I hadn't seen him in Future Simulation. That wasn't a good sign.
I had used Future Simulation many times by now, and I could say I'd mastered the talent.
Most of the time, whatever I saw in Future Simulation happened exactly the same way when I experienced it for real.
But there were always a few exceptions, when the simulation and reality diverged dramatically.
Sometimes, it was because of an existence like Roa, whose profession made him unpredictable and impossible to foresee with complete accuracy.
The other possibility was that it had something to do with the gods or the Moon Stars.
That was the last thing I wanted to see.
Fortunately, I still had uses of Future Simulation left today, so simulating this face-to-face encounter wouldn't be a problem.
Whirr!
The moment I fixed my gaze on the monster, I entered the simulation.
The monster in the distance seemed to sense my gaze and turned its head.
It had a bird's head, with a hooked beak.
Unlike ordinary monsters, though, it stood like a gentleman, a pair of thick glasses perched in front of its blood-red eyes.
"You've arrived, Lord Lu Cang."
I frowned slightly.
"You know me?"
As I asked, thick fog gradually enveloped my body, blurring my figure until it was impossible to make out.
I pushed Unsolvable Mystery to its limit.
It completely blocked all outside attempts to probe me, and erased every trace of my existence from the world.
"No, Lord Lu Cang."
"I don't know you."
"I'm merely a guide. I follow the will of Lord Yog, and have come here to deliver the message He entrusted to me."
Yog...
Yog of Knowledge and Wisdom, the Moon Star of March.
He was also the Moon Star worshipped by the White Tower.
I'd heard that