"Even if we confirmed it, what would it matter? Our Star Alliance has no way to directly influence the natives of Earth." Auguste was baffled.
"No. Ouyang told me."
Andre recalled, "The Cecilia he met was a native of the Spirit Realm. Later, she became a Follower of an awakened native of Earth... That's right, it was the person we mentioned before, the Cold-Blooded Demon of the North, the one using the alias Dio Skalboom. I have a feeling this person could very well become our formidable enemy."
"If we confirm it's him, I need to start gathering information about him in advance, in preparation for our future confrontation."
Andre clenched his fists. "This time, we were in the open while they were in the shadows, and they gave us a nasty one... Next time, I absolutely won't give him such an opportunity."
"Relax..." Auguste laughed. "Why do you always keep past victories and defeats in mind? Just focus on what's in front of you..."
However, before Auguste had finished speaking, the cavern ceiling suddenly began to tremble with a buzzing sound, and soil, rocks, and gravel came pattering down.
"What's happening?"
"An Earthquake?"
The awakened ones in the underground cavern were all alarmed and uncertain.
Andre abruptly reined in his mental power, compressing his wide-area sensing into a precise scan of a small area.
His expression suddenly changed. "Not good. There are enemies... A lot of them!"
"Where?" Auguste abruptly drew a golden spear.
"Above us, below us... They're everywhere!"
Andre's face turned deathly pale. Before he could finish speaking, a pair of powerful spider legs, sharp as spears, pierced through the earth and stone behind him and stabbed toward his back!
At the critical moment, Auguste's beastlike instincts saved Andre. With an angry shout, the golden spear swept