"What?!" Victor swerved in shock. "It was just here when we left!"
Cassie went pale, her lips trembling slightly. "No… no way. We risked our lives just now and it's gone?!"
"This, how did this happen?!" Gabriel exclaimed, for the first time losing his cool.
"This doesn't make sense. When did it..." Sophie was speechless, not knowing what to say.
All this while, they'd fought the enemies, not allowing even one to come two meters close to their vehicle.
'Was it during the time of the illusion?' Gabriel mumbled, a slightly dazed look on his face.
He quickly turned toward the others and asked, "Did any of you suddenly find yourself in an icy terrain during the fight?"
"No, I didn't," Cassie answered.
"Same here," Victor said, shaking his head. "I didn't see any illusion either."
"Then we were the only ones trapped in the illusion." Sophie's expression turned grim.
The more they tried to think about how the crate had gone missing, the more their heads ached.
