Pillar of Yita

Fang Hong instinctively wanted to evade, but upon closer inspection, he found that the object was actually a coil of rope. The coil of rope was tossed from the exit of the passageway by someone unknown, and Fang Hong couldn’t care less at the moment. Seeing the rope instantly made him understand the intention of the person who threw it, and he whispered to Atira, ”I’ve got a plan.”

Then he propelled the Elf Miss forward forcefully and directed the Energy Angel to catch her steadily in that direction. For an Energy Angel, whose limbs are all blades, catching someone is a delicate task, but for Fang Hong, this little trouble was nothing, just a matter of slight maneuvering.

Once the Energy Angel caught Atira, it immediately sprinted towards the passageway’s exit under Fang Hong’s command.

Fang Hong himself, meanwhile, seized the direction from which the rope was thrown and extended his hand to grip it. As expected, a tremendous force at the other end of the rope pulled him forward—this scene was reminiscent of the experience on Fanric’s spire, though Fang Hong hadn’t thought he’d undergo it again in such a short time.

Nevertheless, the second time was more experienced than the first. As he flew forward, he disassembled the previous Screeching Banshee from his backpack, activated seven layers simultaneously, and instantly melted most of this Flexible Construct’s metal components into a thin iron plate. Fang Hong then cast it forcefully to the ground and slid rapidly forward against the iron plate, almost like surfing.

Unfortunately, the good times didn’t last. The ground ahead suddenly rose, something Fang Hong had never anticipated, lifting him and the iron plate together as he spun through the air towards that direction. He thought he’d crash heavily again, but a hand suddenly stretched out from the side and caught him, making him feel as if he had fallen into a soft embrace.

The other person stepped back and softly hummed.

Fang Hong looked up and saw it was Atira, who had arrived before him. The other person had endured pain coming down from the Energy Angel, and her immediate reaction was to catch him—but before Fang Hong could speak, they both heard a resounding boom behind them, and the entire hall collapsed completely.

After the dust settled, the passage there was now simply a dead end.

However, what Fang Hong was most concerned about now was not this, but who was kind enough to toss a rope to him at such a critical moment. In his mind, apart from his fellow members of the Seven Seas Travel Group, he couldn’t think of another party willing to show him goodwill in the ruins of Idus.

Yet when he looked up towards that direction, he saw a tall, slender, somewhat refined young man walking out from the shadows.

Fang Hong saw the faint smile on the other’s face and couldn’t help but gape:

”Rolin?”

”Long time no see, Mr. Ade.”

”How did you come to find me?”

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At the same time, the explosion’s impact wasn’t only felt by Fang Hong.

Hilveld, Bakins, and Reed extinguished the Communication Crystal and almost immediately saw a dazzling light slowly rise from the other end of the valley—the direction of Idus, naturally. The tremors from the explosion were so intense that even ten miles away, the ground slightly shook.

Bunigu, being a businessman, had never experienced such a scene, almost collapsing to the ground in fear while watching the ’Sun’ ascend. Hilveld, Bakins, and Reed immediately turned their heads towards that direction, the explosion’s flash lasted several seconds before gradually dissipating.

”What happened?” The Big Catfolk put down the smoke pipe, the first to ask.

Hilveld didn’t respond, simply lowered her head and looked at the Communication Crystal in her hand.

”Perhaps it’s magic, or maybe someone with Dragon Knight-level abilities is fighting there,” Bakins pondered for a moment, then concluded, ”Could it be that Dragon Knight Descendant of Flor from earlier?”

”There’s that possibility.”

”Communication from Idus has been disrupted once again,” Hilveld finally spoke.

The Big Catfolk wasn’t surprised by this; such strong magic power disturbances, it’s odd if communication didn’t break. The Seven Seas Travel Group’s Communication Crystals are just ordinary items, nearly without any interference resistance, although he had mentioned this before, it was dismissed by the ladies due to budget constraints.

Yet he didn’t complain, simply asked, ”What about the platform?”

But Hilveld apparently had thought of this beforehand, and just as Reed finished speaking, Tianlan’s hurried voice emerged from the Communication Crystal: ”Sister Hilveld, something’s wrong!”

Then another voice, somewhat annoyed, said, ”Speak properly, Tianlan.” It was Tang Xin’s voice.

”I’m organizing my words!”

”Let me do it,” Tang Xin snapped, ”Hilveld, there was just a massive explosion at Idus.”

”We’re already aware of that, Tangtang.”

Tang Xin bit down on her silver tooth.

Ai Xiaoxiao, somewhat worried, watched both individuals nearby. Fortunately, the former still prioritized the urgent matter, took a deep breath, and said, ”The explosion resulted from a fight between two parties, but it wasn’t the Blood Shark Sky Pirates. We received a rescue signal just now, suggesting we head there immediately.”

Hilveld raised her eyebrows:

”From who?”

”It sounded like a woman, but she mentioned someone.”

”Who?”

”Sir Diket.”

Hilveld fell silent.

The Big Catfolk and Bakins exchanged glances. Outsiders surely wouldn’t know Tianlan’s communication number, of course, they might gain this information through other means, but that’s highly unlikely since how many people know about the Seven Seas Travel Group being here? Especially those aware of the Seven Seas Travel Group’s existence are already few.

And those who understand the relationship between Sir Diket and them are even rarer.

All members of the Seven Seas Travel Group clearly understand that Sir Diket departed Fanric for Idus. Yet they hadn’t thought they would receive this news under such circumstances, and who was that woman?

The communicator was analyzing orderly: ”Not many people know us, Sir Diket counts as one. That woman being able to contact us is very likely because Sir Diket told her this information—”

Hilveld nodded.

”If you need more manpower, I’ve already sent Miss Xiesta, Xiangzi, and Gita over.”

Miss Ship’s Officer listened and praised with a smile: ”You truly are Lord Captain’s sister indeed.”

Tang Xin felt a bit melancholic, filled with unease.

But before she could say anything else, Bunigu came rushing out from the cave, looking at everyone with a frightened expression:

”Something’s wrong, Miss Elisa and Parker are missing!”

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