After Han Shuo drew on the demonic essence of his main body, Bonnie and his party clearly could not keep up, and the distance between them gradually widened.
Akelie was extremely curious about how Han Shuo had escaped that godhunter and how he had rescued him from Bonnie, and kept questioning him about both matters. Han Shuo lied, saying that Dolores had arrived ahead of time and frightened off the godhunter pursuing him.
As for rescuing him from Bonnie, Han Shuo said he had used a hallucinogenic potion. Having experienced the whole thing himself and seen the faint mist suddenly appear around them before they broke out, Akelie did not greatly doubt him.
Akelie had a rough idea of the divine crystal mine's location. Unfortunately, neither of them was at all familiar with the Continent of the Gods, and they had no idea where they were. Although Akelie knew the mine's approximate location from the scroll, he could do nothing.
"We need to find a town where people live and ask about the situation!" After a moment of silence, Akelie sought Han Shuo's opinion.
"We certainly need to do that, but before then, we first have to remove the mark on you. Otherwise, who knows when Bonnie and the others pursuing us might catch up again." Han Shuo nodded in agreement and offered his own opinion.
"Of course. Pick somewhere safe first, and then we can examine it carefully." Han Shuo had saved Akelie twice in succession, and his severe injuries had yet to heal, so for the time being, he deferred to Han Shuo.
"No problem!" Han Shuo extended his divine sense downward. With the Cauldron Spirit's power, he could probe movements farther away.
Han Shuo selected another barren mountain and soon landed on it with Akelie.
"I'll check