Chapter 504: Chapter 513: Meeting

So she had to stop and continue making arrangements for the people from Caeluna Base.

She then glanced in the direction Black Swan had gone, a worried look in her eyes.

They had reached the outskirts of Veridia, which was Sanctyr Base’s territory. They needed to be extra careful.

But for Black Swan to suddenly leave like that... it was something that had never happened before.

’Could it be that Black Swan knows someone nearby and wanted to go see them?’

’But after all this time, what’s the rush?’

’Right now, the correct course of action is to settle down, figure out the local situation, and then find and rendezvous with Master.’

But...

’I just hope everything goes smoothly for Black Swan. Please don’t let anything happen to her.’

After leaving the group, Black Swan followed the direction of the strange sensation.

She didn’t know why she was suddenly feeling this way; it had never happened before.

She was both confused and a little worried.

’I don’t know what’s wrong with my body. What will I encounter if I keep following this pull?’

Suddenly, Black Swan stopped in her tracks.

In that instant, she felt the sensation become incredibly strong.

Then, just as suddenly, the connection was severed.

She looked around, bewildered.

She was deeply confused by this development.

At the same time, she grew vigilant, bracing herself to deal with anything unexpected.

’Something this strange can’t be good!’

Just then, she felt a vicious gust of wind strike at her side. She dodged sharply and was about to retaliate when she realized there was no one around.

Other than herself, there was nothing but withered grass and trees in all directions. Not a single soul in sight.

’Was I just being too paranoid? Was it just a gust of wind that I mistook for an attack?’

Just as she was thinking this, she suddenly felt another powerful gust of wind coming from behind.

It was so fast her heart sank. She tried to dodge, but she knew she couldn’t.

She thought she was done for, but in that instant, the piercing killing intent vanished without a trace.

It was as if the whole thing had just been her imagination.

Black Swan spun around, only to find that there was still no one behind her.

The scene was eerie, but then Black Swan’s eyes lit up as a thought struck her. "Master, is that you?" she called out.

’Could it be Master?’ she thought, a glimmer of hope in her heart.

She recalled that her Master possessed spatial abilities—she had witnessed it with her own eyes.

’So, is Master hiding using her spatial ability, deliberately testing me?’

’How else could this be explained?’

She was certain someone had just attacked her; it wasn’t her imagination.

The killing intent had been so intense that she knew if her attacker had truly meant to kill her, she would have been dead in an instant.

’How could it just be the wind? I might dismiss it once, but twice? It couldn’t possibly be a coincidence.’

’So there must be someone nearby.’

’But since I can’t see anyone, it has to be related to Master’s spatial ability. Only Master could do something like this.’

’Besides, if it wasn’t Master, why would the attacker stop at the last second when they clearly had the chance to kill me?’

’It’s obviously Master, testing me.’

Although this was all just speculation, Black Swan inwardly breathed a sigh of relief.

The next moment, a soft chuckle echoed through the desolate landscape.

Hearing the familiar voice, Black Swan finally relaxed. Her guess had been correct.

"Not bad. You’ve improved. You even managed to dodge my first attack!"

Stella Sterling’s voice, laced with amusement, rang out. A moment later, a figure materialized out of thin air in front of Black Swan.

Even though she had been expecting it, and had even witnessed her Master’s uncanny abilities before...

...Black Swan still jumped in surprise.

Then, she smiled. "I’m not that skilled, Master. You were just holding back."

Stella Sterling didn’t deny it. As she fully emerged from her spatial pocket, she looked at Black Swan, whom she hadn’t seen in some time, and her eyes widened in slight shock.

"You’ve got a... special look going on!"

The Black Swan before her exuded a... distinct aroma.

Her short hair was a tangled, matted mess, caked with grime.

Her clothes were in tatters, and she was much thinner than the last time Stella had seen her.

Hearing Stella Sterling’s comment, Black Swan gave a wry smile. "Master, a lot has happened these past few days. I’m just glad I could see you again."

Stella Sterling was a little surprised to hear this.

She knew the strength of Black Swan’s team. They had all taken Super Strength Water, making them far stronger than ordinary people.

Moreover, they were well-armed and had plenty of food. Under those circumstances, as long as they didn’t do something suicidal like picking a fight with a major base, they should have been perfectly safe.

But seeing her current bedraggled state, it was clear her past few days had been anything but peaceful.

’What in the world happened?’

Of course, now wasn’t the time to ask. Stella Sterling asked, "Are you alone? Don’t tell me the others..."

Realizing her master might have misunderstood, Black Swan hurriedly explained, "They’re resting not far from here. We ran into a lot of trouble, but we made it through more or less unscathed. Everyone made it here. We were originally planning to rest in that patch of woods and figure out our next move, but then I suddenly felt this strange pull, so I came here."

At this, Black Swan paused as a thought suddenly occurred to her.

’Why have I never felt anything like this before? But today, I felt this intense pull, and it led me right here... right to Master.’

’Could this all be related to Master?’

’Was Master guiding me?’

’But how did she do it? And why didn’t anyone else from Caeluna Base feel it? Why only me?’

Hearing this, Stella Sterling knew Black Swan had likely figured out part of it. She had no intention of hiding the truth. "Do you remember the pill I made you take when you first submitted to me?"

Black Swan nodded. Of course she remembered.

At the time, she’d had no choice but to take the pill, and she had worried about it for a long time afterward.

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