Chapter 97

Throughout the day, Sierra followed the group at a distance, keeping an eye on the couple.

They aroused her interest more and more.

During the day of observations, Sierra was surprised several times by what was happening in front of her eyes.

Like Alois, she was amazed to see a couple with only a "silver" rank using a combination of aura and mana.

She was well aware that even among the beings of the higher realm, there were not many who had fully mastered the art of combining these two types of energy.

Although she had already reached the "legendary" rank, Sierra was not one of those chosen.

She had once tried to master the aura, but after failing to achieve success, she completely abandoned this idea, focusing solely on the "Path of Magic."

Now she began to regret that she had given up trying to master the aura. Perhaps if she hadn't given up on it, she wouldn't be in the situation she's in now.

However, there was no cure for regrets.

She just sighed softly, looking at what was happening.

Sierra immediately noticed that this couple had no experience in fighting at all. She realized this when she saw their first awkward attempts to fight the bronze-ranked beasts.

But she also noticed how fast they were learning. With each battle, their movements became more confident and polished.

Sierra was sure that a middle-aged man named Alois, who gave the couple valuable advice, played a significant role in this.

At one point, she wanted to take the initiative and give them advice, seeing their talent. However, when she remembered that they were already disciples of the elf she had met in the Adventurer's Guild building, she lost that desire.

Soon, Sierra, like the group, began to notice oddities in the Forbidden Zone.

Combining all her knowledge and eavesdropping on the group's conversation, she came to the same conclusion as them.

For Sierra, it all became more and more fascinating.

Before entering the middle layer, Sierra was worried that Limbo's consciousness and the Forbidden Zone itself would notice her. However, to her surprise and great joy, they did not find her.

It immediately occurred to her that if she hadn't taken the potion that reduced her disadvantage, the Forbidden Zone and perhaps Limbo's consciousness would probably have noticed her.

The biggest discovery of the day, of course, was Nemo.

Nothing struck her as much as his ability to use multiple elements at once, which seemed completely inexplicable.

She tested him with her Soul Power and made sure that this guy, Nemo, was only a "Gold" rank. However, he had a huge amount of mana for his rank.

Izzy, no matter how hard she tried, couldn't find Sierra, and Sierra, in turn, didn't notice the spirit Nemo had contracted with.

If she had discovered Izzy, she would have been able to put everything together and understand how he could use multiple elements at the same time.

"What race is he?" Sierra wondered, trying to figure out his origin. But no matter how much she thought, she couldn't find any similarities with the races she knew.

He had some similarities to the so-called Alphas, just like Idan, but she immediately dismissed the thought. After all, no one had seen Alphas for several centuries, and here, in this place, could two creatures with these bloodlines appear at once?

Moreover, Idan is not a local, and his bloodline has been obtained.

He wasn't born an Alpha, but he became one.

"I wonder what that little sister who chose Nemo as her partner looks like," Sierra muttered without taking her eyes off Nemo.

She suddenly wanted to see the Valkyrie who had become Nemo's partner.

As she watched the couple, she noticed Idan staring at Arabel. Thanks to her many years of experience, she could tell from his behavior and facial expression how he was feeling right now.

And then she noticed how Arabel looked at him after the guy was distracted. Sierra's lips slowly turned up at the corners when she saw Arabel blush and start slapping her cheeks, as if trying to get rid of some embarrassing thoughts.

She found something interesting.

Towards evening, having not encountered any more waves of beasts, the group began to set up camp, choosing a suitable place for this.

Noticing this, Sierra decided to help them a little and created a barely noticeable distraction spell around the camp. If the beasts get close, her spell will confuse their thoughts and lead them away from the camp.

Limbo and the Forbidden Zone's consciousness won't immediately understand what's going on, but they won't be able to realize that it has anything to do with her.

Arabel was relieved to receive Sierra's message. She believed Sierra's words, knowing that she could do it.

Looking at the flames of the campfire, Arabel thought about what had happened to her in the last two months. If she and Idan find a way out within a month, they can return to their own world, right?

If that's the case, what should she do when they get back? She couldn't imagine how much things had changed in more than a year of their absence. A lot could have happened. Especially since they didn't know what the second disaster was like.

Arabel also wondered how her younger brother Arslan was doing.

Then she remembered how they had left.

It seemed to her that he was scolding her for leaving him to deal with the consequences of their actions.

She thought of Idan's older sister, who looked at her as a sworn enemy, while she treated her younger brother very differently. Arabel was sure that this girl appreciated her brother very much, just as she appreciated her younger brother.

She thought about the System. Arabel was not stupid and understood that their System was still not fully functioning.

It was necessary to complete what they had started two months ago in front of a small crowd, including her younger brother and older sister Idana.

However, despite realizing this fact, she still wasn't sure. She believed that they would be able to sort out all the problems as they stayed in this world, but so far they have not succeeded. They were busy training and learning, only occasionally finding time for a short walk.

She would like to get advice on this issue, but who could she ask?

She glanced at Eulalia and shook her head. This elf, like herself, was new to this business.

The guys shouldn't have been bothered about it at all.

She just sighed softly, looking at the firelight, and decided to leave this matter to fate—at least until she returned to her own world.