42: Chapter 42 Parting Ways

However, although Eliza only glanced at the three of them, she didn't say much.

But in her heart, she had already made up her mind to sever ties with these three after returning.

Otherwise, exploring with people like this, she really didn't know when they would get her killed.

Some dangers must be nipped in the bud.

As for Gray, hearing what the three said, he originally wanted to speak up and argue with them, but he was stopped by Byron.

Seeing Byron's signal, even though he had many questions in his heart, Gray didn't speak up, but after glaring fiercely at the three of them, he suggested.

"Byron, your crystallization erosion condition cannot be delayed. How about we accompany Byron back first, Eliza?"

"As for exploring, there will be plenty of time later. I also want to hear how you, Byron, managed to escape from that hellhole."

Before Eliza could answer, the other three were unhappy.

"Gray, we just came out and you want to go back? Doesn't that waste so much time and magic potions?"

"Right, I was planning to accumulate more points during this exploration. You two can go back if you want, but we aren't going back."

"Gray, why don't you think about it carefully? What they said isn't unreasonable, after all..."

But before the last person could finish speaking, Eliza smiled and nodded.

"Fine, we just came out anyway, and it's not a big deal to go back now. It just so happens that I am very interested in your experiences, Byron."

Byron smiled slightly: "Since that's the case, I won't decline."

Gray laughed boisterously: "Then let's go, don't waste time."

With these words, the three of them headed in the direction of the Wizard Settlement.

During this process, none of the three paid any attention to the others, ignoring them completely.

Being treated this way, the three of them were so angry their faces turned black. Watching the backs of the three leaving, a youth with a horse-like face spat softly, his tone filled with resentment.

"Pah, what kind of people are they? What are they acting for?! Do they think we can't continue exploring without you two?!"

Another youth with an aged appearance chimed in: "Well said. If they don't go, we three will explore on our own. When we make a big discovery, we'll make them regret it."

After venting, the three of them set off again, heading towards the path Byron had come from.

They didn't walk for long before they found the place where Byron had previously killed the Worm Race creature.

Seeing the Worm Race creature lying on the ground with its belly cut open, the eyes of the three lit up as if they had seen some rare treasure, and they ran over quickly.

Looking at this Worm Race creature, the horse-faced youth speculated: "That person just came from this direction, could this Worm Race creature have been killed by him?"

The aged-looking youth nodded: "It's possible. I didn't expect that guy to actually have some strength, being able to kill a Worm Race creature all by himself."

The last youth, who had a black mole next to the corner of his mouth, said mockingly.

"Regardless of whether he has strength or not, I think he's just an idiot. Otherwise, why leave such a big Worm Race creature here without dissecting it and bringing it back to the Wizard Settlement to exchange for points? It's just a waste."

The other two heard this and felt the mole-faced youth was being a bit biased, but upon reflection, Byron had nothing to do with them, so why care what he said?

So the two of them chimed in, urging the mole-faced youth to dissect this Worm Race creature, otherwise, it would be troublesome if Gray and the others told Byron about the value of the Worm Race creature and they came back for it.

The mole-faced youth agreed after hearing them.

Although he was still muttering something under his breath, his hands moved quickly to dissect the massive Worm Race creature.

As the mole-faced youth began to dissect it, some shiny powder on the Worm Race creature's body began to fall off onto the ground.

The moment the powder hit the ground, the Worm Race creatures within a radius of several hundred meters almost instantly went into a frenzy, rapidly advancing in a certain direction.

The three, unaware of the Worm Race's strange behavior, were staring at the creature, calculating how many points they could exchange it for.

...

On the other side, Gray also learned that Byron had killed a Worm Race creature not long ago and immediately shouted, his tone full of surprise and excitement.

"Byron, you actually killed a Worm Race creature all by yourself! Do you know how many points a Worm Race creature can be exchanged for at the Wizard Settlement?!"

Speaking of this, Gray seemed to remember something and immediately became anxious.

"Byron, this won't do. We must hurry back the way we came and find that Worm Race creature before those three guys do!"

"If those three guys get there first and get that Worm Race creature, I really..."

As he spoke, Gray grabbed Byron's hand and wanted to return the way they came.

But the next moment, Gray froze.

He actually couldn't pull Byron!

Looking back, Byron was looking at him with a smile.

Before Gray could speak, Byron spoke first.

"Gray, there's no need to go back. Following the direction they left in, they must have already found that Worm Race creature by now. Even if we go, it will be in vain."

Hearing this, Gray instantly became sullen.

Thinking that the Worm Race creature had been taken by those three guys made him feel uncomfortable all over.

It was precisely because of this that Gray did not notice the strange expression that appeared on Byron's face after he finished speaking.

Byron hadn't forgotten what he had done to that Worm Race creature before he left.

If those three happened to run into that Worm Race carcass, they would just have to consider themselves unlucky.

If they were lucky, one or two might escape; if they were unlucky, it was not impossible for all three to die.

However, even if Gray didn't notice, Eliza, who was standing to the side watching the two, did notice.

Although Eliza didn't know what methods had been used on the Worm Race creature, she was absolutely clear that the fate of those three would likely be miserable.

After all, given Byron's temperament, he wouldn't show such an expression over an ordinary matter.

"Alright, Gray, since the matter has already happened, it's useless to be full of Life Qi now, it will even damage your Qi."

After Eliza comforted Gray, she turned to look at Byron, smiling with her eyes narrowed, looking just like a cunning fox.

"Compared to that Worm Race creature, I am more interested in knowing how you managed to escape from the Forbidden Ground, Byron."

When saying this, Eliza's gaze swept unreservedly over the crystal shoe covers Byron had on his feet.

Hearing this, Gray couldn't be bothered with Life Qi anymore, and looked at Byron with curiosity.

Seeing their curious expressions, Byron smiled slightly and told them the story.

This time, except for some things that needed to be hidden, he told most of the rest.

This included his discovery through research that shoe covers made from the crystal exoskeleton of the Worm Race could effectively hide himself.

Although Eliza and the others hadn't discovered the function of the Worm Race crystals yet, the mere fact that they could walk freely in this region...

...meant that they had other ways to hide their vibrations, thus preventing the Worm Race from finding them.

Therefore, in this way, the secret of the crystals became even more insignificant.

Besides, not to mention that Eliza had already guessed some things, hiding it further would be meaningless.

Not to mention that there were so many wizards in this plane, even if Byron didn't say it, sooner or later this secret would be discovered and revealed by other students.