Xue Wei sucked in a deep breath and pointed at the forest. “You’ve probably seen it with your own eyes, but the reason we spent half a year building a poor fortress like this was to recover our homeland and rebuild the Violet Empire on the soil of Eternal Song Forest!”

“You want to recover your homeland?” I asked in surprise.

“That’s right!” Xue Wei watched Queen Sophia’s departing back seriously before continuing, “Did you know that Sophia used to be the princess of the Violet Empire? Unfortunately, even she was turned into a Night Creature during the invasion that destroyed the empire. But we didn’t surrender our souls to the darkness.”

Xue Wei clenched her fists and declared, “That is why we wish to return to our homeland and drive out all the evil creatures that occupy Eternal Song Forest. We will build a new undead country where there is no killing or oppression. There will only be eternal power and law.”

I opened the map before saying, “Eternal Song Forest is huge, but it is located between Floating Ice City and Sky City. You must be aware that both of these cities are under control of the...