He whispered, and Dorothy gave a victorious smile, lowering her eyes, with a glint of moisture appearing and disappearing.

A finger poked his arm from the side, and Li Ang turned his head, this time it was Andasu.

White Wolf said, "I've seen how Antorus's concubines feed him. I want to practice so that I can serve the master better in the future."

"Hey, don't plagiarize my seduction ideas, okay? Please respect originality." Dorothy said from the side.

"I've been influenced for years; why would I need to learn from you?" White Wolf didn't intend to pay attention to the Half Elf and moved a little closer to Li Ang.

"Okay, let's stop this here." Li Ang said, feeling overwhelmed.

"What are you guys whispering about?"

Zoe, with a mouth full of walnuts, turned her head to look at the three of them, too busy accepting the peeled walnuts from ALulu to hear what Dorothy and Andasu were saying.

Li Ang quickly walked towards her to find a way out of the situation.

"How is it, tasty?"

"Delicious."

Upon hearing this, ALulu's smile grew even wider, continuing to crack walnuts.

Zoe chewed a few times and swallowed the walnuts in one gulp, her rosy lips glistening with the slight overflow.

Seeing Li Ang's gaze, she quickly realized and wiped her mouth.

"Li Ang, have some too."

Little cat mimicked ALulu's actions, trying to peel for Li Ang.

Even though he'd already eaten, he accepted the young girl's kindness.

ALulu quietly tugged on Li Ang's sleeve, sneaking a glance at Elaphia: "Take some to the Haven Race sister."

Xiaoniu lived nearby, and evidently, walnuts were too common a food for her; it's unknown how many she'd eaten already.

But peeling walnuts is time-consuming, and she always has various things to do, never being able to rely on this for sustenance.

Now, being able to fill her stomach every day, it seems she just gets delighted seeing everyone eat the nuts she cracked.

"Thoughtful." Li Ang accepted the walnuts from the beaming ALulu and offered them to Elaphia.

"What for?"

Blondie Douding coldly said, "Aren't you playing house with your group members?"

Playing house was just a nice way to put it; in reality, after Dorothy's shenanigans, Li Ang felt Elaphia's gaze, with a bit of sweat on his back.

Surrounded by these problematic girls, unable to hide their absurd actions.

After several times, the atmosphere around the girl captain from the Order Flame Corps grew increasingly sharp.

"Want a taste?"

He held the walnuts up to Douding.

Elaphia was unmoved.

"Shall I feed you?" He picked up a piece of walnut.

At this, Blondie Douding's stern expression quickly melted.

Even though the blush and momentary confusion on her face quickly returned to calm, showcasing her strong control over her expressions, her following hesitation disrupted the serious atmosphere.

The young girl bit her small lips, saying, "Don't toy with me."

"No, I'm sincere, consider it thanks for helping out this time."

Despite his words, Li Ang felt somewhat guilty; he spoke and acted softly and gently, trying not to draw the attention of the four behind him.

Elaphia glanced at the four girls with the corner of her eye, quietly edged closer to Li Ang, her lips slightly parted.

In the northeast sky, a peal of thunder roared.

The thunder rumbled like drums in dense and fierce rhythm, and after sounding, it spread across with endless and chaotic rumblings, until it resonated throughout the sky.

Azure lightning flowed within the clouds, converging into a broad beam of light, like a river of thunder flowing.

"What is that!" Zoe gazed at the sky and asked.

"During the Oathkeeping Festival, it's always like this." ALulu responded.

"So that's the celestial phenomenon called Thundercloud Stream?" Dorothy also marveled at the sight: "I've heard of it, but Thundercloud Stream doesn't pass through Spark Island and my home, so I've never seen it with my eyes."

Elaphia and Li Ang's matter was momentarily interrupted by the thunder, and the blond girl snapped back, as if the present was more important, she tugged at Li Ang again, waiting with lips slightly parted.

Boom!

A stronger thunder sounded, so significant that it caused physical discomfort, making the girls cover their ears, and Zoe and Dorothy exclaimed and shouted because of it.

Elaphia said nothing, lifted her hand to the side, creating a dimensional rift, from which emerged a dark long spear with barbed blades at its tip, a pair of sharp claws intertwined with molten chains, and a giant hammer with a demonic face on its golden head.

Those are her three Tier Nine Treasures.

A strong wave of Magic Power arose from Douding, causing a violent vibration that was channeled into the treasures. They emitted intense Spiritual Light and looked as though they would soar into the sky and scatter the Thundercloud Stream.

"Wait, wait, wait, I think there are Defender Knights nearby," Li Ang said.

Elaphia paused and came to her senses.

She took a deep breath and regained her composure.

Seeing Li Ang holding a walnut, Blondie Douding seemed to lose interest suddenly and said to everyone, "Let's continue our journey and resolve the matters on this island."

The group set off again, and due to concerns about being struck by the thunder from the sky's thunder river, Elaphia kept their flight altitude very low.

The purpose of this trip was to bury ALulu's teacher. According to the original plan, she would bring money to purchase a coffin in the small town near Thunder Mountain, so now, Elaphia was leading everyone to find the town.

Even if Xiaoniu didn't remember the way, with Blondie Douding's flying sword speed, they could circle around and find it eventually.

Soon, the Flying Blade started to slow down.

A large number of Defender Knights were gathered together.

They formed formations and spread out, clearly guarding something strictly.

The deeper they went in one direction, the stricter the Defender Knights' guard became.

Elaphia said, "I think it's necessary to take a look at what they're doing."

The young leader proposed, she would quickly fly over for a glance and come back while Li Ang and the others waited there.

Infusing Magic into the Flying Blade to keep the Star Flower Travel Corps floating in the air, Elaphia herself stepped on the Flying Sword, transforming into a stream of light.

When exerting her full strength, she could become a phantom; not many masters adept at capturing fast-moving enemies could keep up with her speed.

Soon, Blondie Douding returned and said, "They're surrounding and guarding a small church."

Elaphia's face showed confusion.

"The church looks somewhat dilapidated, but there are people wearing elaborate Magic Robes there, seemingly high-ranking priests."

"What does the church look like?" ALulu asked from the side.

"Green glazed roof, adjacent to a training ground with wooden stakes and a small vineyard."

"Is the dragon sculpture at the top missing half its head?"

"Yes."

"That's... that's Thunder Mountain Church."

ALulu's voice was filled with confusion and bewilderment.

"Why would high-ranking priests be surrounded by a large number of Defender Knights in your small church?" Zoe asked.

"I don't know, I really don't know."

ALulu was completely stunned, unable to form an expression due to the intense perplexity.

The happiness from resting by the river was replaced by overwhelming confusion; she was very anxious.

Li Ang pondered, saying, "Could it be that your teacher is actually a significant figure in the Wotam Sect?"

"It's possible," Dorothy said, "Many novels are written like that, with important figures living in secluded places."

Zoe nodded, also recognizing this possibility.

"My teacher... I don't know, he never mentioned such things..."

ALulu said, her teacher was usually silent but treated her very well, raising her since she was unaware of her surroundings, and over the years, her teacher was like a father to her, as they spent every day together.

But her teacher never mentioned any past, nor did any prominent figures come looking for him, and he never used powerful Magic.

"Why don't we not go to the nearby town now and check out the church first?" Li Ang suggested.

ALulu agreed, feeling very worried.

Elaphia led the group flying towards the church, and due to the tight guard by the Defender Knights, Li Ang began using Spiritual Driving to prevent detection.

Arriving at the church, they saw a group of high-ranking priests leaving, so Elaphia controlled the Flying Blade to hide everyone in the woods.

Under the guard of Defender Knights, they headed in another direction.

"That's the Bishop's attire."

ALulu whispered, pointing to the leading priest.

A Bishop coming to a remote church where not even official Defender Knights lived, only reservists?

After the Bishop and knights left, Li Ang used Spiritual Driving to disperse the remaining guards, and the group entered the church.

As soon as they entered, ALulu ran towards the place where she preserved her teacher's corpse.

Just as Li Ang anticipated, her teacher's body was already gone.

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