Dox squinted and said in an amused tone, "That’s quite interesting."
Kaier looked at Dox puzzledly, "What do you mean?"
Dox twitched at the corner of his mouth. How was he supposed to know what it meant? The reason he said that was just because the answer given by the Black Earl seemed to be hiding some clues within its contradictions. At this moment, he decided to say something to set the mood, so he spoke.
But the result was that he encountered the earnest Kaier.
Dox gave Kaier a meaningful smile, saying nothing, appearing as if he understood something inexpressible.
At this time, Angel said, "The lord only asked whether this Ghosteye Witch came from the Underground Labyrinth?"
Black Earl: "That’s right."
Angel: "A Ghosteye Witch cannot be born out of thin air; there must be kinship involved. So would it be possible that this Ghosteye Witch was born outside, making the answer no? However, its kin, like its progenitors, might be from underground. Therefore, by tracing it, we might find other Ghosteye Witches, leading us to the entrance of the Underground Labyrinth."
Before the Black Earl could speak, Dox stroked his chin and nodded, "What you say makes a lot of sense."
Angel ignored Dox and continued to look at the stone slab, waiting for the Black Earl’s response.
The Black Earl pondered for a few seconds before saying, "That is possible, but what is related to it may not just be kinship; it could also be other things, or even other people."
As soon as the Black Earl finished speaking, everyone seemed to think of something at the same time and turned their heads toward a specific corner of the ruins.
A short-haired woman in a leather jacket was sitting on the ground, trying hard to escape this area shrouded in a terrifying atmosphere.
Transcendents are too frightening, even more terrifying than that monster. With a wave of the hand, numerous arrows pierced the monster’s eyes. Such a terrifying scene, when had she ever seen anything like it? Remembering how she had tried to shift the blame earlier, she only felt two legs go limp and trembling, able only to retreat by supporting herself with her hands.
But she hadn’t retreated far when the eyes of the team with the Transcendents turned toward her.
The short-haired woman was immediately too frightened to move.
"Vay, I told you not to wear that black cloak all day like a ghost. Look, you’ve scared someone so much their lips have turned white." Dox tutted and said.
Vay couldn’t speak, but he managed to use magic power to make words appear on the ground: She was clearly scared by you. Who carries around a sword that long?
Dox lazily said, "But she was looking at you."
While the two spoke, Angel had already walked over to the short-haired woman.
Although Angel’s image at that moment wasn’t as radiant as his True Body, he appeared better in the woman’s eyes than Vay did. After all, Angel had been standing at the back the whole time, and he seemed to be just an ordinary person like her.
Angel: "Are you alright? Can you stand up?"
Perhaps it was Angel’s gentle tone, or maybe it was that peaceful aura, but it alleviated the short-haired woman’s tension. Her legs finally stopped trembling enough for her to grab onto the crumbling wall and shakily stand up.
"Hello, can we talk?"
Angel spoke while using the Power of Nightmare Illusion to continually soothe her fluctuating emotions, helping her regain peace.
Recovering her rationality and calmness, the short-haired woman still didn’t speak, remaining cautious as she looked at Angel and the others.
"Won’t a life-saving grace even make you speak? I don’t like using coercive methods, but if you still refuse, that’s what I’ll have to do."
Angel spoke as he slightly raised his hand, a searing flame hovering in his palm.
Seeing that flame, the short-haired woman immediately realized, this must be another Transcendent!
The flame flickered non-stop, and within the flame was an illusion—a woman being burned by the fire... No, that woman was her!
Perhaps the calming effect of the Power of Nightmare Illusion helped her; although shocked and threatened, she maintained her composure, understanding what she needed to do.
To confront a team with at least two Transcendents was undoubtedly courting death.
"I, I am Mia, from the White Crocodile Adventure Group... but now it’s just me alone..."
The short-haired woman, Mia, began to speak to herself.
Angel did not interrupt her, but listened quietly.
There were now two hypotheses: one being that the Ghosteye Witch’s kin would be the breakthrough, and the second being that people or events related to the Ghosteye Witch were the key. At least in their knowledge, Mia was currently the most relevant to the Ghosteye Witch. Even if they were hunter and prey, this still fell within the scope of the prophecy.
Because Mia might be the key, Angel didn’t overly influence Mia with Extraordinary Power. After all, prophecies are the threads of fate, constantly subject to change, especially under the interference of Extraordinary Power where changes are most likely.
As for Mia’s rambling, even in that there could be key clues, so Angel listened intently.
But so far, Angel hadn’t heard anything useful.
Angel had the patience to listen, but Dox didn’t have the patience for such trivial matters. He stepped forward directly and said to Mia, "Don’t go on about irrelevant things. Tell us everything about how you encountered that Ghosteye Witch, including where it happened."
Angel wouldn’t interrupt himself, but he wouldn’t stop Dox from doing so. Maybe Dox’s spiritual sense was at work.
Angel obviously intended to interpret all of Dox’s actions as spiritually inspired insights.
Mia was a bit afraid of Dox, but the Power of Nightmare Illusion controlled by Angel maintained her emotions within a reasonable degree of calmness.
"We encountered that Ghosteye Witch in the bottom left third area of the ruins."
"At that time, the Ghosteye Witch had its back to us. Our leader had poor eyesight, and mistook it for a person in purple clothing, and called out to it from a distance. As a result, the Ghosteye Witch noticed us."
Dox murmured, "...This eyesight is terrible, isn’t it? It’s not even the middle of the night, can’t you see the scales reflecting light?"
Mia continued to recount the ensuing events. Basically, they faced total defeat. Their squad originally had three people; two were killed, and only Mia escaped.
As for why Mia, a woman, could escape, Mia dared not lie. She frankly said she betrayed her teammates.
"I just wanted...to stay alive."
Dox raised an eyebrow, "Wanting to stay alive is nothing to feel ashamed of... continue."