Little Sophie stuck out her tongue, but she wasn't afraid. She just smiled and said, "I'm happy, after all, Andrew is still alive! Aren't you happy... Uncle Ivan?"
The owner of the large hand was indeed Ivan. His relationship with Aunt Sofia had become steady, and now he treated little Sophie as if she were his own daughter.
Ivan placed little Sophie back on Xiao Ha's back.
It wasn't just him and little Sophie—the entire elite force of Hunting Wasteland City had come along with Ivan.
And this was one of the reasons why Andrew could relax his body and openly say he couldn't defeat Holigar, yet still say his side would not lose.
Andrew finally got in touch with Ivan!
He also understood why he couldn't reach Ivan before: it was simple—Ivan was in seclusion, breaking through.
Ivan had been troubled by a "lung injury" and the "Earth Fire Curse," having exceptional talent and combat power, but he could never cross the threshold that all the Desert Hunters could not cross.
