As Alice opened her eyes, she found herself in a dungeon.
She looked left and right and saw her brother chained. "Brother, are you okay?" Alice asked.
"I am okay," Carrion said.
"Don't worry, brother. I'll save you right now," Alice assured.
But as she tried to stand, she was forcefully pushed back.
When she looked down, she realized her hands and legs were chained as well.
"Alice, you don't have to do anything," Carrion said.
"Lord is right, my princess," Kiwi said from the opposite cell.
"Kiwi, where is Icaris?" Alice asked.
"Don't worry, I am here too, Princess," Icaris replied.
"Thank God," Alice said, then lowered her head. "I'm sorry, brother. This all happened because of me. If I hadn't stopped you there..." Alice said in a trembling voice.
"It's not your fault, Alice. We were just too weak," Carrion replied.
On the other side, the large goblin army was bowing before the throne.
The man sitting on the throne was Zephorix. Ariana stood to the left of the throne, and Tokiyori to the right.
"Ariana, you said these goblins want me to rule them?" Zephorix asked.
"Yes," Ariana replied.
"Good work," Zephorix said. Ariana slightly lowered her head. Zephorix was confused for a moment.
"Master, she wants a head pat," Void Clever said in Zephorix's mind.
Zephorix extended his hand and patted Ariana's head.
She smiled and blushed. Tokiyori and the goblins glared at the two of them.
Zephorix then withdrew his hand, and the goblins began whispering, "So Lady Ariana has this side too?"
As soon as Ariana heard this, she began releasing a menacing aura, glaring at the goblins. In a cold voice, she said, "If you want to live, shut your mouths."
This sent chills down the spines of the goblins, and they immediately covered their mouths with their hands.
"Do you want to follow me?" Zephorix asked.
The goblins said nothing.
"What? Why are you all not saying anything?" Zephorix asked again.
The goblins remained silent.
"Maybe Ariana ordered them to shut their mouths. That's why they're not saying anything," Tokiyori said from the corner.
Ariana glared at him, and Tokiyori quickly looked away.
Zephorix glanced at Ariana, and she immediately put a gentle smile on her face.
"This smile is probably fake. She's really pissed," Zephorix thought to himself.
Ariana then looked at the goblins and said one word in a cold tone: "Speak."
All the goblins immediately responded, "Yes, we want to follow you."
"Well, I want to ask you goblins a question. Who will answer me?" Zephorix asked.
All the goblins hesitated.
Ariana shot them a sharp glance, making them even more frightened.
Suddenly, a young goblin raised his hand.
"Come forth," Zephorix commanded. The young goblin stepped forward.
"What is your name, my young goblin?" Zephorix asked.
The young goblin looked confused.
"Yes, your name," Zephorix repeated.
"My name is Ruijerd," the young goblin replied.
"Ruijerd, I have a question for you. How did the Goblin King evolve? Where did he come from?"
The goblins' eyes widened at the question. Then Ruijerd answered, "The Goblin King was a weakling in our tribe.
He was constantly bullied. Just a few days ago, an evil and menacing aura started spreading throughout the forest.
As other beings came into contact with this energy, they started evolving."
Zephorix's eyes widened. "What?" he exclaimed.