The atmosphere, which had been tense and suffocating, suddenly became a little more subdued. Even Attie, who had been anxious a moment ago, had calmed down. Instead, she stared at the Jawflower in Baiyi's palm with an intrigued expression.
"Uh … Something must have happened to the Alchemist's potion, right? You know how he is; he's not that reliable … "The Soul Armature Practitioner explained awkwardly.
The Jawflower had degenerated into a miniature version of itself. It was the size of a key ring, and it looked like a newly hatched chick. The Jawflower, however, did not seem to realize how bad its situation had become. It spun around excitedly on Baiyi's palm, as if it was enjoying itself.
Come to think of it, the shrunken Jawflower still looked as fierce as before, but for some reason, there was a sense of adorableness to it, which made it seem quite cute and interesting. 'Is that why it attracted Attie's attention?'
Baiyi poked the miniature version of the Jawflower with his finger, and the Jawflower hugged Baiyi's finger with its two smaller leaves, as if it was very attached to Baiyi.
"Master, can I hug it?" Attie begged.
"Aren't you afraid that it'll bite you?" Baiyi asked.
"It won't. I watched it grow up, after all," Attie replied. She opened her arms to Baiyi and held the little Jawflower in her arms, her face full of joy and love.
'Maybe it's better to let the Jawflower stay like this? What about the girls' dormitory's defenses? '
"Let's not talk about this for now. What about the students?" Baiyi asked. After all, human lives were at stake, so he decided to put the Jawflower aside for now.
"Since you said they're not dead, they should be fine, right? The key is to figure out what's going on, "the Hitman Walker said calmly.
"Let's go to the place they were last seen," the Soul Armature Practitioner suggested.
The three Soul Armature Practitioners looked up the last time the Jawflowers had appeared on the surveillance screen, and they soon found their last known location. It was a small cave, probably the abandoned lair of some wild beast.
A moment later, the three of them entered the cave. The bonfire at the entrance was not completely extinguished, and dark red sparks still lingered on the charred firewood. In fact, it had only been an hour since the two of them disappeared.
Baiyi spread out his psychic energy and carefully probed the cave. He did not miss a single inch of soil, but he found nothing. There were no unusual fluctuations or auras. It was impossible for the two of them to have used some kind of tool or trick to block the surveillance.
More importantly, there were sleeping bags, water bottles, and a series of other things left in the cave. Even their weapons were leaning against the side and had not been touched at all. In other words, they had disappeared without any reaction. It was as if they had been erased from this world out of thin air.
"This is just too strange …" Baiyi said in a low voice. "And the more I think about it, the more frightening it is. Two living people just disappeared into thin air. If word of this got out, wouldn't it cause a panic?"
"In any case, we need to call a halt to the trial," the Hitman Walker said, his voice tinged with a hint of lingering fear.
"Gather the Voidwalkers and discuss this issue in detail," Baiyi replied solemnly.
Attie shifted her attention away from the Jawflower and stared at the two sleeping bags. She seemed to have discovered something and said, "Master, there seems to be something wrong."
"Oh?" Baiyi followed her instructions and walked over to the sleeping bags. The Hitman Walker had already checked the sleeping bags, and the only things he had found inside the sleeping bags were two rather unhealthy novels, which meant that the two had been reading them before they went to sleep. Northerners would not be able to get their hands on such things, so the student named Jag must have shared them with him. Other than that, the Hitman Walker found nothing else.
"Not that, but here …" Attie squatted down, threw the sleeping bag away, and patted the hard soil below.
"What's so strange about this place?" Baiyi did not understand. He had already used his psychic energy to check the surface of the ground, but he had found nothing. There were no signs of Laws, either. Why was Attie staring at this place?
"The space here seems to have moved. It's like … Ugh … I'm not good with words, so I don't know how to describe it …" Attie said, troubled. Suddenly, an idea came to her mind. She pulled out the black stick she always carried with her, activated the War God's Sword, and sliced the ground with it, peeling off a small piece of rock.
Then, she put the rock back in its original position, and the cut marks on the ground miraculously healed. Baiyi could not see any changes, nor could he sense any ripples. It was as if Attie had not done anything at all.
"That's about it, I guess?" the Kitty Cat Maid said.
Attie's action caused Baiyi to fall into deep thought.
The reason why the War God's Sword was indestructible was not because of how sharp it was. Its tri-colored blade looked terrifying, but in reality, it did not have a physical body, nor did it have any temperature. It relied entirely on the power of the War God's Authority to perform various operations to achieve its indestructible effect. In other words, the sword did not cut through the target itself, but the layer of space where the target was located.
The War God's Sword had the ability to manipulate space, so its power should not be limited to teleportation or cutting through space. Baiyi had discovered this when he fought the Kitty Cat Maid when she was still the King of the Steppe. However, neither he nor Attie could use the War God's Sword in many different ways. Most of the time, they used it as a sharp weapon, or as a blink dagger.
Oh, and occasionally, he would use it to contact that retarded War God. Other than that, Baiyi had almost forgotten that this thing was actually a True God's Authority, which meant that it should have many functions. Attie's ability to cut open a dimension and restore it to its original state was probably one of its other functions. Baiyi had never realized that it had such a function. After all, Attie was the War God's Messenger, so it was only natural that she had a better understanding of the War God's Sword than he did.
"Are you going to tell me that your War God has taken a liking to these two boys and made them his new Messengers?" Baiyi asked with a faint smile. He looked at the cute Kitty Cat Maid, and then thought about the two burly boys. 'That's not what I'm supposed to do, right?
Lord War God dotes on me, so he won't pick another Messenger, "Attie replied seriously. "What I'm trying to say is that this is how they disappeared. Of course, it's not me or the War God's doing it; it's someone else."
Some of the functions that the War God's Sword had demonstrated were also possible with some spatial spells, but they were not as convenient as the War God's Sword, which left no traces behind. After all, the War God's Sword was a true divine weapon. Therefore, it was not surprising that someone else had used spatial spells to do the same thing. But why was there no trace left behind?
"If it's possible, why don't you contact your boss?" Baiyi suggested.
"I tried, but Lord War God seemed to be busy. He didn't respond, "Attie replied, a little disappointed.
"Is that so? Let's go back for now. Maybe he didn't respond to you because he's not in the right place? "Baiyi said.
After that, the Hitman Walker suspended the trial and postponed the Warrior Academy's assessment. Baiyi, on the other hand, took the Kitty Cat Maid back to her house, so that she could try to contact the War God again.
Attie found a small animal flower pot and placed the Jawflower inside. Then, she took out the War God's Sword and tried to contact the War God.
"Still no response? What's going on? No matter how busy Lord War God used to be, he would always say, 'I'm busy, please leave me a message.' What's wrong with him today? Did he really find a new Oracle? "Attie asked worriedly.
"I think so. Maybe he didn't notice you? It should be like this … "Baiyi said as he pinched Attie's cheeks mercilessly and began to knead her cheeks with force.
"Sob sob sob, Master, don't … It hurts …" Attie's face was bitter as she wailed pitifully.
"So? Did he respond? "Baiyi asked.
"Ugh … Nope …" Attie said helplessly.
"That's it? Are you going to bully me further? " Baiyi said, wondering if he should place his hand on Attie's chest. However, when he reached out, he saw that her chest was flat, and he did not know where to put his hand. His hand froze in mid-air.
Just as Baiyi was hesitating, Attie suddenly stopped crying and struggling. Instead, she raised her hand and slapped Baiyi's mask. The force of the slap was so strong that the mask was sent flying, and it landed far away with a clang.
Attie would never do something like that.
"You vile spawn! How dare you lay a hand on my Oracle? Didn't I warn you not to bully my Oracle? "Attie, the War God, said in a monotonous, androgynous voice.
"I was in a hurry to find you, wasn't I?" Baiyi's voice drifted over from afar. Because the Sound Transmission spell was fixed on the visor, it had been knocked away, which was why it sounded so strange.
"Don't you know how busy I am right now? I'm a God, not your nanny, "Attie said. She waved her hand in the air, and the mask that had been sent flying suddenly appeared in her hand.
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