Beyond that, there was another unknown person inside the Void Tower.
When Yadasai spoke to Komodo previously, it was clearly mentioned that the intruder who destroyed the Inscriptive Central Hub was also inside the Void Tower.
Since Yadasai hadn’t made a move against the intruder, presumably, they were another peer-level powerhouse. Such an existence was not something Angel dared to face lightly.
After some thought, he decided it was still best to stay put and wait for the situation outside to become clear.
Angel let out a long breath, “Although the gains are minimal, at least it’s confirmed that this underground tunnel is relatively safe.”
However, what Angel didn’t expect was that soon after these words were spoken, a Scouting Puppet transmitted a danger warning.
The warning came from a Scouting Puppet Angel left at the other end of the wall.
Angel was stunned for a moment, then turned his attention back to that puppet. When he saw the current situation clearly, he was astonished to find that the wall inscribed with inscriptions, upon the complete disappearance of the light spots, actually developed cracks.
Not only that, but this crack was visibly expanding at a rate perceptible to the naked eye, spreading not only to the wall but also to the surrounding ceiling, where vine-like cracks emerged.
As the cracks appeared, a large amount of rubble fell from the ceiling. Accompanied by thunderous roars, the bottom of the tunnel… collapsed.
And this collapse was not ceasing; as the cracks in the ceiling spread, the collapse continued to diffuse at great speed towards the entire underground tunnel.
It wouldn’t take long for the cracks to spread to where Angel was!
This sudden cascade of collapses left Angel shocked, especially since he had just stated that the underground tunnel was safe, only for this situation to emerge the very next moment!
Angel couldn’t help but turn to look at the Icebound Hex floating beside him… Binaqionse’s dragon scales weren’t faulty, and Toby’s Calamity Curse hadn’t diffused out either.
But why then did this situation occur?!
Angel now understood that when bad luck strikes, it grinds a person down more than a curse would!
Angel’s thoughts spun rapidly, considering how he should face this sudden disaster.
If the collapse was just an ordinary accident as it seemed on the surface, it wouldn’t cause too much harm to Angel as he was now, and he could even withstand it with his physical body alone without the use of Defense Spells.
But the fear lay in the fact that once the tunnel collapsed, the chaotic energy from above would immediately surge in.
Angel even suspected that the inscriptions disappearing previously couldn’t withstand the chaotic energy from above, leading to the current collapse of the tunnel.
The rumbling from afar grew increasingly near.
As the cracks neared, Angel eventually made up his mind; he ran a distance into the dark tunnel, then took out another Scouting Puppet and released it towards the only exit above.
He intended to probe the outside situation, unsure whether the battle between Fafnir and Komodo had ceased.
But as soon as the Scouting Puppet left the exit, Angel could no longer sense its status.
This was within his expectations.
As the Scouting Puppet was blocked, his Spirit Sea felt a slight sting. When this pain appeared, Angel didn’t look back; he ran towards the other end of the tunnel.
After all, the Scouting Puppet was enveloped with a strand of Angel’s spirit, and if the Scouting Puppet was destroyed, even if the exit blocked the information, the sensation of a sting connecting to the Spirit Sea would still be transmitted.
Since there was a sting, it meant that the Scouting Puppet was destroyed as soon as it left, which also meant that Fafnir and Komodo had not stopped fighting.
In such a situation, Angel naturally didn’t dare to leave through the exit and could only run into the darkness.