Angel spotted Qili as well. Her appearance and attire were unchanged from when he had first met her years ago. The only difference was her aura—it had grown more powerful and more aggressive.
This showed that Qili's strength had likely made tremendous progress over the past few years.
That made Angel look forward to seeing what kind of performance Qili would deliver in the coming match.
There was still some time before the match officially began. Qili had no intention of acknowledging anyone. After stepping onto the arena, she remained seated on her floating broom, closed her eyes, and waited for the match to begin.
While waiting for the match to start, Angel turned to Glen. "What are you planning by following me?"
Angel's gaze was calm, but when Glen looked into those pale golden eyes, he somehow felt as though he were facing a giant with an aura as vast and deep as an abyssal sea.
The colossal disparity between them left Glen dazed, and he instinctively blurted out what was in his heart. "N-No, I wasn't planning anything."
Angel paused. Before questioning him, he had secretly used a trace of Nightmare Illusion's power to affect Glen's emotions. He could tell that Glen had indeed been affected, so what he said should have been true?
Glen came back to his senses as well, confusion flashing across his face. He had no idea why he had inexplicably spoken the words in his heart just now.
"You have no other purpose?"
Glen said, "Your news has been spreading like wildfire in the magazines these past few days. I was just curious. There really is no other purpose."
Angel did not know whether Glen was telling the truth. Using Nightmare Illusion to catch Glen's emotions off guard would only work the first