Dox narrowed his eyes and said in an amused tone, "Now this is getting interesting."
Kael looked at Dox in confusion. "What do you mean?"
Dox's mouth twitched. How would he know what it meant? He had only said that because Black Earl's answer seemed to conceal some clue amid its contradictions. At a time like this, he ought to say something to set the mood, so he did.
Only to run into Kael, who took everything seriously.
Dox gave Kael a smile brimming with hidden meaning and said nothing, wearing the expression of one who understood without needing words.
At that moment, Angel said, "What my lord asked was only whether this One-Eyed Wraith came from the underground maze?"
Black Earl said, "Correct."
Angel said, "A One-Eyed Wraith could not have come into being from nothing. It must have kin. So could it be that this One-Eyed Wraith was born outside, hence the negative answer? Yet its kin, such as its parents, came from underground? Then through it, we could find other One-Eyed Wraiths and locate the entrance to the underground maze."
Before Black Earl could speak, Dox stroked his chin and nodded. "That makes a lot of sense."
Angel ignored Dox and continued looking at the stone slab, waiting for Black Earl's answer.
Black Earl pondered for several seconds before saying, "That is possible. But what is related to it is not limited to kinship. It could also be other things, even other people."
The moment Black Earl finished speaking, everyone seemed to think of something. They turned their heads at the same time toward a corner of the ruins.
A short-haired woman in leather clothing was sitting on the ground, bracing herself with her hands and inching away from the area shrouded in terrifying pressure.
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