Angor waited for a while, but there was still no response.
"Are you sure you don't want to come out?"
"I'm leaving if you don't come out", "I'm going to count down", "3, 2, 1 … I'll count down one more time."
No matter what he said, he kept repeating the word "count down" several times, but there was still no response.
Angor sighed and muttered, "Too bad I didn't manage to trick it out."
He then looked back at the others. "Let's keep going."
Without hesitation, he turned around and continued walking forward.
The others looked at each other in confusion.
"Did you find the wood spirit, sir?" Way asked.
"Didn't he say he didn't trick us? So, he must be …" Dorcas thought about all the things Angor did in Princesses' Town. It was possible that someone with a wicked mind like this could lie and tell the truth.
Besides, Angor rarely did anything meaningless on the way here. If that was just an act, wouldn't it cause too much of a ruckus?
Thinking of this, Dorcas took back his confident words and changed his words. "It should be fake, right?"
Wa Yi thought for a moment before looking at Carl.
They looked like they were inside the Stairs of Hanging Prison, but it was only an illusion created by Angor. Even if the wood spirit really showed up, as long as Angor didn't change the illusion, they couldn't see it. Of course, the wood spirit couldn't see them either.
Kal-El was the only one who entered the Stairs of Hanging Prison with Angor. Apart from Angor himself, Kael was the best way to find out what happened at the scene.
However, Kal-El was also a little confused.
Seeing Wa Yi looking at him, Khael was also confused, "I don't see anything. Is the Wood Spirit really here?"
Since Kal-El didn't know anything, only the Wise Ruler knew what happened. But Way didn't dare to ask the Wise Ruler, so he could only give Dorcas a meaningful look.
However, before Dorcas could reply to his "hint", the Dark Earl's voice came from the side, "If it is true, he will think of a way to get the Wood Spirit to come out. If it is false, then there is no need to even discuss it. Keep watching and you'll know. "
With that, Count Dark left the area and followed Angor into the depths of the Dark Abyss.
Since the Black Earl had said so, the others could only obey and follow.
The Sovereign of the Wise was the last to leave. He stared into the dark void, a look of confusion in his eyes. He believed Angor's words because Angor's expression did not look like he was faking it.
However, Angor's "I didn't get anything out of him" confused him.
Yes, even the Wise Sovereign was stuck in the same problem as Wa Yi.
Although he could sense the situation inside the Stairs of Hanging Prison through the magic array, his special student, the Wood Spirit, had an innate talent for concealment that was even higher than anyone could imagine. If he didn't go in personally to look for the Wood Spirit, even a wise man wouldn't be able to determine the location of the Wood Spirit.
Therefore, the Wise Sovereign wasn't sure if Angor was just acting, or if he really found the Wood Spirit and called it out. However, from what he could tell, Angor did not seem to be lying.
But the fact that Angor gave up and left without hesitation made the Wise Sovereign even more suspicious.
However, what puzzled the Wise Sovereign the most was not whether Angor's words were true or not, but who Angor was.
"Strange behavior, concealment skills, abilities, and skills … less than 40 years old," the Wise Sovereign muttered these labels in his mind. What was the purpose of such a person?
In his mind, Angor was already a "variable".
According to his plan, these people would definitely enter the ruins, but they would only provoke the goddess and run away in panic. Then, the Wise Sovereign would save them. Of course, the suspicious "nose" was an exception.
Then, through the favor of saving his life, he learned about the situation inside the ruins from them and spied on the secret of the goddess.
As for what would happen after that, the Wise Sovereign did not care. He could kill them, or he could erase their memories of coming here, and then let them go. After all, the Noah Clan was a powerful family now. If they discovered the secrets of this place and attracted their attention, their influence and connections alone would be enough to give Nether City a hard time.
In order to avoid trouble, the Wise Sovereign would not let anyone know about this place. Killing them or erasing their memories were both options. As for which one to choose, the Sovereign of Wisdom would consider the current situation, as well as the attitudes of these people.
However, these were all part of his plan. Now, he was a bit hesitant.
Angor was the reason for this.
Angor was definitely not a descendant of the Noah Clan. However, the power behind him was not to be underestimated. It might even be stronger than the Noah Clan.
It was strange enough that such a person would come here. What was even stranger was that Angor's every move always landed in places that the Wise Sovereign did not expect.
This was a variable, a variable that could change the outcome of the battle completely.
Such a variable was not necessarily a bad thing.
In the past, the Wise Sovereign would eliminate such a variable even if it was not a bad one. A variable was a variable. If it messed up his plan, he would not let it go even if there was an unexpected reward.
However, the Wise Sovereign had begun to change his mind after ten thousand years of guarding the ruins.
Sticking to the rules was for stability. However, to create new ideas that could bring about new ideas, stability was not required.
He had maintained this stability for ten thousand years without gaining anything. Not only did Nether City not see any hope of revival, but it was also declining.
He could wait for ten thousand years, but he could not wait for another ten thousand years. It was not that he was not patient enough. He was reaching the end of his life's journey.
Therefore, he needed to change. Only by changing could he change the current situation.
He wanted to find out the truth of the ruins and the secret of the goddess. He also wanted to change.
However, the "change" he was looking for was still within his original plan. The "stability" he cultivated for ten thousand years was already deeply ingrained in his heart. His change was to seek change within stability.
But could such a change really achieve his goal?
Perhaps it was time for him to consider a more radical "change".
But would this young supernova be the one to bring change to the lifeless city of Nether City?
"Keep watching, keep watching …" The Wise Sovereign muttered in his mind and stepped onto the void path again.
…
The Wise Sovereign was not the only one keeping an eye on Angor. Dorcas was also observing Angor.
He always felt that Angor would not do something meaningless for no reason. Since Angor said that there was a "little guy" lurking in the dark, if this was true, Angor would definitely do something.
Dorcas believed that Angor had been searching for the "little guy" all this time. Once he was sure, Angor would find out where the "little guy" was and force it to come out.
However, the more Dorcas observed, the more confused he became.
Angor was moving fast without any intention of stopping. It looked as if he was really going to leave the Stairs of Hanging Prison instead of looking for a wood spirit.
Moreover, Angor did not show any intention of checking his surroundings at all. His eyes were fixed straight ahead.
Dorcas did not know if Angor was using his spirit power to check the surroundings. However, spirit power alone was not enough to do so. Some things could not be detected with spirit power, while some things could not be detected with spirit power.
Maybe the wood spirit was one of the latter. Maybe both of them existed.
As far as Dorcas was concerned, Angor did not try to spy on them. He was really "in a hurry" to leave.
"Did I guess wrong again? Why did I say "again"? "
While Dorcas was pondering, Kal-El walked to Angor's side.
"Sir, we're almost at the exit. Are we leaving just like this?"
Kal-El wanted to ask if they still needed to look for the wood spirit. But he remembered that he had already asked that question once, so he could only ask in a roundabout way.
"We're already here. Of course we have to leave."
Angor paused a little before he continued, "But before that, let's go check on the wood spirit."
Kal-El thought Angor had already given up. But when he heard the latter part of Angor's sentence, Kal-El looked up in surprise.
"Wood spirit? You found it, sir? "
Angor chuckled mysteriously. "Would you believe me if I told you I wasn't?"
Kal-El did not know what to say.
"We're almost there. Let's go check it out."
Angor tapped Kal-El's shoulder and signaled him to follow.
Kal-El was surprised. He nodded and followed Angor.
The others heard Angor's words as well, but they were already calm. Angor seemed to be toying with them all the time.
They could not tell whether Angor was telling the truth or not. Just like Count Black said, they could only watch with their own eyes.
If Angor could hear their thoughts right now, he would probably feel wronged. As a "streamer", wasn't it his job to create suspense, to create ups and downs, and to create a compelling and gripping plot?
Kal-El tried so hard, but it was all for naught. Angor even labeled him as "toying with them". How could he not feel wronged?
But it was hard to tell if he was just pretending or not.
Of course, Angor did not know what they were thinking, so he did not tell them about it. Otherwise, they would probably lose their minds again.
…
When Angor said they were almost there, he meant it this time.
Kal-El followed Angor for about 20 meters before he stopped. He looked around and saw that they were at the fork where they split into two.
"Sir, is the wood spirit around here?"
Kael looked around in confusion. There weren't any ruins or anything out of the ordinary in the vicinity. If the wood spirit wanted to hide, it would have to be somewhere in the void.
But was the wood spirit really in the void? How did Angor find them if they were hiding in the void?
Angor nodded and closed his eyes. It seemed that he was about to enter his perception mode.
Kal-El did not want to disturb Angor. He did not know if he should do the same, but he was afraid that he might scare the wood spirit away.
Kael looked at Dorcas with pleading eyes.
Dorcas said, "Since Jin didn't stop you, you're free to do whatever you want."
After a pause, Dorcas continued, "Right, if you discover anything unusual, tell us immediately."
Since Angor was not going to explain anything, Dorcas could only rely on Kal-El.
However, Kal-El used his spirit feelers, spirit feelers, and even the power of space. Still, he found nothing.
After a while, Kal-El gave up in frustration.
After all, even the Black Earl couldn't find any traces of the Wood Spirit. Khael was just an acolyte, so the possibility of him discovering the Wood Spirit was close to zero.
However, even though he wasn't surprised by this result, if the Wood Spirit was really here and they still couldn't find it even though they already knew its location, that would be really scary.
Kal-El's concealment ability was incredible. It was admirable that a coward could achieve such a level of self-improvement.
Since Kal-El could not get any information from Kal-El, Dorcas could not count on Angor, who still had his eyes closed, so he turned to the Sage.
However, the Wise Ruler didn't say anything. All eyes were on Angor.
The Sage did not know whether the wood spirit was nearby or not. However, he knew that Angor was in a very special place right now.
It was the central hub left behind by the Goddess.
Earlier, when Angor found the painting, he could use the excuse that he saw it as an excuse. But now, how was he going to explain that he just happened to step into the central hub?
By now, the Wise Ruler was already wondering what kind of relationship Angor had with the Goddess. Was Angor here for the Goddess?
If that was the case, was he a friend or foe of the Goddess?
The Sovereign of Wisdom's mind was filled with countless thoughts. What he didn't know was that his conjectures had been wrong from the very beginning.
Angor had nothing to do with the so-called Goddess. In fact, Angor did not even know who the Goddess was. He did not come here on the spur of the moment. When he came back from the left fork, he already had an idea of where the wood spirit might be.
There were two possible locations in his mind. The first one was the end of the path on the right, which was the room with the vine statue. There were two coordinates that resonated with the cane. One was in the empty space on the left, while the other was in the room at the end of the path on the right. He had already confirmed that the left path was an extremely dangerous place. No matter what, the wood spirits wouldn't go to the left path. That left only the right path's coordinates.
However, when Angor went to the room at the end of the path on the right, he did not find the wood spirit there, only the vine statue left behind by the spirit.
Angor already knew that it was the vine statue that resonated with the cane.
Since both the left and right paths were wrong, Angor was almost certain that the wood spirit was in the second area.
And the second area was the area around this fork.
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