Shade followed the traces of battle along the coast. Before long, he saw them stretching all the way into the sea. He leaped into the air and flew out over the moonlit, shimmering waves, but at that moment, "she" softly reminded him:
Below. In the sand.
Shade landed on the water and bent down to search the beach. He easily found a string of amethyst pendants. This was the pendant Miss Reinhart had bought from Bella. Though it had merely been Bella's practice work, it could still absolutely be called a powerful blessed item.
But now, every amethyst on the pendant was cracked. The trace of purple flowing within the crystals had vanished, and the pendant had lost its effect.
Shade frowned slightly. Due to his own limited energy and talent, he had not delved deeply into the field of diviners, but after spending so long with Luvia, he knew some basic knowledge. In this state, the pendant had most likely helped Miss Reinhart withstand a Malicious attack from Fate.
But if that's the case, what exactly did she encounter? First the contaminated Snow Mountain, then disorderly relics and monsters that use ice power, and now even Fate has gotten involved.
He put away the damaged pendant and continued the pursuit, but the seawater and tides had already swallowed most of the battle traces. Searching for the witch's trail on the sea surface was far more difficult than on the beach. Fortunately, he soon discovered a series of gleaming high-grade gemstones scattered in the shallows. They were likely trail markers left behind by the witch.
So Shade flew while picking up those gemstones. Not long after passing the coastline, his path curved, bringing him back to shore.
The battle traces continued inward from the coastline. Shade carried a small bag