His expression held none of his usual laid-back air of watching the fun without discussing serious business. Instead, it carried a rare solemnity.
This made Luo Fan instinctively look away from An Xiaoran and go over to meet him.
"Brother Zhao, what is it?"
Zhao Chunfeng did not answer immediately.
He first glanced at An Xiaoran inside the room, enveloped in a sacred glow as her aura steadily rose. A flicker of understanding crossed his eyes, and then he lowered his voice. "I just glimpsed a fragment of the future. It's important."
He paused, seemingly arranging his words, or perhaps confirming whether that fragment had truly been clear and unmistakable.
Luo Fan's heart sank slightly.
Zhao Chunfeng's Peering skill triggered at random. What he saw depended entirely on luck.
But whenever he took the initiative to call something "important," it was usually no small matter.
"Tell me!"
Zhao Chunfeng drew a deep breath and looked straight at Luo Fan. "I saw you and Xiao Ran on an island."
"An island?"
"Yes. Not inland. There was seawater all around, with a wide-open view."
"You were fighting a Weird."
Zhao Chunfeng's gaze wandered slightly, as though he were replaying the images lingering in his mind. "That Weird had a powerful aura. It was definitely rule-level. And..."
"Its ability was very unusual. It seemed able to completely ignore all control skills."
"Ignore control?" Luo Fan frowned.
"Yes. I saw you use Sap, but it did absolutely nothing!" Zhao Chunfeng sounded certain.
At this, Zhao Chunfeng paused briefly, and confusion appeared on his face. "But strangely, Xiao Ran suppressed it."
Luo Fan's gaze sharpened. "Xiao Ran?!"
"Xiao Ran was holding that cross-the one you mentioned before, which she turned into a weapon."
Zhao Chunfeng continued slowly, "She pressed the cross onto that Weird, and