The earthquake lasted a full five minutes, and clear cracks appeared on the ground beneath their feet.
Frode looked worriedly into the distance, pondering whether such a formidable earthquake affected just one area, or the entire Wilderness of Dreams. If it were the latter, what would be the situation in Originheart City?
"Angel?" Sanders' voice pulled Frode's far-reaching attention back. Turning his head, he saw that Angel, who had previously kept his eyes tightly shut, finally opened them.
"This new authority is...?" Sanders eagerly asked upon seeing Angel awaken.
Although Angel had opened his eyes, the previous shocking scene still lingered in his mind, leaving his spirit in a daze. In response to Sanders' inquiry, Angel instinctively said—
"Tree..."
Tree? What tree? Sanders and Frode looked at Angel in confusion.
While they were puzzled, a faint whisper, as if from a mosquito, continued to escape from Angel's mouth: "...Civilization."
