No response came from the fog.
That curious gaze lingered on him for another two breaths. Seemingly satisfied after examining him, it slowly moved away.
The heavy, sluggish footsteps rang out again. This time, they were moving away.
Farther and farther away, lighter and lighter, until they finally blended into the depths of the dense fog and vanished.
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At that moment, Lu Yuan's left leg began to stir restlessly.
He knew that sensation all too well. The Drowner on his left leg was growing restless again. Something beneath his skin was slowly writhing, drawn by the aura of whatever was in the fog.
Lu Yuan frowned. A faint glimmer suddenly bloomed from the Key in his left eye. The next moment, an indistinct aura spread through his body—the power of Authority.
The instant the Drowner sensed that aura—
The unrest in his left leg immediately subsided. It shrank back at once, not daring to move again.
Lu Yuan looked coldly at the Drowner in his left leg. If the thing had shown even the slightest malice, he would have killed it on the spot.
The thick fog still had not dispersed.
Even after that thing left, the fog remained so dense it seemed impossible to dissolve. All he could see was a vast expanse of white.
Lu Yuan turned and looked at the others behind him.
Boer was still half-crouched, his blade gripped in hand. Yet his face was blank, without the slightest trace of vigilance.
"Boer," Lu Yuan called.
Boer froze for a moment, then turned around. "Hm? What is it? Hm? What am I doing?"
Lu Yuan was taken aback and asked another question.
"Just now... did you hear anything?"
Boer frowned and thought hard. "Just now?" His gaze swept through the fog.