Seeing that everyone refused to enter the valley together, Olivia didn't mind.
It was only human nature for others to be unwilling to enter such a dangerous-looking place; there was no need to force the issue.
But regardless, she was definitely going in.
“It looks like we'll have to part ways for now. Let's collaborate again if the opportunity arises.”
Olivia waved and turned to walk into the valley.
This scene left Rosalind and the others with incredibly complex expressions.
They didn't know why Olivia insisted on entering this forbidden zone, but they couldn't forcibly stop her; after all, it was her own choice.
Ultimately, the group could only watch as Olivia's figure disappeared into the valley.
As soon as she stepped into the valley, Olivia felt as if the whole world had gone silent.
She looked back, but Rosalind and the others were nowhere to be seen.
She had only just entered, yet turning around revealed no one else, which was highly unusual.
She paused in thought and took a step back.
Normally, this step should have taken her out of the valley, but instead, it placed her right in the center, making it impossible to leave.
Everything was exactly as Sweet Dream and Nightmare had described.
Fortunately, Olivia had learned how to navigate this valley from them, so she wasn't particularly nervous.
Next, she began moving through the valley according to a specific route.
Three steps forward, stop and take two steps to the right, then one step to the left...
She didn't look like she was walking normally at all, but this was the only solution for this valley.
This was a safety route that Dreamland Paradise had researched using many methods and at the cost of many lives.
After walking back and forth like this for a while, in a sudden flash, Olivia found herself out of the valley and standing amidst a vast, gray mountain range.
There was almost no vegetation to be seen in the mountains; they were bare and desolate, and the entire world felt exceptionally quiet.
She was out.
Olivia looked back; behind her was the valley, and even she didn't know exactly how she had emerged.
But in any case, having exited the valley meant she wasn't far from where Rose had first appeared.
She took to the air and flew swiftly toward the mountains, the vast range receding quickly beneath her.
After flying for just a short while, her heart skipped a beat as a sudden, intense sense of crisis washed over her.
Looking down, she felt as if the massive mountain range below had trembled slightly for a moment, only to return to stillness immediately, making it seem like a mere hallucination.
But Olivia knew it wasn't a hallucination.
Sweet Dream and Nightmare's information had mentioned the situation with this mountain.
This was a living mountain; if someone passed by, it could wake up at any moment and erupt with incomparable, terrifying power that even an Evolver might not be able to handle.
Fortunately, there was a way to deal with this mountain.
Olivia immediately stopped flying, freezing in mid-air as if solidified, staring unblinkingly at the ground below.
Under her gaze, two peaks in the mountain suddenly split open, revealing two giant, crimson eyes—the eyes of the mountains, staring up into the sky.
The eyes were exceptionally eerie, darting back and forth as if searching for any uninvited guests.
However, no matter how much they scanned, the two eyes failed to discover Olivia, as they could only detect living beings that were moving.
As long as one remained perfectly still, they would not be noticed.
This was the experience summarized by Dreamland Paradise at the cost of many lives.
And it proved to be true; after scanning for a while and finding nothing, the crimson eyes slowly closed.
Seeing this, Olivia finally relaxed and continued her flight deeper into the mountain range.
Gradually, she flew past the continuous range.
On the other side of the mountains, there was another small hill.
This small hill was Olivia's destination.
The hill was gray and stood there alone, looking as if it had been abandoned.
Olivia looked at the hill and slowly descended.
On the surface, the small hill had no distinguishing features.
But upon closer inspection, many footprints could be seen around it.
Those were footprints left by members of Dreamland Paradise in the past.
Beside the hill, there was also a large amount of crystal powder.
That was likely the trace left behind after Rose emerged from the mysterious crystal.
Olivia scanned the area, then raised her hand, and a mirror emerged from her palm.
She enlarged the mirror and placed it nearby, letting it reflect the scene before her.
“Magic mirror, can you see any information?”
Inside the mirror, a line of text immediately appeared.
【Master, please collect those crystal powders on the ground. They might be of some use for Rose's awakening. However, I cannot be certain of the specifics yet; I need to bring these powders back within my range of control before I can analyze them further.】
Upon hearing this, Olivia immediately began collecting the mysterious crystal powder.
The mysterious crystal here wasn't complete, as many parts had already been taken by Dreamland Paradise; the remaining portions were mixed with the sand and soil, making them difficult to identify.
Fortunately, the magic mirror was there to help with identification, so although it took some time, Olivia managed to collect all the mysterious crystal powder from the area.
Once all the crystal powder was collected, Olivia didn't rush to turn back. Instead, she took a small statue out of the Amber Tears.
This was no ordinary statue; it was a statue of the Radiant Goddess.
Olivia placed the statue on the ground in front of her and offered a respectful prayer.
“May the Radiant Light be eternal, may beauty endure forever, may sins be washed away, and may evil perish. Great Radiant Goddess, your believer beseeches you: open the path to the hall where I may behold you!”
As Olivia's words fell, a glow coalesced in front of her, rapidly stretching and forming a gate filled with a holy aura.
She stepped through the gate and entered the church headquarters.
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