After subduing the Glasses Woman, Green did not return to his previous hotel. Instead, he went to another hideout he had prepared long ago.
Green was about to study the Glasses Woman's abilities when her expression changed. "Master, they're here," she said grimly, looking up at the sky.
Green frowned and looked up as well. Clouds shrouded the gray night sky, hiding almost everything from sight. But when he extended his senses, he had no trouble detecting a massive object floating above the clouds, radiating psychic energy.
An airship! Green immediately recognized it. According to the Glasses Woman, Saintess Xiweina Ye had arrived aboard a Legendary Rank airship powered by Holy Light.
"There's a tracking device on you, isn't there? You must be pretty important to the Saintess. The moment she realized something had happened to you, she brought the airship over." Green's tone carried a hint of teasing.
But the Glasses Woman shook her head, her face grim. "Master, I'm afraid you've got it wrong. She didn't bring the airship here to save me. She's here to—"
Before she could finish, a golden beam descended from the sky. It tore through the clouds and mist and shone straight into the second-floor room where she and Green stood.
The next instant, boom! A powerful pulse of psychic energy surged down the beam. Its force was roughly equivalent to a full-strength strike from a High-Level Legendary Transcendent. That was what made the airship Legendary Rank.
Aboard the airship, Saintess Xiweina Ye's face was dark. She had never imagined that the Glasses Woman, whom she trusted so deeply, would become a problem. The reason did not matter. A problem had to be eliminated. She had relied heavily on the Glasses Woman's abilities, and the woman knew far too many secrets. If they