'That was awesome, Bella.'
Erix exclaimed in surprise with a big grin.
'That's right. We knew you cooked something, but that was freaking awesome,' Rin grinned and said. 'You have to teach that to us.'
Isabella showed 'V' gesture at them with a big smile and said, 'I was able to do that thanks to you two. And, of course, I'll teach you this formation.'
'How did you get its inspiration?' Erix curiously asked.
'Umm, It's because my Concept's working that I got this idea,' Isabella replied with a faint tinge of red in her cheeks that quickly vanished as she normally smiled.
'I see.'
Isabella continued with her combat since there were still 7 Sharks alive.
But suddenly, everyone sensed more presence coming into the area behind them, though the people in combat didn't dare to get distracted.
However, Erix and Rin turned around as they raised their eyebrows.
"You all..."
Seeing all the Royal-order powerhouses of Phoenix City belonging to various guilds, the duo was surprised.
"Haha, how could we miss this chance to go with you on the expedition?" Ronaldo said with a grin.
"That's right. We knew you would be progressing further, so when people saw you entering the portal, every guild quickly gathered for the expedition party."
"After asking the Moondawn Elves in the hub, we also entered the Merfinn Tribe's portal gate, but were stumped as to how to proceed further," Kaflan said with a wry smile. "In the end, we jumped into one of those magical flowing streams and arrived here."
"Suit yourselves then," Erix shrugged. "The Protection Scheme is on, and the price is the same."
Everyone nodded.
By then, the rest of the 7 sharks were also killed by the group as everyone gathered.
Instead of sides, the group went towards the mountain range where those sharks came from.
Erix was already seeing a brand new territory behind the mountain range, but when everyone crossed it, they saw it.
A huge ocean bed with a big crack like a crevice. Twenty kilometers away from them, two kilometers deep in that crevice were buildings and structures.
Everyone quickly suppressed and conserved their auras.
He expanded his spirit sense to full and discovered many presences of people. He located Kaflan's group and marked their spot.
[Erix: Done. You can return now.]
Right after Erix put away the U-card, it immediately rang again.
[Khalil: Erix, we found a territory in the southeast area from the crevice. The suggested requirement is 55k.]
[Erix: Good job. Stay there while everyone gathers.]
...
The territory that Khalil and his group located looked like a thick forest but with structures and buildings in it, with multiple bubbles that isolated some spots in the forest to remove water from those areas.
[Merfinn's Forging Forest. Suggested requirement to enter: 55,000 Power level.]
Ten kilometers away was a big group of nearly a hundred people.
The top powerhouses were all present along with Erix, Rin, and others from Phoenix City.
Erix and Rin went ahead first while using Domain Burst, displaying two big different scenery around them in a sphere as chaos ensued in Merfinn's Forging Forest.
[Laishun: Are any of you close to developing your Domain?]
[Amir: I'll get mine in a couple of days. I am only focusing on that.]
[Koshal: Same.]
[Yelwon: Same, but we shall see who has the strongest domain.]
[James: Let's go. Those two already went inside deeper while ignoring the small fries for us.]
After creating chaos in the territory, the rest of the people attacked as well, beginning a huge war between hundreds of Merfinns vs roughly a hundred people.
People leveled up and got stronger amidst the intense war, but Erix and Rin were bored.
The enemies were not formidable enough for them.
The boss of this area only had a Power Level of 120,000, so it died with a single attack.
[Congratulations on completing the challenge. Destruction Progress: — Army: 12.9%, Overall: 5.2%.]
In the end, two hours soon passed by right after the war ended, and everyone disappeared.