Finley projected his soul voice in the direction of the mist.
He waited. There was no reply.
Suddenly, there was an enormous boom.
Instantly, the foggy space began collapsing rapidly, as though the world itself was being crushed and destroyed.
Finley's expression changed. He felt as though his own soul was also about to collapse.
"What's happening?"
He gasped for breath. 'Wow, ' he thought to himself, as his soul quickly retreated from the space.
He had not expected that.
Darren noticed the panic on his face and asked, "What the hell are you doing?"
"Nothing..." said Finley. His face was still pale.
"Finley, stop playing tricks. Are you doing this because you want me to notice you? Don't even think about it," said Lindsay with a short laugh. Lindsay seemed to be reading his mind.
This time, Finley did not bother to explain. He smiled blandly and said nothing.
Lindsay felt strange about being ignored by Finley, but she didn't know why.
Her brows drew together. 'So he's not even refuting my words. Is he angry?' She sighed and began moving forward. The others followed behind her. 'Forget it. Anyway, it doesn't matter if he's angry, because I don't have any feelings for him at all.'
They had been walking for a while when Lindsay finally halted. She lifted a hand, beckoning everyone to stop moving.
Jeremy was feeling faint, frightened by the strong aura. This must mean they were close.
Everyone began using their god's sense to probe their surroundings.
Murphy was the first to detect the aura of something alive. It came from about a hundred kilometers away.
"Someone's coming," he told the others.
"Master Murphy, could you see it clearly?" asked Darren.
Murphy shook his head. "I can't see it clearly. It's foggy."
Darren looked thoughtful. "It's likely to be the Archean Beast. Should we retreat now, or go and check it out?" Darren's question was met with silence.
No one wanted to answer him.
They all knew that if it was truly the Archean Beast, it was extremely likely that they would get killed if they confronted it.
Finally, Lindsay spoke. "In my opinion, we'd better retreat," she said.
No one looked enthusiastic about Lindsay's suggestion, either. Although they were afraid, they were also intensely curious about the power of the Archean Beast.
Murphy suddenly spoke again, his voice harsh with urgency. "It's too late! It's moving more q
, Jeremy. You better hide now, and hide well."
He nodded.
Lindsay was relieved. She withdrew her spiritual sense and went to the man in the cyan robe.
"I found it. It's three hundred kilometers away to our left," she said with excitement.
The man sniffed.
"Wait for me to check," he said.
In the blink of an eye, the man had dashed away. As he had shown when he first approached them, he had incredible speed. Darren and the others had to go as fast as they could to keep up with him.
They kept their eyes on the man in the cyan robe. They must be nearing the spot Lindsay had specified, but they couldn't see anything yet.
'Oh, no! Did Jeremy make a mistake? If we gave the wrong location, this man might kill us all, ' Lindsay thought uneasily.
Suddenly, the man stopped, and they all stopped behind him. They couldn't see any beast. Lindsay stepped forward. "Sir," she began, wanting to explain. The man raised his hand, indicating that she should remain silent.
Murphy went to stand beside the man in the cyan robe.
He seemed to be looking at something. "What is this?" he whispered. Darren and the others moved closer to see.
There was something in front of the man, after all. It was just so small that his body had blocked them from catching sight of it until now.
A ball floated in midair. It was about the size of a child's head. Darren stared at it. He thought it looked familiar, but he said nothing and kept his expression impassive.
"Sir, is the Archean Beast inside that thing?" Lindsay asked in a low voice. Like the others, she was staring closely at the floating ball.