Chapter 68

"Our situation really resembles Milica's story," Arabel said.

Idan smiled, amazed at how quickly Arabel understood the gist of what was happening.

"It was because of the System that the creatures from the Forest of Doppelgangers attacked us, seeking to detain us," he added.

During their escape in the forest, they began to suspect that all these sudden changes were their fault.

"I'm guessing Limbo didn't bring in all its forces because of the presence of Eulalia and Nemo, — Idan continued. — It's all about his agreement with Milica. If it had sent even more powerful beings, then Eulalia and Nemo probably wouldn't have been able to handle them, and that would have violated the agreement with Milica."

Arabel was also aware that what was happening was strange.

If Limbo had not wanted to let them go, it would have attracted all its forces, but then it was limited to only a small number of doppelgangers and simple creatures that did not exceed their rank.

"After entering the city, before the locals had time to react, Milica intervened. She took us under her protection, and this prevented Limbo's consciousness from harming us, as we were under her protection and her agreement with Limbo." From then until today, they have been under the protection of Milica.

Arabel was lost in thought when she heard Idan's words. They themselves couldn't remember what happened after they lost consciousness due to the System. They learned everything they knew from Eulalia.

According to Eulalia, immediately after they lost consciousness, Milica appeared and protected them from the local leader of the city, a high dwarf named Hector.

They didn't pay much attention to it at the time. But now Arabel began to wonder how Milica had appeared so quickly and unexpectedly, right after they had lost consciousness.

"Did Master already know about us when she appeared next to us after we lost consciousness?" Arabel asked Idan.

"Master, at least she knew that Limbo's consciousness was hunting us. That's why she intervened and took us under her protection," Idan said.

"But how could Master—" before Arabel could ask the question, she realized the answer herself.

"Yes, most likely, the master still has a connection with Limbo's consciousness, and that's how she found out that it was hunting us," Idan's words exactly matched Arabel's conclusion.

"Doesn't the System have a connection to Limbo's mind then, too?" she asked.

," the System itself answered Arabel's question.

Arabel was surprised by the System's response. She asked Idan a question and did not expect the System to answer this question on its own.

Idan, like Arabel, was also surprised that the System answered the question itself.

"I immediately found the task that the System gave us strange after we woke up," he continued the discussion with Arabel after the surprise of the System's response subsided.

Arabel agreed with this statement, recalling her confusion at the time.

The system asked both of them to find a descendant of the Rain Clan and recognize him as their champion. This raised questions for them.: Who is the descendant of the Rain Clan and what is the champion? The system did not bother to respond to their requests.

The task they received from the System was different from all the others. It was called the World Quest and consisted of several stages.

"Now that you've reminded me of that, I can finally understand some of the points," Arabel thought. The fact that Nemo is probably a descendant of the Rain Clan, and the information about the Throne of the World King were all received by the System from Limbo's consciousness.

"In other words, all these Nemo and Tron—related assignments were related to a secret that was trying to protect Limbo's mind," Arabel quickly concluded.

It was strange that even then she hadn't paid attention to the System's words that she had received this information thanks to the invasion of Limbo's consciousness.

"Yeah, — Idan agreed, pleasantly surprised that Arabel had figured out what was going on her own.

"Damn it! I just remembered that the System explicitly mentioned that thanks to the information received from Limbo's consciousness, she learned about the birth of a unique being in the central part of the Forest of Doppelgangers," Arabel exclaimed.

She couldn't believe she had overlooked it. Even then, the System indirectly confirmed that it had "stolen" many of Limbo's secrets.

"Ha ha ha, — Idan laughed, he was also surprised that he hadn't noticed this before.

"What's so funny? Do you even understand what that means?" asked Arabel, displeased with Idan's laughter.

"Of course I understand. I understand very well," he replied to her question.

How could he not realize that they were on their way to complete a mission issued by the System? A task based on information received by the System from Limbo's consciousness. While Limbo is most likely hunting them because of the leak of this information.

Simply put, if they help Nemo tame a unique creature from the Forest of Doppelgangers, won't that anger Limbo's mind?

Arabel's previous cheerful mood quickly disappeared. She realized the gravity of the situation.

"Listen, I haven't said everything yet," Idan turned to Arabel, trying to distract her from her anxious thoughts.

"After our arrival in Limbo, the main task that the System gave us was to find a way out of this place within six months," Idan reminded of the main task.

Then he fell silent. Idan realized that if he continued like this, it would take a while to get to the bottom of it. Therefore, he decided not to waste time on the details and get straight to the point.

"I have a suspicion that the System already knows where and how to find a way out," Idan suddenly said to Arabel, as if throwing a bomb.

"Huh? What? Wait..." of course Arabel was stunned by this statement.

"I believe that the so-called World King's Throne is related to leaving this place. That's exactly the secret Limbo is trying to keep. To save it, it turned its attention to the master, who probably also found out about it and, like the System, knows where the exit from Limbo is," Idan continued to express his amazing assumptions to Arabel.

"Are you saying that the master knows everything, but because of the agreement with Limbo, not only can she not leave the city, but she also cannot share this information?" asked Arabel.

"Yes, you should have realized a long time ago that the master knows more than she's letting on," Idan replied, after which he fell silent for a while. Then he continued,

"That's why I said that I believe and trust the master."