Angel had assumed that once Fesipanrui left, it would not return. Yet to his surprise, less than half an hour later, it came back.
And it had not returned alone. A school of smoke fish followed behind it.
Fesipanrui fluttered down and walked into the cave with elegant steps.
Angel put away his puzzled expression and first looked toward the fish floating amid thick smoke behind it.
Because the temperature inside the cave was extremely low, the smoke fish were very inactive, drifting listlessly through the smoke produced by Fesipanrui's burning fire feathers.
"I saw these elemental sprites on the way. They are also Dangros's underlings, so I brought them along," Fesipanrui explained. It then immediately began describing what it had seen outside.
"I went out to investigate just now. It is not that Dangros's underlings refused to come; something happened to it, and it is too busy saving its own skin to seek out its underlings one by one." As Fesipanrui spoke, it gestured for the smoke fish to display their talents.
Unfortunately, the smoke fish were not what Angel was looking for. After one glance, he indicated that they could leave.
Angel asked, "Too busy saving its own skin? Did it cause some trouble?"
"It did not exactly cause trouble, but a little historical issue has resurfaced." Fesipanrui fell silent for a moment before continuing, "Although Dangros told me not to tell you, sir, I think it would be better to give you the general situation."
"Have you heard of Duroche, sir?"
Angel nodded. "That flame giant? I heard from Mr. Ma Gu that it benefited immensely from the elemental tide."
"The elemental tide? Oh, you mean the World Voice." Fesipanrui nodded. "Yes. Duroche had a slight unpleasantness with you yesterday, sir, which caused cracks to appear in