The top floor of Aserkelo Amusement Park.
"The elder ordered that no one was allowed in here."
Ji Suo Li Ao hurried to the top floor, only to be stopped by two High Elf guards as soon as he arrived.
"Let this human sage in... he may be able to help us."
Elder Queitoan pushed open the door at the end of the corridor and stepped out. After sending Joshua to the House of the Shining, he had returned to the Hearthstone tavern ahead of him to interrogate the attacker.
However, High Elves were not skilled at such... cruel work as interrogation. Even after questioning him for a long time, Elder Queitoan had failed to obtain any useful information.
"Thank you."
With permission granted, Ji Suo Li Ao hurried into the room at the end of the corridor. There, he saw the attacker being held captive by the High Elves.
The attacker had long, disheveled hair. His hands were bound by vines as he sat in a chair, his gaze fixed on the ground without even blinking.
"Black Sand?"
Ji Suo Li Ao stepped in front of him and called out his name. Black Sand instantly raised his head and stared at the elderly man in blue standing before him.
"Ji Suo Li Ao... are you the Surface Dweller who rejected our gift?"
The middle-aged man called Black Sand spoke Ji Suo Li Ao's name.
"Your gift is nothing but an escape from reality! Black Sand, you should understand that better than anyone!"
At the mention of the word "gift," Ji Suo Li Ao's tone suddenly became agitated. He stepped before the haggard man and spoke loudly.
"Escape from reality... then what do you intend to do? Surface Dwellers... fight with your swords and Things from Beyond?" Black Sand looked