Angel and Sig returned to the Holy Land at a little past 2 a. m.
Gedatz immediately volunteered to let Angel and the others rest, saying he could stay here and keep watch—this was a rare moment of rest.
Normally, according to the procedure, the other trial participants will only head back after the trial ends. They will return to the Holy Land around noon tomorrow. The "Sky Trial" will begin at 2 PM tomorrow, followed by the "Strength Trial" at midnight!
In other words, you can only get a short rest during the few hours you spend on the ship.
When the three-day trial was compressed into one and a half days, it was ostensibly to cultivate a spirit of hard work and perseverance, but...
Large clans typically arrange for members to take turns resting during the Sea Trial to prepare for the later trials.
When Axedevo was attacked by the Cloud Fierce Beast, it was precisely the time for them to take turns resting...
This was originally a "privilege" reserved for large clans with many participants in the trial, but Mutel's early advancement this time gave him ample time to rest.
"Then I'll leave it to you!" Angel said solemnly to Gedatz.
"Okay! Leave it to me!" Gedatz's sense of responsibility was immediately aroused.
Without his Telepathist abilities, Sig might have suspected that Angel were merely a "leadership tactic," but Sig could now sense that Angel genuinely trusted Gedatz, which was why he entrusted him with this task.
This is probably also a manifestation of the contagious power of emotions...
After asking Big Mountain and the others where they were, Sig and the others also set off for the inn to rest. For the trial team, this was an incredibly luxurious resting environment.
When Sig and his group arrived at the inn, they found that Lucky Roo, who had been with the Big Mountain, had also just arrived.
"Huh? Fatty, off to find some food?" Sig teased.
Lucky Roo curled his lip upon hearing this and said, "Everyone went to the Holy Land to watch the trials; there weren't many shops Door Opening in the city... It was just a bit of exercise."
Upon hearing this, Sig looked at Lucky Roo in surprise.
Should we exercise now?
Could it be one of those gyms with pink Lamp Dial?
"So fast?" Sig remembered that Gedatz said that it hadn't been long since Big Mountain and the others left.
"How much longer will it take for that kind of stuff to arrive?" Lucky Roo was annoyed that Sig underestimated him.
"Are you the type who gets fast when your 'opponent' isn't very good? What kind of person are you?" Sig hooked his arm around Lucky Roo's shoulder and whispered about pirates to the side.
"Huh? It's that guy with the long face, who looks like he's in his fifties or sixties..."
Sig:!!!
Before Sig could be shocked by Lucky Roo's lack of pickiness about his "sparring partner," he could already feel a mixture of embarrassment and resentment erupting behind him.
Yes, even if she speaks softly, Angel's "Mantra" is very strong...
"Seven, let's go back to our room," Angel said, then hooked his arm around Sig's and pulled him away.
Enel:!!!
Why do you make it sound like you only opened one store...? Huh? Really only one store?
Just as Enel was about to deliver a Spearman's Thrust Seven from behind, Lucky Roo came over and patted him on the shoulder, saying, "Hey bro, do you know where to buy late-night snacks in Bilca City?"
In the time that was lost, Angel and Sig had already gone upstairs.
Sig was also completely bewildered to find that Angel was in the same room as him.
After Angel entered the room, she saw Sig's expression and blushed, saying, "Don't think like that... It's definitely not going tonight! We have to wait until after the trial!"
Angel had just discovered that Sig was actually quite interested in the topic of his "friends'" nighttime activities, and felt a surge of embarrassment and annoyance. However, she then realized that this was partly due to the fact that she hadn't consummated her marriage with him yet.
Well, what else could you be doing exercising so late at night? Given Sig's hint, Angel was clearly thinking along the same lines!
"I wasn't thinking anything... Hmm? By the way, what do you think I was thinking?"
Having finally gotten a break, even if Sig was really into his addiction, he wouldn't think about such things; he would just make a joke.
But just then, Angel suddenly wrapped his arms around Sig's neck. Even in his Fish-Man form, Angel's tall stature meant Sig wasn't much taller; he simply stood on tiptoe...
If Enel were to put his earlobe against the door right now, he would probably hear the two of them drinking milk tea.
Then, perhaps because the paper straws from the plastic restriction order were uncomfortable to use, the two of them groaned softly to express their dissatisfaction.
Of course, since we had other business to attend to, we didn't continue playing the "you clap once, I clap once" game, and... there was no milk tea in the room.
The next day at noon, Sig and Angel woke up and, after collaborating on another prop-less dubbing session, drank milk tea and then went downstairs to meet up with the rested group.
It's clear that everyone, except Enel, got a good rest.
When Mutel and his group arrived at the Holy Land site, the other trial participants were still on their way.
Gedatz immediately came over and reported on the advancement situation, as well as the new competitors that needed to be noted.
Sig didn't really listen; the only thing that stuck with him was that Axedevo only advanced three trial teams...
After being besieged, Axedevo suffered heavy losses and could only concentrate its remaining forces to boost the scores of three groups!
In this way, even if they wanted to cause trouble for Mutel later, they would have little room to maneuver.
"Huh? Where's that long-faced guy? I wanted to see his expression." Sig asked, looking at the elders' seat.
"I don't know, they left last night." Gedatz remembered it very clearly.
Lucky Roo looked at Sig with a puzzled expression—didn't I tell you last night? You didn't really do anything strenuous last night that caused your memory to deteriorate, did you?
Sig, however, vaguely sensed a sense of doubt and unease permeating the elders' seats...
Could it be that the long-faced guy has disappeared? Hmm? The long-faced guy...
Sig suddenly remembered something and looked at Lucky Roo.
However, I didn't specifically verify it, anyway... it's not a big deal!
Meanwhile, the other elders were also discussing Sangchid's "disappearance" before the trial participants returned.
Because Sangchid had no intention of doing anything good before, and apart from the two lackeys he brought with him, he hadn't told the truth to anyone else, which resulted in the elders only getting false clues and smokescreens when they tried to find him.
However, if you search for the backstreets of Bilca, you'll find that the Island Cloud there has been burned with a bottomless hole— the Island Cloud's material is very resistant to strong impacts, but it's easy to dig it out slowly. Also... lightning and fire can cause the Island Cloud to disintegrate!
"The trial participants have returned... Let's not wait any longer, we can continue the search later! Let's proceed with the next trial!"