Edward and Anwen were also waiting for a reply. Basil must’ve entered the passage after all the others had arrived in the Great Maelstrom. According to the time, there had to be a reason he had made a beeline for the Constellation Well.

Basil narrowed his eyes. “How come you’re all here?”

At this point, forces from the Empire, the vampire, the demonkin, and arachne races had all gathered here. Apart from the Imperial group’s relatively clear intentions, the others were all planning something in secret.

Noticing something, Qianye sized Basil up from head to toe. The arachne glared back, but Qianye paid him little heed as he observed the target in detail. Basil’s large figure became clearly reflected in Qianye’s eyes.

For some reason, Basil felt inexplicably uncomfortable after being stared at by Qianye. It was as though the latter’s gaze possessed highly penetrative properties—the arachne felt as though he was being touched and penetrated. At this rate, all of his secrets would be revealed.

Basil shivered at the thought of this. A faint layer of...