A dozen or so minutes later.
The vast army of players finally left the valley and reached the wilderness plains outside Fog Town.
Ahead, they could see the Deity Barrier hanging over Fog Town like an inverted bowl, glowing an eerie blue.
Just as those few players from the Free Players Alliance decided to part ways with the main force and head to the Black Forest to make themselves "useful one last time"...
A sudden commotion broke out at the front of the player army.
"Huh? Isn't that Sister Nun up ahead?"
"Holy shit! Why has my wife Ilyena come out of town?"
Everyone stopped and looked up.
A priest's robe, white as snow, fluttered gently in the wind.
With a solemn expression, Ilyena walked toward the player army.
Her wine-red hair gleamed alluringly in the fading sunset, and an incredibly gentle smile graced her beautiful face.
Under normal circumstances, the sight would have had these members of the Fourth Catastrophe howling with excitement.
But now!
As they watched Ilyena draw closer and closer...
Instead of eagerly rushing to meet her, the players turned deathly pale and frantically backed away!
"Holy shit! Wife, don't come any closer!"
"It's dangerous! We have parasites in us! You'll disappear!"
"Get back inside the Barrier! These bugs are incredibly contagious!"
The players shouted in desperation.
In their eyes, although Ilyena was a second-tier priest, these pale mites were mechanic-based monsters that were impossible to guard against.
If Ilyena became infected, she wouldn't be able to respawn!
Despite the players' terrified cries and retreat...
Ilyena did not stop walking.
She even gave them a playful wink with her amber eyes.
"You foolish yet kindhearted warriors..."
Ilyena's voice was ethereal and gentle, carrying a magic that could soothe every trace of anxiety:
"The great Lord of