Lu Li and his group encountered no trouble on their return journey.
The twisted and peculiar Land of Vortex seemed like a peaceful and serene town, without hindrances or hostility.
To be safe, they took extra time to make their way through the corridor, reaching the outermost ring of the Long House and following the outer circle back to the direction they had entered Vortex Town that morning, retracing their steps.
While traversing through the woods filled with vortex patterns, they saw no sign of young Pav, who had likely already fled the Land of Vortex.
Katerina was more anxious on their return than when they arrived. The omnipresent spirals were nearly twisting her composure, and Elena's transformation into a vortex form unsettled her — even Elena, who possessed a more powerful pendant, couldn't resist the forces of the Land of Vortex.
In this aspect, she was the same as Pav. She would rather die than become such a disgusting meat sauce on a forked tangle.
