Kazien, along with his three spouses, immediately rushed outside to the mansion's front yard to check the situation.
Behind them, Vildan, consumed by immense curiosity, did not want to be left behind. The boy jogged, following the footsteps of his four uncles.
Upon arriving outside, the blowing wind felt incredibly dry, as if carrying the aura of death. The sight of the deep red sky truly looked far more terrifying when witnessed directly without the barrier of a glass window.
Kazien stared at the sky for a moment before finally turning around and looking straight at the three youths standing tall behind him.
"Alvin, Allen, Arken!" Kazien called out in firm, cutting through the howling wind. "Are the three of you ready to destroy all those dungeons with me?"
Alvin stepped forward, his golden-yellow hair fluttering in the wind. The High Elf youth smiled confidently.
"Of course I'm ready, My Dear!" he answered in a very enthusiastic and fully convinced tone.
Beside him, Allen radiated an equally strong resolve.
"It is a given that I will always follow you, My Love!" the purple-haired youth replied with an unstoppable, burning spirit.
Arken patted his own chest. His gaze locked onto his husband's eyes with full of excitement.
"Wherever you go, I will always walk with you, Huby!" Arken answered without the slightest hesitation, incredibly eager to fight alongside his husband right away.
Seeing the strong resolve and high confidence of his three soulmates, Kazien smiled with satisfaction. However, their focus was momentarily diverted when they saw Vildan stepping forward into the yard.
The boy standing next to Kazien looked up, gazing at his uncle's face and the three youths alternately with a very confused feeling.
"Where... do you want to go, Uncle?" Vildan asked curiously, his eyes blinking innocently amidst this tense atmosphere.
Hearing the innocent question, Kazien looked down and offered a sincere smile.
"The four of us are going to destroy those dungeons." Kazien answered gently, pointing toward the dark rifts faintly visible in the distance. "Can you go back inside the mansion and sit nicely in there until everyone returns?"
Vildan fell silent for a moment, glanced at the terrifying-looking sky, and then looked back into his uncle's eyes.
"Will you come back here again?" the boy asked again to make sure.
Kazien affectionately stroked the top of Vildan's head. "Of course we will come back here again after finishing the task to destroy all those dungeons!"
"Really?"
Kazien nodded firmly.
Seeing the conviction in his uncle's eyes, Vildan's doubts vanished.
"Alright, if that's the case, I will return inside the mansion!" Vildan said firmly, not wanting to get in the way of his four uncles' important work.
The obedient answer coming from the boy's mouth made Kazien breathe a sigh of relief.
Then, Vildan turned his body around and hurried toward the mansion.
Before stepping inside the mansion, the boy took a moment to wave his hand at the four of them.
As soon as his nephew completely disappeared behind the door, Kazien refocused his attention on the mission.
The silvery-white-haired youth immediately activated the dungeon location detection magic bestowed by Goddess Nirfelia.
In that very instant, a large, 3D holographic map projection was created and floated right in the air before him.
On the glowing map, there were numerous bright red dots blinking, scattered widely and randomly across various continents and regions around the world. The number reached dozens.
However, out of the dozens of red dots, what caught Kazien's attention the most were three dots positioned far from land, right in the middle of the ocean.
Wait... how are we supposed to go to the bottom of the ocean? Kazien wondered inwardly, his brow furrowed in confusion. His brain began to calculate the battlefield conditions. If it were just me, I might still be able to reach the ocean depths. But... what about the three of them? The water pressure and lack of oxygen could endanger them.
However, Kazien knew that overthinking the ocean problem right now would only waste the crucial time they had. He immediately brushed off all thoughts about the ocean for the time being, choosing to focus on destroying all the dungeons located on the Azvel continent's mainland first.
Kazien took a deep breath, took a few steps away from his three spouses, and then activated his 'Sui Reflection' magic.
A blackish light glowed from the empty spaces around him, refracting calm reflections like thick plumes of smoke.
Slowly, the blackish smoke solidified and formed perfect physical silhouettes.
In the blink of an eye, the mansion's front yard was now filled with figures of Kazien. There were exactly twenty-one Kazien figures standing with the exact same poses and facial expressions. From their height, clothes, right down to every strand of their silver hair, there was absolutely no difference between the original body and the clones.
"Will your clone bodies go everywhere to enter those dungeons simultaneously?" Alvin asked, confirming his husband's plan.
"Yes, you're right!" Kazien answered in a casual yet calculating tone. "By spreading out like this, those dungeons will quickly be destroyed."
"Then... what about the three of us?" Allen chimed in suddenly, feeling confused about his task if his husband was moving alone to enter the dungeons. "Are we just going to stand guard here doing nothing?"
Kazien offered a faint smile after hearing the exclamation of his second spouse.
"Of course not! Each of the three of you will follow one of my bodies." Kazien replied, explaining his plan. "Splitting up is much better for destroying those dungeons faster."
Alvin, Allen, and Arken nodded in agreement.
Without wasting time, the three of them immediately spread out and then regrouped, standing by the side of one of their husband's clone bodies.
"Are you all ready?" Kazien asked to make sure one last time.
"I am ready, My Dear / My Love / My Huby!" Alvin, Allen, and Arken answered in unison with loud voices that pierced through the howling wind.
"In that case, close your eyes immediately!"
The three youths closed their eyes obediently. Meanwhile, the twenty-one Kazien figures simultaneously began chanting and activated teleportation magic.
In that instant, twenty-one bright golden magic circles appeared and spun beneath all their feet.
Zap!
In the blink of an eye, all of Kazien's bodies along with his three spouses disappeared without a trace from the mansion's front yard, teleporting toward the dungeon points scattered across the Azvel continent.
Meanwhile, from behind the glass window of the living room, a pair of innocent eyes witnessed their departure.
Vildan, who had been peeking from inside the mansion all along, was shocked and incredibly amazed by his uncle's insane power. His mouth fell slightly open as he saw his uncle split himself into dozens of people with such beautiful magic, and then simply vanish from his sight.
"Amazing!" Vildan praised very enthusiastically, pressing his palms against the cold glass window. "This is the first time I've ever seen someone capable of splitting themselves like that. My uncle is truly amazing!"
And right after the departure of all the Kazien figures and his three spouses, a barrage of horse hoofbeats and carriage wheels could be heard entering the mansion grounds.
Duke Elgard and all his family members had finally returned. They hurried home from the central military headquarters in tremendous panic due to the apocalyptic phenomenon that had suddenly struck, realizing that Vildan was at the mansion.
They all got off the carriages and immediately ran hastily toward the mansion door, then entered it.
Upon arriving in the living room, their heavy breathing stopped for a moment. The scene before them was far from the horrifying images in their heads during the journey home.
There, they saw Vildan sitting casually on the sofa in a very comfortable position. The boy looked so calm and relaxed, as if the phenomenon of the red sky and the earthquake occurring outside the mansion was just an ordinary natural event and nothing to be afraid of.
Duke Elgard immediately ran up to his grandson with a deeply worried face.
"Vildan... are you alright?" the Duke asked to make sure, checking his grandson's body.
Vildan turned his head, looked at his grandfather, and then gave a smile.
"I am perfectly fine, Grandpa!" the boy answered in a very casual tone, calming the hearts of his entire family who had been overcome with panic.