Scattered green radiance flowed over Levi's pale skin. Accompanied by that flowing light, he coughed softly. "Still alive, but I probably can't support any more fighting..."
He raised a hand, dispersing the last of the void around He Ao, then casually grabbed the tiny remaining corner of He Ao's gray clothing on the other side, which had been eroded by the void.
During the process, his pale arm turned into a phantom constructed of geometric shapes in an instant, then rapidly solidified back into a human arm. He continued hoarsely, "My cognition was completely contaminated. I even forgot my true Mythological Form."
Then he raised his head, looked at He Ao, and smiled. "If it hadn't been for you, I probably wouldn't have been able to break free from Him."
Then he seemed to realize something. His gaze paused, and he immediately said, "My consciousness may also have been under His surveillance just now..."
Levi meant that his earlier "exchange" with He Ao had likely been heard by the Mysterious Shadow as well.
He Ao shook his head, indicating that it did not matter.
In fact, he had anticipated that possibility. Much of what he had said earlier was meant for the Mysterious Shadow to hear.
If He Ao had not firmly believed that Good Friend was the "helper" he had found, someone who would disrupt His plan to control the abyss, why would the Mysterious Shadow be working so hard to intercept Good Friend now?
"Cough—"
Levi did not press further. Instead, he coughed lightly, lowered his head, and asked quietly, "What was that? What exactly is your relationship with Him?"
He did not mention the God of Knowledge by name, nor did he raise his head to look at the gray-white eye overhead. At such close range, any