Everyone Is A Lord: My Talent Is A Little Too Strong Chapter 2753: 1511: Surprise and the Unveiled Mystery

Previously on Everyone Is A Lord: My Talent Is A Little Too Strong...
Leo Ray and his party encountered suspiciously easy retreat by the guarding parasites in the fortress, prompting caution around the teleportation array. The Grey Elder reported traps set by enemy mages that prevented his return to Observation City, and with allies' help, they cleared hidden magic barriers. Inspection revealed the array connected to the deadly void space, a deeper trap, compelling them to teleport outside and race toward Observation City, where they found the vast area eerily empty with no sign of the city.

"The whole Giant City has utterly vanished?"

In the vast emptiness of the subterranean chamber, Moli standing next to Leo Ray witnessed this astonishing scene too, her eyes sparkling with shock as she cried out, "How could that be?"

Similarly, the powerful individuals arriving successively were all stunned, finding it impossible to trust what their eyes showed.

The enormous metropolis that had loomed like a colossus over the expansive terrain had disappeared entirely, leaving no hint behind.

"Perhaps the Observation City got fully obliterated by 'Corrosion'?"

Lifted by a worn-out Tier 4 alchemy puppet, Broy spoke with a shaky voice.

"Should destruction occur, remnants of walls ought to linger, yet not a lone brick remains."

Moli wiped her luminous eyes, kept watching intently, and remarked, "It feels just like the whole Giant City got shifted somewhere else."

"No signs of deceptive illusions appear, might the entire Giant City have actually been transported away?"

Gazing upon the barren underground expanse, Elusa from the Elf Tribe showed equal amazement and inquired, "Lady Moli, is such a feat feasible?"

"Prior to joining you and arriving via teleportation, my perspective deemed this utterly unattainable."

Despite Elusa being a Dark Elf, Moli spoke freely to her young ally and sighed, "Yet since arriving alongside your Lord, even gods once removed from the Ten Thousand Clans have emerged—what more could prove impossible?"

Hearing Moli's statement, Leo Ray knitted his brows deeper.

Her point held merit; this scenario couldn't be dismissed. The system prompt's voice might accomplish it, or maybe certain Lords possessing city-relocation talents as well.

However, present circumstances eliminate that option entirely.

"Examine it well, no evidence of combat against 'Corrosion' exists here, without so much as one burn scar."

Leo Ray's grave tone echoed, urging them, "Should the full Observation City have truly been moved away, what became of the prior fight's remnants?"

Upon this, Moli and Elusa, scanning the even ground nearby, grasped the implication.

As Leo Ray noted, were the city relocated completely, where vanished the battle's scars?

Consider that not just our recent arrivals, but earlier groups of champions had withstood two assaults from 'Corrosion'.

To put it mildly, following relentless barrages from 'Corrosion's vast forces, Observation City's environs should brim with magical blast residues. Why does everything appear pristine?

In case the city was indeed transported, whither did the assault imprints flee?

"Reporting to Your Majesty, beyond this zone, surrounding spots where the city once rested show no battle indicators, no structural bases, or leftover utilities such as sewers."

After scouting the area, the Grey Elder came back with his group, bowed to Leo Ray, and added, "More accurately, the terrain here is flawlessly level, devoid of any impressions."

"Eh? Teleportation of the city would leave some indicators behind regardless."

Moli combed through her tousled locks, appearing utterly baffled to the edge of frenzy, and muttered, "What's truly happening here?"

Near Moli, the rest of the mighty ones creased their foreheads, displaying bewilderment.

Undeniably, everything felt profoundly odd, as though Observation City had never occupied this spot.

"Evidently, just one conclusion fits: Observation City was never present here."

Leo Ray's words resounded, audible to all present.

"Young human, what do you mean? How could Observation City not have been real?"

Moli twisted her hair into a bird's nest-like mess and stated, her expression brimming with bewilderment, "What about the Giant City we occupied earlier? From whence were we ported to the Underground Fortress?"

"Not that Observation City lacked existence, but it never stood at this location."

Leo Ray gave a faint nod and clarified for the group, "Put differently, the authentic Observation City remains in position, yet our current spot was never its true site!"

"We've traversed the path from Underground Fortress to here multiple times without error; this surely marks Observation City's rightful place!"

Struggling with Leo Ray's intricate explanation, the already muddled Moli grew more disoriented and exclaimed, "How might it never have been here?"

To Moli's query, the other powerhouses directed confused looks toward Leo Ray, clearly equally lost.

"The Lord speaks truly; Observation City was absent from this place."

Perched on Leo Ray's shoulder, the small Elf Sheila furrowed her brows deeply and continued, "To clarify further, this subterranean zone isn't the one we've known previously!"

"What?!"

Now, Elusa too responded sharply, exclaiming, "If this proves an alien region, does the Lord suggest the fortress we exited moments ago isn't our known one?"

"Precisely, that unknown fortress earlier and this underground void form elements of the enemy's ploy. We misjudged 'Corrosion's plot."