When Reyaz and Mojito returned to the Cang Xing train, he realized that their group had been the last to come back.
The moment Reyaz entered the carriage, he sensed an unusual silence... Everyone inside was sitting alone in different places, each looking as though they had something on their minds.
"I'm back," Reyaz said quickly.
Other than Madam Kaiya, Helen merely glanced over before lowering her head again. Liuge only took a casual look as well, then propped up her chin and stared out the window.
"It's good that you're back." Madam Kaiya smiled directly. "We've already found Master Karen. Reyaz, get Cang Xing moving first. We need to head to Mojito's territory."
"Oh... all right." Reyaz nodded.
Soon afterward, the Cang Xing train started up again.
He glanced at Master Karen's condition and was instantly stunned by the man's miserable state... However, after his wounds had been bandaged and the bleeding stopped, Master Karen had passed out because of the severity of his injuries, so Reyaz did not want to disturb him.
Reyaz thought for a moment. Then, under Madam Kaiya's rather stern gaze, he braced himself and sat down beside Helen, asking in a low voice, "Did something happen? Why does everyone look like this?"
"N-no." Helen hurriedly shook her head. "Maybe everyone's just tired. We've been through so much, after all..."
It was an explanation people could accept—but Reyaz vaguely felt that something was wrong.
In fact, he also had something on his mind after returning this time. The former Sea Monster King Iscar's scale was still in Mojito's possession, but the contents hidden within it had already been imprinted in Reyaz's mind. It was terrifyingly impossible to forget.
Reyaz seemed to have been infected by the silence in the carriage as well, sitting there without