Kneel and Give Thanks

Many people said that the past, present, and future existed simultaneously; the only difference was the observer's position.

Anse had traveled into the past, so his present was someone else's past.

Light and shadow shifted before his eyes. He merged with his past self and used "Spacetime Travel" to arrive at Storm Spire, passing through its barrier as if it did not exist.

He had traveled to a relatively early point in time. Several hours still remained before Sere... connected to the Spirit Network.

He concealed himself within the flow of time. Through his perception of time, he could vaguely sense the activity around Storm Spire.

Other mages could not do this, because stepping outside the flow of time meant severing one's connection to the "present" and vanishing from the current timeline. Naturally, they would have no way of knowing what was happening in the Material Plane.

"I'd like to see who hates me this much."

Sere... was most likely lying. Elana was unlikely to collude with Dragons from another world, because it offered her no benefit whatsoever.

The High Arcane Society might have rotted to the core, but most white-robed mages were still dependable when it came to the greater good.

Time passed quietly.

On the distant plains, Elana Mazh... and Lilanna Star-Song appeared at the same time and connected to the Spirit Network.

Just as the two were immersed in the Spirit Network, Sere..., who had been hiding out in Storm Spire all this time, suddenly woke.

After sitting quietly for a moment, he cast a teleportation spell and left.

"Just as I thought. Something's going on."

Using their intersection in time as an anchor, Anse roughly pinpointed Sere...'s location. He then used "Spacetime Travel" and pursued him through the past.

It was a secluded valley. The Blue