Mel had indeed returned.
When everyone sensed the powerful aura of dark energy, Uchiha Madara and Evan confirmed that the silver-haired man who had returned to Urut Village was indeed Mel. For some reason, his original golden hair had disappeared, replaced by silver hair that represented darkness. Those strands gleamed brilliantly...
Moreover, Mel had grown stronger. They could all clearly sense that Mel was no longer the boy who could only wield boomerangs and healing white magic. He now possessed offensive black magic as well. The existence of that black magic had greatly increased Mel's strength.
Evan stepped forward and said to everyone, "Mel is my good friend. Although he has become like this now and is clearly being controlled by Berias, I believe I can definitely bring him back. We can all sense the situation in the village, but we don't have any more detailed information. I think it would be better for me, the person most familiar with this village, to go inside and investigate."
Uchiha Madara nodded. "That's right. Evan is indeed the person most familiar with Urut Village, so he is the most suitable one to investigate the village's situation. But Mel's strength is definitely not what it used to be. You must be careful."
Lutis suddenly said, "I have a way to help Evan."
Everyone was delighted to hear this. "What way?"
Lutis calmly said, "In El Phildin, there is a magical spell that can temporarily hide a person's form. It is called invisibility. This spell can even be used on others. I happen to have learned it. As long as I cast it on Evan, he can sneak into the village without anyone seeing him."
Evan was overjoyed. "Lutis, I never expected you to have mastered such an amazing spell. In that case, make