After determining who had the weapon, Wai immediately asked where Ma Qiusha's husband was.
There was no surprise in the answer. The man nicknamed "Raven" was currently north of the Third District, at one of the three secret underground passages discovered by the Hero Squad. It was said to contain gold and all manner of treasure, but it was fraught with danger. Recently, nearly all of the Hero Squad's combat personnel had been stationed there.
Once they had confirmed the location, before Angel could even speak, Black Earl directly ordered through the Mind Tether, "Wai, have Old Restless send someone to guide you. Go with them and bring Raven back."
Naturally, Wai did not dare defy Black Earl's command and immediately began discussing it with Old Restless.
After a while, Wai replied, "Old Restless has agreed. Ma Qiusha will go with me. But..."
After a pause, Wai said weakly, "Lord Transcendent Dimension sealed the cellar entrance. I can't break it open."
Angel fell silent for a moment, then said softly, "I only set up a magic array at the cellar entrance. Do you understand what I mean?"
Wai: "Huh?"
Hearing the confusion in Wai's voice, a chill, ghostly aura began to seep from the stone slab in which Black Earl's nose was embedded. Though Black Earl did not say a word, his dissatisfaction with his descendant had already spilled over.
Wai seemed to sense Black Earl's unusual mood from the silence in the Mind Tether as well.
Under that oppressive atmosphere, Wai suddenly came to his senses. "I-I understand. I'll open an exit somewhere else."
As an earth-element wizard apprentice, opening an exit could not have been easier for Wai, yet he had insisted on going through the cellar entrance. It was no wonder Black Earl had become annoyed by