The bleak forest was so lush that there was not a speck of moonlight, except for the occasional few tall branches reaching into the starry sky.

As the eye gets used to the night, one will notice that there is more than one darkness in the forest: some are hazy, with shadows as dark as black charcoal in between, like the mouth of a cave.

At this time, the dog trainer and his subordinates continued to pass between these "holes", and quickly approached Juniper Village.

Descending down the slope, the closer you get to the confines of the village, the more sparse the woods become. Patches of forest have been replaced by shrubs with a few tall trees. However, I don't know whether it was because of the gradual winter or the sabotage in salt water, these shrubs were bare, and there was not a trace of green attached to the branches.

In order not to attract the attention of his enemies in advance, the dog trainer ordered his subordinates to remain silent: the ten-armed octopus floated between the bushes and the trees like lanterns, the Shadowmon extinguished the fire in its chest and leaped from tree to tree like a leopard, and the reefclaw lowered its body and crept through the bushes little by little, making only a "rustling" sound similar to that caused by the breeze blowing through the trees.

Abandoned for two or three months, Juniper Village has become a haunt due to a lack of staff to take care of it. The salty flood flowed by, toppling the walls to the ground in pieces. In the four corners of the village, there were originally four watchtowers, but now only two remain. There were torches lit on the top of the two watchtowers, and it was clear that there were "people" on duty.

"Disguised as a raven," with good eyesight, the dog trainer easily saw the face of the sentry man. Those guys look exactly like the Raven Man, but the Raiders who know the basics won't mistake them. "It seems that the stinkfish thought that the main creatures in Ramsay's world were ravens, so they had the Faceless Lurkers disguise themselves as them. Things got interesting. ”

As expected, the benthic devilfish did make a big oolong. As the ruler of the furious ocean, after stabilizing the portal that had inexplicably opened at his birthday party, Toplow sent a large number of strange men to investigate.

Due to the Half-Lich and the Young Blue Dragon, they reappeared in the area occupied by the Emperor. And there are no more human beings living here, and most of the men of the benthic devilfish along the way are monsters with the same strange appearance as them. The only humanoid sapient creature seems to be a half-human, half-bird Raven Man. Naturally, the Faceless Lurkers thought of Ramsay as a backward world dominated by the Ravens. Upon hearing the news, Toplo was surprised and delighted.

Shockingly, there was such a powerful spellcaster in the Ramsay world, and that "heavenly thunder face" made this seven-cheeked councilor feel some palpitations when he thought about it now.

Happily, he found an opportunity to lead the benthic demonfish race to a safer plane.

Originally, in the island world, the benthic devilfish empire occupied the depths of the sea, and the land creatures were only enclosed inland. However, just some time ago, forces from nowhere upset this balance. They actually led the landing race to challenge the Deep-Sea Empire, and every day a large number of depth charges were dropped on the bottom of the sea to bombard the empire's buildings.

The benthic devilfish wants to counterattack the land, but it will encounter a powerful counterattack from an army dozens of times stronger than before. The long-term stability of life has made the nobles among the benthic devilfish lose the courage to fight, and they are eager to find a more suitable plane for invasion, and then migrate there.

As a benthic devilfish that has lived for tens of thousands of years, Toplo has a wealth of ecological knowledge. In his inherent impression, if a certain plane is dominated by a relatively disordered creature like the Raven Man, then the civilization of this plane may not be successful even if it develops for a long time, and their heritage is most likely unable to compete with the Benthic Demon Fish Empire.

"This is an opportunity for my people," Toplo said to the other members of the Council of the Seven Gears, and was supported by many of his kind, "and according to previous investigations, the newly discovered plane has a well-developed ecosystem, and rivers, groundwater, and precipitation are abundant everywhere. It can be seen that the ocean there is also likely to be vast and rich. ”

Toplo's words moved all the Seven-Cheeked Councillors a little. As an immortal creature, in order to expand the size of the population, the benthic devilfish can only continue to expand to more planes. Tens of thousands of years of operation in the island world have reached the limit of what this world's oceans can carry. For more than 300 years, no new benthic devilfish have been born, and unhatched eggs have filled a trench.

And now, an opportunity is in front of them. Even though there may be some risks associated with intruding into that world, all of the benthic devilfish in attendance agreed that the opportunities and challenges are very reasonable. What's more, the terrestrial races of that world seem so weak, even more vulnerable than the natives of the island world (polar bear people, walrus people, camel people, etc.).

"The Council has agreed to send more troops to Enraged Ocean, and you are to lead the minions through that portal and set up an outpost first. Then, the Seven Cheeks will be represented by I, Toplo, and personally go to the ocean of that world to establish a colonial kingdom. ”

Returning to his own territory, Toplo immediately gathered several of his generals and personally conveyed the resolution of the Council of the Seven Cheeks. There was no objection - those strange generals were themselves creatures created by the benthic demon fish councillor. They traveled to Ramsay through a portal and established an outpost based on Juniper Village.

In addition to the monsters stationed there, the camp also had a warehouse dedicated to storing important supplies, and Toplow had his men bring some of his eggs to Ramsay. After that, he will personally descend here through a portal and then preside over the hatching ceremony of these eggs. The hatchlings of the benthic devilfish will follow Toplo down the river to the ocean of Ramsay World. They will be the main force of the benthic mobs to build a colonial kingdom.

And today, the day of Toplo's arrival, all the monsters are in Juniper Village ready to welcome their master. It's just that, just as the birthday party was struck by lightning - there is always a sense of drama - the ceremony scene of the benthic demon fish councillor crossing the portal was also met with some uninvited guests.

"Fett~Ash~"

Looking at the rippling portal, the dog trainer who emerged from the shadows roared. Blazing fireballs instantly spawned in front of him, and then flew swiftly towards the portal.