She came and left in a hurry. Angor wanted to ask about Madelyne's plans and when she would return to the southern wizarding region. In the end, Madelyne only said that she would spend a few years studying the Black Thorn of the Thorns Ridge and would not return in a short period of time before her figure disappeared.
She did not say anything else. She did not question Angor's presence, nor did she ask how Angor and Gregory knew each other.
She had too many things on her mind. She had not finished her own business yet, so she did not want to be curious about other people's business.
"Mister, who was that crazy woman?" Gregory crawled out from behind Madelyne's back and asked in a trembling voice.
"A witch with a strong personality," Angor replied.
"Strong personality?" Gregory did not understand.
"It was just a misunderstanding. It's fine now that it's resolved. Let's go. I'll take you inside. "Angor turned around.
Although Gregory was still feeling indignant, it could only swallow the indignation in its heart since the owner had said so.
Angor led Gregory through the blizzard and into the depths of the ice valley.
Alderklas was still in seclusion, but Angor had a general idea of what was going on. Alderklas would ignore all intruders as long as they did not provoke him.
Like Bobota, Alderklas treated him like air.
Because of this, Angor dared to bring Gregory into this place. Still, this was Alderklas' territory, so Angor reminded Gregory not to wander around.
He brought Gregory all the way to the temporary residence area.
Gregory felt uncomfortable in this ice palace. After all, fire and ice could not mix together. He only felt better after transforming back into his human form.
"You've found a place for Olucia?" Angor asked casually. He only wanted to get a "yes" answer, but Gregory quickly told him everything that happened in the past half a month.
Olucia had already obtained a body. She had found it in a branch of a Demon Monastery.
It seemed that the body had been sleeping for many years and was protected by a Shepherdess. Orucia killed the Goat Devil and took over his body.
However, there seemed to be something strange about that body. Olucia spent a lot of time fusing her spirit and flesh every day, so she spent most of her time sleeping. She only woke up for a short while every day.
As there were no other threats in the vicinity of the Demon Monastery, Olucia saw that Gregory was bored to death and told him not to guard her all the time and that he could go out for a stroll.
Olucia had indeed recovered some of her strength, and she had already contacted some of her former subordinates.
"… I thought Lady Orucia would be fine, so I came here to see you." Gregory's eyes suddenly brightened up.
Angor was wondering if Gregory was referring to the Demonic Monastery branch. Was it the same Demonic Shepherd who chased after Sennefer? However, when he turned around, he saw Gregory's burning gaze.
Angor quickly realized that Gregory was going to get straight to the point.
He was going to ask about the Demon Monastery, but he decided against it after some consideration. After all, he didn't want to have anything to do with Olucia.
"Mister, you promised me a trip to experience the sea." Gregory's eyes shone brightly.
Angor took out the Ocean Melody from his bracelet. Gregory's eyes shone even brighter.
Angor sighed. "What Orucia told you is true. The Experiential Journey is only beneficial to water-type life forms. If you use it, you might be harmed instead. "
"Are you sure?"
Gregory hesitated and nodded. "I understand. But I'll give it a try."
After spending some time with the creature, Angor realized that the creature had its own way of doing things despite its stubbornness. Also, Gregory was still several times older than Angor even though he looked like a little boy. Perhaps it was because he was still a young demon, so his mind was not fully matured yet. However, time had given him the ability to think independently and distinguish between different people.
Since Gregory insisted on using it, Angor didn't plan to stop him.
After all, he would only get hurt at most. Besides, Angor already promised Gregory that he would let the creature join the trip, so he wouldn't go back on his word.
"Are you ready?"
Angor looked at Gregory and saw the creature's determined expression. Then, he activated the Ocean's Rhythm. A faint blue light flashed and Gregory slowly closed his eyes.
Angor watched quietly from the side.
Gregory and all the other experiencers reacted differently. At first, the creature looked calm. But soon, his body began to tremble, and his expression began to twist.
His muscles and bones were twitching non-stop. Its face also slowly turned pale.
From the looks of it, he seemed to be enduring some kind of great pain.
Time passed slowly, and Gregory had already been in the illusion for almost three minutes. At the same time, Gregory's change became more obvious. Flames began to seep out of his body.
In just a short while, Gregory had completely turned into a flaming man.
About two minutes later, Gregory was still on fire. Angor was wondering if he should wake Gregory up by force. But before he could do it, Gregory's face changed slightly in the flame.
Angor was surprised. He felt that Gregory's short body seemed to be elongated a little.
Angor thought it was an illusion. He rubbed his eyes and took a closer look. In the raging flames, the figure inside had obviously grown a lot taller, and that delicate and cute face had also undergone a transformation at this time.
He now looked like a young man who was showing his talent for the first time. He was handsome and full of vigor.
Especially that pair of raised eyebrows, which were burning with orange flames and looked very oppressive.
"He really … grew up?" Angor looked at the young man in the flame in surprise. So this is what Gregory looks like when he grows up?
Could the Ocean Melody also reverse the growth of a fire creature? Angor was puzzled. As the creator, how come he didn't know about this?
Another minute passed.
The flame gradually dissipated. To Angor's surprise, the young man in the flame began to shrink at a speed visible to the naked eye. When the flame was completely gone, Gregory returned to his normal appearance.
Next, Gregory opened his eyes.
Angor wanted to ask about Gregory's condition. However, when Gregory opened his eyes, he saw Gregory's lifeless eyes. Gregory's body swayed and fell to the ground, unconscious.
Angor quickly went to check Gregory. He found that Gregory's aura was unstable, his face was pale, and his whole body was burning hot.
When he was worried about Gregory's internal organs, he heard a light snoring sound coming from Gregory's nostrils.
"…" So he's asleep?
Gregory slept for a long time. When he woke up, it was already the next day.
Gregory felt like his body was hollowed out. His limbs were sore, and he felt weak all over. He couldn't help but gasp when he tried to move. It hurt.
"This is what happens when you force yourself to join the trip," a calm voice spoke into Gregory's ears. He looked up and saw the shop owner sitting not far away, playing with a red bead in his hand.
"Mister," Gregory greeted in a hoarse voice.
Angor tossed the bead to Gregory. "This is the only one I have. Make do with it."
Gregory checked the bead and saw a fragment of a Fire Stone. It contained some fire energy. Wizards couldn't use it directly because the energy contained the violent and chaotic aura of the Abyss. However, Gregory could use it to replenish the energy he lacked.
"Thank you." After Gregory crushed the Fire Relaying Stone fragment, he absorbed the fire energy within it into his body. Only then did he feel slightly better.
"How was it? Did you learn anything from your trip?" Angor asked when he saw Gravity regaining some strength.
Gregory considered for a moment and nodded.
Back at Yuantan Continent, Gregory absorbed a part of the power of a Demon God's soul and felt something inside him being pried open.
Gregory quickly realized that the power hidden inside him might be the key to "maturity" he was looking for.
Next, Gregory tried everything he could to release the power. However, he couldn't do anything about it even though he could sense it.
He spent a lot of time in the Demon Monastery but failed to find an answer. In the end, he decided to ask the shop owner for help.
After witnessing the wonders of the Experience Journey in Rasudran, Gregory had a strong interest in it. Even if Lady Olucia was right and the trip wouldn't do him any good, Gregory still decided to try it. He wanted to see if he could use the opposite water element to trigger the hidden power inside him.
While listening to Gregory's story, Angor recalled the young man in the fire.
"You did it, I see."
Gregory nodded shyly. "I only sensed the hidden power inside me. I haven't really pried it open yet, but I think that day won't be too far away."
"Well, keep it up then." Angor patted Gregory's shoulder with a smile, which caused Gregory to fall to the ground.
"Ouch, ouch —" Gregory took a deep breath and cried out in pain.
Although Gregory got the answer he wanted, the price he paid was his internal injuries.
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