"Master, it's Lianda," Moto said.
Guen now had two Smart Watches. One belonged to the Forest Goddess Temple, while the other had been issued to him for the underwater operation. He would have to return it when the mission was over. It was a special model, with many fewer features than the Forest Goddess Temple's Smart Watch. Even its material was inferior, so he had to take extra care to protect it.
"Why is she messaging me?" Guen wondered.
[What is it?]
[Watch out for Luo Lei. The ones who know the most about Magic Beasts are the Demon Hunters and the Imperial Council.]
Lianda seemed to think she hadn't explained enough, so she added:
[The Imperial Council has a drug that can make a Beast misjudge the situation and attack wildly. Be careful. I don't want to win like this.]
Though Lianda had said that, Guen felt a bit of goodwill toward her. He replied with a thank-you, then dived into the sea.
As the waves rolled, Guen slipped beneath the surface with ease.
Origin Power pushed the seawater aside, preventing it from pressing in on him. Still, Guen knew that the deeper he went, the more Origin Power he would need to keep the water at bay. Sooner or later, he would have to face the crushing pressure of the sea.
But as he descended slowly, Guen didn't focus entirely on that. Instead, he remembered something.
Back in the Starlight Forest, a ninth-rank Vajra Ape had suddenly attacked Guen and the others. Now Guen knew what had happened: it had been sent after Setti, arranged by Kan, the recently abdicated emperor of the Aoyu Empire, to target his own son.
During the Trial Grounds, the ape had posed a huge threat to Guen. Only Uncle Jack's decision to