Rod knew Horus would think this way. The awakening of the Human Demon was because he recklessly broke the seal.

In fact, they should have anticipated it earlier. The scale of the Underground City, the lake of corrupted humanity never seen before, all indicated that there might be a huge danger lurking. However, a series of victories made them lower their guard, but this mistake was made the moment they stepped into the "anomaly".

It can be said that when Rod used the "Heavenly Sphere Clock" to find a way into the "anomaly," the ending was already set; therefore, in the prophecy, this crisis was triggered by him.

However, judging by various signs at the time, even if he didn’t go, the Human Demon would surely awaken, and by then, they would have had no preparation at all.

The consequences of such a powerful monster suddenly attacking Trolian are unimaginable... so this isn’t a mistake, Kai didn’t die in vain; his sacrifice was meaningful.

Once Rod realized this, his heart was at ease. Now, what he needs to do is to cheer up Horus.

"Archbishop, we have been blinded by victory, but the disaster wasn’t caused by us."

He detailed all of this to him.

"So now, this is the most favorable situation for us; as long as we work together to defeat the Human Demon, Trolian will overcome another hurdle."

Horus remained silent for a while, his expression still seemed desolate, but his eyes had become resolute, as if he had made some kind of decision.

"Little Rod, I know, I won’t succumb; defeating the Human Demon’s invasion is the most crucial task."

Olivia asked softly, "How much time do we have left?"

Rod pondered and said, "The Human Demon has already entered Trolian territory, crossed Wind City, at most a day, at least a few clock hours, we will be battling it under the Royal City."

Olivia immediately stood up: "Time is urgent, we must hurry and recover, Dark Moon, come with me."

The two jumped off the operating table and hurried away.

Horus, however, just stood still silently. Rod knew it was not a good time to disturb him, he had said everything that needed to be said, and he just had to think it through himself.

Healing the three strong ones earned him 200 Divinity, then Rod, following the hints at Star Square, obtained more Divinity through healing and other means.

His total amount of Divinity returned to 500, which was barely better than nothing for Rod now.

Finally, he thoroughly checked every item and method in the Dream Realm to ensure all could be used normally, and crafted three pieces of [Eternal Dream].

Looking at the faint gray shadow in his hand, it was so inconspicuous that Rod couldn’t believe this was the [Eternal Dream] that had consumed 7500 Nightmare Fuel.

The Book of Knowledge kept circling Rod’s palm, gazing at the [Eternal Dream] as if looking at its newborn child: "Ah, ah, ah, this is the [Eternal Dream]; I completely forgot its form, every usage experience of it has vanished from my memory, yet the erasure of memory doesn’t diminish my unparalleled wisdom, using it is as instinctual as using my third hand, third leg."

The Book of the Future watched in awe: "I can feel unimaginable power contained within it, a force capable of altering destiny!"

Even Asa stopped digesting; with the war imminent, it didn’t want to wake up only to find its master had already won without it having any role. More importantly, the Human Demon is a powerful polluted essence he had never seen, terrifying pollution. Within the Human Demon’s body perhaps lies the top-grade polluted essence he longed for. Now his soul foundation was strong enough, the most needed was polluted essence. Should he miss it, he feared he would regret it till death.

"Master, is this thing truly potent? Better check if it’s sealed by the Black Fog."

The Book of Knowledge cheerfully turned pages, saying lightheartedly, "I’ve already checked it; it can be used normally. In fact, [Eternal Dream] isn’t a single kind of ability; each [Eternal Dream] is an independent entity. Even if triggered by strong Source feedback, by the time the Black Fog’s sealing begins to form, the original one will have already been expended."

It paused for a moment, then continued.

"As for its effect, it definitely exceeds your imagination." 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

The puppet said softly: "[Eternal Dream]’s usage relies heavily on technique. If used incorrectly, its effect is even smaller than the King of Bright Light; if used precisely, its impact could rival the King’s existence."

Rod chuckled: "Aphro, who taught you that analogy? Horus’s impact isn’t small at all."

The puppet lowered its head: "Sorry, master, I was presumptuous."

Rod smiled and didn’t pursue the matter further. Though the analogy wasn’t quite suitable, the effect was indeed evident; he immediately understood that [Eternal Dream] is an object with very high upper and lower limits. Used poorly, it could be as useless as trash, but used well, it could defy fate.

"I’ve never used [Eternal Dream] before; book, are you confident?"

The Book of Knowledge patted its chest: "Don’t worry, master, no one is better at using it than me."

Rod nodded, then asked: "Do you have to appear on the battlefield once we enter combat?"