Rescue Successful

Xiao Xiao's spiritual power took the shape of a drill and slammed into the hard stone wall blocking his way.

After they had been locked in a stalemate for a while, Xiao Xiao heard a crisp sound.

It sounded like something had shattered.

His spiritual power surged forward without obstruction, smashing through wall after wall with unstoppable force.

"Clatter, clatter~"

Another long series of cracking sounds rang out.

Red light flickered along the lines forming the array, like a faulty fluorescent tube.

Soon, the "lights" went out completely.

Xiao Xiao lowered his hand.

Compared to how it had looked at first, the array seemed unchanged.

But a closer look revealed a break where the array's lines joined, right in front of him.

The cut was smooth, as if made with a single stroke of a blade.

The ground was still perfectly level, yet the gap in the lines gave one the strange impression of a bottomless abyss.

The two lines were less than a millimeter apart, yet they could never connect again.

"Dad."

The young man seized a pause in the old man's speech and cut in again, interrupting his endless monologue.

"He still has to look for his cat."

"Look for what cat?"

The old man said, displeased. "There are so many strays. Why not just pick another one?"

"Huh?"

The young man didn't quite understand what the old man meant.

But he didn't dwell on it. He simply placated him. "How could that be the same?"

"Dad, you've explained the array well enough."

"We can talk about the other things another time."

"..."

The young man looked at Xiao Xiao, but for a moment he didn't know what to call him.

Only then did he realize that none of them