world will be completely devoured by the illusory world."
"Wait!" Gesslia suddenly shouted. "Then why has our world been invaded? If you truly guard all this, why..."
"Why?" The girl suddenly roared, "You're asking me why?! Isn't all of this the result of what you people did?! There was originally only one continent in this world, and only one connection point to the Netherworld. As long as we guarded this place properly, nothing would have