"We need to find the palace. According to Kronos, it is very conspicuous and should be easy to find."
As Merlin used Illusion to drive the Sloth Beast, he spoke. Everyone remained extremely cautious. This Plane was simply too strange—there was clearly nothing here, yet that terrifying aura lingered at every moment, keeping them on guard and not daring to relax in the slightest.
"What a familiar aura..."
Flameglow frowned again. He sensed a familiar aura, yet could not recall what it was.
Thus, everyone continued onward behind the Sloth Beast. Before long, a patch of red mist appeared, lightly clinging to the ground and carrying a faint stench of rot.
"What is this? Everyone, be careful."
Merlin hurriedly activated his Laws, shielding his entire body. The moment the red mist touched the Laws around Merlin and the others, it actually gave off hissing sounds, clearly corroding Merlin's Supreme Law.
Although the corrosion was far too slow to have any real effect on Merlin, his was a Supreme Law, and he himself was a Monarch-level powerhouse. Yet even he could be corroded by the red mist. This showed just how terrifying it was.
And this was merely a tiny bit of trouble. In the Ancestral Land, such trouble seemed to be everywhere.
"What kind of place is this?"
Merlin and Santo exchanged glances, both wearing grave expressions. Flameglow and the others were no ordinary people, so they had not been harmed by the red mist. As for the Sloth Beast, although it bore the greatest amount of red mist, it suffered no harm at all. Even three Arcane Mages attacking without restraint could do nothing to the Sloth Beast, much less this corrosive red mist.
As Merlin and the others continued onward, dense deathly aura drifted toward them, accompanied by