Chapter 358: The Fountain of Youth (15)
Just as Everly had expected, Grant Megan successfully passed the third trial.
After she summoned the banyan tree and concealed herself behind it, she had been waiting for less than two minutes when an invisible ripple spread across the empty space not far away.
Immediately afterward, the air in that spot seemed to be sliced open by an invisible pair of scissors, suddenly splitting into a narrow crack. A blond man drenched in sweat stumbled out through the opening, breathing heavily as he stepped onto the ground.
It was none other than Grant Megan, having completed the trial!
Everly had initially expected him to appear alongside the Thorn Witch, since the two of them had been together every moment since they first encountered each other on the island. But after thinking about it, she realized that the assessment of one’s “merits” was relatively individualistic. Perhaps the two had been separated in the white world.
So, should she make her move against Grant?
Everly’s fingers lingered over the trigger of her pistol for a moment, but in the end, she decided against shooting.
All along, compared with the violent and flamboyant witch, Grant had made a very inconspicuous impression. He was like a shadow, or an exquisite yet fragile antique vase. Whenever something happened, he primarily relied on verbal communication and had never openly demonstrated his true strength.
Everly suspected that, compared with physically powerful, combat-oriented villains, Grant might be more of a highly intelligent villain who specialized in brainwashing and possessed an extraordinary charisma. Villains of this type generally weren’t particularly good fighters. Their way of making trouble for the protagonists was to confuse others with their words and manipulate them into charging into battle on their behalf.