One-Eyed Monster

Breakfast was over quickly.

Then everyone prepared to embark on their own journeys.

Igor and Kadi exchanged a few brief words, and then Kadi went off to train with Kevin. Kadi smiled and told Igor that next time they meet, it won’t be as courteous.

That sentence made Igor’s hair stand on end. He knew Kadi well enough to understand that if he wasn’t strong enough the next time he came to this mountain, Kadi would definitely treat him like a monkey.

Watching Kadi leave with Senior Kevin, Igor was determined to work hard during this time to improve himself, not just in Physique Technique, but in other areas as well.

After parting with Kadi, Igor bid farewell to Senior Kuren and the Great Mentor. He had deep feelings for these two seniors; in the inner world, Kuren had given him a lot of insight, and the Great Mentor had directly kept him from going astray.

Initially, the Great Mentor intended for Simon to escort Igor down the mountain, but then Xiso decided to descend, so the Great Mentor saw no need for Simon to make another trip. Simon went off with other creatures to patrol the mountain.

After the turmoil on Guru Mountain, it was necessary to carefully observe everything to prevent any overlooked occurrences of special events.

After saying goodbye one by one, they set off on their way down the mountain.

Naturally, Xiso became the guide.

While Bigas followed silently behind Xiso, quite unlike the Bigas from before.

Even Grand Witch Biggs found it strange how her usually strong-willed junior suddenly became so submissive...

The group descending the mountain was quite large, with four people on Igor’s side. Stan Sol remained silent, as someone bearing a mission is always heavy-hearted. Qi Liu and Hustace didn’t speak much either, partly because they couldn’t get a word in and partly because they didn’t have the stamina like Igor to chat away while descending.

”Senior, I want to know why the extreme winter’s weather doesn’t affect Guru Mountain much.”

”Senior, why did I feel full of strength after drinking the berry soup earlier!”

”Uh, Respected Wizard, look at this plant, even in such cold conditions it remains vibrant. Is it something poisonous?”

It seemed that Igor had awakened the ten thousand whys...

At first, it was fine, Grand Witch and Xiso were answering Igor’s questions. Later, they didn’t know what to say, as Igor asked about everything, nearly driving them crazy.

However, Grand Witch and Xiso somewhat understood Igor and were not truly driven insane. They tried their best to answer Igor’s questions. Even when they didn’t have answers, they figured out ways to satisfy Igor’s curiosity.

They walked for half a day but still hadn’t reached Moonflow Stream. Although the distance didn’t seem far, crossing the mountain peaks made the journey long.

The descending travelers sat down to rest for a while, but Igor remained energetic, constantly looking around.

”Why is it taking so long to descend the mountain? Didn’t we arrive from Moonflow Stream quite quickly?”

Xiso and Biggs didn’t know how to answer Igor because they weren’t at Moonflow Stream at that time and didn’t know how he came.

”Oh, I remembered, it was Stan Sol’s Teleportation Spell!” Igor answered himself, which left Stan Sol puzzled, wondering why he was being mentioned out of the blue.

”Since we could use it to go up the mountain, can’t we use your Teleportation Spell to go down the mountain too?” Igor asked Stan Sol.

Stan Sol widened his eyes, not understanding why Igor asked this. His tacit understanding with Igor allowed him to answer without speaking.

”Oh, I see, without a target marker, you can’t perform teleportation.” Igor answered himself again, which surprised Grand Witch and Xiso a little.

”Ah, I was hoping to find a shortcut down the mountain.” Igor sighed afterward.

”Shortcuts are best avoided,” Xiso said. ”Kuyi Tulan is someone who pursued shortcuts. Of course, he’s a bit different from those who fall into darkness. Although he is quite annoying too, compared to those who seek shortcuts in darkness, Kuyi Tulan is a bit more rational.”

In fact, Igor didn’t care much about Kuyi Tulan. He was only thinking about how to quickly reach the bottom of the mountain.

”Shortcut, haha, I was just saying it, mainly because of, you know, being homesick, hahaha.” Igor started to act foolishly. In truth, he just wanted to return to Yonder Travel Academy as soon as possible.

Grand Witch Biggs sat near her junior sister during the break. After she had thrown away her wizard robe, her junior sister hadn’t said a word, making her a little concerned.

”Bigas.”

”Hmm?” Bigas looked at Biggs, her face full of confusion.

”I threw away the wizard robe.” Biggs said, ”but I’m still a wizard.”

”Uh, actually, I don’t care about those things anymore. I just want to be with Xiso now.” Bigas replied.

”This...” This answer left Biggs speechless and made Xiso a little embarrassed as well.

”Everyone makes their own choices, Biggs. I don’t think about these things anymore; cherishing the present is what matters most.”

This proved that a woman in love is a fool from a certain angle—not just any fool, she forgets many simple things completely. Now, Bigas’s eyes saw only Xiso, nothing else.

Ah... truly an infatuated woman.

Grand Witch Biggs blinked repeatedly. She felt things weren’t as she had imagined. How did the always strong-willed Bigas suddenly become like this?

Speaking of the wizard robe, Grand Witch inadvertently recalled one thing: wasn’t Bigas wearing the Sacred Robe? The speed of the Sacred Robe is quite fast.

This thought was triggered by Igor’s talk about shortcuts earlier.

If Igor hadn’t mentioned shortcuts, she wouldn’t have thought about the wizard robe, then she wouldn’t have connected it to the speed of the Sacred Robe...

This realization unsettled Grand Witch. With such a Sacred Robe mage here, why bother stepping down the mountain step by step!

”Uh...” Grand Witch didn’t know how to say it, ”actually, I think there might be a shortcut after all...”

Stammering for a long while, Grand Witch finally said it.

This piqued Igor’s interest and also aroused others’ curiosity.

”What is it, where is it, tell us, tell us.” Igor urged non-stop.

”Uh, the shortcut, it’s actually the speed of the Sacred Robe. You might have heard of it, right?”