Chapter 292
Keles leaned back in her seat, her eyes gleaming with a mix of amusement and caution. "So what now? If they’re expecting us, that complicates things."
Ikenga shook his head. "It only complicates things if we were planning on confronting them. We’re just here to observe their society and see if they have something we can exploit. Besides, our divinity makes us perfect for infiltration."
As he spoke, the floor beneath Ikenga’s feet merged with his leg as he used his divinity to blend with the surrounding nature. Vaegur heard Ikenga’s voice whisper in his ear, "Let it guide you."
Vaegur hesitated briefly before releasing the reins, allowing the creature to move slowly. Occasionally, it would stop as the light from the watchtower washed over it, yet after a moment, the light would pass, and the creature would continue moving.
An ogre in the watchtower frowned, feeling as though it was forgetting or overlooking something. It increased the frequency of the light flashes, but still, it saw nothing.
The curse Ikenga had placed on the carriage was taking effect now. Soon, the carriage arrived beneath the city wall, yet it didn’t stop moving, even with the wall directly in front of it.
Vaegur, who had been in a constant state of panic, raised his hand to blast open the wall but was ordered to stop. The creature continued toward the wall, walking through it as though it wasn’t there.
This was Keles’s doing. Ikenga had originally planned to use his earth manipulation to pass through the stone wall, but he had noticed it was reinforced with magic. Keles had blessed the carriage, just as she had done with Wardenwild.
She had bestowed upon it an ability innate to souls, allowing it to pass through solid objects unnoticed.