The last greenland, beside Lake Po.
A dilapidated cottage had partially collapsed. The upper half had been blasted away and landed in the lake dozens of meters away.
Bubu Wang walked out of the half-collapsed cottage, its nose twitching as it searched for something.
"Woof."
Bubu Wang barked, meaning there was a smell of blood, but no battle had taken place. It was more like the flesh and blood of some aquatic creature had evaporated into the air.
"Boss, they should still be alive."
Baja flew over, a severed arm clutched in his talons. Sparse, light-black fur covered it—it belonged to a beastkin.
Seeing the severed arm, Su Xiao roughly guessed what had happened. He had come here to find the couple Merlos and, before they had fought in the dream world, Merlos had left a letter at an inn on Gemstone Street. Its general meaning was that he was at Lake Po and wanted Su Xiao to meet him.
When Su Xiao had previously arrived at the last greenland, he had not gone to see Merlos. This was the Great Sage's territory, and the moment he arrived, he had begun clashing with the Great Sage. He had not had time to see Merlos.
After "killing" the couple Merlos in the dream world, Su Xiao had known they were not dead. No kill notification had appeared.
It seemed that the couple Merlos had been prepared in advance. They had remained near Lake Po the entire time. The ones who had fought Su Xiao earlier had probably been avatars they had created, or flesh-and-blood shells of some kind.
Su Xiao guessed that, before the Great Sage withdrew, he had discovered traces of the couple Merlos and sent the beastkin to deal with them.
The Great Sage had not withdrawn alone. He