"I asked Er Bao to come." Geng Gui finally spoke up. "I can mimic my mother's ability, but it's not my talent. I can't do anything else while I'm mimicking her. If I nullify the energy, I won't be able to expand the hole. If I open and close the hole, I won't be able to nullify the energy.
"So, I need Er Bao's help."
Geng Gui's words answered some of Angor's questions.
When he and Kael fell into the hole, they didn't sense any energy nullification. But when they came out and opened the hole for the second time, the energy above the hole was devoured. It was because Geng Gui could only mimic one type of ability.
Previously, Geng Gui had only been opening and closing the hole, so there was no need to nullify the energy. Thus, it alone could solve the problem. Now, Angor needed Er Bao's help to expand the hole and nullify the energy above. That was why Er Bao was here.
As for why Erbao had been hiding in the dark ever since he had arrived. Perhaps it was because of its personality that it preferred to observe in the dark rather than face them head-on.
"I see." Angor nodded.
"Er Bao doesn't care how you found him, but I'm curious. How did you find him?" Geng Gui asked.
Angor was inside Er Bao's stomach right now. As for Erbao, they were in the outside world. How did Angor find Erbao's location through his own body?
Er Bao didn't seem to care about Geng Gui's question, but he was actually waiting for Angor's answer.
Er Bao didn't seem to care about Angor's answer, but he was actually a little concerned.
"About that …" Angor hesitated.
Angor purposely paused to draw everyone's attention. "… It's a secret."
Er Bao snorted coldly after being tricked. However, he did not say anything.
Geng Gui, on the other hand, was disappointed. He was actually quite concerned about Er Bao being found out by Angor. If Angor could find out about Er Bao's secret, other people would be able to do it as well. If the underground waterway was destroyed one day, the entire Cyclops race would be exposed.
Maybe it was because Geng Gui was still holding a grudge, or maybe he just wanted to lower Geng Gui's expectations. After three or four seconds, he activated his right eye.
The faint green runes began to come to life under Angor's control.
A strange mask began to take shape near his right eye.
Everyone was surprised, especially Geng Gui, who did not understand what Angor was trying to do. Geng Gui did not even activate his talent to suppress Angor's energy. The strange green pattern and the glowing right eye seemed to be independent energy that was not restricted by space or Geng Gui's talent.
What kind of ability was this? Geng Gui wanted to take a closer look, but to his disappointment, Angor only activated his right eye to reveal the strange mask for a brief moment before withdrawing the energy.
Only the faint green pattern in his right eye indicated that the previous vision was not an illusion.
He then gave Geng Gui a meaningful smile.
Geng Gui seemed to have thought of something. "Is this your … secret?"
Angor did not answer. He remained silent and mysterious at the same time.
Geng Gui seemed to have realized something and did not ask further. He was sure that Angor was able to find Er Bao because of the green pattern in his right eye.
As for what the green pattern was, Geng Gui did not think it was important. Everyone had their own secrets. The Wise Overlord had his, and so did they.
Judging from the surprised looks on Angor's companions' faces, Geng Gui believed that Angor's ability was unique to him, just like how every member of the One-Eye Clan had their own unique talents.
Since it was not a common ability, Geng Gui did not need to worry too much. They would not need to worry about being discovered when the underground sewer was breached.
"He didn't answer you because he knows he can't lie inside your body," Er Bao spoke.
When Geng Gui heard this, he felt that it made sense.
Angor looked at Er Bao. "Is it still a secret if I tell you?"
"Then what were you doing? Acting?" Er Bao asked.
"You can think of it as acting if you want. I never said it was my secret, and I never said it wasn't my secret either. "
Angor saw that Er Bao was still doubting him and was about to ask more questions. "Believe it or not, it doesn't matter. It's … my secret."
Angor almost said "rude", but he did not say it out loud. Er Bao had a feeling that Angor was looking at him as if he was looking at a naughty brat. As an outsider, there was no need to talk about etiquette with a brat.
Such a look was even more insulting to Er Bao than saying it out loud. Besides, Er Bao could not get angry because Angor had been pretending to be magnanimous since the beginning, which only made Er Bao look unreasonable.
More importantly, Big Bao agreed with Angor's words. If Er Bao agreed with Angor's words, it would only look more rude if Er Bao kept arguing about it.
Er Bao remained silent.
The others witnessed this small exchange of words. They also saw Er Bao's changing expression and his silence in the end. They were all people who had lived for hundreds of years. Of course, they knew what was going on.
To put it bluntly, Er Bao was thinking too much, and that was why he was upset. Geng Gui, on the other hand, only looked at the surface and felt that everything was reasonable.
Sometimes, thinking too much would only make one annoyed.
…
After the small disturbance, Geng Gui returned to the main topic. "You really have a clue?"
Angor nodded. "Sort of. If you and Er Bao can work together as well as your mother's Phantom Slave. I think I can go to the hall of the Wise Ones without hurting Phantom Slave. "
Geng Gui and Er Bao exchanged a look. Er Bao still could not believe that Angor found the solution so quickly.
"Are you sure?"
Angor shrugged. "I'm not sure. I'm asking if you and Er Bao can really work together as well as Phantom Slave. "
Geng Gui nodded. "The hole is much smaller than my mother's, but everything else is the same."
"That's more or less it."
Angor considered. "I think we can sign the unequal contract now."
It was a good thing for Geng Gui to sign the contract, but it still wanted to know how Angor did it. It would be best if it could review the whole process.
Angor also made a request. "If you can do it, you can help hide the truth when Phantom Slave asks you about it. I can give it another try. "
Angor also wanted to review the process to avoid any mistakes. However, if he did that, Geng Gui and Er Bao would know how he did it.
If Phantom Slave learned about it and asked them about it, they would be prepared in advance. If so, Angor's current solution could be used to solve the problem.
Therefore, Angor needed Geng Gui and Er Bao to promise him before he could do it.
Actually, it was just that he didn't trust their integrity.
"Mother won't ask," Geng Gui said confidently.
"Why are you so sure? Do you think your mother isn't curious? Maybe Phantom Slave treated you like a mother, and she's not curious about the childlike nature of a girl? "
"Let's take a step back. Maybe Phantom Slave won't ask. But what if the one behind it knows and asks Phantom Slave to ask?"
Geng Gui was stunned and didn't know how to answer first. After a long time, he said, "How do you know that mother has a young and childish heart?"
"A woman who called herself Laplace — no, Laplace for short — gave it to us during the Third Period."
"Laplace? Her?" Geng Gui and Er Bao looked at each other and fell into deep thought. Angor could tell from their expressions that they were afraid of the name.
A few seconds later, Geng Gui came back to his senses and did not continue asking about Laplace. Instead, as if to avoid arousing suspicion, he took the initiative to avoid any questions that might involve her. He said, "If you care about this, I can add a clause in the contract that I will not tell anyone, not even my mother or the Wise Lord."
Angor nodded and began to discuss the contract with Geng Gui. However, she secretly thought to herself, As expected, Laplace is a very special existence in the Mirror Region. Otherwise, Geng Gui and Er Bao wouldn't have avoided her so much and avoided her even when she was involved in their conversation.
Unfortunately, Laplace had already left. Angor did not know when he would see her again.
Geng Gui and Er Bao signed the contract quickly. Er Bao kept looking at the clause as if he was worried that they might cheat him.
Angor had a feeling that Geng Gui brought Er Bao here to check the terms of the contract.
Regardless, Er Bao did not find anything wrong with the contract.
Overall, this was an unfair clause, but it was still within the scope of their acceptance. At least, they would not have to worry about being backstabbed by Geng Gui and Er Bao.
After signing the contract, Geng Gui let everyone out.
However, this was not the end of it. Geng Gui would ambush them again to see if Angor's solution would work.
When everyone was back on the ground, Dorcas looked at Angor and asked, "You really have a solution?"
The others also looked at him curiously.
Angor did not answer. Instead, he picked up the stone tablet given by Dark Earl and began to observe the energy veins in the area. While doing so, he carefully placed several external array disks at several points where the energy veins intersected.
Geng Gui's ambush came too quickly last time. Angor was not sure if Geng Gui would do the same thing again.
Angor had no time to answer the others' questions. Instead, he quickly set up an external array disk and tried to quickly control the energy flow in the area.
It took him half a minute to finish setting up an external array disk in the area. Not long after that, Geng Gui's ambush came.
But this time, everyone noticed it ahead of time.
Although everyone was on high alert, the reason why everyone discovered it in advance was not only because they were on high alert, but also because — —
The hole was smaller than the one before. And it was much smaller.
When the hole first appeared, it was the size of a well and could easily fit a person into it. But now, the hole was about the size of a dinner plate. It was still expanding, but it gave them enough time to react.
The hole was right under Kael's feet. Geng Gui and Er Bao really loved Kael.
One of Kael's feet was already in the hole. It felt like he had lost all his strength and could not escape on his own.
However, even though Kael was unable to escape, he wasn't alone.
Dorcas grabbed Kael's wrist and pulled him out of the hole.
Unlike before, Dorcas's hand was not on the hole, so Energy Nullification did not work on him. Without losing his strength, he could easily get Kael out of the hole.
After Kael was rescued, he quickly escaped from the underground cave.
The hole seemed to have realized that something was wrong, and it slowly closed. The speed of closing was much slower than before, and it was closing at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Geng Gui was about to ambush Kael again.
This time, his target was Angor.
However, Angor had been observing the Leyline Record and quickly noticed the change in energy flow. Before Geng Gui could open up the hole, Angor took several steps back.
The hole was still the size of a dinner plate.
After struggling for a while, the hole finally expanded to the size of a dinner plate. And it took them half a minute to do so. It was difficult to make it bigger because the energy flow around it was being squeezed.
In the end, Geng Gui and Er Bao gave up on the idea.
Geng Gui and Er Bao flew out of the hole. They did not look at the others first. Instead, they looked at the scattered array disks.
"So it's done by controlling a magic array …" Er Bao muttered.
Er Bao looked at Angor who was holding the stone tablet and spoke for the first time, "You're a master of magic arrays."
Angor chuckled but did not say anything. Instead, it was Wai who spoke proudly, "Of course. The Wise Ruler said that only you can get through the Phantom Slave unharmed, sir."
Wai was exaggerating, but Er Bao agreed with him.
Er Bao was here to see if the team could find a way to get past their mother. If they tried to force their way through or hurt their mother, Er Bao would stop them right here.
However, Angor used the energy flow of the magic array to restrict their mother's ability. This was the best way. Similarly, this was also the most difficult method because the magic array in the underground sewer was too large and majestic. Ordinary people would be lucky if they were not killed by the magic array, let alone borrow the power of the magic array to control the direction of the energy flow.
The fact that Angor could borrow the power of the magic array meant that he was an expert in magic arrays.
Without a doubt, the Wise Sovereign would approve of him and tell them that their team would not harm Hidden Slave.
Er Bao looked at Angor. "I agree. But you should know the weakness of this method. It's hard to move around. But the Wise Ruler also said that you've figured out mother's location. You should be able to get through it quickly. "
Er Bao and Geng Gui both spoke at the same time, "You passed."
To them, Angor's plan worked, and they would not stop Angor's group from advancing any further.
Geng Gui also showed his sincerity. "Prepare a new mirror. I'll take out Gray Merchant's memory for you now."
Geng Gui was planning to release Gray Merchant's memory only after Angor's mother helped them. But now, Angor proved his ability. It was not difficult to get past their mother by using a magic array. This was why Geng Gui was willing to release Gray Merchant's memory in advance.
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