As the Crownless King of the Tidal World, Angel naturally trusts Nami Midori’s judgment.
"But if it’s not an Elemental Creature, then who could it be?"
Could it be that an extraterrestrial being has really come to the Tidal World? For thousands of years, no outsider has visited the Tidal World, and yet as soon as he arrives, an extraterrestrial visitor shows up? Is it really such a coincidence, or is it that the visitor followed him here?
As suspicion filled Angel’s heart, Nami Midori spoke up: "Rather than guessing the identity of the other party, it’s better to continue searching for clues to see where it is hiding."
"If the other party truly exists and has spied on you, it will surely leave clues."
Nami Midori doesn’t know if there is a perfect concealment in the world. However, since Angel has detected the spying, unless it was done intentionally, it suggests that its concealment is not perfect, possibly even flawed.
Finding clues might just help breakthrough the predicament. As for speculating on the identity of the other party? Catch them, and you’ll know.
Nami Midori pondered for a moment, then once again delved into the memories of the Floating Flower.
This time, Nami Midori also pulled Angel into the past scenes together.
Angel kept watching the "Angel" in the memory abruptly turn his head as if possessed, feeling a bit embarrassed even himself, but Nami Midori showed no signs of awkwardness, replaying it repeatedly. It seemed that Nami Midori’s desire to catch the observer was even greater than Angel’s.
This actually makes sense; if the other party truly exists and is spying on Angel in the Lost Forest, it is equivalent to intruding into Nami Midori’s territory. Having lived in the Lost Forest for so many years, Nami Midori’s territorial awareness is much stronger than other Elemental Creatures. Being suddenly intruded upon by a hidden entity would naturally be unwilling.
After watching countless times, Nami Midori slowly spoke: "The perception of the Floating Flower is my perception. Within the range of the Lost Forest, it’s extremely rare for something to escape my perception. As long as there is a slip-up, even if it’s just a breath, I can detect it."
"But the current situation is very strange. I’ve searched for anomalies from all angles but found none."
Nami Midori fixed her gaze on Angel and asked again: "Are you sure you didn’t perceive it incorrectly?"
Evidently, Nami Midori still harbored some doubt, questioning the truth of the matter.
Angel continued to appear candid: "I am certain; there is definitely someone spying in secret."
Nami Midori gave Angel a deep look: "If your perception is true, then perhaps there is only one possibility."
"What possibility?"
"The observer is not here."
Seeing Angel’s doubtful expression, Nami Midori said: "I’ve reviewed it repeatedly, there is no trace of the other party’s breath here, and the Floating Flower also perceived nothing unusual, so in my conclusion, the other party is certainly not here."
There is actually another possibility, which is that the observer is capable of hiding from the perception of the Floating Flower. If this is indeed the case, then the observer’s strength would be above the Legendary Level. If it is at the Legendary Level, there’s no need to discuss this anymore.
Angel: "If the other party is not here, could it be some kind of long-distance detection ability?"
Nami Midori still shook her head: "Even if it’s long-distance detection, there would be a source of fluctuation. But I haven’t perceived any anomaly at all, so this can be ruled out too."
"If it’s not long-distance detection, then what is it?" Angel muttered softly.
Nami Midori: "Since I can’t find the source, the other party is very possibly not in this realm."
Angel’s brow furrowed slightly.
Not in this realm, meaning it’s cross-realm spying.
The only person Angel could think of was Shava from the Nightmare Realm, but Angel was relatively familiar with Shava’s behavior patterns, and Shava shouldn’t engage in this kind of peeping behavior. Even if she did spy, Angel would certainly be unable to detect it.
Moreover, the observer’s presence didn’t feel like Shava.
But if it’s not Shava, who could perform cross-realm spying?
Additionally, to achieve cross-realm spying, at least Legendary Level prowess is needed, right?
Nami Midori seemed to catch Angel’s thought, saying: "Cross-realm spying doesn’t necessarily involve two worlds’ affairs. It could also be a matter within one world, and if that’s the case, strength doesn’t necessarily need to reach Legendary; even some special means could suffice."
"One world, how can..." Angel was about to say, "How can one world involve cross-realm spying," but before he could finish, a sudden idea struck him.
"You mean the observer is spying from the Void?"
If spying from the Void, then it’s indeed not a matter of two worlds.
"Yes." Nami Midori nodded affirmatively this time.
Angel: "But even in the Void, cross-realm spying should be difficult to achieve."
"If the other party is in the Void corresponding to the Tidal World... or, to be more specific, if the observer is situated in the Void corresponding to your position, then it may not even require a very strong ability; heightened senses alone might allow them to perceive you in the Tidal World."
Nami Midori’s words are not unfounded. If Angel wants to return to the real world from the Void, the first thing he would do is sense the coordinates between the real world and the Void, corresponding to the position where you entered the Void in the real world.
Suppose that with heightened perception, it is possible to sense the real world behind the coordinates through the current coordinates.
However, Angel is currently unable to do so, only barely sensing the coordinate position. Yet, if Angel advances to a True Knowledge Wizard or specifically trains spatial perception abilities, achieving this would not be difficult.
Angel pondered for a moment: "This is indeed possible, but achieving this scenario is not easy. Most importantly, the observer must know my real-world location."
If spying from another place, Angel might say there is a traitor among Cubic, Dangross... feeding the observer Angel’s exact coordinates in secret.
But now, being in the Lost Forest, those who know Angel is in the Lost Forest and are aware of Angel’s coordinate range are only Nami Midori and Parry Mountains.
Nami Midori has already been ruled out of suspicion, as for Parry Mountains, even if it could go to the Void, it couldn’t lock Angel’s coordinates. It’s known that this spying has occurred more than once; the first time they were spied upon in the Gentle Wave Sea, Parry Mountains was in the Green Forest Domain, making remote spying impossible then.
"How to obtain your current coordinates is surely a problem." Nami Midori: "However, even the idea of the other party spying from the Void is just a guess of mine. Whether or not this hypothesis is correct can actually be verified by checking the Void; there may be clues left there."
If traces are really found, it can be concluded that the other party must have some way to find Angel’s coordinates. As for how it’s done, that’s a thought for later.
"Okay, let’s go to the Void." Angel nodded, realizing that mere speculation without evidence leads to confusion, better to see for themselves.
After Angel finished, he waited for Nami Midori to open the passage through the Void.
However, Nami Midori made no move, silently gazing at Angel.