The village where the Inhumans lived in hiding was in a high-altitude region with almost no roads. As a result, Gordon's teleportation ability was the only way in or out.
Luo Xia had always thought that putting all your eggs in one basket was foolish. If the eyeless Inhuman had an accident—even if he only caught a cold that lasted a few weeks—the village could run out of food.
Still, although Luo Xia complained about it, the place really was secluded enough to feel completely cut off from the rest of the world.
And when a place was this isolated, even major changes could go unnoticed by the rulers of the world.
For example, a gigantic spatial passage that appeared out of nowhere.
A sudden tremor shook the snow-covered mountain. The snow blanketing its slopes began to shift, threatening to trigger an avalanche. But a cavity more than a hundred meters across suddenly opened up inside the mountain.
A bone-chilling gust of cold air surged out of the cavity, passed straight through the mountainside, and froze the snow that had been on the verge of collapsing solid.
The avalanche was halted. A thin layer of snow settled over the ice, and no one could tell that anything had happened.
Though the Inhumans had plenty of gifted people among them, no one noticed this slight disturbance. Everyone was preparing for Skye's bloodline evolution ceremony.
Unlike Mutants, Inhumans could awaken their powers through a special ritual, and the success rate was nearly one hundred percent. In that regard, the process was much simpler than it was for Mutants.
However, the ritual was fatal to anyone without Inhuman blood.
The awakening of every Inhuman was a momentous event. Usually, it took a long time to assess and evaluate the person, making sure their