Angel nodded. He was also deeply curious about this living thread, so he accepted it without hesitation.
Neither Tree Spirit nor Rhein voiced any opinion on Sanders's decision. Sanders had vaguely revealed before that Angel's Nightmare Soul Physique was at a higher level than his own, so perhaps Angel might discover something.
Angel carefully examined the white silk floss resting on the leaf. It looked like an ordinary strand of yarn, constantly struggling and writhing.
The longer he observed it, the stranger Angel found it.
He was still filled with doubt. Did this truly come from a Nightmare Realm Demonic Beast?
Even now, he could not sense the slightest trace of Nightmare Realm aura.
"What do you think of this living thread?" Sanders asked once Angel had observed it for a while. Everyone else turned their gazes toward Angel as well, wanting to see what he had discovered.
Angel's expression was almost identical to Sanders's earlier one, his brows drawn tightly together and his eyes full of confusion. "It's a little strange. The parasites that ran rampant in Night Demon City also needed Nightmare Realm aura to remain active, but this living thread seems not to need it."
As far as Angel knew, every Nightmare Realm creature he had encountered—whether parasites, Rainbow Dragonflies, Joker Cards, Frog Lamenter Frog, Fox Fiddler Fox, and so on—depended greatly on the halo bestowed upon them by the Nightmare Realm, the so-called Nightmare Realm aura.
If they left the range of that aura, their strength would slowly decline and might eventually lead to death.
Yet this living thread seemed to lack that trait.
For that very reason, Angel greatly doubted whether this living thread truly came from a Nightmare Realm creature.
There was another point as well. Although Angel disliked the various actions of Nightmare