Xu Mu walked out of the Teleportation Passage alone, holding a tiny Dark Lugia in his arms.
Everyone outside was stunned...
Cynthia stared at Xu Mu. "You're all right. Xu Mu, I'm so glad you're all right!"
Tears streamed down Cynthia's face as she threw herself against Xu Mu and burst into sobs.
A tremendous force had suddenly erupted inside the Secret Realm, nearly destroying the Space Passage!
According to the soldiers guarding the passage, the Secret Realm had probably been destroyed...
Everyone inside had probably... died.
For that instant, Cynthia had fallen into despair!
But before she could even react, before grief had a chance to take hold, Xu Mu had calmly walked out of the Space Passage.
And then... this happened!
"Kid, where are the others? What happened in there?"
Several Venerables were also outside the Secret Realm. When they saw Xu Mu emerge alone with Lugia in his arms, they assumed the brat had simply gotten lucky. What they were thinking was obvious.
Xu Mu gave the speaker a cold look and said nothing.
He took the phone from Cynthia's bag and called Kale.
"Hello, Cynthia? Are you all right? I heard Meteor Falls—"
"It's Xu Mu."
Hearing Xu Mu's voice, Kale froze in confusion.
Had something happened to Cynthia... and that was why Xu Mu was calling?
No!
Absolutely not... If it had, he would tear Xu Mu apart with his bare hands! Why hadn't he protected Cynthia?
"The Secret Realm was destroyed. I'm the only one who survived, and I have a Little Lugia here."
"Make arrangements, quickly. Otherwise, your daughter and I are in danger."
With that, Xu Mu hung up, leaving Kale to deal with whatever was going through his head.
Kale's emotions lurched like a roller coaster, plunging from one extreme to