Abulei nodded.
The Crowned Parrot said, "Then you better run quickly. They have several energy-sensing hounds over there. They are closely following you right now, and the distance is getting shorter."
Abulei was shocked. Earlier, she had optimistically thought the opponent might be using pheromone tracking, but she hadn’t expected them to have energy-tracking hounds.
Avoiding these hounds was simple: stop using the Cat Movement Spell and suppress pheromones. But without the Cat Movement Spell, relying solely on running on foot, how could she compare with them?
In Abulei’s moment of severe anxiety, the Crowned Parrot suddenly flapped its wings, and a stream of green energy swirled around Abulei’s feet.
With the infusion of green energy, Abulei found her speed instantly increased by a significant margin! Almost as fast as the Leopard Movement Spell, perhaps even faster.
"Is this, the Wind’s Force?" Abulei exclaimed in astonishment.
The Crowned Parrot, looking somewhat fatigued, replied, "Anyone with sight can see this is Wind’s Force."
Abulei was filled with gratitude: "This, this is so timely, thank you so much."
The Crowned Parrot waved its wing: "If you’re truly grateful to me, let me rest on you. Using Wind’s Force tires me out."
Abulei readily nodded without hesitation.
The Crowned Parrot’s eyes lit up, and it flew to perch atop Abulei’s messy hair, like a master in a high position commanding its servant: "All right, I’m seated, now hurry and escape."
Although Abulei felt a bit awkward, being inherently kind and pure-hearted, she didn’t think much of it and nodded before sprinting forward as fast as she could.
The high speed of Wind’s Force combined with the agility of the Cat Movement Spell was simply a perfect match.
Abulei had never experienced such speed in her life—she meant experiencing it firsthand, not while aboard a vehicle.
After sprinting for about fifteen minutes, Abulei panted, "I’ve been running so fast, they should be left behind, right?"
The Crowned Parrot yawned and glanced back: "You’ve definitely left them farther behind than before, but if you stop, they’ll catch up in at most half an hour."
Upon hearing she still hadn’t completely shaken them off, Abulei could only muster all her strength and continue forward.
After running for a while longer, she heard a lazy voice from above: "By the way, I forgot to tell you, my Wind’s Force can last for another half hour, you’d better lose them within two hours."
"Huh? Two hours?" Abulei asked, "Do you think I can lose them?"
The Crowned Parrot: "If they’re persistent, probably not. Do you think they’ll persistently pursue you?"
Abulei: "I don’t know, but I seem to have offended the Grand Princess of the Gumman Kingdom..."
The Crowned Parrot sighed with a wing to its brow, "Then you might as well prepare to meet your end."
Though it didn’t know how much authority the Grand Princess of the Gumman Kingdom had, anyone born into royalty wouldn’t easily let things slide.
Abulei felt utterly defeated, "Then what should I do? Maybe I should find a hole to hide in."
The Crowned Parrot: "That’s a possibility, but are you alone? Do you have no friends or mentors? Why not seek their help?"
The Crowned Parrot had been summoned by Summoners before and clearly knew something about the Wizards’ Realm.
Abulei murmured, "I have friends and a mentor... but they’re far away from here. Even with Wind’s Force and the Cat Movement Spell, it would take a day and a night to reach them."
The Crowned Parrot: "Then if you have no one else to turn to for help, find a place with beautiful scenery to bury yourself."
"Why a place with beautiful scenery?"
The Crowned Parrot: "If you survive this ordeal, it’s another story. If not, that’ll be your grave, at least dying in a beautiful place is dignified."
Abulei’s face grew paler at the Crowned Parrot’s words.
However, when the Crowned Parrot mentioned "if you have no other help," Abulei suddenly thought of someone.
Someone she had parted with just yesterday.
A Transcendental Wizard!
"Let me think, we’re at the border of the Gumman Kingdom, not far from the Laksum Principality, and I can run there in at most half an hour. But the place the Master is headed is the Sandworm Market, which is very far from the Laksum Principality’s border, I absolutely can’t reach the Sandworm Market in an hour and a half."
The hope that had just emerged in Abulei instantly extinguished.
Is there really no way?
Just as Abulei was in despair, a picture appeared in her mind—
The day before yesterday, as she parted with Angel, Angel called her, extended her finger towards her, with a flash of light at the fingertip, it vanished into her brow.
Unconsciously, Abulei touched her brow; Lord Pat had left something in her brow. Could it be activated in a dream?
Abulei recalled hearing a rumor in some gossip wizard magazine that wizards have a certain perception of the abilities they cast, and the closer they are, the stronger the perception.
Then, if she activated the unknown spell technique in her brow, could Lord Pat sense it?
Abulei didn’t know, but maybe this was her only chance.
With this thought, Abulei suddenly turned, aiming for the Laksum Principality!
"What? Do you have a plan now?" The Crowned Parrot asked curiously upon seeing Abulei’s determined expression.
Abulei replied very calmly, "I want to go to the Laksum Principality, it’s a desert land, I feel burying myself in the desert might have a better chance than burying myself in the forest."
The Crowned Parrot remained silent, it thought Abulei had a plan, but in the end, she could only rely on digging holes to evade tracking.
However, the chance of this working was too low. As long as the enemy conducts a range coverage search, they would definitely be found, delaying the inevitable at best.
The Crowned Parrot silently sighed in its heart.
Initially, it thought this girl was quite promising and might even qualify to become its servant. But now, there’s no choice.
How can a dead person serve as a servant?
Nonetheless, the Crowned Parrot found Abulei pleasing to the eye enough that it didn’t plan to return to its original world immediately, deciding to witness this servant’s death with its own eyes.
Consider it the last act of kindness of a master towards its servant.
Abulei naturally didn’t know the musings in the Crowned Parrot’s mind, but if she did, she definitely... definitely... wouldn’t care.
No help for it, that’s just how Abulei’s personality is.
Angel had stored the true nature of Gu Yina within Abulei’s brow using the Nightmare Illusion, wanting to see what choice Abulei would make upon learning the truth, and whether it would change the weak aspects of her personality.
Otherwise, with Abulei’s current personality, it really doesn’t align with the existing ecosystem of the Wizards’ Realm, making it very difficult to live peacefully.