Hilia smoothly returned to Ista territory, the small heretic outposts she encountered along the way are not worth mentioning for now.
After the trial ended, the following matters had nothing to do with Hilia.
But Rose's actions were not over.
With such a big event, even Zeus didn't show up, making Rose feel the pressure.
He never played on the back foot, didn't even want to play evenly—he just wanted to crush and win.
To crush, he needed to know himself and the enemy, and with Zeus not showing up, he had no idea what Zeus was doing, making it very difficult for him.
Although appearing carried some risks, it was better to show up than not, at least he could gather some information, to know what that guy was up to.
"Since you won't show up, I'll destroy all your arrangements one by one."
...
Inside the border camp.
Phil slowly opened her eyes, took a deep breath, and exhaled.
