Wow! The item-dropping rate is really high!

Gong Yan carefully looked at Franca, who remained seated motionless, "Miss Franca is worried that she might be captured because she's afraid that the demons will exploit her power, and more formidable opponents will emerge in the future?"

"It shouldn't be like that!" Franca, who hadn't spoken up until then, suddenly lifted her head, staring ahead without focus, her weak voice seemingly gaining some strength as if she was speaking to herself, "Good people shouldn't receive such treatment! She shouldn't be tormented in that hellish place by demons!"

After about a second of silence, Franca looked steadily at the ground a few inches before her and declared firmly, "I want to save her!"

"Are you prepared?" Bai E wasn't surprised by Franca's decision.

When the expedition plan was first proposed, nobody was prepared.

Although facing the unknown, nobody knows what the best preparation is, but reaching the limits of one's abilities in a short time is always a better choice, which is why everyone kept that plan deep in their hearts.

But they never forgot.

Franca didn't forget, nor did Bai E.

High-dimensional space, it was always a place to visit eventually.

Glatis was just an opportunity.

And if before the reason was only to save those souls enslaved by the high-dimensional space, now there was an additional motive—to dispel the genuine fear of high-dimensional space in people's hearts.

"I don't know, but I think this is the best opportunity," Franca said, her gaze shifting to the figure of the Enforcer who started to clean up the believers of the Mutated Cult.

The two Enforcers who arrived hurriedly also didn't quite understand the ins and outs of the incident.

However, after Gong Yan's explanation, the way they dealt with the believers of the Mutated Cult clearly incorporated some rage.

The rage ignited by Glatis.

Franca could see it, Gong Yan could see it, everyone could see it…

Franca's eyes sparkled with a lucid expression, signifying that her thought wasn't just due to a spur of the moment.

The hearts of the people could be relied upon!

"Perhaps, I could use this opportunity to persuade some companions to join our action?" Franca spoke of her plan, her eyes looking towards Bai E, "What about you? Are you ready?"

"Me?" Bai E laughed lightly, "I've been waiting for this day… for a long time."

Ever since the last time he and Yue Ying wreaked havoc in high-dimensional space, Bai E had been waiting for this day.

After his numerous encounters with battles in the high-dimensional space, this place, legendary for its eerie and infinite terror, didn't seem as scary as others claimed.

Enhancement?

How much enhancement is considered enough?

Since the beginning of his arrival in this world, Bai E understood one thing.

This world has always been like this, from ancient times to the present.

There are always things without any previous experience to reference, which require brave exploration at the cost of blood and tears by some people.

If someone must do it, then why… can't it be me?

Facing the unknown, let the warriors lead the way!

"Okay!" Franca nodded vigorously, "Since we've decided to rescue them, we need to act fast! I'll contact the companions in the Arbitration Place right now and see how many are willing to follow our actions."

"I'll go notify Kiro Lan."

The girl had told her all about secretly rallying and aiding the training of those hundreds of talented refugee Spiritual Energy users; now they all looked to Kiro Lan as their leader. Without her orders, it was difficult for others to mobilize these Spiritual Energy users.

And only a personal greeting from myself could earn Kiro Lan's trust to help. In this case... a meeting was always necessary.

Now that I had become one of the few high-ranking individuals in entire Blackwater City, visiting the two youngsters was no longer a situation so closely guarded as in the past.

With the expectation for the upcoming action in her heart, the exhausted Franca seemed to regain a hint of rosy glow on her face, "I'll make the arrangements."

"...Okay."

Regaining some strength, Franca unsteadily approached her fellow enforcer, who was taking a brief solitary rest in silence after cleaning up all the Mutated Cult Believers, "Hey buddy, I need to discuss something with you..."

"...I'm really not pleased with this matter," Franca's amber pupils were filled with sincerity and determination. She pointed to the void above her head, her words ardent, "They, can't always hide in that place launching attacks on us from everywhere, anytime. They, ought to pay a price!"

"Price..." The enforcer turned his head to look at the body of his comrade, with whom he had traveled for years.

The still slightly warm body seemed to carry the warmth and laughter of the old days.

"...Yes, they should pay a price." He replied in a deep voice.

Bai E didn't listen any longer and quickly left the scene.

...

When Bai E found Kiro Lan, the girl had just finished a training session.

Her body was emitting heat, sweat beads forming on her forehead, her little face flushed, but the moment she saw Bai E, her face bloomed into a rose-like smile, "My lord!"

Bai E smiled at her indulgently and said softly, "There's something we need to discuss."

"Mhm," Kiro Lan nodded obediently and commanded those around her to create a private space for them.

Bai E never saw the child as merely a tool and carefully explained to her both his and Franca's decision, as well as the full details that led to this decision, waiting for her opinion.

As Kiro Lan listened to Bai E's explanation, her lips maintained a gentle, bright smile. It was only after Bai E had finished speaking that she stared into Bai E's eyes with her own star-like bright eyes and said, "If it's a decision you've made, my lord, I will adhere to anything. Since you've made this decision, there must be good reasons for it. However... I would like, if I may, to discuss some thoughts on this matter with you."

"Hmm?" Bai E hadn't expected this and asked with a trace of curiosity, wondering what specific insight Kiro Lan might have about this matter.

"Just like you said earlier, through their investigations, it is known that there are many 'losers' in the city who are dissatisfied with their own lives. Despairing of this terrible world and also holding no hope for their own abilities, they place their hopes on a 'god' in the void, one that could be 'omnipotent.' How else could they persuade themselves to continue living?"

Kiro Lan felt a resonance with those people due to similar circumstances in the past.

When she was driven out from that oasis in the wilderness and lost in the vast wilds, she too had once wished for a powerful deity who could help them out of their plight.

And quite evidently, aside from the demon that grew amongst them from the scent of "fear," no god cast a compassionate look toward them.

In this world, there were no gods.

Kiro Lan's words brought Bai E to the realization of issues he had never considered before.

But as his position rose and he even harbored plans to steal the city, he had to confront and resolve these issues he had previously ignored.

After a brief contemplation, Bai E could conclude only one direction for a solution, "Perhaps we should give them a real faith to believe in."