After Sennefer and Samantha left, only Kanter and Sunders remained.
Sunders looked at the Fringe Forest in the distance. There were not many trees left in the forest. Most of them were lava pools. Even if there were, they would not survive in the thick dust. It would not take long for this place to change its name.
The snow was still falling, but when it touched the lava pools, it quickly evaporated into steam. Dust was swirling below, and flames were shining. Together with the white mist lingering around, it was quite beautiful at first glance.
"Who would've thought such a powerful demon was sleeping under the Fringe Forest," Kanter muttered. "A lord who fell from his throne? That's rare."
Sunders did not respond to Kanter's comment. He kept looking into the distance. His eyes seemed to be looking at the Fringe Forest, but they also seemed to be looking beyond the forest to the Wailing Plain.
"What are you looking at?" Kanter asked.
"I'm wondering if she'll come back."
"It's hard to say. But Demon City is going to end soon, and we'll leave soon. Even if East Sea comes back, it won't affect us much." Kanter paused for a moment, his eyes flashing. "Furthermore, with the extent of her bad luck, I don't think Dongyeong has a chance to return."
When Kanter finished, Sanders only shook his head with a smile.
When he said 'will she come back', he wasn't referring to Donnie, but … Madeleine.
Sunders noticed Madelyne who was watching the fight from afar. Madelyne turned into a thorn and sneaked into the ground to follow Dong Wei and Manjimoni.
He knew what Madelyne was trying to do.
After all, East Sea was the one who caused the destruction of the Silian Family. Madelyne must be going after East Sea for revenge.
Sunders noticed this, but he did not try to stop Madelyne. Previously, Madelyne and East Sea were not on the same level. If Madelyne went after East Sea for revenge, Sunders would try to stop her. But now, under the influence of East Sea's misfortune, Madelyne might actually kill East Sea.
Especially since East Sea could not recover his mana pool.
However, East Sea was a truth-finder wizard. Sunders could not tell whether Madelyne could come back or not.
Sunders shook his head and decided not to think about it since the situation in the Abyss was always changing.
Even if Madelyne couldn't come back, it was her own choice.
When Sunders returned to his territory, he saw Angor still standing on top of the tower, looking into the distance. It seemed the man never left. The snow on his soft blond hair looked like a pure white crown.
"What's on your mind?" Sunders landed on the ground.
"… Is this the power of the Abyssal Demons?" Even after the demon left, he was still in a daze. In just a few minutes, more than half of Critical Forest turned into a pool of lava!
"It's a special demon." Sunders considered and explained what happened to Angor.
Angor's attention shifted from the demon to the witch of East Sea, who was said to love "grafting" parts from other people.
"Is misfortune really that powerful?"
Sunders nodded. Even demon lords would avoid the Pilgrim of Misfortune like the plague. According to Moonfrost's records, wherever the Pilgrim of Misfortune went, endless disasters would befall them.
"What happened to Mister East Sea?" Angor asked curiously.
Sunders shook his head and chuckled.
…
Three days later, the snow still hadn't stopped, and it seemed to be getting heavier.
The pool of lava was still boiling in the distance. The bright light from the fire illuminated the area and created a hazy white mist. If it weren't for the pungent smell, it would have looked like a fairyland.
After experiencing Manjimone's shock, the order in the stronghold became slightly more orderly. However, this didn't last long. Everyone received a new order.
"Evacuate the Overwatch Base tomorrow. Pack your belongings and prepare to move to Kodo Port."
Angor was surprised to hear the news. "The curfew in Demon City is over?"
"Not yet. But because of Manjimone's death, Sennefer decided to move ahead of schedule."
It was a reasonable choice. After all, it was almost impossible for a demon god's descendant to come out of Critical Forest. Besides, if East Sea came back to the stronghold, it would be a disaster for them.
"You get ready as well. I'll take you back to the wizarding world while we're away."
The Abyss Plane was too dangerous, and Angor wasn't even qualified to serve as cannon fodder here.
Angor nodded and left the study.
However, he didn't go to pack his belongings. Instead, he walked out of the door.
They were about to leave, but Toby was not back yet. Angor decided to call Toby back first.
He flew to the top of the tower and sent out a signal.
Ten minutes passed, and Toby was still nowhere to be seen. He hesitated for a moment and sent out two more signals. However, as far as the eye could see, there was only a vast expanse of falling snow. Toby still did not appear.
Angor's good mood suddenly turned into uneasiness when he heard that he was going back to the wizarding world.
Sunders told him that the stronghold was safe, which was why he allowed Toby to go on his own. But now, Toby still hadn't responded to his message. Angor had a bad feeling about this.
Was it because he was in danger, or was Toby too far away from the safe zone and did not receive his signal?
Angor tried to recall the last time he saw Toby.
It was three days ago, after Manjimore was lured away by Toby. Angor summoned Toby and told him not to go to Fringe Forest or Wailing Plain again.
After that, he went back to his research and didn't see Toby again.
Angor felt a little anxious, but he forced himself not to panic. With Toby's Gloom Feather and sequence of gravity, Toby should be able to handle most situations.
Angor jumped down from the tower and quickly headed to the outer guard towers.
Although the apprentices were a little lazy and relaxed during this period of time, the guards on the tower were always on alert. Previously, when Toby wanted to go out for a stroll, he was almost treated as an enemy by the guards. It was Kanter's help that allowed Toby to move freely outside the stronghold.
Angor kept running in the snow-covered stronghold. He asked several guards about Toby's whereabouts, but none of them noticed him. It wasn't until he reached the northern tower that he learned something.
It was not the guard who told him about this. An apprentice who was drinking and having fun in the tower heard Angor's question and helped Angor.
"You mean that grey little bird?" It was a short, fat apprentice who was holding an empty wine glass and whose body reeked of alcohol. He thought for a moment and said, "I remember seeing that bird when we were looking for Turbulent Silver Rings yesterday afternoon."
Turbulent Silver Rings were shrimp-like creatures. For gourmet wizards, it was a low-tier ingredient that could be eaten directly to enhance a man's manhood.
"Right, braid?" The fat apprentice nudged the boy with a long, rat-tailed ponytail.
The boy's face was red. Angor wasn't sure if it was because he was drunk or because of the Turbulent Silver Rings.
"It was a little dark, so I didn't see it. But Bobota must have seen it. He kept looking at the sky. "The boy gave Angor a curious look." Are you Mister Padt? "
"You know me?"
"Bobota told me that you're Mister Phantom's student." The boy looked at Angor with admiration.
Bobota? Hearing the name, a young man in a white robe jumped out of his mind as if a memory box was opened in his mind.
Was this Bobota the same person as Bobota?
While he was thinking, the fat apprentice took him around the tower and came to the other side. Angor saw a man lying on the roof, leaning against the eaves of the roof and enjoying some wine.
Angor was surprised to see the blood-red chain wrapped around the man's body.
It was him.
Angor was the one who crafted the chain.
He hadn't seen Bobota since he made the chain, and he didn't expect to see Bobota again after so many years.
"Tell me, Bobota. Did we see that bird yesterday?" The short and fat apprentice leaned against the steel fence and yelled at Bobota, who was standing outside the fence.
Bobota took a sip of his wine and turned around.
He skipped the fat apprentice and looked at Angor.
After a moment of absent-mindedness, he picked up his wine glass and toasted to Angor.
"We meet again," Bobota said with a smile.
Angor was a little puzzled. Hearing Bobota's tone, Brendel suddenly felt a sense of familiarity.
"Did you forget about me, Mister Padt?"
"Of course not. I didn't expect to run into you here either." Bobota shook his head.
Angor and Bobota were just customers. If it was another time and place, Angor would have exchanged some pleasantries. But since Toby was nowhere to be found, Angor decided to get straight to the point.
"Just now, you —" Angor glanced at the fat apprentice and tried to think of a proper introduction. "I'm Tasky."
"I'm looking for a gray seabird like this one." "Tasky told me that you saw Toby, right?" Angor asked as he opened his palm to show Toby's image. Where did you see it? "
Bobota looked at the bird and considered. "I think I've seen it before. Let me think … I saw it yesterday afternoon near Shadow Hill."
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