Kadi eagerly awaited Igor's next move. The idea that simply running towards a light could lead them out was baffling to him.
However, Igor's face was a blank slate, devoid of expression, suggesting to Kadi that the fellow had no intention of doing anything for the ti being.
After several heated argunts and provocations, Kadi no longer had the energy to be exasperated. He felt like a deflated balloon, slumping weakly on the ground.
As for Ghost Wind Valley, whether it was mysterious or dangerous, he no longer had the strength to care.
His only remaining thought was to see what plan Igor might have.
Everyone wanted to escape Ghost Wind Valley, but wishes alone wouldn't solve their problem. Soone had to take the lead. Kadi had already demonstrated he wasn't that person, so now it was Igor's turn.
Igor sat on the ground, glancing left and right, but showed no sign of getting up.
Kadi remained silent.
Igor scratched his head, rubbed his face, and yawned.
Kadi remained silent.
Igor rubbed his belly, smacked his lips, and gulped a few tis audibly.
Kadi… was about to burst!
Ti and again, Igor showed no intention of standing. He seed completely unconcerned, as if Ghost Wind Valley were of no consequence to him.
Anyone else would have jumped up in frustration by now. But Kadi, the monster, didn't. Though inwardly seething, he rely blinked his large eyes and asked Igor weakly, "What should we do next?"
Kadi was so dispirited because Igor's behavior had completely worn him down. His once-sharp edges were now smooth and dull, his assertiveness gone.
Truthfully, Igor hadn't done much of anything. He was simply calr than Kadi. Firstly, he knew nothing about Ghost Wind Valley, so no matter how dangerous or terrifying it was described to be, it was just a blank in his mind. Secondly, Igor was naturally easy-going. He adapted quickly to any situation. For instance, when Stan Sol captured him as a prisoner, Igor had been quite cooperative, feeling no sha whatsoever.
Kadi deeply admired these traits in Igor, but over ti, this admiration had morphed into a kind of helplessness.
Not everyone could fully comprehend Igor's strange ntality, nor understand his thought process. Although Kadi was a clever monster, he was still leagues behind when it ca to Igor's peculiar nature.
Igor didn't react much to Kadi's call, rely letting out a soft "Hmm?" to show he'd heard.
"So, what should we do?" Kadi pressed relentlessly.
"What should we do about what?" Igor replied, seemingly lost in a fog, unable to grasp Kadi's words.
"Ugh…" Kadi was at a loss for words. It looks like we're going to spend another night in this godforsaken wilderness, he thought despondently. I'll have to shoulder all the burdens again tonight, while this guy next to … Hmph! When will he ever understand how cruel this world can be?
"We can't act for now," Igor said, rubbing his eyes, finally uttering a statent relevant to Kadi's question, though it was as good as saying nothing.
"Can't act? So we're to simply wait for death?" Kadi retorted weakly, his words casting another layer of helplessness onto the already awkward atmosphere, making the whole situation feel even more bizarre and complicated.
"Look at you, why so pessimistic?" Igor began, his voice taking on the rambling quality of an old woman's nagging, utterly relentless. "The world is so beautiful; how can you give up so easily? A wonderful tomorrow awaits us! We need to hold onto hope, not let a little setback get us down like this…"
"I understand, I understand! I'm always hopeful; I haven't given up!" This nagging was truly effective; Kadi quickly threw in the towel. It seed Igor was not soone to provoke; his verbal skills were certainly not lacking.
"That's the spirit," Igor continued. "We need to maintain hope at all tis. With hope, there will be no fear, and with no fear, we can forge ahead…"
"Just tell how we can leave this place," the desperate Kadi tried again, keen to understand what Igor was really planning.
"For now, we do nothing. We wait!" Igor said with a smile, even winking as if he'd shared a montous secret with Kadi.
"Do nothing?" Kadi echoed, incredulous. This is utterly absurd! he fud internally. To be lost in my own territory and now be ordered around by an outsider… It's unthinkable!
"Yes, we sit still and do nothing," Igor affird, chuckling again, revealing his white teeth.
"My heavens, can you just tell what you're actually planning?" Kadi pleaded, laying out his fears plainly. "I can't take another night in this place! You might not feel anything, but my heart feels like it's about to jump out of my chest!" He hoped that by describing his terror of spending the night in Ghost Wind Valley, he could get Igor to reveal his true plan.
"Haha, I know you're having a tough ti," Igor said, finally offering sothing concrete after Kadi's woeful plea. "But right now, all we can do is wait for the other party to show a flaw."
"A flaw? Wait for the other party to show one?" Kadi blurted out, a torrent of doubts tumbling from him. "Are you planning to out-wait them? A contest of patience? But we can't even be sure this is soone's doing! This is Ghost Wind Valley…"
"Trust , Kadi," Igor stated, his conviction absolute. "This is soone's spellwork. This place isn't inherently this dreadful." Kadi had seen that unwavering certainty on Igor's face before—the ti Igor had beaten that Dark Alchemy user.
"Err…" Kadi still wasn't entirely convinced.
"A painting, over ti, will always show discoloration in places," Igor explained, his expression serene, as if everything was under his control. "I'm waiting for that discoloration to appear. I'm not competing with them on ti, nor on patience."
"The sun shines, the wind blows; even the most ticulous artist can't ensure a painting remains perfectly consistent throughout. Once I find that flaw, I'll see the light. And when I see the light, I can get us out."
"Uh…"
"And when that ti cos, Kadi, you'll have to play your part as the guide," Igor added with another smile, radiant as a flower in full bloom under the sun. "After all, you're the master of Guru Mountain, aren't you?"
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