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Looking back at the corrupted grape story, it mentioned that a mysterious “lady in black” was the one who planted the grapes that weakened Merlin’s Seal and disrupted the leylines.

With the Cyran Gown design, there’s a snake with a vine-like body, which could be linked to grape vines. That makes me think the head of the Adamant Syndicate might actually be some kind of snake-like woman who can control vines/possesses a vine-like body herself.

AFK Journey is known for hiding spoilers in season banners, and in the new season banner there’s a reddish black snake wrapping around the pillars. Because of that, I feel like this snake lady — possibly the final boss of the main story — might finally appear in the new season. (She could be the Maleficent-looking silhouette behind the GB guy in the trailer.)

Another thing that stood out to me is how the Queen is shown standing alone in the dark, facing what looks like roots and vines. That makes me suspect she may already be working with the Adamant Syndicate, or even that she is the snake lady herself...