Meanwhile, the Worms of Time writhing across the floor suddenly grew fainter, as though shrouded in mist, difficult to see clearly or lock onto.
This was a Secrets Sorcerer's Secret-Keeping ability!
What had been "stolen" from him just now was his Secret-Keeping ability!
Fortunately, it hadn't been Door Opening, or she could have escaped the Dream Labyrinth outright.
As these thoughts surfaced, his vision blurred, and he appeared directly where the rat-headed woman had been standing.
My position was stolen again... perhaps my thoughts, too, or I wouldn't have failed to react.
Coming back to his senses, he saw the thick layer of transparent and translucent worms covering the floor pour into different rooms.
Under the influence of Secret-Keeping, he couldn't tell which room her main body had entered.
"The Dream Labyrinth might indeed have had some adverse effects on her, but she definitely wasn't on the verge of losing control."
"As expected of a veteran Swindler. She fooled me through acting alone."
"Given more time, she might actually find a loophole in the Dream Labyrinth herself and slip out."
After muttering for a while, he was about to search the rooms one by one when his spiritual intuition suddenly stirred. Someone had entered the Dream Labyrinth.
Relying on his Astrologer's intuition, he quickly pinpointed the room whose dream had been entered. It happened to be one of the rooms the rat-headed woman had chosen.
His figure flickered, and he appeared at the room's entrance. Raising a hand, he grasped the doorknob and gently turned his wrist.
Creak~
As the door opened, it revealed a castle that was magnificent yet sinister.
After surveying his surroundings, he casually closed the door behind him.
Click!
With the sound of the door closing behind him, this dream was sealed off!
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