Angel, standing nearby, had no idea why the atmosphere between Madeleine and Bruffin had suddenly turned sharp. But he had no mind to investigate it now. Instead, he turned his gaze toward the other end of the Winter Palace gates.
He noticed that not only had Bruffin stayed behind, but Vifit seemed not to have left either.
Could it be that Vifit was also planning to go to Watchtower Fortress?
The snowstorm grew fiercer, and visibility dwindled. Then, dazzling multicolored light suddenly flashed in the distance. Rising and falling amid crisp clip-clop sounds, it drew ever closer.
When Angel made out the uninvited visitor amid the wind and snow, his expression filled with shock.
It was another Phantom Beast, but it was a full size larger than the biggest one he had seen before—the one-horned red scorpion Logamidan. This Phantom Beast took the form of an elk.
Yet between the elk's sprawling, tangled antlers drifted faint seven-colored phantom mist. Within that mist, the image of a city could be seen.
"It is the largest Phantom Beast raised by the Alliance—the giant deer spirit of Phantom City, Kasisomi," Bruffin said slowly.
"We're going to ride... it?" Angel asked.
Before Bruffin could answer, a Frost Moon guard stepped out from the phantom mist between Kasisomi's antlers. "Those heading to Sky Island, board Phantom City!"
As soon as those words fell, huge crowds began flying into the sky.
This was the largest mass migration Angel had ever seen. Nearly all the apprentices were on the move.
Bruffin said, "Sky Island, above the inverted waterfall cluster, is currently the largest, most hidden, and safest frontline. Frost Moon's frontline headquarters is also located there."
"Then you should leave with them," Madeleine said coldly.
Bruffin did not take the bait. "Kasisomi is here too. Looks like