Return to Guanda Plane (4)

Quintina and Natiya stood before the teleportation array, their eyes filled with curiosity and a trace of concern.

They stared at the flickering light of the array until a familiar figure slowly emerged from the curtain of light.

"Ang... what happened to you?" Quintina stepped forward at once, her brows slightly furrowed and her voice carrying a hint of nervousness.

Ang patted the dust off his clothes and gave a faint smile. "It's nothing. Nothing dangerous."

He gave the two of them a brief, efficient explanation of what he had discovered in the Andalutin Forest and the large-scale mining operation that was about to begin.

After hearing him out, Quintina's expression turned slightly grave. Her gaze unconsciously flicked toward the slowly rotating teleportation array. "Are we... really okay doing this? After all, that place... strictly speaking, belongs to someone else. What if we're discovered?"

"Don't worry." Ang's expression was calm, his gaze firm.

"The Andalutin Forest was long overrun by magical beasts. No one dared set foot there. Besides, we don't intend to occupy the place. We're only mining resources for a short time. Once we're done, we'll leave immediately and won't leave behind any trace."

Quintina fell silent for a moment before finally nodding. "If you think it's fine... then we'll do it."

"Good." Ang nodded, then instructed, "Go call Aisha over. Since we're hunting magical beasts, this time... every mage at Late Level 1 will participate."

"Understood." Quintina did not hesitate in the slightest. She stepped directly into the teleportation array and headed for the North Wind Territory.

Less than half an hour later, amid flashing light, Aisha and Quintina emerged from the teleportation array one after the other.

Aisha wore a silver-white mage robe, her gaze sharp. She had clearly come prepared for battle.

At that moment,