The view of the territory that the Parasite Queen had settled in was similar to what he had seen in the Delphinion Duchy.

But there was a difference.

How should he put it? Seol Jihu felt the urge to get out of here as soon as possible.

It began the moment he first set foot on the rotting soil.

He could feel his energy drain and his strength weaken when all he did was stand there. His headache worsened and his physical condition deteriorated with every breath. On top of that, the world looked dark and dreary, even though the sun was clearly out and shining.

This seemed to be the case for the rest of the team as well, as looks of discomfort crossed their faces.

The surrounding landscape flashed past them.

It would take them at least six hours to reach their destination on foot, but fortunately, they had the means to fly.

The expedition team was able to arrive near its destination about 40 minutes after leaving their hideout.

“Over there.”

The team had entered a vast mountain terrain, where the ground had risen to an altitude of more than 2000 meters above sea level, forming a series of steep slopes.

In the direction that Baek Haeju pointed stood a faded building that almost seemed glued to the mountain range.

Standing alone at this high altitude, the building almost seemed to be out of touch with the world.

[It’s the Castitas Monastery!]

Flone, who was flying after the phoenix carrying Seol Jihu in her arms, gave a small exclamation.

“Monastery?”

[Yeah. It’s where the priests who served the Goddess of Chastity practiced their faith, away from the rest of the world.]

Flone quickly explained and tilted her head.

[But… that’s strange. That monastery doesn’t have any secret hiding place as far as I know. Of course, it’s considered sacred, but I don’t think the Gorgonu would have cared about that….]

She was right. It was hard to imagine anyone would hide anything in a place as wide open as that monastery building.

[But I was never the family head, so I don’t know of every family secret, but…. Ah!]

Flone quickly...