"Did you hear any sound?" Dox’s expression showed a hint of confusion: "What sound are you referring to?"
Angel closed his eyes, seemingly listening intently.
After a while, Angel furrowed his brows slightly: "A very faint, very soft repetitive whisper, it seems to be saying something, but I can’t make out the specific content."
After hearing Angel’s description, Dox’s expression also became serious.
He also mimicked Angel, closing his eyes to listen. In the process, his ears underwent a transformation, becoming sharp and pitch-black, as if transplanted from some sort of Magical Creature.
After a long pause, Dox shook his head and said, "Apart from Kaier’s heavy breathing from over there, I didn’t hear anything."
After a moment, Dox asked again, "Are you sure you heard this sound in this room?"
Angel shook his head: "I can’t be certain either. The sound feels distant, though unclear, it seems to be calling my name."
Upon Angel saying this, Dox’s brows furrowed tightly.
Angel had no reason to tell such a lie pointlessly; it might very well be truly happening. Generally, such situations are hardly ever good.
Dox once experienced this before; while exploring some ruins with a companion, the companion said he seemed to hear someone calling him, and then took the opportunity to leave the group when everyone’s attention was diverted. By the time they found him again, he had already turned into a skeleton.
This kind of calling frequently occurs in ruins. The caller’s identity might be some kind of sealed Outer God, maybe an undead, or some sort of Magic Monster.
If it’s the latter two, there might still be a chance to deal with them, but if it’s a sealed Outer God, that’s very frightening.
The reason Dox’s mind spontaneously conjured up all these scenarios, chiefly, was because they were currently inside a ruin!
Even though this ruin had long been developed by the Lawrence family, who knows if anything was overlooked?
While Dox was imagining this, Angel, across from him, pondered for a moment and then projected his spiritual power, attempting to enshroud the spot between his brows.
Seeing this, Dox immediately understood that Angel was performing an act to enhance spiritual perception.
Dox hastily stopped Angel: "Enhancing perception under such unknown circumstances could very easily lead you into danger."
Following this, Dox recounted his previous experiences in an effort to persuade Angel.
Angel naturally understood Dox had good intentions, but nobody knows oneself better than oneself. Though he couldn’t discern what the whispers were saying, Angel didn’t sense any malice in them.
Of course, absence of malice isn’t Angel’s measure of good or bad; as Dox mentioned, it could be a sealed Outer God deliberately concealing its malice.
The reason Angel decided to go ahead and enhance his perception was due to the vague sense this matter was related to him, and moreover, the Power of Nightmare Illusion within him was slightly resonating in a certain direction.
Since it related to Nightmare Illusion, Angel had to listen to the specific sound.
With this in mind, Angel said to Dox: "Don’t worry, I know what I’m doing."
With that, Angel continued to wrap his spiritual power, concentrating it between his brows, enhancing the sensing of spirituality.
Dox shook his head and sighed lightly, muttering internally: The Academy Faction is just the Academy Faction, whether living a thousand years, they lack any sense of alertness, age might as well be wasted on dogs.
Though cursing in his heart, Dox still cautiously began to lay down defensive and restrictive measures, to prevent real trouble.
On the other side, Angel, after enhancing his spiritual perception, finally heard that faint whisper indistinctly.
And once he grasped a few words, he basically understood what it was about.
Five minutes later, Angel withdrew his spiritual power.
Dox instantly became vigilant and sharply asked: "Answer me, are you still Lyon?"
Angel replied irritatedly: "Of course I am."
Dox immediately shook his head: "No, you’re lying."
Dox’s eyes were flickering with a subtle light, clearly employing a Truth Identification Skill. Angel noticed this, thus deliberately opening up to the Truth Identification Skill’s inquiry, yet he didn’t expect Dox would still accuse him of lying.
Angel hesitated for a moment before realizing the lie was detected because he used a false name.
Seeing Dox’s wary expression, believing Angel was possessed by some unknown entity, Angel felt somewhat helpless.
"Perhaps ask in another manner, like whether I’m the same person as before, or if I am myself." Angel clarified, "Lyon is just my pseudonym, got it?"
Dox pondered, finding truth in Angel’s explanation; he had suspected Lyon was a pseudonym beforehand. He asked again following Angel’s suggestion, this time the Truth Identification Skill confirmed no falsehood.
To avoid mistakes, Dox asked several questions from their past discussions, which Angel answered fluently.
Seeing this, Dox sighed in relief and began inquiring about what Angel gleaned through his enhanced perception.
Addressing this, Angel sighed wearily: "It’s not some ruin’s Magic Monster as you thought, but a person I once performed a casting on, activating the energy I left in her to seek my help."
Though not hearing very clearly, and somewhat intermittent due to the distance, Angel could still perceive the speaker as Abulei, whom he had parted ways with only days ago.
He heard Abulei repeatedly implore Angel desperately: "Master, save me, master, save me... "
Angel surmised Abulei might have provoked someone, or encountered a creature she couldn’t handle, and in desperation summoned the Nightmare Illusion Dream hoping Angel would sense it.
Abulei’s urgent emotions, along with her frantic calls for Angel, fostered a slight spiritual connection with him.
This situation, akin to calling out a Demon God’s true name, attracting its attention, holds similar bearing, albeit Angel’s sensing is far inferior to that of a Demon God’s.
After listening to Angel’s explanation, Dox completely relaxed; as long as it wasn’t related to the ruins, that’s good.
"Do you plan to rescue her?" Dox asked.
Internally, Angel rather not depart; he wished first to complete his task and quickly return to Barbarian Cave. He didn’t want to get entangled in such unforeseen events.
However, Abulei was from Barbarian Cave after all, and Angel had a fondness for inherently kind-hearted people.