This trip into Midnight had seemed relatively uneventful, aside from the extra mark on her hand.
Just as Xu Zhi thought this and stepped through the Rift's exit, she realized it was not so, because—
—she had not left Midnight at all. Instead, she had returned to a spot roughly a hundred meters away from the Rift.
The tall figure guarding the Rift seemed to sense something as well. It warily looked around, but did not discover Xu Zhi, who remained motionless where she stood.
After that big fellow had patrolled several times without finding anything unusual and moved a little farther away, the Black Cat's voice drifted faintly from beneath her cloak. "It seems you didn't leave behind no trace or aura after all. That thing noticed something was wrong."
Xu Zhi said nothing. She searched through the knowledge in her mind for a way to break the deadlock.
This was most likely that thing's Supernatural Ability. Such an ability was indeed well suited to guarding a Rift, but Xu Zhi could not determine what form of Supernatural Ability it was. She was even considering whether to activate [Eye of Secrets].
Although the Narrator had warned her to use it as little as possible, she needed to first see through what kind of Supernatural Ability was sealing the Rift before she could find a corresponding solution.
Still, just in case, Xu Zhi lowered her voice and asked the Black Cat, "Do you know what this is?"
The Black Cat shook its head regretfully. "I don't know that thing, human. Think of something, quickly."
Xu Zhi sighed helplessly. There was no other choice. Since things had come to this, she could only first see through what was sealing the Rift's exit, then find a way to break through.
However, despite