As Angel contemplated this, the green pattern concealed deep within the pupil was already activated.
The densely packed green pattern joyfully danced near the right eye.
In merely an instant, Angel’s right eye began to emit a faint green light. With its emergence, the Domain Field accumulated over recent times finally activated.
Upon its activation, Angel immediately felt that the pressure, reduced by Earl Mi’s field, disappeared.
"It works." Angel’s heart leaped with joy, slightly expanding the range of the invisible Domain Field.
At this moment, the range of the domain field had already surpassed the protective force field activated by Earl Mi.
After completing all this, Angel secretly contacted Earl Mi, wanting to inquire about Earl Mi’s current situation.
The feedback from Earl Mi was also straightforward and clear: the oppressive force it was enduring had disappeared.
This meant that the domain field had fully assumed the pressure, completely blocking its negative effects outside.
Angel finally let out a sigh of relief.
He collected his somewhat fluctuating expression due to emotional swings, turned back, and, pretending nothing happened, said flatly to Parry Mountains, "Let’s go."
...
A few minutes later, Parry Mountains walked under the familiar sunshine, still a bit dazed.
How did this human manage it? Parry Mountains could confirm that it was walking in the depths of the Lost Forest, yet it didn’t feel any pressure.
As if the pressure itself didn’t exist.
It couldn’t help but turn back to look at Angel.
Angel looked no different from before, and it didn’t sense any elemental energy fluctuations around him. The only change was that Angel’s right eye seemed to be glimmering with a faint green light.
Parry Mountains wanted to observe the green light closely, but when it stared directly into Angel’s right eye, a sense of unease involuntarily made it shift its gaze away.
Parry Mountains didn’t know why it felt uneasy, but it vaguely understood that Angel’s right eye was likely the means to ward off the pressure.
That kind of power seemed... forbidden.
Parry Mountains dared not think too much, nor did it dare to ask more, so it could only remain silently quiet.
They walked along the edge of this misty forest for several more minutes before Angel broke the silence, "Is that where Lord Nami Midori is secluded?"
Parry Mountains followed Angel’s direction, looking toward the one and only high land in this forest.
—— A low hill.
Parry Mountains paused in surprise, "How did you, how did you know?"
Before Angel could speak, Toby, who had transformed back into his seabird form, couldn’t help but roll his eyes at Parry Mountains and uttered a chirping sound.
Parry Mountains: "What’s it saying?"
Angel couldn’t exactly say that Toby was calling it an idiot. So, pretending not to hear Toby, he answered Parry Mountains’ first question.
Angel: "Because you’ve been leading us in circles around the forest’s edge. Isn’t it obvious that there’s something in the central area?"
And at the center of the ring-shaped forest was the low hill. So, Angel speculated that Nami Midori was probably secluded near the low hill.
Having his thoughts exposed by Angel made Parry Mountains a bit flustered, worrying that Angel would head toward the low hill after discovering Nami Midori’s place of seclusion.
It quickly said, "You promised me before, wherever I walk, you will follow."
Seeing the uneasy look of Parry Mountains, Angel shrugged, "I never said I was heading toward the low hill. We could just wander around here or stop here."
Since Angel said so, Parry Mountains didn’t continue boringly circling with Angel and instead stopped nearby a flat large stone.
"Then we’ll wait here. If Lord Nami Midori is still conscious and is willing to see you, it will naturally appear," Parry Mountains paused, "If the lord doesn’t reveal itself, we’ll leave, the time limit... the time limit..."
Angel: "The time limit is until midnight. Under such pressure, I can only maintain for so long."
Parry Mountains nodded.
Time passed by second by second, and as the twilight darkened, small stars also began to emerge on the remaining white dome of the sky.
During this period, they didn’t talk. Angel meditated quietly, and Parry Mountains kept a close watch on Angel, afraid Angel might do something to wake the seclusion of Nami Midori.
This open surveillance persisted until just before nightfall.
Angel, who had been meditating, finally opened his eyes. He stretched lazily and took out a cup exuding a biting cold aura from his space.
Parry Mountains instantly furrowed its brow, "What are you doing? Don’t forget what you promised me."
Angel: "Just as plants need water, humans cannot do without water."
As Angel spoke, he waved a finger, and a Water Delivery Spell congealed, delicately flowing water into the transparent cup.
Angel drank it all in one go and then placed the cup by his side.
Parry Mountains glanced at Angel, and after confirming he wasn’t doing anything else, it relaxed.
"If Lord Nami Midori indeed left consciousness outside, it surely would have sensed it when you entered the core area. Since the lord hasn’t appeared until now, either the lord doesn’t wish to see you, or you guessed wrong, and the lord left no consciousness," Parry Mountains said, "So, I advise you to leave."
Since Angel behaved rather diligently along the way, Parry Mountains’ tone noticeably softened.
Angel, however, casually said, "Didn’t we agree to wait until midnight? It’s not even completely dark yet. Let’s wait a bit longer, who knows, it might arrive soon?"
Parry Mountains was about to say "impossible," but before it could speak, a rustling sound came from afar.
"This sound..." Parry Mountains turned around sharply, staring intently into the dense forest.
There was no change deep in the forest, but the rustling continued on.
And as time went on, the rustling grew louder, as though something had already surrounded them.
When a cold wind blew by, Parry Mountains suddenly felt a brightness from afar.
An elegant figure slowly emerged from the depths of the dense forest.
What kind of figure was this?
It emitted a faint green light.
It swayed with a slender body.
Its every stride was accompanied by the sound of sand moving.
And with this figure’s appearance, the surroundings began to bloom with gentle green light...