Yuchuan Yingjie became utterly absorbed in what he "saw."
To him, the battlefield beyond the Intercontinental Airship still flickered with blurry impressions, but after seeing enough of them, a certain Logic naturally began to take shape.
As time passed, his state noticeably improved. In a daze, he felt as though an invisible thread had latched onto him and tugged him "upward," allowing him to see more clearly and thoroughly.
Everything happened within the "shadow," silently and without a trace, as though blessed by a god. His thoughts became exceptionally clear, no longer confined to the present situation, and he even began making further extrapolations.
He felt that the True God's method of pursuit was like a trawl net, while Ronan was a fish caught within it. The net itself was vast, with some room to move, and its Mesh Eyes were fairly large, leaving him a chance to escape at any moment.
Now that the flight had been forced to turn back, it benefited the True God and the Pope. After all, the closer they got to Ban City, the greater the True God's control over the trawl net, allowing him to shrink the Mesh Eyes and place greater pressure on Ronan...
"You have unexpected potential in this area." The Pope's thought transmission was very clear in its target, aimed directly at Yuchuan Yingjie.
Was he evaluating him?
Yuchuan Yingjie's heart jolted, then went cold. How did the Pope know what he was thinking?
Fine, it had to be because of that damned "Tree Nest"!
For an Extraordinary Species like the Pope, using something akin to mind-reading was nothing remarkable. Yet the feeling was not all that different from Ronan's "invasion."
Hmm, there was still a difference.
Ronan was a master thief. He came without warning, by some unknown route,