Chapter 1280: Section 1281 Red Light
Before Sanders could reply, the door was suddenly knocked.
Angel looked at Sanders and whispered softly, “Please come in.”
Two fully armed men entered, one wearing armor and the other dressed in a full-body white bear costume.
It was Lyon, and the white bear, Hobson.
As Lyon entered, his face was originally stern and worried, but when he saw Angel sitting by the bed, his eyes suddenly softened. “You’re awake? That’s great, I’m relieved you’re all right.”
Lyon was about to come closer, when a white shadow by his side reached Angel’s side first. “Angel, the person you mentioned, is it Lady Eulica?”
“My brother just woke up, can’t you wait and ask later?” Lyon furrowed his brows, his tone clearly a bit displeased.
Angel waved his hand at Lyon and looked towards the white bear beside him.
He looked anxious and exhausted, with heavy dark circles under his eyes—perhaps he hadn’t slept all night—and his eyes carried both pleading and some caution.
“Looking like this, you resemble a panda more,” Angel said with a smile.
The white bear was taken aback, and it took a while for him to realize that Angel was referring to his dark circles. With a resigned, wry smile, he said, “It seems you’re recovering well to still have the mood to tease me.”
Angel shrugged noncommittally. “The question you asked, don’t you already have the answer in your heart?”
The white bear’s throat moved, and disbelief still lingered in his eyes. “Is it really her?”
“Speaking of which, you’ve been exposed to the Wizards’ Realm even earlier than me. Her exploits—you should be clearer about them than I am.”
The white bear fell silent; indeed, the moment he saw Eulica, memories of her stories had surfaced in his mind.
‘Tainted Blood Shadow Stab’ Eulica was once considered a rising star. As a witch who had become an Official Wizard at a young age, she had a bright future ahead. Yet, in her moment of triumph, she provoked the cruel King Gumman and even stole his most treasured possession—the Crimson Authority.
The entire Wizards’ Realm was in an uproar.
Not to mention how she managed to steal the Crimson Authority, but her very action was enough to astonish everyone. It was well known that the Gumman Kingdom was no ordinary Mortal Kingdom and King Gumman was no mortal; his power might not compare to the top echelon of the Southern Domain, but he belonged to the pinnacle of the pyramid.
Why would Eulica provoke such a Transcendent King?
Latter on, some secrets were leaked, and people vaguely understood that Eulica did what she did presumably for vengeance. The specific grudge was unknown to all. There was rumor, however, that it might be because King Gumman had wiped out Eulica’s family.
If that were true, the white bear felt a sense of unreality. Could it be that Eulica’s provocation of King Gumman was because of my aunt’s family?
So, was Eulica truly his kin?
“But if she’s my kin, why didn’t she come to find me?” the white bear murmured softly to himself.
“Given her current status as a fugitive from King Gumman, do you think it’s appropriate for her to seek you out?” Angel sighed.
The white bear seemed dazed, muttering repeatedly, “I must see her, I have to meet her, to ask her…”
After speaking, the white bear immediately stood up and turned to leave. Angel wanted to stop him but was a step too slow and failed. Angel could only stand up, ready to chase after him.
Angel had brought the white bear back indeed to provoke a reaction from Eulica. But with Eulica’s current situation, wasn’t the white bear just seeking death?
“You don’t need to bother with him; he won’t be able to find Eulica,” Sanders suddenly said, seeing Angel about to chase after him.
Angel turned his head to look at Sanders, waiting for his explanation.
“Eulica fled last night and was taken back to the Exile Space by Suise. She’s not in the outside world right now; he won’t be able to find her,” Sanders stated flatly.
Angel, hearing this news, finally breathed a sigh of relief. Suddenly, as if he remembered something, he murmured softly, “Last night? Has a whole night already passed?”
Angel looked towards the window. Though the curtains were closed, the faint light from the gap below revealed it was bright outside.
Lyon also noticed Angel’s gaze and walked to the window, pulling the curtains open.
The dazzling sunshine pierced the darkness of the room, and light mixed with dust spread rapidly, not just scattering the dust of the night but making Angel feel as if he had returned from the Abyss of Corruption to the real world once more.
“A whole night really has passed, so the events before, were they a dream?” Angel pondered in his heart.
After a while, Angel raised his head to look at Sanders. “Mentor, you mentioned Eulica ran off last night? Were you the one who drove her away?”
Sanders shook his head without saying a word.
Instead, it was Lyon who walked over to Angel and said, “It’s strange, but after you suddenly passed out yesterday, Lady Eulica ran off. I’ve no idea what happened. Could it be that she woke up, realized she had harmed you, and thus felt guilty about it?”
As Lyon approached, he looked at Angel with concern: “Are you sure you’re feeling okay now?”
“I’m fine.” Angel didn’t feel anything wrong with his body and brought the conversation back to Eulica: “I fainted, and Eulica ran off? What’s that all about?”
Lyon shook his head; he was unclear about the reason as well and could only describe the situation in detail as it had unfolded.
The situation was actually not complex. Influenced by the Crimson Authority, Angel fell from a high altitude and lapsed into unconsciousness. Following that, Sanders entered the range of the blood light, and the next second, Eulica ran away.
Hearing this, it sounded like Sanders had scared her away? Angel looked at Sanders with confusion.
“You’re overlooking someone,” Sanders suddenly said. “When I entered the sealed area, someone else also came in.”
Angel was startled: “White Bear?”
Sanders nodded; he had been startled himself when he saw Angel struck by the Mysterious Object and had prepared to go in for a rescue. But as soon as he entered, Eulica turned around and ran off.
Sanders was certain that Eulica had noticed the commotion here, but she hadn’t looked at him; she had looked at White Bear.
Taking White Bear’s identity into account, the answer was self-evident.
Indeed, White Bear had influenced Eulica.