William left the core region of True God's Fallen Ground. He did not head to the Otherworld Space small town or meet with any Saints or Deities. Instead, he flew to the edge of the Desolation Continent, found the weakest point in the Barrier, and tore it apart with his bare hands to escape.
He passed through a tunnel filled with spatial turbulence.
Your Highness saw the boundless sea and bright, sunny sky once more, and his mood immediately lifted.
After that.
William crushed the Positioning Teleportation Scroll Moxis had given him. Once the Spatial Vortex appeared, he stepped inside.
He returned to the Portal Hall in Dawn City.
Your Highness had returned.
The news spread across all of Dawn City in an extremely short time. Various factions that had planted intelligence agents in Dawn City also learned that the Dawn City Lord had returned.
This included Rune Mages, the Red Sea Emperor, and others.
After receiving the news, they finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Although they were curious about how William had escaped and what benefits he had obtained, none of them went to ask him.
"Your Highness, it's me! Changli Jiugu! I'm your loyal lackey! Have you forgotten me?" Changli Jiugu happened to be standing at the entrance to the Portal Hall.
When he saw William walk right past him without so much as a glance, he immediately rushed over with a shameless grin, determined to butter him up.
"I know you, I know you. Aren't you that... what's-his-name?"
"..." Changli Jiugu was horrified. His favorability hadn't changed, yet William had forgotten who he was? Was that not going too far?
Your Highness had changed.
Ever since he entered the Saint Realm, did he no longer want a Grandmaster little brother like him?
Fortunately, William could not