At this moment, everyone except Thanos looked worried, fearing that she might be in any discomfort.
Seeing that she was smiling without a trace of gloom, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and the worry on their faces slowly dissipated.
Only Thanos remained suppressed by Fil's massive claws, and could only mutter to himself.
Xu Ling pretended not to hear this.
Regardless of who Thanos is talking about, he's definitely not saying anything nice. She didn't want Thanos to ruin her mood, which had finally started to brighten up!
But who would have thought that even though Thanos hadn't ruined her mood, she still couldn't help but feel a sinking feeling in her heart.
Xu Ling realized something was wrong—it seemed like one of them was missing!
Somewhat doubting that she had made a mistake, she frowned and glanced back and forth at Old John and Phil, her lips moving slightly as she silently counted.
I counted twice, and excluding her and Kaopu, there were indeed only four of them, Old John and the others!
Old John, Ella, Fil, and Thanos are all here, so where is Ruth?
The thought flashed through her mind, and Xu Ling suddenly turned around and looked in the direction of the Tree of Life. She even suppressed her impatience and scanned the area where the elves were.
No, still no!
Xu Ling felt increasingly anxious. Her brows furrowed deeper as she looked around.
The open space was completely exposed to her view, but the result was the same as before.
At this point, Xu Ling couldn't hold back any longer, and she called out loudly to the surroundings, "Ruth!"
As soon as Xu Ling looked around anxiously, the surroundings immediately quieted down, and even Thanos obediently shut his mouth and held his breath.
All around was quiet, except for Xu Ling's voice suddenly ringing out in the open space.
In the quiet environment, her voice carried into the distance, but even as the long echo returned, Xu Ling did not receive the response she wanted.
It wasn't until then that everyone finally realized something was wrong—the little fairy seemed to have disappeared!
The reason why no one noticed at first was because things were too chaotic before. Not only were there things happening between the elves and the Tree of Life, but also between the elves and Xu Ling. Even Thanos got involved. One thing after another happened, and it was simply too much to keep up with!
In addition, the dust that flew around us from time to time almost blurred everyone's vision. At that time, apart from being able to see who was next to you, you couldn't see anything at all if you were a little further away.
Not to mention that the little fairy is so petite that she can easily be overlooked!
Of course, when the little fairy didn't appear at first, everyone's first reaction wasn't that she had disappeared, but rather that she had simply hidden away.
But as time passed, even though things had calmed down, Xu Ling was still calling her name so loudly, there was no way Ruth wouldn't hear her!
In the past, she would have readily agreed and would never have kept Xu Ling waiting for so long!
In that instant, everyone had a bad feeling—Ruth had clearly disappeared!
But that's impossible!
Looking around, you can see how desolate this place is. Unless someone took him away, how could he not find him?
However, it is absolutely impossible that Ruth was taken away by someone!
This is the very heart of the barren land. It's so obvious that you can spot anything, not just people, but even a fly!
So how could they possibly approach them silently, without being noticed, and take Ruth away?
That's absolutely impossible!
That leaves only one possibility—Ruth was thrown far away by the impact of this place, and may have even fainted, which is why she didn't hear Xu Ling's shouts.
That's highly likely!
So, everyone scattered in all directions to search for Ruth, who might be unconscious.
Thunderbird, which had been obediently hiding in the distance since the elves appeared, has now joined the army searching for Ruth.
The thunderbirds circled in the sky as far as they could, their sharp eagle eyes taking in every corner of the ground.
At this moment, time seemed to pass both so slowly and so quickly.
Suddenly, darkness fell, and the cold moonlight spilled across the land.
Xu Ling returned to the vicinity of the Tree of Life, panting.
They agreed to search in four directions and then unite at the Tree of Life after sunset.
Everyone else turned back immediately after sunset, but Xu Ling didn't return until the moon was high in the west, only then did she reluctantly come back.
Xu Ling had just returned and hadn't even caught her breath when she eagerly asked, "How, how did it go? Did you find it?"
She has been searching in that direction for so long, but to no avail.
Now, we can only hope that someone else has found Ruth.
Suddenly, the air around her froze, and no one answered her question.
Xu Ling's eyes were filled with anticipation, completely unaware of the sudden change in atmosphere. Naturally, her slow-witted brain also failed to detect anything amiss from the silence.
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