The scene before him seemed drenched in black ink as darkness surged like a tide, swallowing his consciousness.
When Theus opened his eyes again, the icy touch and familiar sight told him that he was already in the Throne Room.
He had [returned].
In the end, neither Little Gwen nor Lina returned to Blood Port. After whispering together for a while, they decided to continue their journey according to the original plan.
They were going to Rhine to speak with Jules.
Theus had originally been somewhat worried about Little Gwen on this trip.
Jules's strength had left a profound impression on him. An entire squad of Banshees armed to the teeth had been forced to retreat; in Theus's eyes, Jules was practically a humanoid mecha.
But Little Gwen did not care in the slightest. Patting her flat front armor plate, she solemnly promised that there would absolutely be no problem.
She hinted that she was especially good at fighting; even if Jules turned hostile on the spot, she could carve a bloody path out of Rhine and escape.
Honestly, Theus did not really believe her.
The last person to claim he was especially good at fighting had been Isaac. A whole group of people had vouched for him, boasting about how powerful a "dual-path Transcendent" he was, yet Theus still had not seen what made him so formidable.
Instead, Isaac had thrived in the espionage business and had now even become the Pope.
Other than refusing to acknowledge Castel, he was doing quite well.
Little Gwen said she would talk to Isaac as well. Maybe he had never wanted to become Pope in the first place?
He had already become Pope and still did not want the position? Theus had wanted to retort, but when he remembered that the previous