A faint, strange fragrance drifted through the wind, carried by the underground breeze toward the people guarding the cave entrance.
Ding Xiang was the first to react, but the next second, her body rapidly went limp as well.
The others fared even worse.
Within mere seconds of that bizarre scent, they were all brought down without putting up any decent resistance.
The woman strolled over at an unhurried pace.
"Looks like I'm still short two sacrifices."
"Just one man and one woman..."
She murmured to herself.
The next second, she effortlessly lifted Ding Xiang and Dilun in her hands.
Silvery-white threads appeared around her wrists.
Before long, the two were wrapped by those threads into strip-like objects, then shrank countless times until she could casually toy with them in her palm.
The woman shrugged and stuffed the two miniature cocoons into the right pocket of her coat.
Then she respectfully knelt toward the entrance to the underground cave, praying softly in indistinct murmurs.
A few seconds later.
Her figure vanished from the spot in an instant.
Only the sleeping Red Lizard Knights and their mounts remained scattered across the ground.
Lake of Roses.
Xu Nan rode his witch's broom around the outskirts but found nothing unusual.
That was normal, though. While his Charm was high and he possessed some innate talent for illusions, when it came to genuine magical knowledge, he was a complete amateur.
Since A-Kun had mentioned that Fairy Nymphs lived here, the place had to be filled with deceptive spells.
It was not that he was reluctant to use a True Sight Gem. Rather, the Fairy Nymphs' illusions were unique spells bestowed by the Fairy Nymph Queen.
A True Sight Gem might not necessarily break those spells.
Fortunately, a Fairy Nymph was still sleeping in his