If he were the perpetrator, then after killing Zeph, he would definitely choose this swamp route to retreat.
Avoid trouble.
Avoid pursuit.
Avoid being locked onto by tracking methods.
The swamp itself was a natural barrier.
And this was not an ordinary swamp, but one that existed within the Training Trial Secret Realm. On the surface, it looked calm and harmless, even tranquil. But Sorrel could clearly sense something wrong.
This kind of stillness was never normal inside the Training Trial Secret Realm.
"If it were me," Sorrel said slowly, pointing toward the vast stretch of swamp ahead, "I would choose to take the waterway and leave through this swamp."
Lunara nodded lightly, her expression composed, though her heart tightened unconsciously.
She silently prayed that Mr. Aether had not taken this path.
But reason told her otherwise.
