The Shadow of Peace Tower

If it had merely been a heavily guarded entrance, Angel could have fully activated Boundless Silence without being noticed.

But Angel noticed an energy membrane at the entrance. As long as a living creature entered, it would cause the membrane to ripple.

"Never mind the energy membrane—there are actually transcendent guards?" Angel looked at the two merfolk behind the gate, surprise flashing through his eyes.

He was currently hidden in the shadow of a room in the corner. He patted Bulei. "What exactly is going on inside? Why have even transcendent beings been assigned as guards?"

Bulei said, "The Waterless District was actually built by some transcendent beings from the Prosperous Continent. Because of the value of merfolk shells, many wizard organizations and wizard families have established bases here to purchase them at low prices. That is why so many transcendent beings gather in the Waterless District. You can basically regard it as a miniature Wizard Market."

Given wizards' pursuit of profit, merfolk shells truly were worth that much.

In any Wizard Market, guard duty was carried out by transcendent beings. Looked at that way, it did make sense.

Yet precisely because transcendent beings were guarding the place, he could not slip inside by ordinary means.

"This is your master's perfect plan? He did not even leave you a pass?" Angel could not help complaining.

Bulei looked as though this were only natural. "Whenever Master brought me here before, we always came directly to the Waterless District through the Planar Corridor. We never needed a pass from outside."

Angel had known Bulei's answer would be something like that. Ignoring her endless chatter, he observed the Waterless District entrance and pondered how to get in.

What if he simply forced his way in? Then he could activate Gravity Veins and run