Angel knew nothing about matters beyond the dimensions.
At this moment, he had already set off again, heading towards the Central Region of the Mist Belt.
After careful consideration and weighing the pros and cons, he decided to go and have a look. Because, this time, he was not only there for positioning, but he also had other matters to attend to and other "people" to meet.
With Speedy’s propulsion through the gale, it didn’t take Angel long to arrive at the Reef Island area.
The place was still tranquil, even more so than before. But this tranquility didn’t provide a sense of peace; rather, it made people somewhat agitated and restless, like the deathly stillness before a storm.
"The air’s getting more humid, the smell worse; I don’t like it, and it’s a bit uncomfortable."
The speaker was Dangross. Ever since Toby was "sealed" into the bracelet by Angel, Dangross had smoothly taken the position, perched on Angel’s shoulder.
Having never experienced this before, Dangross was now extremely excited. It treated Angel’s shoulder like a stage, pacing back and forth, seemingly trying to breathe in "Lord Toby’s" scent through this method.
Admittedly, this scene was a bit odd to behold.
Imagine a pale severed hand pacing back and forth on a shoulder, humming a sharp, off-key song—it was genuinely bizarre and eerie. At that moment, if someone were to look over, Dangross would undoubtedly catch their eye first.
Initially, Angel also wanted Dangross to calm down a bit, but then he thought, since there were no ordinary people nearby and he wasn’t using his true appearance, any embarrassment wouldn’t fall on him, so he silently let it be. Additionally, Dangross had recently performed well, offering quite a lot of help, and Angel was willing to show a bit of fatherly tolerance.
"You’re feeling uncomfortable and still followed along—earlier, when my mentor offered to take you back, you insisted on following me." Although Angel was teasing Dangross with his words, he swiftly retrieved a small bottle of quenching fluid from his bracelet and poured it over Dangross.
"Ah...refreshed!" Soaking in the quenching fluid, the somewhat wilted Dangross revived.
"I’m warning you, don’t get the quenching fluid on my clothes; if it burns a hole, I’ll deduct the bonus quenching fluid I promised you."
"Don’t worry; I can easily control this little fire." Dangross concluded, demonstrating by flicking the quenching fluid with a finger, turning it into bead-like shapes, so even if it landed on Angel’s clothes, it slid off like pearls with no sign of scorching.
From this, it’s clear that Dangross’s fire control ability was indeed quite good.
Such fire control, combined with alchemy, should be quite useful... Angel mused to himself.
"By the way, you still haven’t answered me, why didn’t you leave with my mentor?"
Dangross, while playing with the quenching fluid, lazily replied, "I don’t want to; I want to be with Lord Toby."
"But Toby isn’t outside at the moment. How about I put you in the bracelet too?" Angel suggested sincerely, as Toby was quite lonely as a bird in the bracelet and didn’t dare to go to the Wilderness of Dreams, fearing an encounter with Greya. So having Dangross accompany him inside was genuinely Angel’s idea.
Dangross’s body stiffened, then coughed twice, seemingly unintentionally saying, "No, no problem at all. Occasionally accompanying Mr. Angel is quite fun."
"Oh?" Angel raised an eyebrow.
Dangross: "I mean, the fun of adventure."
"Oh." Angel gave Dangross a deep look, saying nothing more.
If Dangross wanted to stay outside for now, Angel would let it stay; it was nice to have someone to chat with. However, if any danger emerged later, Angel still intended to secure it in the bracelet, something Dangross agreed to.
As Angel casually chatted with Dangross, he returned to the Central District of the Mist Belt.
Upon arriving, the air became slightly stagnant with a vast and transcendent pressure descending once more.
While on the outskirts, he could barely endure the discomfort physically, but approaching the center, his speed decreased, even affecting Speedy. With no other choice, Angel reactivated the green pattern in his right eye; as the Domain Field opened, the pressure instantly dissipated by ninety percent.
Without the hindrance of pressure, Angel’s speed picked up again.
Soon, he arrived in the sea area where the base laboratory was located. Previously, in this vicinity, he could witness 00 entity—showcasing the laboratory’s might in the sky. But now, 00 was nowhere to be seen, presumably having headed for the seabed.
Whether 00 was "returning" to the seabed or "crashed" into it was unknown. This depended on 01’s choice; if he chose to resist, perhaps he would control 00 to attack Polo Ye, increasing the likelihood of 00’s crash; otherwise, the opposite was also true.
Angel personally believed that 01 would not choose to resist, as even if he did, he wouldn’t use 00 to fight, because doing so would mean completely turning against the Lacey Association. The Lacey Association held influence in the Quest World, and if 01 wanted to use the Quest World as a fallback, he wouldn’t sever his last route entirely.
Thus, the likelihood of 00 being well-preserved was actually quite significant, but Angel had no intention to check at that moment.
Because this time, his target for positioning was Polo Ye.
Since 00 was no longer on the sea surface, Polo Ye’s objective had evidently been achieved. The next target would be...the 03 entity.
Therefore, heading directly to where 03 was located was the plan.
As the destination drew nearer, the sea surface grew increasingly restless, and the ocean was littered with fragmented meat and bones, blood staining the entire sea surface like a blood sea.
All these fragments came from the sea beasts.
Judging from the current situation, the number of deceased sea beasts had reached an inconceivable number.
Moreover, more sea beasts continued to gather here, pouring in from various sea areas of the Mist Belt.
Watching the floating debris and red-and-white flesh on the sea surface, Angel’s expression gradually turned solemn. So many sea beasts’ deaths meant the mysterious fruit above 03’s head was approaching its critical point.
Another of Angel’s purposes for coming was to witness how a half-forgotten object ascends—a spectacle he absolutely couldn’t miss.
Thinking of this, Angel’s speed began to increase.
Soon, Angel sensed a certain attraction emanating from a specific point.
Looking up, he saw that the source of this attraction was a tide zone formed by towering sea walls.
Because it was too far, he couldn’t see what was on top of the sea walls, but Angel guessed that 03 was likely there.
Though this location was at least a few dozen miles from 03, the attraction had already spread this far, indicating the range of chaos was expanding.
Once the mysterious fruit matured and true chaos ensued, the area affected would undoubtedly experience the first wave of chaotic rhythm.
At that time, the outcome would be unpredictable. This was also what everyone worried about Angel’s situation.
Angel could still retreat now, but he didn’t hesitate and continued forward. Since he was already here, having made the choice of "the heart’s desire," he might as well follow through.