Angel's choice drew no objections from the Wise Sovereign, nor from the Gray Merchant.
What the Gray Merchant could not understand was this: earlier, the nose on that stone slab had seemed to be the leader of the opposing side, so why had this red-haired, golden-eyed young man stepped forward this time?
Who was this red-haired, golden-eyed young man? Could he be that illusionist wizard?
If their guess was correct, and this group had previously concealed themselves with illusions, then the other side's mastery of illusion was beyond doubt.
Yet among the formidable illusionist wizards of the Southern Region whose names could be counted, none matched the man before them.
He must have disguised himself.
Generally speaking, disguises were either meant to prevent others from recognizing one's identity, or to evade pursuit. Of course, there were also wizards who simply preferred to go out in disguise. But if that possibility was considered, there would be far too many variables.
Judging solely from those conditions, the powerful illusionist wizards of the Southern Region whom the Gray Merchant could think of were truly few. Personally, he felt the most likely candidate was Veiled Face of Demon Illusion Island.
It was said that Veiled Face had offended the emissary of some demon god in the Abyss, and had been seen fleeing back to the Southern Region in a sorry state. Some time ago, he seemed to have gone with Flora to purge the main stronghold of the demon god's followers.
He perfectly matched all three conditions: immense strength, fear of being recognized by the demon god's followers, and being hunted by them.
It was worth mentioning that, aside from that genius alchemist, everyone on Demon Illusion Island had grown up while being hunted. So if Veiled Face had disguised himself, it might not