If Maria had been alone, Lucifer could have exercised her authority as an older sister and hauled her straight back.
But Maria had come with a classmate. Lucifer had to let her save some face, or Maria would never be able to hold her head up in front of her classmate again.
At least until real danger appeared, she could not be too forceful.
"Fine. But you two must follow orders from here on. If I decide it's too dangerous, you'll go back whether you agree or not. Understood?" Nameless sighed, then looked at them both seriously.
Seeing him relent, Maria broke into a triumphant smile and nodded. "Understood!"
"Understood!" Meimei echoed at once.
Then Maria and Meimei exchanged smiles and got up from the picnic blanket.
"Lord Nameless, let's keep going. Meimei and I are full," Maria said.
Nameless nodded and took the lead. As he walked, a thought stirred, and flowers appeared out of thin air.
The flowers circled the group, giving off a pleasant fragrance. Maria and Meimei only thought they looked pretty, but Lucifer saw what they were: Golden Crow Divine Armor feathers transformed into flowers. Each one possessed formidable defensive power.
"Wait."
Gao Shanggong, who was bringing up the rear, had spoken.
Everyone stopped and turned to him. He looked up at the cliffs and said gravely, "We've left the Golden Region. From this angle... we may have entered unclaimed territory!"
The region Baipusen had left behind was not especially close to the edge, but its shape was not a neat square or rectangle. It resembled a sword.
Sword Emperor Palace stood at the center of the crossguard. From there, they had headed toward the upper left, where a stretch of land happened to be unclaimed.
The area was not large, but its monsters were