As far as Angor's eyes could see, the sky was clear. Clouds were floating in the distance, while the area around him was empty.
Everything was the same as usual.
However, Angor clearly sensed that someone was spying on him. Even now, the other party still hadn't moved his gaze away.
Angor didn't show anything on his face, but he had already contacted Elmi.
Two seconds later, before any of the elemental creatures could react, the color of the world within a dozen miles around them suddenly changed. Everything turned gray, as if they had entered a foggy, ruined world from the bright and clear real world.
Gondola was the only thing that still retained its bright color. It was the only living thing in this world.
Angor jumped out of the airship and hovered in the air. "Who's there?" Come out! "
No one answered him.
Near Gondola, Lobel, who was caught off guard by the sudden change, looked around and murmured, "What's going on? Did someone ambush us? "
Dankros also looked serious. He waved a hand and explained, "The change in the sky is caused by the shadow. It's not an ambush. But Mister Padt seems to have noticed something. Is there anyone nearby? "
Angor slowly descended from the sky with a frown.
"What happened, sir?" Lober asked.
Angor considered for a moment and looked at Lober. "Did you sense anything strange just now?"
Lober tried to recall what happened and shook his head. "I've been controlling the wind to keep an eye on the surroundings. I only saw some elemental creatures on the ground. Nothing else."
Angor's expression did not relax. Instead, he frowned even harder.
Lober's answer was exactly the same as what Elmi told him.
Angor asked Elmi to create a special force field to cover the sky in a radius of several kilometers to trap the "spying" entity.
However, when the gray world was set up, the "spying" disappeared.
Angor contacted Elmi, and Elmi told him that everything was normal.
There was no trace of the "spying" entity, nor were there any traces left behind by the "spying" entity. The sky was as clean as it could be seen with the naked eye.
But he did not believe that everything was normal.
Ever since he left the Malaya Iceberg, this was the second time he felt that he was being watched. For the first time, he could still convince himself that he was wrong. But this time, he could not convince himself that he was overthinking.
One had to know that the feeling of being peeped at by his spiritual perception had lasted for at least three seconds.
After such a long time, he definitely wouldn't be wrong. There must be some kind of creature spying on him in the dark.
However, the other party's concealment ability was very powerful. Even when Elmi activated the Ashen World's force field, he could not detect any trace of the other party.
He couldn't even tell if the creature was hiding somewhere or had already escaped from the gray world.
He pondered for a moment and looked at Robert. "… Stir up a storm."
Lorber was still confused, but he believed Angor must have his reasons for doing so. Lobel did not ask any further questions. He immediately joined forces with Speedling and set off a terrifying storm in the Ashen World.
The power of the hurricane was so great that it even caused the formless wind to show visible trajectories.
In such a violent hurricane, as long as the energy level did not exceed Loebel's, anything would be cut into countless pieces.
The hurricane went on for three whole minutes, but no living creature showed up.
Angor believed that even if there was a hidden creature, it would not be able to hide in such a violent storm.
There was only one possibility left: the creature hiding in the dark had already escaped.
Considering how fast and how well it could hide, it probably did not enter the Ashen World in the first place. After so many minutes, Angor had no idea where it had gone.
Angor's expression darkened. This was the first time he encountered something like this since he came to the Tidal Realm.
Judging from the current situation, the other party was a creature that came and went without a trace, without leaving any traces, and without causing any waves.
Considering the characteristics of elemental creatures, only a wind elemental creature could be it.
But it was strange that Lobel, a wind elemental creature, could not detect the presence of the other party.
Angor's expression changed. In the end, he sighed helplessly and ordered Elmi to withdraw the Ashen World.
"Let's keep going." He returned to his seat after giving the order to Speed.
First, he talked to Toby and asked what Toby's secret signal meant. Toby's answer was that it also sensed someone spying on them.
Angor was puzzled by Toby's answer. Why was he and Toby the only ones being spied on? None of the other elemental creatures on the ship sensed anything.
Among them, Lobel's strength was about the same as Toby's. Even Lobel couldn't sense it, but Toby could.
Did the spies purposely let Toby and Angor notice them?
Or were the spies only interested in Toby and Angor, and did not care about the other elemental creatures?
Angor couldn't tell which one it was, but he was more inclined toward the second one. If the intruder purposely let Angor and Toby find him, he should have left some clues behind. However, Angor already confirmed that there were no traces around. The spies were trying to avoid detection, which did not match the first possibility.
But if it was the second one, why were they only interested in Angor and Toby? Was it because they were not native creatures of the Tidal Realm?
Angor did not have enough information to figure it out.
The only thing he could do now was to stay on high alert and wait for the slightest sign of trouble.
He didn't plan to enter the dream wasteland again. Instead, he sat quietly on his seat and used his spirit feelers to observe his surroundings.
Because of this, the silence on Gondola lasted for several hours, and no one uttered a word.
"What happened, Mister Padt?" Dankros asked when he saw Angor's frown slowly calming down. "What happened just now? Is there someone hiding nearby? "
The other elemental creatures all perked up their ears at Angor's question.
They did not know what happened, but Lobel and Elmi's "Grey World" all pointed to one thing: Angor was trying to use this opportunity to force someone out of hiding.
Angor did not hide anything and told them what happened.
"Do you know who in the Tide Realm is capable of coming and going without a trace?" Angor did not say who he was talking to, but he only looked at Cub Bigg and Lobel.
Cub Bigg grew up with Camus the Wise, so he must know a lot. Lobel, on the other hand, was a wise man himself, so he might know something.
"If you're talking about disappearing without a trace, then it must be a wind-type creature. But I didn't sense any wind creatures along the way, "said Lobel. The one who spoke was Lobel. He thought for a while and said, "Besides, no matter how fast a wind creature is, it's very difficult for it to escape before the world changes just now."
"Perhaps only the Black Lightning Pool and the Lightning Monarch of the Sparkling Mountain Range can achieve such speed."
"But those two Lightning Lords are fast, but they also caused a lot of commotion. There's no way they could leave no traces behind."
In other words, Lobel did not know who it was.
Cub Bigg said, "Mister Camus told me that there are many powerful beings hiding in the Tidal Realm. Some of them are as strong as the Elemental Lords. You're going to meet Namicui, sir. She's one of them. "
Cub Bigg was implying that they might have run into a powerful being in hiding.
"If there's such a powerful being, they must be here somewhere. You can ask Mister Lush Leaf or Lady Namicui when we reach Azure Forest. You should find something."
Lobel's suggestion was not without reason. As far as Angor knew, the strongest beings in the Tidal Realm could sense other beings of the same level when they were absorbing elemental energy, even if they were very far away.
If there really was such a powerful being, they might be able to find the answer from the Elemental Lords.
"How far are we from Azure Forest?" Angor asked.
Lobel looked around. "We'll reach the Azure Forest in half a day at most."
Angor nodded and did not say anything else. If the "hidden being" could stay hidden for half a day, Angor would follow Lobel's advice.
However, if the "hidden being" was hostile, Angor believed that they would find a way to kill them as soon as possible.
He didn't do anything on the surface, but he was already on high alert in his mind.
Half a day passed in the blink of an eye.
They did not run into any trouble along the way. During this time, Angor did not sense anyone spying on them either.
He did not know if the "hidden being" had left yet.
But it wasn't that important now, because —
They had arrived at Azure Forest.
Azure Forest was located in the middle of a mountain range. It was a lush forest that stretched endlessly. It was different from the forests in other places. Although they were all called forests, one could tell the difference with just a glance.
First of all, the forest here was covered in thin mist. The mist was not caused by natural phenomena. It was a natural aura so dense that it almost materialized.
Under the shroud of this aura of nature, not to mention wood-type creatures, even ordinary beasts and magical creatures would be nourished to become plump and strong. If a Nature Sorcerer was here, he would be able to grow in an instant.
Furthermore, the plants in this forest were abnormally tall. Moreover, it was filled with an ancient taste. This was a truly pristine forest that had never been desecrated.
The biggest difference between this place and other forests was the presence of countless wood-type creatures.
Angor already saw a lot of elemental creatures before he even set foot on the forest floor. There were running treants, snake-like vines, floating cattail plants, and dancing butterfly flowers.
These wood-type creatures not only kept the mist away from death, but also made the forest more lively.
The only thing that puzzled Angor was why they were getting closer and closer to Gondola.
A while later, a furry creature that looked like a dandelion appeared on the bow of Gondola and began to explain something.
"… That's it. Lord Lush Leaf is waiting for you at Sunlight Lake."
After listening to the explanation, Angor finally understood why the creatures were heading toward them.
A few days ago, when Angor was still at Maraya Ice Mountain, he received a visitor from Azure Forest.
This guest came from Stone Forest Canyon. He was the Sage of Stone Forest Canyon.
The Sage brought a message: both the Sage and the Sage of Stone Forest Canyon received Mister Magoo's invitation to travel to the Fire Zone.
Because Stone Forest Canyon was not far from Green Forest, this wise man came to Green Forest to discuss with His Highness Lush Leaf.
To put it simply, one of the messengers Demonfire Midier had sent out had already passed the message to Stone Forest Canyon. The Wise Ones in Stone Forest Canyon brought the news to Cyan Forest.
Therefore, Lush Leaf Groot already knew that Angor's group would soon arrive with an invitation letter from the Fire Zone. Therefore, Lush Leaf Groot sent Tardina to wait outside Azure Forest so that Angor and his group could be led to the center of Azure Forest — Sunlight Lake.
Angor considered for a moment. Since Lush Leaf Groot told Tardina to wait outside, these creatures seemed to be friendly.
Moreover, with the help of the Wise Sage of Stone Forest Canyon, it would save him a lot of time to explain.
"Please lead the way," Angor said to Tardina.
Tardina swayed its fluffy fur. "It would be my pleasure. Please follow me."
With Tardina accompanying them, they didn't need to disembark from the boat. Instead, they drove Gondola into the depths of Azure Forest.
Angor winked at Dankros as they traveled. After spending some time together, Dankros quickly understood what Angor meant.
Dankros cleared his throat to attract Tardina's attention. Then he put on a curious expression and began to observe Lush Leaf Groot's reaction after meeting the Sage of Stone Forest Canyon. He wanted to know what Lush Leaf Groot was thinking.
Tardina had heard of Dankros' name before. It was showing its friendliness to this fire-type creature who was born in the ashes of Kalomonkis.
Tardina didn't hide anything from Dankros and told him everything it could.
Angor listened on the side, and the information he gathered was basically the same as what he thought. Since Lush Leaf Groot was willing to send a servant to welcome them, it meant that the creature didn't mind.
However, Angor had to meet Lush Leaf Groot to know if he was as honest as he appeared.
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