The Divine Kingdom withdrew.
At that moment, brilliant sunlight pierced the gaps between the leaves, filtering through the dense foliage and scattering down in specks of golden light over the grass.
Romon admired it for a moment. This garden had been built by craftsmen he had hired from this world; exquisite and unique, dense and sparse in perfect measure.
Strange rocks lay scattered throughout the garden, while fine trees grew lush and green, lending it a wealth of charm.
The paths were all meticulously paved with pebbles of different colors.
Everything was no different from before, except that the hundred-plus elites who had been here a minute ago had vanished so completely that not even a speck of dust remained. Romon could not help letting out a breath.
More than a hundred Knights had been wiped out—at the very least, that had drained the Holy Knights from the Radiance Church in several nearby counties.
Erasing them all in a single day had severely damaged the Radiance Church's vitality within the country, and it gave Romon a faint sense of satisfaction.
Withdrawing his gaze, he slowly headed back.
Since no one had known in advance that Romon would return today, Alice and Ruxiji had already come back, while Bell had gone to attend a noblewoman's banquet and would not return for some time.
Alice and Ruxiji had just been sent to their rooms. The situation had changed so abruptly, and only three or four minutes had passed; naturally, they knew nothing. Thus, Lord's Villa was cold and deserted at the moment, with only Eileen in the study.
After waiting a while, Eileen heard footsteps outside and knew Romon had returned. Sitting in the sitting room, she revealed a bitter smile.
"Everyone, withdraw first." Eileen dismissed all the servants. They had known