Finding a wizard determined to flee across such a vast Purgatory had an incredibly low chance of success. Even with Lady Vivian's proud Bat Army and Hao Ren's advanced probes, they might still fail to achieve their goal. Thus, right after releasing the vast swarm of "sentinels," they immediately began discussing their next search plan. Lily still remembered Baptiste's original reason for coming to Purgatory. "He was going to that so-called second layer of Purgatory, right? Where exactly is this second layer?"
After hearing Lily, Hao Ren raised his head and looked into the distance. No matter which direction he looked, all he could see was a desolate, rotting expanse of land. This space showed no signs of being "layered" at all. When he first heard that Purgatory had a second layer, he had assumed it was structured like a tower, but it seemed he had really overthought things.
"Underground." Vivian lightly tapped the ground with her toe. "There's another layer more than ten kilometers beneath our feet. The space there is extremely vast, almost like another world."
Lily let out an "Uh," and after staring with her mouth open for a while, finally blurted out, "Why are we always dealing with underground caves? Why do we have to burrow underground every few days?"
Heiserana immediately gave Hao Ren a suspicious look. "What do you mean, 'always dealing with underground caves'? What do you usually take Lady Vivian around to do?"
"Relax. I'm not so lacking in morals that I'd sell her to Shanxi to dig coal," Hao Ren said, waving his hand casually. "Besides, forget coal magnates—even the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia might not be able to withstand her aura of extravagance. Anyway, is the second layer of Purgatory a cave?"
"No." Vivian shook her head, then wore