According to Swift Spirit, its clone was somewhere in the area traversed by the lava river ahead.
Perhaps the fire and earth elements near the lava river were too abundant, interfering with energy perception. Even Swift Spirit could not pinpoint its location accurately.
However, most of the area the lava river flowed through could be taken in at a glance.
The only unusual place was... the high platform wreathed in flames.
Most likely, Swift Spirit's wisps of wind were on the high platform. If they were not there, then they could only be in the lava river.
The odds of them being in the lava river were low. Though Swift Spirit's clone had little intelligence, it still possessed basic survival instincts. Unless it had something seriously wrong with it, or had been forced by someone, it would never dive into an extreme environment like a lava river.
Besides, if Swift Spirit's clone had truly gone into the lava river, it was probably already done for.
So for now, searching within the lava river was out of the question.
Angel kept his gaze on the high platform.
The wizard behind the Paradise game should be there; Swift Spirit's clone might also be there... so could the two be connected somehow?
Had that spatial wizard forcibly kept Swift Spirit's clone behind?
As Angel considered the various possibilities, he followed Dox toward the high platform.
Although the high platform was surrounded by the lava river, the river did not completely sever its connection to the outside world. A straight, long road led directly to the foot of the platform.
The lava river crisscrossed around this long road, yet did not cut it off.
Walking along this road with lava rivers on both sides, Angel felt something subtle. Those several lava rivers seemed to