They had successfully forged a portal to a Dream Realm.
Soon after, Major General Thomson, the Knight Commander in the duchy's forces, and Gilbert, a Third Order Spirit Medium and Adventurer Captain, entered the indigenous tribe under the leadership of Taggart, a Second Order Black Witch.
The grotesquely shaped Totem Pole at the entrance had already been felled by the Black Witches in advance. The dim Divine Light on it indicated that the Guardian Spirits within had likely met an unfortunate fate.
The trio walked straight into the spacious longhouse in the center of the village, which originally belonged to the chieftain. On the ground lay the chieftain's family, scattered haphazardly. Several adults were clearly Beast Spirit Warriors, originally having the characteristics of tuna, with sharp and pointed noses like spears; now, their exposed skin was also covered with dense Barnacles.
