The fastest and most convenient way to return to Snezhnaya from Sumeru was naturally by water, and traveling by water meant going to Port Ormos. Thus, the trade route from Sumeru City to Port Ormos was a route The Doctor had to take.
Earlier, when Nahida had handed him the Gnosis of the Electro Archon to play with, Yucheng had secretly tampered with it, attaching a piece of Message Wood so small it could be overlooked, to serve as a tracker and listening device.
Considering that The Doctor also possessed god-level combat strength, a fight in Sumeru City or Port Ormos would probably leave those two cities sharing Khaenri'ah's fate. Thus, Yucheng planned to make his move out at sea off Sumeru.
Unfortunately, plans could not keep pace with change. Although The Doctor did board a boat bound for Port Ormos, the boat veered off course midway, turning into the valley of Devantaka Mountain at a fork without any warning.
Devantaka Mountain lay between Vimara Village and Port Ormos. Five hundred years ago, a dark calamity had caused monsters to run rampant, and countless monsters had gathered here.
Since Khaenri'ah's former territory lay beneath Sumeru, the two nations had supported one another. Thus, the Sages of Sumeru and the warriors of Khaenri'ah had fought side by side, ultimately wiping out the monsters here, which was how Devantaka Mountain had earned its name.
Now, Devantaka Mountain had become a very special attraction in Sumeru. What made it special was that a weapon of war from Khaenri'ah's past lay quietly in this valley-a Ruin Golem!
The remains of three Ruin Golems still survived within Sumeru, located at Devantaka Mountain, Dahri Valley, and the Gurabad Ruins. Yet even as rust-covered wrecks, even after five hundred years without repairs, these three Ruin Golems still