"Whoosh—"
A blazing white light streaked across the sky as A'yu glided freely through the air with Lin Yu.
Several floating jet units were attached to A'yu's back, helping her change direction with ease. Although they were not enough to make A'yu fly, they could slow her descent and adjust her angle after she was already airborne.
She flew almost along the dome of the sky, raising a monocular telescope in one hand as she searched around.
Soon...
Among the trees in the wilderness, A'yu discovered the location of "Sister Huang."
"It should be over there."
The process went far more smoothly than expected—but that was not because A'yu and Lin Yu were lucky. Rather, it was because...
Sister Huang's location in the wilderness was simply too conspicuous!
The outskirts of Lilai City were already empty and flat. In the darkness of night, the wilderness investigation team's position was surrounded by a circle of burning orange-red flames. Their regular shape and vivid color made it clear that they were not ordinary campfires or torches, but something deliberately created.
"I think so too... This might have been made by Sister Huang."
As Lin Yu spoke, A'yu immediately piloted the floaters into a dive. When they were still three meters above the ground, she abruptly halted, bringing Lin Yu safely to the ground.
Here... members of the Holy Fire Church and the Heretic Inquisition lay scattered across the ground, sleeping in disarray.
Sister Huang, meanwhile, sat collapsed against a rock. Although she had already passed out, she still gripped her staff tightly in one hand, holding it upright before her.
The flames burning nearby were naturally another spell Sister Huang had continued maintaining even after falling unconscious.
It seemed that before fainting, she had realized what was about to happen and immediately