Charlotte's group quickly lost their target.
Drusilla and Gareth's battle had destroyed large sections of the underground cavern passages. Although Charlotte and the others could still find ways to reenter from the surface—after all, the three of them were immensely powerful, and blasting open a hole was not difficult—they could no longer tell which traces were fresh after several attempts.
Charlotte grew increasingly worried about Gareth's changes.
To be honest, even proper vampires generally would not allow their Blood Servants to become stronger than themselves. They would deliberately limit their Blood Servants' strength. But Gareth's power was clearly growing at an alarming rate.
The Ancient Modoro Tree had left behind far too many ling demons, and these ling demons possessed astonishingly vigorous life force. The life force of a single ling demon was enough to equal that of more than a dozen ordinary people. With Gareth slaughtering without restraint, coupled with the fact that he was already a powerful Twenty-second Order Saint Rank expert, Solomon Island was practically a natural hunting ground for him.
Charlotte had always had reservations and had not condensed a Blood Core, so his control over his Blood Servants had been weak to begin with. Once Gareth's strength vastly surpassed his own, he could barely sense this "big son" of his anymore.
Charlotte also failed to find any trace of the Great Sea Serpent Mother Sugi's tooth.
When the passage ahead collapsed once again, the group emerged onto the surface. Charlotte said, "I'm afraid we can only wait for Gareth to return."
Andreus and Agon each nodded.
It was already very late, so Charlotte decided to return to the ship first, rest for the night, and resume exploring tomorrow.
After getting their bearings, the three began their return journey. Before they had gone far, night fell