Night gradually passed.
The three of them were resting inside the Teleportation Tower.
"Hey, Sin Prison Dragon King, how did you figure out his ability?" Yu Juan asked.
"Well, that's a secret of the Devil Race," Gu Qingshan said.
"A secret of the Devil Race..." Yu Juan murmured unwillingly.
"Right. And only the strongest among the Demons of Fear know this secret, so sorry, I can't tell you," Gu Qingshan said.
Yu Juan stared at Gu Qingshan in a daze.
—The Demons of Fear could do that?
It seemed the Grand Library's research on devils still had a long way to go.
Gu Qingshan said no more. Instead, he took out a pot again and began preparing the ingredients.
It was already morning.
"Breakfast is one of the three most important things today. It affects your mood and energy for the entire morning," he muttered to himself.
"What are the other two important things left in the day?" Yu Juan asked.
"I'd guess lunch and dinner," Crow said.
"No. Waiting for rescue and preparing to join the battle," Gu Qingshan said.
After that, Gu Qingshan personally got to work and prepared another table laden with dishes.
The three of them ate a hearty meal.
After the meal.
"This damn Plague Apocalypse—if we're stuck here much longer, I'm afraid I'll get fat," Crow said, rubbing his belly.
Now that he understood his new ability, the shadow in his heart had been swept away, and his appetite had returned.
—Though he'd had an appetite to begin with.
"Then eat less. When all's said and done, it's a matter of self-control," Yu Juan teased.
He leaned against the wall, rubbing his belly too.
"Speaking of which, Void City's army should arrive around noon, right?" Gu Qingshan asked.
"Judging by the timing, about then,"