"Where is Alice?"
The first thing Lumina asked him was about her.
She didn't see Alice anywhere. Even her mana signature seemed to have vanished.
"Alice?" Leon's voice trailed for a moment.
He stared into her red eyes.
"She's gone."
Lumina's brows furrowed. "What do you mean?"
"Don't worry, she's fine," he said simply.
"Didn't I tell her not to wander off on her own? And why did you let her leave?"
'Ah, fuck,' Leon cursed himself.
Then, keeping his tone calm for a bit longer, he clarified, "On our way here, we saw a lesser demon running outside the Zone, so Alice went after it. I… will probably see her in a minute or so."
Leon sounded calm, too calm, so Lumina accepted his words for now.
"Is that so…" Seeing Leon's condition, with his mana completely drained, Lumina believed him. Besides, she didn't doubt Leon.
Why would he even lie?
Changing the topic, Leon looked towards where the Black Mountain once stood.
"You killed all those demonic necromancers?"
