Audrey, Megan, and Lust Edwardz's meeting had brought no surprises.
Compared to her younger brother's descendants, the little girl was clearly more concerned about Durut Giles, who had just awakened and learned of the current situation. He already knew what had happened, but for the moment, he still could not accept that Destiny had guided him back here. He had once landed on the island and experienced something truly terrifying, so of course he understood what this return meant.
While Lust reluctantly spoke with her younger brother's descendants, the former tomb raider and current scholar, confined to bed rest, asked Shade with a pitiable expression:
"If she and I hurry up and leave Green Lake, running as far away as possible—even going to the New Continent—can we escape her ancestor's grasp?"
"You should know the answer to that yourself."
Shade said. Durut Giles covered his face, hoping to hide the pain in his expression. Shade shook his head, then reminded him:
"Actually, you can leave. This has nothing to do with you. You have no blood ties to the Edwardz Family, nor are you a descendant of the former residents of Green Lake Town. You were probably dragged into this because you came here with her. After all, an abnormal Space Connection couldn't precisely move only one soul."
The man immediately shook his head.
"Leave her behind? No, no. I'll stay with her. This is my own atonement as well. Besides... do you think Lust would let me leave?"
That was indeed true.
In any case, when Shade returned home that evening, he was still thinking about the Edwardzes' meeting the next day. Ever since Megan had shown him that family tree spanning six generations, he had known a day like this would come. One hundred and twenty-eight years ago,