The Sentinel of Misfortune's sudden appearance caused a huge change in the Overwatch Base.
After Samantha returned to the stronghold, she immediately headed for the inverted waterfalls and informed Sky Island of what had happened there.
Sennefer also sent out scouts to follow the Sentinel of Misfortune's route so that other wizards wouldn't follow it.
In the end, Samantha's guess was correct. The Pilgrim of Misfortune had taken the route from the Wailing Plains to the Silent Coast. However, when it arrived at the Silent Coast, it dove into the Silent Dead Sea and its whereabouts were unknown.
Angor stood on the balcony on the fourth floor of Sunders' room and looked outside.
The atmosphere of the entire Overwatch Bastion changed from the previous prosperity to a slightly dispirited one. Even the shiny steel buildings seemed to have lost some of their shine.
The Sentinel of Misfortune was the cause of all these changes.
"What exactly is the Sentinel of Misfortune?" Angor muttered to himself.
Angor was still studying the Sentinel of Misfortune when he heard some rumors. He was just mumbling to himself, but he didn't expect that someone would really answer him.
"That's a monster that everyone avoids like the plague. Even the Abyssal Lords are repulsed by its bad luck."
Angor quickly turned around when he heard the familiar voice.
Sunders' figure suddenly appeared behind him and turned from a blurry image into a real body.
"You're back, professor?" Angor asked politely.
Sunders stepped onto the platform and left several footprints in the snow. He raised an eyebrow. "Kanter told me. You've been up to something again these days, haven't you?"
"No, I didn't." Angor blinked innocently.
Sunders didn't ask further. He already knew what happened to the broodmother from Kanter. Kanter was shocked by the news, but it was nothing compared to what Angor told him.
It was just that he had obtained a relatively good opportunity.
"I remember Ness once explored the 'Heart of Insects' research site. I'll ask him about it when we get back to Brute Cavern." Sunders was glad that Angor was able to cultivate a Metamorphosis Worm. After all, Metamorphosis was something that all wizards would learn.
Angor thanked Sunders happily. For now, he was only following Kanter's advice. If he could find more detailed records, he would have a better chance of successfully cultivating a Shapeshifting Soft Worm.
"Don't thank me yet. Ness might not know anything." Sunders paused for a moment. "Did you finish the task I gave you before I left?"
Angor felt a little embarrassed. He had been working on the Dream Weaver Ant's invasion and didn't have time to create an alchemy illusion.
"I was going to start today. I didn't expect you to come back so early, professor."
"Since you haven't, just leave it be. It won't be long before Samantha returns from Sky Island, and the situation at the Overwatch Bastion will follow suit. " Sunders looked at the snow-covered Critical Forest in the distance. "I should have time to take you back to the wizarding world when I hear the news."
"We can go back?"
Sunders nodded. "Since the Pilgrim of Misfortune is here, the demon god's descendants won't use the passage in the forest, which means the Overwatch Base won't be as useful as before. People will move around when the time comes, and I'll have some free time. "
"Is the Pilgrim of Misfortune that powerful? Where it goes, no one can go? "
"The misfortune it spreads is almost unstoppable. Anyone who walks on such a path will be unlucky. "Sunders' eyes flashed with fear as he spoke.
The Overwatch Base was in a terrible state because of the Pilgrim of Misfortune. All the apprentices knew that the Overwatch Base was going to be destroyed, so no one wanted to work anymore.
However, even though the apprentices had relaxed a little, they were still not too happy about it. Once the Overwatch Base was destroyed, they would have to move to other frontlines, and there was no guarantee of their safety.
The apprentices were not happy, but the wizards were not happy either.
Vifet came to the Overwatch Base to go to the inner layer. Now that the Pilgrim of Misfortune showed up, he couldn't go there anymore.
Sennefer learned from Sunders that there were Sand of Resurrection in the inner layer. She planned to rest for a while before heading to the inner layer. Now, she had to wait.
Madelyne was probably the only one who was happy about it.
East Sea was still searching for demon materials in the inner layer.
Madelyne didn't know about the Pilgrim of Misfortune, so if she returned from the Forest of Misfortune, she would be tainted by misfortune.
There was no way to inform East Sea right now.
Even if he used a magic puppet to send a message, it would be corroded by bad luck. There was no way he could send a message to East Sea.
If everything went as planned, East Sea would most likely be tainted by misfortune. Madelyne was happy about it.
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He had been staying in Sunders' Gravity Garden to discuss the dream wasteland with Sunders.
At the same time, Sunders was also cramming some basic knowledge into him.
Two days later, Samantha returned from Sky Island with a piece of news. Everyone would stay in the Overwatch Base until the curfew in Demon City was lifted. If nothing happened in the Forest of Misfortune, they would evacuate to Port Kodo.
This wasn't surprising. They were only staying in the Overwatch Base to wait for that "one in ten thousand" chance.
Maybe the demon god's descendant would really come out of the Forest of Misfortune.
It was possible, but extremely unlikely. No one took him seriously, and because of the existence of misfortune in the critical passage, the demons could not attack for the time being. Therefore, the Overwatch Fortress, which was known as the most dangerous frontline in the past, was now extremely safe.
Everyone finally had a chance to relax.
On the second day after Samantha's return, every wizard in the Overwatch Base received a copy of a magazine called Moonfrost Secret.
Moonfrost Secret was the internal magazine of the Moonfrost Union. It contained a lot of confidential information that was never released to the public. However, every wizard in the front line of the Abyss Plane, regardless of whether they belonged to the union or not, was entitled to a copy.
This time, Samantha went to the Sky-Sky Island and brought back the latest Frost Moon Secret Journal.
While reading the secret journal, Sunders' pupils shrank when he was halfway through.
In the next second, Angor appeared in the study with a cup of golden milk in his hand.
He was still in the Gravity Garden a moment ago, and now he was being dragged out. More importantly, he was holding the Milkberry Tree's sap in his hand. Furthermore, his lips were stained with a milky-white sticky liquid that was suffused with golden light!
How could he not feel embarrassed now?!
Angor quickly cleared his throat. "I'm a bit thirsty from my research, so I took a sip."
While speaking, Angor tried to put the teacup away in a hurry.
Sunders was still shocked by what he read in Moonfrost Bulletin. Now, he couldn't help but chuckle when he saw Angor's reaction.
Hearing the guttural chuckle, Angor looked up and gave Sunders a suspicious look.
Did Sunders take him out of the Gravity Garden on purpose when he was drinking milk?
When he saw Angor's expression turning darker and more suspicious, Sunders continued, "I called you here because I have something to tell you."
Sunders lifted the magazine and pointed at one of the pages.
"Lucas's skull has been found."
Angor's eyes widened. He quickly cast aside all the thoughts in his mind and focused on what Sunders just said.
The whereabouts of Lucas' skull was known?!
He hurriedly walked to the desk and looked inside the magazine.
The first thing he saw wasn't "Lucas' skull". Instead, he saw a row of large words: Stargazing Day.
The next sub-title was "Prophecy 2: The Lost Mystery Item at Devil's Water".
It sounded plain, but what was written in the book shocked Angor greatly.
Previously, he had been wondering who had taken away the Mystery Item. He had not touched Lucas's skull, but it did not take long for news to spread that the Mystery Item had gone missing. In other words, after he left, someone secretly took away Lucas' skull in front of the truth-finder wizards.
This was Angor's guess, but Sunders denied it.
"God of Sea" Flunza's power allowed him to see the entire Dark Dimension with a single glance. No one could sneak away without him noticing.
Angor was curious about who took away Lucas' skull and fooled Song of the Deep and Summerdew Ridge. More importantly, he was dragged into this mess. He almost got killed by Sliv in Silverheron Palace.
Angor began to read carefully.
According to the magazine, an observer named "Ivan" found the item while he was looking into the mysteries of the stars.
When he was halfway through, he frowned.
"The Mystery Item isn't in the hands of humans?" Angor was surprised. "How? Did the Leviathan get it? "
Angor quickly realized something was wrong. If it was Leviathan, they would have found it long ago.
"According to Ivan's prophecy, Lucas' skull isn't in the hands of humans. Later on, some people speculated that the item was still in the hands of a human, but not a human. " Sunders paused for a moment before he continued, "Also, that person can block the prophecy. Maybe he or she has a rare alchemy item that can do that."
The more Sunders explained, the more Angor felt that something was wrong.
He had an alchemy tool that could block the prophecy, and based on the situation back then, it would be difficult for anyone to take Lucas' skull away from Flunza.
Angor's heart skipped a beat as he thought of another possibility.
Could it be that Toby took it?
Yes, Toby did have enough time to take the skull away. Besides, Toby was always with him, so his Crimson Veil should have covered it.
Angor looked around and didn't see Toby anywhere.
Previously, the passageway to the Critical Forest had been sealed. There was no danger around, and Toby was like a fish in water in the Abyss, so he let Toby go. He only told him not to go to the Critical Forest and not to fly too far.
"What are you looking for?" Sunders asked.
Angor hesitated for a moment before he decided to tell Sunders what he was looking for. "I think it's Toby who took Lucas' skull."
Sunders chuckled. "No, it's not Toby. Keep reading."
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