The Man’s Decree

Both Jared and Cloud were soon trapped in the throes of frustration. Neither imagined losing Quinley right as they arrived

on the island. “Mr. Chance, what do we do now?” Cloud asked, sounding helpless.

“We press on. No matter how Ms. Tall vanished, she must still be on this island. As long as she’s alive, I’ll locate her, even

if it requires scouring every inch of this island,” Jared declared with unwavering resolve.

There was no way he would ditch Quinley. If he could not find her, he would not leave the island. “Let’s walk side by side.

That way, we’ll know immediately if either of us goes missing.”

Cloud then moved over to walk by Jared’s side. While Jared let his spiritual sense spread across the vicinity, Cloud warily

studied their environment. After a while of walking, Jared gestured for Cloud to stop.

“What’s the matter, Mr. Chance?” Cloud asked. “There are people here. Although they’re deliberately hiding their auras, I

still sense them,” Jared explained. Cloud froze and said, “They’re hiding their auras? Have they discovered us?”

“They must have. I never retracted my spiritual sense, so they must have detected that. I don’t know whether they’re

our

Meanwhile, when Renault realized that the spiritual sense

slowly approached the other group with Cloud and soon found

the others.

density of the foliage prevented them from discerning the

could estimate

to find out if the other party is

a misunderstanding, so

first. If they turned out to be members of Stellaris Sect, then Jared and Cloud would not

them.

a tiny golden calabash the size of his thumb with

the holes

to a beast

three times, Cloud stopped and quietly watched for any reaction.

had to be members of Stellaris

Then, a look of elation appeared on

aura as he yelled, “Cloud, is that

heard that it was his father’s voice, Cloud grew so

shaking.

shouted, dashing toward his father. Crossing the dense foliage, Cloud finally