What was once a tiny mouth instantly became a gaping maw that swallowed Zefara whole and then without hesitation burrowed back into the ground. As the earth rolled and the millipede moved, a multitude of trees toppled, and she eventually vanished into the distance.
After a long while, Greerwu finally turned to Angel and said, “Master, she… she seems to have left.”
“I saw.”
Confusion was evident in Angel’s eyes. The enemy had suddenly attacked him, then gave up and ate Zefara before fleeing. What did that mean?
Angel couldn’t figure it out.
However, his original intention was to deal with Zefara. Now that Zefara had fallen into the hands of that monstrous creature, his fate was unlikely to be pleasant.
As for the little girl, she was shrouded in mystery. Although Angel was reluctant to invite trouble, since she had attacked him, he had to be prepared for anything.
At the very least, he needed to understand her origins!
Angel tapped the ground with the tip of his foot, quickly covering a kilometer in a flash.
On the ground, a dozen Wizard Apprentices were stumbling outwards in panic. Angel appeared directly in front of them, causing everyone to freak out.
“I bear no grudge against you. Rest assured, I just have a few questions I need you to answer for me.”
Angel’s voice was calm, and having witnessed his strength, everyone knew they stood no chance even if they joined forces. After exchanging looks, they finally calmed down.
“Sir, what would you like to ask?” The only female Apprentice stepped forward, striving to maintain a calm facade, though her eyelids twitched slightly from the strain.
“You saw what happened just now. I want to know, that little girl you were pursuing earlier, who is she?”
After some thought, the female Apprentice explained, “We don’t know her origins either. We encountered her at Thorn Ridge…”
After a while, Angel roughly understood some information about the little girl. She was someone they had come across at Thorn Ridge.
Thorn Ridge was to the southeast, not far from the Ancient Cold Ruins. It was named for the Black Thorns that grew abundantly there.
All these Apprentices had voluntarily stayed back at the Abyss Stronghold City, seeking opportunities for a breakthrough. They had teamed up to train together, setting out from Blackrock City, and had been wandering the Abyss for nearly half a year.
Half a month ago, they encountered the little girl at Thorn Ridge. At the time, she was in the midst of Thorn Ridge, bound by countless Black Thorns, nearly drained of all her blood and looking extremely weak.
For whatever reason, they ended up rescuring the little girl and brought her all the way to the Ancient Cold Ruins.
According to the little girl herself, her name was Isu.
Isu candidly admitted that she had forgotten many things; she only remembered her name. Because she was young and a potentially powerful Bloodline Apprentice, everyone took good care of her.
Everything seemed fine until a day ago, when an incident occurred.
For some unknown reason, they all fell asleep last night, and when they woke up, all sorts of resources had vanished without a trace. Along with these items, the little girl Isu had disappeared as well.
At first, they didn’t suspect Isu of stealing these things, not until someone found traces of Isu outside and saw their Spatial Capsules at her waist, which led to a series of events.
In their account, Angel heard more than once, “Isu has lost her memory,” “She was originally nice,” “No idea why she suddenly changed.”
It was evident they all initially had a favorable impression of Isu. Seeing her change had scared them all.
“Is there anything else you wish to add?” Angel glanced around; everyone shook their heads. His gaze finally rested on an Apprentice wearing a green robe with tree Patterns—the only one from Gravity Forest.
His forehead was constantly beading with sweat; he was pale and kept darting his eyes around.
“What about you? Do you have anything to add?” Angel walked closer and asked by his side.
He immediately shook his head: “I, I don’t know. I don’t know anything.”
At this point, the female Apprentice who had first spoken to Angel interjected, “Sir, he only joined our team a few days ago. He hasn’t really interacted with Isu.”
Angel nodded noncommittally, “Not knowing about Isu is fine. You can talk about other things too, like, for instance, Zefara’s matter?”