Jed slightly raised his brows as irritation visibly flashed past his eyes. He subconsciously scoffed as his initial bewilderment vanished. He turned his head and glanced at Dwight, who was by his side. He saw that Dwight was just as stunned but said nothing as he was well-mannered.
Jed stretched his arm out and pointed behind him, where bones laid scattered across the ground, proving to be an unnerving sight. "Do you know what we discovered just now?"
Fane shook his head. He had focused all his attention in searching for the array eye and did not pay attention to what the two of them had discovered.
Jed crossed his arms at his chest and shook his head lightly. "We've found a formal elder from our Thousand Leaves Pavilion who disappeared for more than a hundred years. Back then, he was strong enough to fight for the position of pavilion master, but he had disappeared without a trace. Who would've expected him to have fallen here."
Fane nodded and suddenly frowned. He had no idea why Jed would suddenly shift their topic to talking about their formal elder.
Jed noticed Fane’s cluelessness, scoffing lightly at his expression as helplessness was plastered on his face. He even had a hint of sympathy in the tone of his voice as he spoke, "I’m just saying, how could you have found a way to resolve the array when our formal elder had died from being
trapped here?"
Fane was only in the initial stage of innate level and was a disciple of the Dual Sovereign Pavilion. There was a huge difference between third and fourth-grade pavilions. So what if Fane had more knowledge about things compared to them? Could he be comparable to Elder Gardner from their pavilion? Such a strong person with a bright future had met his demise in this place.
Dwight shook his head and stretched out his hand to pinch Jed's shoulder, indicating him to not speak so harshly. After all, they still had to live the rest of their days peacefully. Although they might die here, he did not want to make it difficult to alleviate their relationship.
Of course, Jed was a straightforward person and felt that Fane's actions were hilarious and outlandish.
Dwight said, “I know that you’re very confident and you really want to escape from this place, but I’ll have to remind you ... Sometimes, our disappointments will be greater as our hopes grow. You shouldn't overthink it until you experience a mental breakdown.” Dwight was honest in persuading and comforting Fane.
Fane's excited expression was naturally evident in his gaze, and it genuinely looked like he had found the method to resolve the trap array. This was, unfortunately, impossible, and Fane would soon be disappointed. Such an impact was grave for a person, and Fane might just lose his mind due to this.
Jed then asked, not thinking twice, "What did you plan to do by punching the air? Are you punching whichever space that you observed to be weak and thin?" In fact, what Jed explained made sense.
Fane merely nodded slightly at his question, not explaining himself. After all, it was difficult to stop once he started explaining such things as this involved his secret. Some secrets were meant to be kept under lock and key. If others noticed something, he might land himself in a dangerous situation.
Jed did not hide his smile when he saw Fane nodding rather confidently.
Jed had already accepted his destiny. He could just sit here and wait for the inevitable death—it was not like he could leave anyway. He buried his internal conflict, which was why Fane's behavior amused him.
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