After Count Black entered the Stairs of Hanging Prison, the door at the base of the statue was not closed. Their Spirit Bond was still there.
"Is he doing this on purpose?" Dorcas asked through the Spirit Bond.
The Sage could have closed the passage between the Stairs of Hanging Prison and the outside world, but he did not do so. He even left a special passage for communication. This was definitely not normal in Dorcas' eyes.
Angor didn't say anything. He glanced at the Sage and saw the Sage looking back at him. The Sage's eyes narrowed into two thin slits.
The Sage did not feel embarrassed at all when Angor noticed his gaze. Instead, he nodded at Angor. Next, he slowly took out a pair of triangular glasses in front of Angor's face.
The glasses were gold-rimmed, and there was also a golden spectacle chain hanging from the left and right frames.
If he did not have a third eye, this would be a normal disguise. But looking at it now, it seemed a little strange … or perhaps it could even be said that when paired with the appearance of a young human sage, it was a little cute?
While Angor was complaining in his mind, he suddenly felt as if he was being seen through from head to toe.
Angor was shocked. He did not care whether he would expose himself or not. Without hesitation, he set up a nightmare illusion around him.
Under the cover of the illusion, the feeling of being seen through slowly disappeared.
After making sure there were no other signs of danger, Angor looked up at the Sage in front of him.
Without a doubt, this was the Sage's trick.
The Sage did not try to deny it. He even smiled. "Your secret is quite interesting. Are you really a descendant of Noah?"
Angor did not answer. Instead, he stared at the Sage with a cold expression, as if he was questioning the Sage's intention with his eyes.
Seeing Angor's cautious expression, the Sage knew that if he did anything else, Angor would run away immediately.
This was not something the Sage wanted to see. At least, they could not leave yet.
With this in mind, the Sage explained, "Why are you so cautious? If I really wanted to do something, I could have done it before I strengthened the Earth Ring. There's no need to wait until now. Even now, it won't be difficult for me to break open this Earth Ring Wall. "
"Is that so?" Angor mumbled and slowly moved away under the watchful eyes of the Sage.
He saw that there were now dozens of delicately carved magic scrolls in the place that he had blocked before. These magic scrolls were fluttering in the air. They didn't seem to be connected to each other, but there was an invisible energy chain that connected them together.
Once the energy chain was triggered, all the magic scrolls would be instantly activated.
Even if the Sage didn't know what kind of magic scrolls these were, but judging from their appearance, they were definitely at least intermediate level magic scrolls, and each of them was worth a fortune! Moreover, in the center of these magic scrolls, there was a magic scroll with a very special halo.
This magic scroll didn't flutter in the air, instead, it just floated quietly in the air. However, that enormous energy fluctuation was simply impossible to conceal.
This was definitely a high-grade magic scroll. Its energy was thick and warm. It was very likely to be a defensive magic scroll.
So many magic scrolls were connected together, plus the high-grade magic scroll in the middle, and the Earth Ring Wall that the Black Earl had left outside. Once all of them were activated, they could easily open and close the plane passageway.
Clearly, Angor was telling the Sage that the Sage couldn't stop them if they really wanted to leave.
The Sage didn't have any other thoughts about the large number of scrolls Angor just how wealthy the young man was. He didn't want to do anything to Angor's group in this place anyway.
Compared to the magic scrolls, the Sage was more interested in what Angor had hidden inside them.
An external array disk.
When the Sage said that he could easily break the eight-layered Earth Ring Wall, he didn't mean to break it with his own strength. Instead, he meant to control the magic array and use its power to resist the Earth Ring Wall.
It sounded a bit shameless, but it was also why the Sage was so confident.
However, when Angor took out the magic scrolls, the Sage realized that he couldn't control the magic array covering the Earth Ring Wall anymore.
It was as if the magic array there had disappeared into thin air. It was the same feeling he got from the Goddess' place.
As for Augustine's place, it was Margret who set it up. The reason why Margaret was able to prevent that place from being controlled by the magic array was because she had used a rare magic material, the Virtuous Crystal, to create an external array disc.
The Illusionist on the other side must have used a similar method to temporarily seal off the magic array around them.
Even though the quality of the array disk was not as good as Xian Crystal, the fact that the Illusionist could do this in such a short time was enough to tell Angor something.
This Illusionist must be an expert in Rune Study!
The magic array in the underground waterway was huge and complicated, and the energy pipes intersected with each other. Variables could be created and destroyed at any time. To create an independent space in such a huge magic array was quite an achievement.
Strong, wealthy, and a unique Illusionist. Not only that, but he was also an expert in Rune Study at such a young age.
Combining all the information, the Sage was able to draw a rough outline of Angor's background.
He couldn't be a wandering wizard, and he couldn't be from an ordinary wizard family. It was very likely that Angor was carefully groomed by a major wizard organization or a top-tier wizard family.
The Sage regretted that he didn't pay much attention to the younger wizards in the southern wizarding region. Otherwise, he could easily find out Angor's true identity.
Still, even if he couldn't confirm Angor's identity, the Sage lowered the possibility of Angor being a member of the Noah Clan for the first time.
The Noah Clan was one of the top wizard families in the southern wizarding region. However, this family, which was famous for its power of earth and had only one inheritance, spent all their efforts on an Illusionist? That was strange.
If Angor was from the Noah Clan and wasn't this outstanding, then it was understandable that he was an Illusionist.
But now, Angor seemed to be an excellent Illusionist in all aspects. Did the Noah Clan really have the ability to cultivate a non-earth elemental talent like Angor? It wasn't a question. It was a matter of resources.
The Sage had his doubts about Angor's identity, but he didn't dare to deny it completely. After all, Angor was already the core of this small team, or rather, the leader.
This time, the place they were heading to was Augustine's remains. It was reasonable to say that the leader should be a member of the Noah Clan.
Because of this, the Sage didn't dare to confirm Angor's identity.
"I just felt something strange about you, so I took a look. What's the point of all this? "The Sage chuckled at Angor's serious expression.
"Did you find anything strange about me, Sage?" Angor asked in a plain tone.
"There are many strange things about you, but they aren't the reason why I'm looking at you. That's what I found most strange. "
The Sage was referring to Angor's shadow.
"A demon from the Panic Realm," the Sage said with interest, "I didn't think someone could tame such a monster. How did you do it? "
Angor remained silent.
"It's fine if you don't want to answer. But since I found him, you should know what I mean. You can't take him into the Stairs of Hanging Prison."
According to the Sage, only two people could go in at most, and one of them had to be a weak apprentice. This was the only way to prevent the cowardly wood spirit from getting scared.
The demon hiding in Angor's shadow was almost as strong as the nose.
If Angor wanted to go in, the demon had to stay outside.
Angor didn't argue. He didn't think the wood spirit could sense Elmi's presence, but since the Sage already set the rules, it wouldn't hurt to leave Elmi outside.
After all, Angor would come out soon after entering the Stairs of Hanging Prison. He wouldn't stay in there for too long. Once he was sure the demon wasn't attracted by Sunders' aura, he would come out.
Seeing Angor's silent agreement, the Sage didn't say anything else. He looked away.
At the same time, his glasses kept flashing.
Angor clearly sensed that the Sage's glasses were interacting with the magic array around them. This interaction went straight through the gate of the Stairs of Hanging Prison.
If Angor wasn't mistaken, the Sage was observing the situation inside the Stairs of Hanging Prison.
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"Kim, can you hear me?"
Angor was observing the magic array when he received a message from his Spirit Bond.
Angor looked at Dorcas in confusion. At the same time, he spoke through the Spirit Bond, "I'm right beside you. How can I not hear you?"
Dorcas heard Angor's voice and sighed in relief. "I talked for a long time, and no one answered. I thought you couldn't hear me."
Angor: "I heard you. I don't want to reply. It's obvious. "
Dorcas was confused. "What do you mean?"
Angor: "Don't you think it's strange that Black didn't say anything until now?"
Dorcas: "Not at all. Black usually doesn't talk to me. "
Angor looked at Dorcas helplessly. "That's normal. This is a special situation. Black is looking for a wood spirit in there. He should at least tell us if there are any clues. But he didn't say anything. There can only be one answer. "
Dorcas still didn't get it. "One answer? Which one? "
Angor rubbed his forehead. He didn't want to talk anymore.
Count Black's voice finally came. "I've searched the entire first floor. Nothing."
He paused and continued, "Lord of the Wise, the second floor is already in ruins. Isn't the wood spirit afraid of being destroyed by the power of space?"
Dorcas was puzzled. "Lord of the Wise? What are you talking about, Black? "
While Dorcas was still puzzled, a strange message came into his Spirit Bond. "Ugh. I thought we weren't discovered. But one of them figured it out right away, while the other set up surveillance on my Spirit Bond. My bad … "
Dorcas finally understood what Angor meant when he said that there was only one answer to this question.
The Wise Man saw through his Spirit Bond!
Dorcas' expression was complicated. He felt both annoyed and wronged. He was annoyed that Angor figured it out right away, and Count Black noticed it while he kept mumbling in the Spirit Bond like an idiot. Luckily, they came up with a code name. Otherwise, their identities would have been exposed.
Also, Count Black said that he would cut off the Spirit Bond as soon as he sensed someone spying on his Spirit Bond.
Why didn't he cut it off now?
Of course, Dorcas was only complaining in his mind. He also understood why Count Black chose to keep the Spirit Bond open.
The Wise Man might be spying on them, but they could still keep track of Count Black's progress through the Spirit Bond.
After weighing the pros and cons, Count Black chose to keep the Spirit Bond open. So what if they were being eavesdropped? As long as they could get some useful information, they could be prepared in advance. Furthermore, the Black Earl could also use the Spirit Bond to find out if they were safe.
"The Wise Man is already kind enough to not cut off the connection. Why can't he listen to us? " Count Black spoke in a plain tone. It sounded like he was siding with the Wise Man, but the sarcasm in his words was obvious.
The Wise Man didn't care about Count Black's sarcasm at all. Instead, he changed the topic to Count Black's previous question. "You mean the second level? The situation there isn't so bad that we can't stay. If we can't, my student will leave on his own without me telling him. "
Count Black considered for a moment. "So you're saying that the wood spirit can sense danger, Lord Wise Man?"
"I'm not sure if he has the ability to sense danger. However, every time I try to investigate the situation within the Stairs of Hanging Prison, even if I don't enter, it will sense that something is amiss. "The Wise Sovereign appeared to be quite easy to talk to. He answered all of Leylin's questions in great detail.
"Either it's sensitive to the energy changes inside the magic array, or it can sense danger. Those are the only two possibilities." Angor considered and asked, "Did you teach anything about wood spirit runes, Lord Wise Man?"
"No. I only teach it so that it can learn about this world. If it wants to learn something, I'll teach it. Unfortunately, it seems to be very afraid of me. The only thing it wants to learn is how to protect itself and how to run away. "The Wise Man sighed.
"Maybe the wood spirit really does have the ability to sense danger … But it does fit Miss Sisya's description," Angor muttered in his mind. Timid and cowardly.
For such a strange wood spirit, it seemed quite reasonable for it to spend all of its talents on self-preservation.
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