Chapter 784 Vanishing Into Thin Air <TOC> Chapter 786 The Meeting with Jiebo
Translator: SumTLMan
An hour later, when the vast majority were still searching for clues in the Vision Space, Florence transformed into his water elemental form, hovering in mid-air, with Sirius floating beside him.
They stared at the island below, nearly completely submerged, and neither of them spoke. After a significant pause, Sirius finally managed to say, “Lord Sea God, that object has not been found by anyone so far…”
Sirius looked grim, even his habitual way of speaking was forcibly twisted at this moment.
Florence pondered, “It seems, it must have been stolen by that lucky little mouse.”
Sirius nodded gloomily. He had already reported this matter to the Song of the Deep Sea, and the core faction had already begun to mock him. Even Lord Winter, who was stationed outside the region, saw him as a symbol of inefficiency.
“What should we do now? I have explained the situation to Tuvallu, but he messaged me back, saying that tracking an elusive target over such a large area is not a simple task.”
Florence hesitated for a moment, then quietly said, “We should look for clues and narrow down the search area.”
Florence began to share his judgment of the “little mouse.”
“From the moment he left that magic formation until we entered, he destroyed the magic formation in just a few minutes, even using a one-way teleportation to destroy both ends of the teleportation formation. This shows that the other party is proficient in rune literature. The other party is most likely a rune wizard, or an alchemist who can enchant.”
Florence added, “Faced with the pressure of the Leviathan, he did not confront it directly, but thought of escape. His strength does not exceed that of a true knowledge holder, a first-level formal wizard or below.”
“A formal wizard or below ne? Do you mean, even an apprentice could be possible ne?” Sirius was surprised. If it really was an apprentice, then this apprentice would be audacious, having fooled so many formal wizards, including some of the top figures in the Southern Wizarding World.
“The probability is very low, less than 10%, but it is possible.”
Upon hearing this, Sirius couldn’t help but think of someone. If it really was an apprentice or below, and yet was so proficient in rune literature, it could only be Phantom Master’s disciple… But according to the news from Jiebo, it seemed that Angel didn’t show any abnormalities?
While Sirius was pondering, Florence continued, “He was able to get the news of this Vision Space and find the passageway to obtain the Mysterious Object in such a short time. This implies that he must have a large information network, or perhaps there is a large information organization behind him, and there should be no shortage of prophecy wizards.”
Hearing Florence’s conjecture, Sirius immediately dismissed his suspicion of Angel. He was quite certain that Angel was currently acting alone. Just a couple of days ago, he was still practicing alchemy in the City of Lost Melodies, causing an Omen Sign of alchemy. It seemed highly unlikely for him to receive such news in such a short time.
“Sirius, your countenance betrays suspicion,” Florence observed, directing his gaze towards the taciturn Sirius.
Startled, Sirius replied, “It’s not that I’m suspicious, it’s just that upon hearing about a potential apprentice, I was reminded of a certain alchemist causing quite a stir inland…”
Before Sirius could finish, Florence understood whom he was referring to. He too had heard of this from Jiebo’s intelligence reports.
“Speaking of Angel, there indeed seems to be some suspicion surrounding him. However, based on the information relayed from Jiebo, it’s unlikely to be him. Sanders is no longer in the Southern Region. With Sanders’ intel network, he wouldn’t arrange such a task for his disciple before leaving. Also, Angel himself couldn’t possibly have such a well-rounded information network,” Florence paused, “The little mouse that stole the peach managed to leave just before we arrived. It’s too coincidental, there must have been premeditation, and Angel doesn’t fit the bill.”
Florence left his words hanging, “However, my mentor once told me to trust my instincts. If the first person you thought of was Angel, perhaps he might indeed be a suspect… Let’s do this, send a message to Jiebo and ask him to keep an eye on Angel for a while.”
Sirius gave Florence a deep look, nodded, and complied. He knew the implications of Florence’s words. In fact, Florence had already dismissed Angel as a suspect. The suggestion of Angel’s involvement was merely an excuse to assign Jiebo a task, keeping him away from the Song of the Deep Sea for a while.
After all, Jiebo was as involved in this matter as he was. If there were to be repercussions, even a disciple of the Sea God would find it hard to escape unscathed. It’s better to keep him preoccupied under the guise of a mission.
A while later, Sirius received a message from Tuvallu. His pupils contracted suddenly when he read the message.
Elsewhere, Summer Dew, who was seated on a basket, received a message from Lady Pei via Ivan.
Lady Pei looked somewhat uneasy, “Ivan sent a message. He tried to vaguely locate the position of the Mysterious Object using the Libra as a coordinate. The final answer is… he can’t locate it.”
Summer Dew’s expression faltered. Locating the general direction of an object was the most basic form of tracking, which rarely went wrong. But what does it mean that he can’t locate it now? It implies that the other party has blocked the foresight of the prophecy wizard!
There aren’t many things that can block the foresight of a prophecy wizard. Ivan, being one of the eighteen observers of the Crown Star Church, still couldn’t penetrate the other party’s location. This was indeed a surprise!
Furthermore, one could infer something from this.
“It’s clear the other party acted with premeditation. They came prepared,” Summer Dew and Florence simultaneously came to the same conclusion.
After receiving the news from Sirius, Florence’s countenance darkened even further. Prepared as he might be, he just hoped this was not the move of an organization. Yet, even if it were, even if a large-scale wizard organization was involved, given the chance, Florence would still strive to seize that object. For only that object could untangle the chaotic situation surrounding the Song of the Deep Sea currently trapped in the otherworldly plane’s intrigue…
Returning half a day prior, when Angel had desperately escaped from the mysterious space, he spat out a mouthful of suppressed blood that he’d been holding back. While on the small island, to avoid leaving any trace of his personal information, he dared not bleed, only back in the well of Snowlay Garden, did he finally vomit out the pent-up air in his chest, accompanied by a large pool of blood.
One should know that the Leviathan was nearly at the level of a true knowledge-level beast. Even wizards on the level of Florence and Sanders found it hard to break its defenses. Such a super-giant pouring all its pressure onto Angel alone, the pain was even more excruciating than being cut with a knife.
However, even severely injured, Angel paid no heed to the turmoil of his internal organs. Instead, he propped up his weary and painful body and made his way to the wall where the teleportation formation was inscribed.
He had to destroy the teleportation formation as soon as possible. Otherwise, if someone discovered the teleportation formation beneath the cliff, his identity would inevitably be revealed.
Luckily, when he had previously deciphered the magic formation at the bottom of the well, he had already calculated how to destroy the magic runes. Coupled with the tools and materials he carried with him, Angel was extremely fast in destroying the magic formation.
With his mind dizzy, he finally managed to reverse the rune of the magic formation in less than five minutes. Once the teleportation formation inside the island was activated, this two-way magic formation would naturally be destroyed.
When Angel had dealt with the magic formation, he almost immediately passed out.
Angel had been unconscious for less than a minute when traces of destruction appeared on the magic formation on the wall behind him. It was clear that someone on the island had discovered the teleportation formation. If Angel had been even slightly slower, he would probably be completely done for by now.
When Angel woke up, he was still at the bottom of the well.
He felt a soft touch on one side of his face. Opening his eyes, he found Toby curled up, sleeping next to his neck.
To Angel’s surprise, his injuries had healed quite a bit. Except for the internal injuries that still needed a long time to recover, the external wounds had already healed, and even some of the mental injuries had improved significantly.
By the glow of the luminescent stone lamp on the wall, Angel saw several empty potion bottles beside him, and he could faintly taste the potion in his mouth.
He had never seen this type of potion before, presumably prepared by Gloria for Toby. Yet Toby had given it to him while he was unconscious.
Moved by the sight before him, a glimmer of warmth flickered in Angel’s eyes.
Under the oppressive aura of the Leviathan, Toby had been considerably injured. Even when he himself was barely able to manage, he had taken care of Toby’s injuries, a gesture that stirred a deep warmth in Angel’s heart.
In this harsh and cold Wizarding World, to have Toby as his companion, Angel felt himself fortunate.
He cradled Toby in his palm with utmost care, ensuring the wounds were healing. Only then did he tuck Toby into his bracelet, leaving him to be cared for by his little companion, the moon bellflower fairy.
Only now did Angel find a moment to pull out his holographic tablet and check the current time.
He had spent close to six days on that island. The display showed that a week had passed since he first set foot on the island, which meant that he had been unconscious for less than a day after returning to the bottom of the Snowlay Garden Well.
A whole day had passed, he wondered how things had developed on the island, whether anyone who came after him had discovered the teleportation formation beneath the cliff…
His soul floating out of his body, Angel looked up at the wall.
His expression froze.
The wall no longer bore any traces of the magical energy formation! This meant that someone on the other side had tried to activate the teleportation formation, causing a backfire of the magical energy formation.
Upon returning to his body, apart from a tinge of relief, Angel was overwhelmed with worry.
It seemed someone was indeed trying to find him.
Angel carefully recalled his journey on the island, reassuring himself that he had left no obvious personal traces. Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief.
After all, he hadn’t discovered the true secrets of the island. The people of Summer Dew Ridge and Song of the Deep Sea, wouldn’t likely consider him a significant threat.
As long as he kept a low profile and reduced his presence, this issue would eventually fade away.
With this thought, the worry in Angel’s heart dissipated somewhat.
Chapter 784 Vanishing Into Thin Air <TOC> Chapter 786 The Meeting with Jiebo