System vs Rebirth

Chapter 355 Annaʼs Skill

”Hmm? Only both of you return? Where is Anna? We have agreed to regroup here before lunch, right?” Jonathan furrowed his eyebrows.

Rose looked around and frowned, not finding any trace of Anna. ”Does she forget about the time?”The origin of this chapterʼs debut can be traced to /n/o/vel/b/in.

”Or maybe she has found something and is occupied with it at the moment?” Noel asked.

”There is a chance sheʼs captured…” Zion narrowed his eyes. Which way did she go earlier?”

”There.” Jonathan pointed to the south.

”Iʼm going to check on her.” Zion glanced at Noel since he knew Anna the most. ”What do you think, Noel?”

”Anna isnʼt someone who will get captured easily. Though, our enemy this time might have a Devil Bishop among them, so I agree with you. But even if you find anything, itʼs better to stop there. At the very least, we already know that there are humans hiding around there, which is a sign of the enemies. Instead of alerting them, itʼs better to ambush them when a Captain has arrived.”

Zion nodded with a serious expression. ”In that case, Iʼll go. Rose will maintain the surveillance.”

”Got it.”

The group immediately split up to do their new task. Rose immediately climbed the hill again, watching the entire area from above. After getting all the samples needed, Ben was in charge of cooking while Jonathan and Noel kept doing their jobs.

…

While the others were searching for her, Anna kept wandering around the hill while looking for any sign of people around them. With the help of the demons, the Supreme Devil Organization didnʼt need a lot of people to attack them. Instead, they preferred a group of elites that could deal with the Demon Relief Squad.

Knowing this, Anna was trying to find any place where they could hide with a small number of people among the hills.

Anna narrowed her eyes. She remembered when she tried to survive in the wild alone due to Noelʼs scam, she would camp around the water source.

Hence, she instantly started at the upstream where the water hadnʼt been contaminated by the poison.

”Letʼs see, the upstream terrain is quite tough, but I can see a few spots that can be used as a camp…” Anna muttered. She raised her head to look at the sun, calculating the time. ”Iʼm going to be late at this rate, but…”

The opportunity was in front of her. She let out a long sigh as if building her resolve. Instead of informing the group, she followed the river, trying to get into all the areas.

…

Meanwhile, Zion had a hard time finding her. The area was vast and he had no idea how Anna investigated an area before.

”Whatʼs wrong with this Anna… She is a bit too special, isnʼt she?” Zion narrowed his eyes, looking at the ground. ”There isnʼt a single trace of her footstep. I can do this myself since thatʼs the point of my power, but Anna… she can even use her Spiritual Energy to lessen the impact her foot give to the soil?

”This is not at the level of genius anymore. She is basically a monster in terms of controlling her Spiritual Energy. She also has the highest conversion rate in the kingdom. So, is this the current most talented person in the kingdom?” Zion was amazed and scared at the same time.

Her power was this strong even though she had just become an adult recently. Although Noelʼs talent was extraordinary, Zion felt Noelʼs talent a bit more humane since he could see Noelʼs rapid progress. On the other hand, Anna never ceased to amaze him with all her strength.

”And the only one who can find her is probably the Devil Bishop himself… Iʼm afraid she is also good at removing her presence. In fact, with this skill alone, she has the ability to challenge the vice captain of the Demon Observer Squad. If she becomes a Spirit Master or even Spirit Grandmaster, people might beg her to take their position.”

Zion let out a long sigh. There was no point in getting scared of Anna since she was one of their squad members. Now that he had to find her, he immediately jumped around the area, trying to find any trace of her.

Unfortunately for him, there wasnʼt a single trace of Anna he could find. It felt like Anna was adept in the covert operation.

Even after thirty minutes, he couldnʼt find anything related to Anna. There was no footstep or even a trail on the trunk, branches, and dried leaves.

”…” Zion pinched the bridge of his nose. ”Should I go back and inform them instead? This is going to be troublesome since I have no idea how to find her. Itʼs better to bring some reinforcement to find her.”

Zion was quick to decide. He turned around and jumped back to where he came from, following the path to regroup with his team.

But to his surprise, Anna was there, standing with everyone.

”What?!” Zion widened his eyes in shock and immediately checked on her, not believing she could get past him unnoticed. ”You…”

”Oh, sorry, Zion. So, you were the one trying to find me. I thought the presence in the hill I felt earlier was from the enemy scout.”

”Enemy scout, what?” Zion was bewildered even further. ”What happened?”

”Well, well, Zion. Letʼs calm down for a bit. Sit down and eat.” Rose handed a bowl to the dumbfounded Zion.

”…” Zion was tongue-tied. He was embarrassed to be bested by someone far younger than him. He sighed and asked, ”So, do you mind telling me what happened? You mentioned enemy scout earlier… Donʼt tell me you found our enemies?”

”Yes.” Anna nodded. ”Though, I judge that itʼs too dangerous to observe them directly. So, I just look at their presence and leave without doing anything. Of course, I can lead you to them after this so that you can confirm their existence.”

”Yeah, we can do that later. For now, do you mind telling me everything from the start? Do you know how worried I was because I couldnʼt find a single trace of your movement?” Zion sighed.

”Sure.” Anna smiled. ”It was…”