["Be careful!" Both Anna and Aina stood in front of Alice without hesitation.]

[Although they had never seen such a strange insect before, they could sense its danger.]

[Alice didn't act tough; she was never someone who liked to show off.]

Ah, this....

Look at what you're saying about yourself?

Shen Sui looked at Alice's self-assessment, unable to suppress his desire to ridicule.

Not like to show off?

Look at your past actions, Alice!

If you didn't like to show off, who was it that confronted the God of Sin head-on as a fourth-level mage?

But thinking back on Alice's past actions, Shen Sui unexpectedly found that Alice often wasn't intentionally causing trouble. Many of her reckless behaviors were actions she had to take to save her friends.

To save Anna, Alice ran off to stir up the entire City of Sin.

To save Hali, Alice actively triggered the Error War.

And when it didn't involve her friends or loved ones, and when her personal grudges weren't at stake, Alice would back down and never act tough.

Especially after Anna severed her connection with the Sinful Chalice using the Assos Holy Sword and truly mastered this power of sin, Alice's demeanor became even more composed.

If you explained it in gaming terms, Alice in these moments was the kind of quest NPC who wouldn't run around irresponsibly, wouldn't cause you trouble, and might even help you out at critical times.

Although the Boundary-breaking Worm had a tough shell, an ordinary Boundary-breaking Worm was still just a seventh or eighth-level magical beast, which had no power whatsoever when facing a much stronger opponent.

Anna and Aina took action at the same time, easily taking care of this type of insect.

["Boundary-breaking Worm! It's a Boundary-breaking Worm!" Andori shouted, "Why is a Boundary-breaking Worm appearing here?!"]

[As one of the Twilight Bishop's summoned creatures, Andori had once joined you in the extermination war against the Boundary-breaking Worms.]

[This battle took place outside the world and is little known.]

[However, all the Elemental Empresses are very aware that the great Twilight Bishop once saved the entire world.]

[The formidable presence of the Broken Boundary Empress, who could shatter space with every gesture, remains an unforgettable image for Andori.]

[Andori explained the terrors of the Boundary-breaking Worms to Alice and her party.]

["The Boundary-breaking Worms are gregarious creatures." Andori told the group, "They never appear alone."]

["When you discover one Boundary-breaking Worm, it means there are already many, many of the same creature in this world." Andori sneaked a glance in your direction, "We're in trouble."]

[Upon seeing your silhouette, Andori's anxious heart immediately calmed down.]

[The powerful Twilight Bishop still silently watches over this world.]

[He will not sit idly by while the world is destroyed by Boundary-breaking Worms.]

[Alice was deeply shocked after hearing Andori's explanation.]

["No way! We have to stop these worms!" Alice said without hesitation, but she knew well that her strength was not enough to face such a terrifying event.]

[Claude must be recovered as soon as possible.]

[Alice thought anxiously to herself.]

[If Andori wasn't lying, the only person in this world capable of solving this situation would be Claude.]

Just as Andori said, once Boundary-breaking Worms appear and enter a world through some gap, they will continue to pour in endlessly.

It is extremely difficult to completely eradicate all the Boundary-breaking Worms invading the world, as missing even one would just attract a new brood of them.

Therefore, in the DLC, very few players foolishly spend a lot of time and effort trying to fully eliminate these worms.

The easiest one-time solution to the Boundary-breaking Worm crisis is to find a safe location, lure the worms there, then induce them to gather and summon the legendary Broken Boundary Empress.

Then defeat and subdue the Broken Boundary Empress, and have her order the remaining Boundary-breaking Worms to leave the world.

Hmm, it's indeed a one-time fix.

But for the natives of the Dawn Continent, it is rather difficult.

The premise for taking such action is having someone capable of defeating the Broken Boundary Empress.

Thinking about it, damn, it seems like I'm really the only option.

["But.... where exactly are these Boundary-breaking Worms coming from?" Andori said curiously.]

[But soon, her question would be answered.]

[The Elemental Empresses who were helping the elves combat the Boundary-breaking Worms sensed Andori's arrival.]

[Due to the urgency of the battle, only the Fire Element Empress Lina came to greet them.]

["Wow! Wow!" Lina circled around Alice multiple times, "Young girl! I see the future of the Fire Element in you! Interested in forming a pact with me?!"]

["Lina!" Andori glared at the unruly Fire Element Empress, among all of Shen Sui's Elemental Empresses, she's the most mischievous.]

[Moreover, as the ruler of the Wood Element, Andori naturally didn't get along with Lina.]

[Lina naturally sat atop Alice's head, as she had already eyed this seat, considering Alice her contractor.]

[Andori's eyes sparkled, as she chuckled, "If you form a pact with someone so easily, it won't sit well once the master finds out, you know."]

[Lina raised her head, confidently proclaiming, "The master is the master! The contractor is the contractor! They are not the same!"]

[Having said that, Lina circled around Alice again, becoming increasingly satisfied with Alice's talent.]

["I smell countless possibilities of flame on you!" Lina opened her arms, loudly cheering, "Young girl! You are born for the Fire Element! Fantastic! Fantastic! Come with me and ignite this world, avenge Lady Vivian!"]

["Um...." Just as Alice was about to explain her relationship with Claude, Andori quickly interrupted her, standing in front of Alice and questioning Lina.]

["What is going on with these Boundary-breaking Worms?"]

[Lina's earlier good mood dissipated completely: "They're coming from the Natural Holy Tree. They seem to have followed the Natural Holy Tree's power here."]

["Oh? Brought here by the Natural Holy Tree?" Andori's eyes widened.]

[Lina crossed her arms, plopping down atop Alice's head, sighing, and said, "In fact, this has a bit to do with us."]

["Us?" Andori knew that when Lina said us, she was referring to all the Elemental Empresses.]

["With Freymia's support, we planned to use the Natural Holy Tree to communicate with other worlds, to see if we could contact the master's true form. It was this that stained the Natural Holy Tree with a few eggs of the Boundary-breaking Worm, and then you know the rest."]

["You are truly foolish." Andori raised her head, "If Freymia doesn't know, that's one thing, but you all fought alongside the master in the outside world, didn't you know about the existence of the Boundary-breaking Worms?"]

["We should have noticed it, but we were distracted by other things at the time."]

["What could make you forget such a crucial thing." Andori couldn't understand.]

["It was Lady Vivian's signal."]

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