I opened an adventurer's guild in another world.

"【Void】?"

Tester and Troy exchanged a glance, both seeing confusion in each other's eyes.

"What is that?"

Upon hearing this, Anuo also shook his head.

When I met the king before, he was in a perfectly normal state.

However, this time, the [Insight] revealed that the king was being corrupted by the power of the [Void].

This was the first time Anno had ever heard the word "Void".

"You mean 'emptiness'? The 'emptiness' of 'real' and 'illusory,' the 'emptiness' of space?"

Upon hearing this name, Leimens, who had been keeping a straight face, finally changed his expression.

Anno immediately looked at Lymens and nodded, "Lord Lymens, do you know about the [Void]?"

To treat an illness, one must prescribe the right medicine for the right symptoms.

If you don't even know what the void is, how can you treat it?

Leimens looked at the king on the bed and said with a serious expression, "The continent we live on is called Angomulos."

In addition, there are other dimensions such as the Demon Realm and the Underworld.

I've heard before that there's a plane called the "Void"!

But I've only heard that it's a very powerful dimension; I don't know the specifics.

Furthermore, traveling between different dimensions is not simple; it generally requires a medium such as a teleportation channel.

"So, the reason Father became like this was the work of people from the [Void] plane?"

Selena, as if grasping at a straw, pressed, "Lord Lymens, how can I save my father?"

Leimens shook his head and said, "I have never had contact with anyone from the [Void] plane."

I heard this news more than ten years ago from a senior I met in the Elf Forest who was deaf.

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I do not have a solution to the [Void] corruption.

Back then, Lemons was a mid-level fifth-tier warrior, carrying out a secret mission in the Elf Forest.

In a small elven town, Lymens encountered a deaf beggar.

The other person was also human, and Lemens bought food for the deaf man.

Upon seeing this, the deaf man asked for more meat.

Leimens bought meat, and then the deaf man asked for wine.

When they arrived, Lemens felt that the deaf man was being a bit too demanding, but he still bought it for him.

But to his surprise, after the deaf man had eaten and drunk his fill, he told him to leave immediately.

It also mentioned that the Void was about to encroach on this area, and then briefly introduced some information about the Void plane.

This left Lemons completely stunned.

Before leaving, the deaf man gave Lemons a book containing a powerful set of sword techniques.

Moreover, it's a sword technique whose power increases with level—Lemons achieved his current status thanks to that sword technique.

Leimens felt that the deaf man he had encountered was no ordinary person.

He found a reason that wouldn't arouse suspicion and got the team leader to postpone the mission for a few days.

During this time, strange monsters appeared at the target location, eventually alarming the Elf Queen, who dispatched elite troops to completely seal off the area.

After that, Lemons and the others had no idea what happened inside.

However, intelligence indicates that none of the Pokémon in the target area survived!

An unknown monster has been spotted.

Lymens immediately thought of void creatures.

However, he could no longer find the deaf man.

"A deaf person?"

After listening, Tester rubbed his head in frustration and said dejectedly, "Where am I supposed to find a deaf person I met in the Elf Forest more than ten years ago?"

After hearing Lemons's account, Tester naturally realized that the deaf man was a strongman.

With such a large gap in time and space, the chances of finding one person are extremely slim.

"Elf Queen!"

Selena's eyes widened as she looked at Lymens and said, "Since the Elf Queen intervened in what happened back then, she must know about the [Void], and perhaps even how to heal Father. We can ask the Elf Forest for help!"

"Hopefully, it's not too late!"

After finishing his sentence, Troy immediately left the room to contact the intelligence department and the Elf Forest.

"What do you mean?"

Tester watched Troy leave in a hurry, then looked at Anno with some confusion.

"His Majesty the King's current condition is actually quite bad!"

Before Anno could answer, Lemens explained the reason.

As an eighth-tier expert, although he could not see the king's life points, he could sense that the king's aura was extremely weak.

They might die within a day or two due to the erosion of the [Void].

Troy knew about it, but he dared not announce it.

Anno, however, was the one who knew the king's condition best.

The king currently has only one-third of his health remaining.

In other words, the king will die within a day!

This was partly due to the fact that Troy's treatment had some effect.

"What?"

Upon hearing Anno say that the king might only have less than two days left, Tester immediately became anxious.

He ran wildly to catch up with Troy.

He was now prepared to agree to any conditions the Elf Queen might set if a cure for the king were available.

Under normal circumstances, one day is definitely not enough to travel from the Elf Forest to Sodar.

However, they sent the medicine with high-ranking elves, using teleportation arrays in other countries to travel between cities along the way, and traveling at full speed along the border.

One day should be enough!

But Tester's response from the Elf Queen left him feeling somewhat hopeless.

His original words were: There is a way to deal with the corruption of the Void!

All you need to do is find the barrier fruit that suppresses the spread of [Void] energy.

Of course, the incredibly precious barrier flowers and barrier fruits have more than one use.

The Elf Queen only knew of one person who possessed this fruit.

Atelier Emily!

The eighth-ranked Dark Elf King among the Eight Demon Generals.

The town that was corrupted by the Void ended up with all the elves being transformed into Void creatures, and was eventually wiped out by the elven forces.

The fruit of salvation lies in the hands of the Eight Demon Generals.

This news was essentially a death sentence for the king.

Previously, everyone was relieved that Anno had returned in time and found the reason for the king's coma.

It seems that even if Anno stays in the royal city, there's nothing he can do.

Should we go to Atrica to ask for the Barrier Fruit?

"How could this happen?"

Upon receiving the news, Selena collapsed to the ground, tears streaming down her face.

Anno was also completely helpless at this point.

......

Simmons's residence within the royal palace.

Simmons, thoroughly exasperated by Anno's retort, returned to his room, drank a cup of tea poured by a servant, then threw the cup to the ground and smashed it. He then dismissed the trembling servant.

"Your Highness, why are you so angry?"

In the room where only Simmons remained, an ethereal voice suddenly rang out.

But Simmons was not surprised at all, and turned to look at a cube that floated out of the room.

A six-sided cube, each face of which is divided into nine small squares.

Each small square has a different magic rune.

The Rubik's Cube that appears to be floating in mid-air is not actually floating.

Upon close inspection, a faint, shadowy outline can be seen around the Rubik's Cube.

......

Royal City Adventurers' Guild.

Linda sat behind the front desk with a worried expression.

Just moments before, Shadow had been discussing with her what they were going to do next.

Suddenly, Anno disappeared.

Linda knew this was Anno's shadow.

But when the shadow disappeared without warning, Linda thought Anno was in danger.

Just as Linda was frowning in distress, the noisy guild hall suddenly fell silent.

Sensing something was wrong, Linda looked up at the doorway, then suddenly stood up from her seat, her face filled with disbelief.

Among the group of people at the door, a bald, burly man walked up to the front desk and said to Linda, "Linda, long time no see!"