Chromie left. After giving Rex a few instructions, the bronze dragon departed as mysteriously as she had arrived.
Within Rex's perception, Chromie's figure simply vanished in an instant.
This was far more frightening than any stealth technique. It would be quite effective for assassination, but Rex quickly dismissed the thought, because that was impossible.
Chromie had left this point in time outright. That was why her departure seemed so mysterious to Rex, leaving no trace at all.
She was no longer here. She had truly left, so how could anyone detect her? Ordinary stealth was different. However ingenious the technique or sophisticated the methods, it all rested on one fact: the person was still there, so there would always be traces to find.
The two situations were different. If this method were used for assassination, the target could only be Rex, not anyone else.
Chromie certainly knew very little about what was happening at this point in time.
As Rex saw it, she had been able to locate him precisely because of the power of time and space within him. It was like an electric light in the darkness. The Infinite Dragonflight could not detect it, but things were different for the Bronze Dragonflight. After all, Rex was on their side, and they surely had some means of pinpointing his location.
That was what had allowed her to appear and disappear without a trace. Shaking his head, Rex drove all thoughts of the bronze dragon from his mind.
He had plenty to do now. The objective of this mission had changed, and he now needed to work out how to unite humanity.
With complicated thoughts running through his mind, Rex stepped out of the corner.
He had barely emerged when he came face-to-face with a human man.
The man was