After answering, Eris immediately realized:
"Linsey, do you think that man was hiding some secret?"
Linsey nodded.
"Destroying a village in such a short time was definitely beyond the capabilities of a low-stage Awakened."
"His strength had to surpass the Fifth Stage, at least reaching the Sixth Stage."
Eris agreed with Linsey's assessment of the killer's strength.
But he could not make sense of the details or motives:
"What was so unusual about that?"
"In the Yellowstone Wilderness, there are quite a few Awakened at that level."
Linsey explained in detail:
"But it would not be difficult for someone like that to keep himself safe."
"Unless he was naturally addicted to killing, there was no need for him to make such a huge commotion."
As he spoke, Linsey stuffed the shards of stone he had picked up from the ground into his pack.
"And just now, my skill uncovered some very ancient scenes."
"In an ancient era before this village was founded, a caravan passed through here and was attacked. Their bodies were subsequently buried by dust and time. I think the killer who attacked this village was searching for an item from that ancient time."
By the time Linsey had explained this much, Eris naturally understood.
"That man appeared here, even slaughtering the entire village, all for something buried here!"
With that said, Eris also understood what they should do next.
He carefully communed with the earth beneath his feet. As he filtered out the interference from the earthquake, torrential rain, and battle, the killer's movements gradually emerged.
"Found him. After destroying the village, this man continued north, then traveled south for a while before finally arriving at a temporary gathering place for refugees."
"Linsey, this is the last location I can confirm. The earth can provide no further