The days passed by swiftly, and although he was reluctant to part with his lovers, Lux understood that it was already time to leave.
Fortunately, all of his women were now members of his guild, allowing them to teleport to his Guild Headquarters anytime they wanted.
When Aina, Valerie, Ali, and Ari realized that Lux's guild was actually the one and only Mythical Guild in the world, all of them were pleasantly surprised.
Of course, Lux didn't forget to ask them to keep this matter a secret for now because aside from his guild members and a handful of people, like the Dragon King and the Steward of the Crystal Palace, the rest of the world had no idea that he was the Guild Master of Heaven's Gate.
"Since the meeting will be held in Karshvar Draconis, let us all teleport to the Guild Headquarters first," Hereswith, who had returned only a day before the meeting would start, said with a smile.
She used the days she was away to double-check the current status of the Kingdoms that her Grand Disciple had subjugated.
To her surprise, the citizens of these Kingdoms had already returned to their daily routine. The Royal Families also moved fast and executed Lux's orders, cleansing their territories from corrupt Officials through exile, improving the government's efficiency.
Since Lux didn't attack the common people and instead directly went for their Kingdom's rulers and Powerhouses like High-Rankers and Saints, the common folk didn't hold a grudge against him.
The Adventurer's Guild also didn't suffer a single loss when he visited, so he wasn't treated as an internationally wanted criminal.
Hereswith also found out that after the ceasefire agreement was in place, the Lizard King and a few of his men returned to the Marshlands to see if their people could return to their homes.
However, after seeing that their cities were destroyed and the land was steeped in poison, they understood that it was impossible for them to return to their homeland.
This made the Lizard King very depressed, but there was nothing he could do about it.
Once upon a time, he could have easily pinched the Half-Elf and ended his life easily.
But now, he didn't dare to face Lux because he knew that if they fought against each other, the one who would meet his end would be him.
To this day, the Dragon King, the Elf King, the Steward of the Crystal Palace, the Beast King, the Lizard King, the Divine Army, and the other Powerhouses that ruled the central regions of Elysium, still didn't know where Lux was able to get his army, which was composed of Hundreds of Calamity-Ranked Monsters.
Had they been ordinary Calamity Monsters, they might have still stood a chance, but they were not.
All of them were extremely strong, and the worst part of it all was that they were all imbued with Aurora's Aura of Misfortune, which only affected their enemies.
Such an army was very hard to face head-on, and even the Supremes of Elysium didn't want to mess with them.
Of course, the SSS-Ranked Kingdoms were capable of fighting against Lux's Army since they possessed powerful artifacts that were only a few levels weaker than the Pillars of Eternity.
But they were only supposed to use these artifacts as a last resort when their Kingdom was in peril.
Lux had a good relationship with these kingdoms, and he had no intention of attacking them.
This was also why the Dragon King agreed to let the meeting take place in his Kingdom since he could pull off taking the role of a mediator between Lux and the Divine Army.
"Are you really going to meet up with the Sovereign and the Founder of the Divine Army?" Valerie asked in a worried tone.
"Yes," Lux replied.
"You be careful," Aur said. "They might pull a fast one on you."
All of his lovers expressed their concerns, and Lux did his best to assure them that everything was going to be fine.
Truth be told, he didn't trust the Sovereign and the Founder of the Divine Army.
He had already prepared countermeasures to ensure his safety during their meeting.
"Let's go," Lux said as he held Iris' and Cai's hands.
His other lovers held each other's hands, forming a circle.
A moment later, all of them turned into beams of light and shot towards the sky.
Their destination was none other than Lux's Guild Headquarters, which was currently within the territory of the Crystal Palace.
Upon arrival, the first thing that Lux did was call Emma and Gerhart to ask them about the current situation of their guild.
The two reported that the project that Lux had left them was going smoothly and that he had nothing to worry about.
The construction of the town was almost done and, according to Bentley, they would only need one more month to finish everything.
Lux was quite happy after hearing their report, and asked them to continue managing the Guild, while he was away.
Since the meeting would be held the next day, Lux's lovers decided to stay with him for one more day.
The Half-Elf readily agreed, and all of them spent the day inside the Guild Headquarters, simply enjoying each other's company.
They had already made love more times than they could count in the past few days, so they decided to temporarily abstain from worldly pleasures, and just relax and enjoy their time together.
This made Aurora breathe a sigh of relief in her heart because, truth be told, she was already having a hard time standing properly, and her legs had almost turned into jelly.
She was the one who had "indirectly" made love with Lux the most.
Aurora had a feeling that if she experienced one more day of those lovemaking sessions, she would probably lose consciousness for a few days, which would allow her body to heal and recover.
Somewhere in Elysium…
"As expected, the Gates are starting to become more and more active as the days pass," the Sovereign muttered as he observed an Ancient Abyssal Gate that was nearly ten meters tall.
The Divine Army had been searching for these hidden gates within Elysium that the Abyssal Creatures had built during their invasion in the past.
Their goal was to destroy it and prevent the monsters from using it to cross over to their world.
This was also the main reason why they decided to compromise with the Half-Elf. They simply couldn't spare manpower to deal with him at the moment.
They had already lost almost all of their supporters, so they were only using the main bulk of their army to find these scattered gates that had been hidden well by their enemies.
The Sovereign casually waved his hand, and the ten-meter-tall Abyssal Gate disintegrated until nothing was left.
He then left the scene to return to their Underground Headquarters.
They would be meeting the Half-Elf in a few hours, and he wanted this to be done and over with so that they could continue their mission.
On the other side of the continent, the members of Memento Mori were doing the same as they continued their search for the Stars of Calamity.
They would also destroy every Abyssal Gate they came across.
Unlike the Divine Army, who had lost most of their manpower, the Necromancers didn't lack it.
Summoning their Undead to act as scouting parties, they effectively found these well-hidden Abyssal Gates.
Gates which would have remained undetected if not for the fact that the Undead had a peculiar way of detecting the corruption of the Abyss.
Hereswith only became aware of these activities after returning to Memento Mori.
This was also why she decided to accept the compromise of the Divine Army.
The beautiful Necromancer of Heaven was able to see the bigger picture.
Although she still hated the Divine Army for causing the death of her Disciple, she understood that the threat of the Abyssal Invasion should be prioritized for the time being.
The powers of the world were also moving in the background and helping these two opposing organizations destroy the Abyssal Gates in their respective territories.
But despite their success in weeding out these potential threats, they knew, with absolute certainty, that these preventive measures would not be enough to stop another invasion from happening.
An invasion that would be happening very soon, encouraging everyone to build up their armies so they would be able to defend their world against the second coming of the invaders that came from another dimension.
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