Four hours pass.
Bri exits the Crimson City Labyrinth after leaving a third containment case and a very detailed plan behind.
Pluto stares at the place where Bri has teleported away and whispers under his breath while replaying the scene in his mind from two weeks ago—of a human killing a Noble demon, a feat impossible for any sane demon to comprehend.
"Well... it seems we'll technically be receiving an invite to the Vermillion Family after all. This was not how I expected things to go when I came to this world..."
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Back in central headquarters, in the city above the mountain that is no longer burning with divine flames, all of the generals leave their cultivation chambers in order to join up with the others waiting.
In a small waiting room, nine of the most powerful humans, strength- and influence-wise, stand together in a circle.
Bri greets the four generals first, then looks to Monk, Luna, Fisher, and Lydia, who have shown up to partake in the second part of the deal that has granted them all access to the planet Kelfar in the first place.
The craftswoman has been beyond busy these last few days, but a satisfied expression can be felt behind her eyes as it's clear that everything has finally reached the final step.
"So, before we leave... there are a few changes, rules, and interesting details you must know..."
While handing out teleport crystals to each of them, Bri explains what she has heard from Raven just hours ago, meaning they have more time than expected to get things done; but she also reveals the state of the world she's bringing them to.
The generals are satisfied, as it is only natural that more advanced civilizations have better technology, and they are happy to use these new connections to get ahead.
Her gaze stays on the four here that aren't generals, and they are a bit more suspicious. Well, other than Monk, whose eyes are practically sparkling with excitement to travel to another world.
"While they work on breaking through, your job is to bring as many rare artifacts back to our main base as possible... It's not going to be as easy as I've explained things to be. You'll... see what I mean..."
After a few back-and-forth questions and answers, the nine of them decide to crush their teleport crystals, as Bri is confident they'll be more informed once they see where they're going.
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A flash of white light leaves the room empty.
Rodrigo, in a room above them, takes control of Bri's position as the Association's Leader while they're gone, and the Rising Emperor's body doubles continue giving instructions to the Crimson Army as if nothing has happened, making this mission a secret to the world.
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Once the flash of white light ceases and the nine reappear in a whole new facility, what they see when they look up is not at all what was expected...
They all stand on top of a large teleport platform, with a thick translucent mana dome surrounding them to keep the elements of the atmosphere out.
However, above, there is no bright blue sky with clouds.
There isn't even a starry night sky of the vast universe.
Instead, the visual of a massive dark black and purple planet fills the majority of their vision.
Given the information provided, this First-Class Demonic world is seven times larger than the human world they just left. However, looking at it from the moon they reside on now, its size seems incomparable to anything these humans have ever seen...

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