It was enough to plunge the Stellaron Hunters gathered around them into a deathly silence, as though their entire worldview had just been rewritten.
Brother Diandao's expression did not change, but his pupils shook. Sam stood frozen in place like a doll. Even Kafka, the legendary Demon Hunter, was dazed for a moment...
Even Tingyun, who had only recently joined the organization, wore an expression of utter existential doubt.
Why would the absolute core of the Stellaron Hunters say something like that?
Weren't the Stellaron Hunters a violent organization willing to do anything to alter certain destinies?
Was this guy really Elio?
Had he been swapped out or something?
The Stellaron Hunters turned back in bewilderment, exchanging looks.
Clearly.
The behavior of the black cat before them was vastly different from everyone's impression of that incomparably reliable Envoy of the End.
Yet after pondering it for a long time, they all shook their heads.
By universal logic, any unit that had escaped back from enemy territory needed to be investigated to prevent spies from slipping in.
Verbal confirmation alone did not count for much.
Everyone had been shouting welcome back to Elio, but in truth, they still harbored a measure of suspicion.
As a countermeasure, spies would usually go all out to perform their identities.
But this black cat before them...
It seemed completely unconcerned that the way it behaved did not resemble Elio at all.
If this—
Was a spy, then it was far too pathetic.
An intense sense of discord filled the hearts of the Stellaron Hunters.
Besides...
Its aura truly was that of a standard Envoy of the End.
An Emissary's aura was difficult to imitate.
So far, the only person on their side known to be capable of concealing an Emissary's identity seemed to be Russell,