The next two days passed in complete peace and quiet—so peaceful that it was hard to believe several powerful Demon Hunters were still lurking in this small town. Hao Ren and Vivian were both very concerned about the Demon Hunters' movements. Lily was also somewhat worried about what would happen if they found the entrance to the Ankatro Secret Realm first—the clues to the Chaos Shadow and the sealed ruins might be destroyed by them, which was something Hao Ren feared as well. However, after two days passed, the Data Terminal's monitoring of the energy fields around the town showed that nothing had happened. The Demon Hunters apparently still hadn't found a way into the secret realm.
Hao Ren had no idea how the Demon Hunters planned to open the secret realm's entrance without a guide. However, considering that they had arrived several days ago yet had made no move, they probably hadn't managed to decipher the Golden Manor's peculiar seal either. It seemed there was no need to worry about them getting there first for the time being.
During those two days, Hao Ren also had the Data Terminal search for the entrance to the Ankatro Secret Realm through various technical methods, including looking for clues in the sunlight, as the Supernatural Detective Pierre had suggested. In the end, though, all those tests yielded nothing. Without knowing anything about the Ankatro Family's abilities, finding the secret realm out of thin air was no different from searching for a needle in a haystack. The Data Terminal was extremely powerful, but even it was helpless when it didn't know what it was looking for.
While Hao Ren was busy with those useless efforts, Vivian and Izax weren't idle either. They conducted a brief investigation around town and, as expected, found traces