"The gathering is over. 'Rapier,' 'Thorn,' and 'Witch,' you leave first."
An hour later, 'Jazz' swept his gaze around and announced the end of the gathering, specifically calling on those with the highest transaction amounts to leave first.
Aaron carried his suitcase and walked out of the factory without a care.
The next moment, his brows furrowed. His [Danger Perception] sensed a rather intense threat, like a needle held before his eyes!
The feeling vanished in a flash, so he did not stop and continued into the darkness.
An ambush?
No... it seems more like some kind of surveillance... People from the Investigation Bureau, or another organization? They're frantically screening Green Forest City's wild Beyonders...
Aaron touched his chest.
The box containing the 'Green Forest Ring of Power' had been sealed, and then the 'evil spirit' had parasitized the Ring of Power, making for two layers of sealing. There should be no problem.
Besides that, he was just an utterly ordinary minor character of the Second Primordial. The mastermind behind it all presumably would not even spare him a glance.
By the same logic... Liliat, Clark, and the others can all withstand background checks... There shouldn't be any problem either.
Mm, with the purification of the Spirit of Void, it's impossible for any evil spirit aura to remain on me. There are no loose ends...
As he pondered, his steps never slowed. He warily observed his surroundings, looking like an ordinary Beyonder.
Suddenly!
As though he had discovered something, Aaron raised his hand and summoned a blaze of incandescent light, casting it onto the treetop some distance away.
"Caw! Caw!"
Perched on a branch was a pitch-black crow with scarlet eyes.
Bathed in the light, more than half the feathers on its body melted away, leaving scorched-black marks. Flapping its