Elsewhere, Gungun, who had transformed from a mosquito back into an Iron-Eating Beast, walked through the woods on the island. The farther he walked, the stranger it all seemed.
Luo Hou and Hongjun had originally been sealed together inside that divine tower, its surface covered in multiple seals placed by Houtu and the Saints. Even if they would eventually break those seals, this had happened far too quickly. It had not even been a thousand years!
And Luo Hou was the one who had escaped, while Hongjun had been suppressed by him? Was Luo Hou... really that powerful? Hongjun had already merged with the Dao, after all.
And what had Houtu and the Saints been doing when Luo Hou broke out of the tower? Just standing there watching?
Moreover, Luo Hou had imprisoned him here, and before him, he had imprisoned seven demonesses here too. This... there were questions everywhere. No matter how he thought about it, he could not make sense of anything.
Gungun rubbed his chin, shaking his head from time to time. He did not understand. He really did not understand.
When he reached a large boulder, Gungun stopped, leaped onto it, and sat down. Then he counted on his fingers to divine the answer, but learned nothing.
That was normal. How could he divine matters involving Saints?
But...
The unknown inspired more fear than known dangers. Something like this could not be brushed aside just because it was normal.
He wondered whether Houtu and the Saints could defeat Luo Hou and rescue him.
"No, I have to save myself. I can't rely on others for everything," Gungun said aloud.
Then he stood up, pulled open his Linen Shorts, and looked down inside. Well, he was actually looking into the minor world he carried with him.
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