Chapter 2653 - 2654: Suspicion

"What’s the situation on The Old World Continent?!"

Remembering something, Feng Yuan yelled anxiously towards Long Boduo. There was no choice, the problem of the Astrolabe being stolen wasn’t too grave, since that thing could only interfere with the weather. But The Old World Continent can’t be compared, it is full of Mythological Remnants’ items, and who knows how many terrifying artifacts are hidden there.

As for the Kastantos Remnants over there? Feng Yuan wasn’t too worried, because it’s not easy to conquer them, and the Imperial People may not even be aware, and even if they knew, with the Kastantos Divine Beasts guarding, the Imperial People truly daring to attack would be met by the beasts in no time.

"Things are fine there, Lorraine Tower and others have already gone to assist. It seems like they haven’t attacked The Old World Continent."

Long Boduo was also aware of the danger of The Old World Continent. However, what gave him a bit of relief was the fact that The Old World Continent hadn’t been attacked. Perhaps those guys didn’t dare? After all, the situation over there is unique; Divine Beasts are always stationed there. Even though The Old World Continent is vast, should anything happen, Divine Beasts would soon come to assist.

Moreover, The Old World Continent has no spatial jump points for them to quickly reach via timeline-switching methods, which might be one of the reasons it’s safe for now.

"Interesting, I find it hard to believe there aren’t any traitors involved in the theft of artifacts from the Mythical Era."

Dividing her attention to check information in the Divine Beasts intelligence network, Veronia muttered under her breath. The Divine Artifacts preserved from the Mythical Era are unlike others; The Old World Continent surely houses many devices from that era, but those relics scattered across other continents are not easily found.

Disregarding that the Great Destruction has wiped out nearly all traces of the Mythical Era, those relics left by luck would have deteriorated over time. Without the assistance of traitors, accurately finding usable relics from the Mythical Era is almost impossible.

What Veronia didn’t understand is why anyone would foolishly choose to betray at such a time.

"What you’re seeing may not be the truth."

Tamur suddenly spoke up, and Veronia glanced at him suspiciously. If it weren’t for having to focus on eliminating the Anti-Divine Beast phantoms, she might have grilled Tamur about his true meaning.

"Finding the Divine Artifacts left from the Mythical Era isn’t that easy. How did they manage it?"

Feng Yuan didn’t doubt the possibility of traitors. Simply put, even those underground organizations wouldn’t be foolish enough to ally themselves with an Empire destined for doom with no benefits, only angering the Divine Beasts. Everyone in the Main World knows the power of Divine Beasts, not to mention even illegal organizations have their own goals and pursuits. They wouldn’t engage in actions unrelated to their objectives without any benefits.

"Forget it, let’s deal with these things first."

Muttering to himself, Feng Yuan looked at the limited Anti-Divine Beast phantoms. There was no choice, the number of Anti-Divine Beast phantoms was too great to control them completely all at once.

As for eliminating them? Feng Yuan was capable, but doing so would prevent him from restricting these Anti-Divine Beast phantoms. Although Kui Shan Town, under the protection of the Mythological Remnants, was temporarily unafraid, the device was drawing upon the Power of the Netherworld. Feng Yuan truly wished to avoid pulling excessive amounts from it.

"This is already the limit."

Sighing, Dou Yanlan watched the gradually worsening battle situation. She knew Qi Chen’s Beast Taming couldn’t completely transform the battlefield, and with the number of departing Beastmasters increasing, they wouldn’t hold out much longer.

At this point, they’ve already requested assistance from superiors. Faced with no other options, according to their calculations, persisting any longer could potentially result in casualties.

Indeed, so far the fight hadn’t caused any casualties. This wasn’t because of their strength, but mainly because the enemy’s purpose wasn’t to inflict maximum harm from the start; otherwise, someone might have been injured or killed.

Persisting longer, without the remaining Beastmasters effectively restraining the Imperial People, it would be nearly impossible to maintain the current casualty-free status.

They weren’t military Beastmasters, lacking that indomitable will. Once casualties occur and lead to an overwhelming defeat, this team won’t be able to regroup quickly.

Unless the situation has worsened to the point where the Imperial People invade Maomu City’s interior, but at that point, the situation transcends their responsibilities.

Sighing, Dou Yanlan rubbed her brow. Due to a lack of contact with Feng Yuan, her intelligence was limited and she was unaware that Kui Shan Town was the main battlefield.

Judging from previous celestial anomalies, she suspected the Imperial People’s target might be Yognot, although she didn’t understand why they’d make such a commotion to awaken Yognot, nor its significance.

Unlike artifacts of the Mythical Era, Yognot, despite its inherent qualities causing regional disasters, wouldn’t yield them any advantages or benefits.

Besides, Maomu City isn’t a strategic location. Frankly, even if every town under Maomu City’s jurisdiction were utterly destroyed, it wouldn’t significantly impact the overall situation.

They can’t control Yognot; even if Yognot is awakened, it’d only result in Maomu City’s destruction, leaving Dou Yanlan baffled by their intentions.

With Agunas and others launching a major counteroffensive, the Imperial People shouldn’t have the luxury to act on multiple fronts.

The intelligence gap left Dou Yanlan unable to perceive the Imperial Timeline’s true aim, nor did the Divine Beasts anticipate their target to be relics of the Mythical Era.

Though they’ve realized their purpose following the Imperial Timeline’s success, identifying relics preserved from the Mythical Era remains challenging. Even if the Alliance records them, pinpointing locations with Mythical Era relics instantly remains elusive.

Perhaps sensing trouble, Netherworld Divine Beasts ceased hiding and rushed to aid Kui Shan Town. Although there are no Mythical Era relics there, more dangerous things exist—at least from their perspective.

If the Imperial People seize these, while not reversing the situation compared to Divine Beasts, winning would become significantly more arduous.

To prevent this hassle, Netherworld Divine Beasts took direct action. Currently, only they could move freely across areas, since Najia and others initially hadn’t considered using the Netherworld as a route to bypass spatial blockades.

"Finally, it’s over."

Seeing the last Anti-Divine Beast phantom vanish through the joint efforts of the Divine Beasts, Feng Yuan released a deep sigh. However, the aftermath was severe with numerous Divine Beasts fighting here.

The space around Kui Shan Town became extremely fragile. Forget Space Ultimate Techniques; even Long Boduo couldn’t open a Netherworld Passage, lest the space shatter.

"Though we’ve blocked them here, other places are concerning."

Floating alongside Feng Yuan, Veronia said. Based on information from the Divine Beasts’ intelligence network, known artifacts of the Mythical Era had already numbered several dozen seized by the Imperial Timeline, not counting those yet unknown.

"How many things have been snatched?"

Sighing, Feng Yuan asked Veronia. After a moment of silence, Veronia replied,

"Not clear, but there are sixteen known so far. As for those nobody knows of, it’s unclear."

Normally, people’s thoughts don’t gravitate toward digging out Mythical Era relics, thus information on them isn’t comprehensive. Even Divine Beasts only know of humans’ discovered relics and sites. Veronia believed many other relics were scattered across the Main World unknown to them.

"Speaking of which, it’s uncertain who provided them with the intelligence."

Thinking of something, Veronia said angrily. Without traitor leaks, the Imperial Timeline couldn’t have seized so many relics. These items would undoubtedly be used against the Main World’s military.

"Perhaps no one provided intelligence. I reckon those guys aren’t that foolish."

Feng Yuan mused, scratching his chin. Rolling her eyes, Veronia retorted,

"If nothing was betrayed, how could they know the locations of so many Mythical Era relics?"

"Not necessarily impossible. Rather, just how advanced is their technology..."