Chapter 207: Chapter207-Turmoil on the Hess Continent

The moment John activated this power, he suddenly sensed an extremely powerful fluctuation coming from the distant void.

Yet in the very next instant, it became unbelievably close, as if it existed within his own body.

"This is..."

John’s gaze shifted. He suddenly realized where this sensation was coming from.

"It’s the clone I sent to the Hess Continent before—the one I had Odelle bring back."

Of course, he still remembered that clone.

Back when he had founded the Heroic Spirit Society on the second layer of the Holy Grail, he had asked Odelle of the Hess Continent to take one of his clones back with her.

The clone function was also one of the Holy Grail’s authorities. At present, he could still create 998 more clones.

"That clone hasn’t sent back much of a response ever since it was taken there. But its strength is roughly equal to mine, so it shouldn’t be in too much danger.

"Now, through this newly developed divine power of the Holy Grail Space, perhaps I can take a look at that clone’s current situation."

With a thought from John, his divine sense immediately followed the divine power he had just unlocked, connecting to the clone far away on the Hess Continent, another plane entirely.

...

Hess Continent.

Odelle yawned as she woke up from a large, luxuriously decorated bed.

She walked to the window and pushed it open. Warm sunlight poured over her body. 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

Odelle stretched lazily and looked down at the bustling streets below.

"It has already been three days since I left the Holy Grail Space."

Odelle murmured inwardly.

On the streets, many players were hawking their wares.

"Anyone want S-rank equipment? I’ll sell it cheap!"

"All the set blind boxes that dropped from a Nightmare-grade dungeon we just cleared! Ten Divine Class Points each!"

"Don’t miss out if you’re passing by! This is the last batch of S-rank fire-type equipment!"

At the current stage of the Hess Continent, S-rank equipment could be seen everywhere, as common as roadside goods.

Many passing players shook their heads when they saw it.

"What era is this already? And they’re still selling S-rank equipment? How pitiful."

"These players probably just crossed over from some other domain. Otherwise, their development pace wouldn’t be this far behind."

"Tsk, tsk. Even then, this still doesn’t make sense. No one comes here to sell S-rank equipment. At the very least, they should sell it to those natives.

"But those natives don’t have Divine Class Points, so they can’t buy it anyway."

Odelle’s gaze swept past this group of players and turned toward the far end of the street.

There, two groups of guild members were locked in a confrontation.

The group dressed in white belonged to the Zero Arcane Guild, while the group dressed in black belonged to the Scriptweaver Guild.

A member of the Zero Arcane Guild roared angrily, "How many times do we have to say it? Ever since the Holy War ended, this place has belonged to us!"

The players of the Scriptweaver Guild immediately sneered and shot back without showing any weakness.

"Territory? It’s nothing more than an empty title your Zero Arcane Guild seized by force!"

"A hundred years ago, countless players fought to the death in that Holy War, desperately trying to break through and ascend to the God Realm!"

"And what happened in the end? Apart from corpses strewn everywhere and countless top players falling in battle, none of you even touched the slightest opportunity related to the God Realm!"

In an instant, the atmosphere between the two sides became tense and hostile, their anger completely ignited.

Ever since the Holy War ended and the terrible news of their failed ascension spread across the continent, the surviving players had completely divided the land among themselves.

The two top guilds, Zero Arcane and Scriptweaver, rose to power in the aftermath. They divided all of the core cities of the Hess Continent between them, carving out their respective spheres of influence and constantly clashing over territory.

However, before the Holy War, neither of the two guilds had been especially powerful. As a result, there were still major disputes over the boundaries of many cities, with both guilds stationing members in various locations.

Watching the two groups on the street start fighting again, Odelle shook her head slightly and withdrew her gaze.

"Two idiotic organizations."

She sneered.

"Before anyone truly obtains a method to break through to the God Realm, all these disputes are nothing but a meaningless farce.

"These people are truly boring. They’re still fighting over such mundane things."

Ever since the Holy War a hundred years ago, the players had discovered that they had no way to enter the God Realm. From that point onward, one meaningless conflict after another began.

Odelle had always disdained taking part in such things.

Fortunately, she had kept that Holy Grail all this time. She had met that great lord and had successfully brought one of his clones back to this world.

As for what that clone was doing now, she could no longer know.

But if she discovered any unusual movement, there was almost no need to guess. It had to have been caused by that great lord’s clone.

Looking at the other players on the street, Odelle felt a strange sense of pride rise in her heart.

Among the idle players currently stranded on the Hess Continent, she was the only one who knew the specifics of the future plan!

"With the guild leader’s clone here, I will definitely break through to the God Realm before all of you."

Odelle’s gaze grew brighter and brighter.

In her eyes, that guild leader was definitely an existence from the God Realm—perhaps even someone who surpassed the God Realm.

With him leading the way, entering the God Realm was only a matter of time for her.

Moreover, that lord had promised her that the clone he sent here was meant to investigate the restrictions of this place’s God Realm. Once there were any discoveries, she, as one of his members, would definitely be the first to receive information about advancement.

Just then, Odelle suddenly sensed a tremor coming from the eastern side of the continent.

Aside from her, no other player could sense this tremor.

Odelle’s expression changed slightly.

"It’s my lord’s clone calling me."

Back then, that clone had clearly left behind a companion contract between itself and her. Now, it had actually taken effect.

"Could it be that my lord’s clone has already found a way to leave this place?"

Suppressing the excitement in her heart, Odelle’s figure flashed. She instantly appeared in the void and swept toward the eastern side of the continent at astonishing speed.

In reality, in the current mortal world, many players were forbidden from flying. But since Odelle had survived the Divine War and lived until now, she naturally had abilities of her own.

Some especially powerful players possessed abilities that allowed them to ignore any kind of restriction.

And Odelle was clearly one of them.

However, she had not walked openly through the outside world of the Hess Continent for a very long time. The moment she appeared, she immediately attracted the attention of quite a few people.

At first, when they sensed this unfamiliar aura, they all showed surprised expressions, inwardly guessing who the owner of this aura might be.

It was only when they sensed the specific feeling contained within that aura that their expressions changed one after another.

"That crazy woman has actually appeared again? She didn’t die in the last Holy War?"

"After the Hundred-Year Holy War, Odelle vanished without a trace. I thought she had already fallen in the chaos of that era!"

"She’s actually still alive, and she can even ignore the continent’s flight restrictions. This level of strength is far too terrifying!"

"Back then, countless top players were wiped out in the Holy War. She alone hid herself and survived. There must be some unknown secret hidden on her!"

"Follow her and take a look. Maybe we’ll uncover a different kind of secret."