"So that's it. A trick of the eye means an illusion, then. Hmm... I can probably give it a try."
Li Qiuzhi nodded, then his eyes turned gold as he continued looking toward the crack in the mountainside.
His "Ein Immernachtstraum's Evernight Revelation" could also see through illusions, but he had never encountered a relevant situation before, so that ability had hardly been displayed.
Now was the perfect time.
Sure enough, in his vision, the crack in the mountainside before him slowly faded, dissipating like morning mist meeting sunlight.
In its place was a rift that looked like a starry sky.
"A Domain!"
Li Qiuzhi exclaimed in surprise.
"A Domain... Hmm, it seems these Abyss Mages have hidden their base inside a Domain. No wonder the patrolling knights rarely come across the Abyss Order's bases."
Jean spoke thoughtfully.
"I see. Are we going in, then?" Li Qiuzhi asked.
Rashly entering a Domain known to contain enemies was a very risky move. After all, no one knew what was inside.
Jean fell silent for a moment. Her Anemo mark was very well concealed, and with that Cryo Abyss Mage's strength, it probably had no way of detecting it.
Since they would not be discovered, the possibility of an ambush was very low.
Besides, as the Acting Grand Master of the Knights of Favonius, she had confidence in her own strength. Surely she could handle a single Abyss Order base.
"Honorary Knight, can you get us inside without breaking this illusion spell?"
Jean faced Li Qiuzhi with her fair face, her lips parting slightly as she asked.
The illusion concealing this Domain Portal did more than hide it from sight.
If someone could not see through the illusion, then everything they touched really would be nothing more than the crack in the