Having noticed the ill intentions of the Supernatural Creatures in the hall, Xu Ran no longer bothered to keep up appearances with them. Accompanied by the Five Little Ones, he quickly searched the side hall, trying to find a clue.
Time was short.
Barring any surprises, the five remaining gems in the main hall would already have been broken one after another. Once the resources inside had all found owners, both the other Beast Tamers and the Supernatural Creatures would follow the passage here.
He therefore needed to find clues that would benefit him and the humans as quickly as possible.
His efforts paid off. Xu Ran soon stopped before a wall in the side hall. Every brick in it was engraved with clear, mysterious lines.
But on the brick before him, those lines depicted a distinct scene. Hidden among countless other bricks, it was inconspicuous, but once spotted, its difference from the others was unmistakable.
It depicted a human fighting a Supernatural Creature.
That scene alone proved nothing.
But Xu Ran knew he had caught the first thread of a clue.
Sensing the occasional glances the other Supernatural Creatures cast his way, Xu Ran knew he could not linger here too long, or he would give himself away.
He silently moved away from that brick and began scanning the others.
Soon, he found another brick bearing a picture.
Continuing from the previous brick, it depicted the human defeating the Supernatural Creature.
Xu Ran swiftly shifted his gaze and began looking for other unusual bricks.
Soon, another anomalous brick caught his eye.
On that brick, twelve humans had captured Supernatural Creatures and surrounded a special formation with twelve stone pillars.
That formation, identical to the one in the side hall, gave Xu Ran an inkling of something.
*Could it really