When the West Wind Knight Regiment attacked Parmas's seventh city, they encountered a problem.
Charlotte could see the enormous black mountain hovering steadily above the city, radiating an evil aura.
Tuletang, that great evil god, had likewise discovered the West Wind Knight Regiment. It took the form of a young boy and emerged from the black mountain.
Although Charlotte had driven Tuletang back last time, he clearly had not truly defeated it. Tuletang had suffered devastating losses and severe damage to its strength, and it had come to fear Charlotte.
The two sides faced off briefly. Tuletang waved a hand, and the black mountain rumbled as it floated several kilometers to the rear.
Charlotte found it faintly amusing. He had not expected this evil god to yield.
Charlotte did not pursue it. After occupying the city, he did not continue expanding his gains. Instead, he established a chain of labyrinthized cities along one side of the Gandis Mountains, forming a defensive line.
At the same time, he began clearing the Gandis Mountains.
However, after completing all this, Charlotte remained restless. After pondering deeply for several days, he decided to build a large Serpent of Destiny Temple in the Gandis Mountains.
Charlotte selected sites on both sides of the mountain range. Leading his Saint Rank subordinates, he began carving out a passage that ran through the entire range. The new Serpent of Destiny Temple would span the whole Gandis Mountains, connected within like a miracle.
No one understood why Charlotte had suddenly decided to undertake such a massive project.
But his subordinates had such overwhelming confidence in their Duke that, although some had doubts, no one openly objected.
Less than ten days after excavation began, they encountered caverns within the mountain. Similar caverns appeared repeatedly during the following work, causing the