As for whether Reynaud has something special? Yes, he does.
Kanter hasn’t been in contact with Reynaud for long enough to understand, but Nis has experienced it several times: Reynaud possesses the "John’s Revenge" template.
Luck, a mysterious concept. Aside from Prophecy Wizards, most wizards scoff at it because it’s too elusive and hard to define clearly or trace.
But in Reynaud, luck seems like a constant talent, occasionally surfacing.
If the person manipulating the Shadow Demon knows Reynaud has a "luck" talent... No, not if; the other party definitely knows. After all, Reynaud has lived in the laboratory for decades.
So, dealing with Reynaud becomes reasonable.
No one would pass up on such a Lucky person; even if one cannot use them, keeping them around as a mascot couldn’t hurt.
Even Nis himself wishes he could take Reynaud back to Soul Valley.
On the other side of the analysis by Nis and Kanter, Reynaud feels it might truly be targeting him; based on his past experience, Shadow Demons shouldn’t appear here.
But upon deeper thought, he finds it incorrect: "If it’s truly an ambush on my necessary path, the first layer would suffice."
Nis: "Why do you want to return to the laboratory?"
"For my body."
"And where is your body?"
"In the deeper layer."
Nis: "There you have it. They perhaps cannot confirm whether you’ll return, but if you do, you’ll definitely go to the deep layer to find your physical body. So, wherever they ambush you is very normal. Regarding why not the first layer, it might be to relax your guard."
Kanter: "There’s another possibility; they originally planned to capture you on the first layer. The second layer’s Shadow Demon might just be a secondary plan in case of an emergency."
"As for who would capture you on the first layer, the answer is pretty clear..."
Reynaud paused, a graceful witch figure emerged in his mind, and on her face, one side etched with a 0, the other a 3.
Number 03.
Perhaps, originally the person to capture Reynaud was Number 03, but the appearance of Ferro and others delayed Number 03.
"Regardless of whether this guess is true, you’ve certainly caught their attention." Kanter patted Reynaud on the shoulder, his gaze filled with pity.
Nis: "Being noticed is not bad; I hope on the next road, there’ll be more Shadow Demons ambushing."
"Enough! Don’t waste time here; let’s head to the Exhibition Room on the second layer."
This time Reynaud was placed between Nis and Kanter. During the journey, Reynaud’s expression was still somewhat dazed: "The laboratory people know I understand the internal routes. If they really were to ambush me, would they change the routes too..."
"You’re not that important for them to change the laboratory’s internal routes, rest assured. At most, they’ll send some people or Magical Creatures to track you." Nis replied, clearly eager to face possible ambushers ahead.
Unfortunately, they walked all the way to the Exhibition Room’s door on the second layer without encountering any other ambushers.
Nis’s heart yearned for more Shadow Demons, but they didn’t appear again.