The words of the seven sages, including Dark Sage, led Adrian to completely misjudge the situation of this world, believing that an incredibly terrifying existence lay beyond. It now seemed that Dark Sage and the others had either lied or had been deceived themselves.

The motives behind those who deceived them were worth considering. Adrian and Lexie investigated this issue. However, as the youngest among the seven sages, Lexie was not well-versed in the knowledge Dark Sage shared, which was supposedly passed down through generations within a faction.

Given Dark Sage's status, there seemed to be no reason for him to deceive Adrian. Moreover, his promise to leave this world in twenty years didn’t seem like a lie. This had troubled Adrian for quite some time.

Since this tradition had only begun in recent times, it suggested that someone did not want the people of this world to leave—or more specifically, did not want level-nine immortals to leave. If they believed the outside was Daem