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 auras and

Meanwhile, when Renault realized

their guard. Jared slowly approached

the others.

discerning the identity of the other group. a situation shared

estimate the size of

special identification method to find out if the other

there might be a misunderstanding, so he instructed Cloud to ascertain the identities

members of Stellaris Sect, then Jared and Cloud would not need to be so wary

them.

he took out a tiny golden

to his lips and pressed the holes one by one as he

akin to a beast came out

blowing it three times, Cloud stopped and quietly watched for any reaction. If the other

they had to be members

second Renault heard the sound, he stiffened. Then, a look of elation appeared on his face, and

he yelled, “Cloud, is

into Cloud’s ears. When he heard that it was his father’s voice, Cloud grew

shaking.

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