"Don't you need me to show you the way?" Thrall suddenly raised his hand and asked, tossing aside the blades of grass. "I know everyone in the settlement. Wouldn't it be more efficient if I helped you?"
"Wouldn't it be too much trouble for you?" Sheng tilted her head and decisively rejected his suggestion. "Besides, we have other things to do, like going to our assigned accommodation to change some clothes. We've been exposed to the wind and sun all day, and we're all sweaty. It would be better to be more comfortable."
Although Sal made the same suggestion several times afterward, we ultimately rejected it with a firm stance.
After leaving the soundproof area and reuniting with his teammates, they walked for a while and, once they were sure they were out of the enemy's potential listening range, quietly started talking again.
"What's wrong? Did you notice something amiss?"
"Not yet, but it does seem a bit suspicious."
Sheng frowned, casually teasing the flying Feifei: "Although there is speculation that she may be being manipulated, we currently have too few facts to make a judgment easily. Her attitude just now was also unusual."
"You think he's a suspect?"
"Perhaps it's just that the effects from before are still lingering and haven't completely disappeared?"
"That's certainly possible. Delayed activation, or a condition-triggered spell or something like that."
Although my understanding of illusion-related disciplines is limited to a rudimentary introductory level, a mage's knowledge can ultimately be applied to other situations.
Where do we go now?
Just as we were trying to analyze what was suspicious, someone unexpectedly asked a question.
Turning around in surprise, the black-clad figure twitched its eye, its expression full of displeasure: "Go back and change your clothes?"
What's with the wind blowing today? This lone wolf has actually learned to discuss things with people?
Shaking off the goosebumps that had stood up, and finally regaining my composure, Sheng and I exchanged a glance and said in unison, "No, we need to confirm the entrance and exit here."
The frequency of eye twitching has increased.
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