Did he spot me? No, he couldn't have. I'm invisible right now. No one should be able to see me.
A low, beastlike growl sounded. Absalom noticed Wuli looking his way, and his heart gave a jolt.
Was it my imagination? Wuli searched the area, but found nothing. He began to doubt his instincts.
But I can definitely feel someone watching me. Is someone really spying on us from the shadows?
Wuli muttered under his breath. For some reason, the Sword Dao Seed inside him had developed a problem lately, weakening him so much that he couldn't even beat Shangyang anymore.
Shangyang had been insufferably smug about it. Still, though Wuli's strength had declined, his senses seemed to have sharpened.
Seeing Wuli's puzzled glances, Absalom relaxed a little. He felt smug, too. His ability was far too useful to be discovered so easily.
"Everyone, prepare to go ashore!"
"Yes, sir!"
The Marines moved briskly, disembarking from the warship in orderly ranks. Once they had formed up, they followed the thin man into the country.
The dark sky weighed heavily on them. A gust of wind swept past, making everyone shiver and pull their clothes tighter.
As Wuli and the others advanced, they were all startled by the desolation around them.
The thin man guiding them had said this country was one of the fifty Affiliated Nations. Four years ago, it had even attended the Reverie at the Holy Land of Mary Geoise to discuss global security and order.
The World Government was holding another Reverie, and the Marines had sent a warship to invite the country's king. But the country had been ravaged by war and stood on the brink of collapse, so the king had refused to attend.
A low growl escaped Absalom as he watched Wuli and the