Chapter 701 - White Clam City
Edge of Night constructed their teleport station on top of the Evernight Mountain instead of directly inside their headquarters.
This mountain was a new transportation port set up by Edge of Night during recent years. To the public, they claimed that the place was meant for all friendly organizations to conveniently set up their temporary offices. However, most people believed that they simply did this to upset their biggest rival, the Sleepless City.
This might seem a bit childish, but wizards didn’t care as long as they could frustrate their opponent, even if just a little. Besides, the Evernight Mountain did a pretty good job of gathering traveling wizards until now.
Angor arrived at the mountain and realized that it was rather crowded with passengers who sought to use the teleport station.
Under the effect of Infinite Reticence, he carefully blended into the crowds.
From the occasional conversations he heard, he could tell that there were so many people here because of the new “black dome” that was looming not far away from here. Wizards and apprentices alike were smart enough to tell that Edge of Night was no longer a safe spot to stay. Even if there was only a slim possibility that Edge of Night would be affected by the crisis, people would choose safety over everything else.
Angor got a feeling that should the nightmare monsters choose a new target to attack, Edge of Night would be the obvious choice since so many vulnerable people had gathered here.
Soon, it was his turn to use the teleportation array. Following the instructions of an apprentice on duty, he stepped into the array drawn on the floor.
Hami spat on the floor.
Angor found the sight to be quite funny and looked at the old man, Boro. “Aren’t you going to compete with them?”
“I… do want to go back. But as you can see, I’m approaching my limit now. And I’ve already learned what I can from my teacher. The organization won’t provide me with much. I might as well remain here and wait for destiny.”
“You can find destiny in this city?”
“This place is very close to the Devil’s Water, and many strong wizards would travel through. If I look hard enough, I might find their leftovers one day. Do you know Phantom Master, one of the most powerful fighters in our organization, Mister Padt?”
“Of course,” said Angor.
Not only that, we know each other reaaaally well, he thought.
“Last time, Phantom Master entered Devil’s Water on a cloud whale and killed a giant squid monster on his way. He took the core of the monster and tossed the corpse in the sea. The corpse of a powerful monster! I heard that many people earned a great fortune from it. You see that? Sometimes you just pick up destiny like that.”