The army continued to advance, encountering several strange giant beasts along the way, similar to the ones they had encountered before. The way these beasts restored themselves, as if time were flowing backwards, was unheard of before. Even Green was curious about the technique.

But his curiosity only went so far.

However, Green, who had intended to lie low the whole way, ended up participating fully, although it didn't make much of a difference.

In contrast to Green's relaxed manner, the soldiers' hearts began to tremble after witnessing these bizarre monsters.

Everyone present had heard of Green, and now they had witnessed his power firsthand. But they couldn't imagine what kind of enemies they would encounter next.

Or perhaps, they were worried that the enemies they would face next would be powerful enough to kill them in an instant.

It was only at this moment that they truly felt the reality of the mission to exterminate the Sinful Mage. Even though four Sinful Mages had already died so far, these soldiers had never come into contact with any Sinful Mage before.

The reason they were on this mission was simply to take advantage of the current trend and eliminate all the Sinful Mages. But ultimately, their understanding of the Sinful Mages was not extensive. Some of them, whose resolve was not firm enough, had begun to be afraid.

Fortunately, Green's display of domineering power along the way calmed them down somewhat.

During the journey, Tia watched Green's every move. She paid close attention to every action.

When Tia said she wanted Green to be her teacher, she wasn't just joking. Tia really had that idea. But as she looked, she couldn't see anything special about Green's moves. It was nothing more than swinging his sword indiscriminately or launching energy blasts from his hands.

Apart from that, there didn't seem to be anything special.

It seemed almost impossible to learn anything just by observing Green's battles.

However, it was worth mentioning that Tia noticed that there was no fluctuation of magic power in Green's body when he attacked. Instead, there was an unknown energy fluctuation. She quietly kept this anomaly in her mind.

…………

By now, it was almost dusk.

"Just ahead is a small town. According to the intelligence, one of the Sinful Mages, the 'Sorceress,' is highly likely to be staying there. According to the plan, we will split into teams and infiltrate the village in batches. Please be careful in the upcoming operation," said Green.

With Green's protection, the journey went smoothly and they soon arrived at the small town.

The reason the town was called a small town was simple - the people in the village were generally short in stature.

Because of this, even though the soldiers who came to investigate disguised themselves, they still stood out among the crowd of "dwarves" and it was difficult not to attract attention.

Fortunately, the village was not so remote that outsiders never visited. Occasionally, there were people of normal height who entered.

Green and Tia naturally formed a team.

First, because the two of them had slightly more important identities, and second, it was safer for Tia to stay by Green's side.

The rest of the teams followed their respective leaders.

As they walked along the streets of the small town, the roads were not narrow, but rather wide. However, the land was uneven, and the road conditions were far from those in large towns.

"According to the intelligence, the 'Sorceress' arrived here not long ago. If there were any unusual traces left, they would definitely have been seen by some of the townspeople. Moreover, we have already contacted the village chief before this mission, so should we go to him first to gather information?" Green suggested.

"Okay," nodded Tia.

Inside the village chief's room.

This wooden house was not big, and the materials used for construction were very simple. However, thanks to some simple life magic, it would not collapse easily, and there were no problems with living in it.

As expected, the village chief was an elderly man, but he was taller than most of the young people in the small town, estimated to be around 1.6 meters.

After Tia showed some identification, the village chief warmly welcomed them and reported in detail all the information they had gathered in the past few days.

Based on the investigation by the village chief, as well as the few villagers he had talked to, some suspicious individuals had indeed been discovered recently. However, nothing had been suspected of being a Sinful Mage so far, but the village chief still shared all the detailed information with Green and Tia.The efficiency of the two of them was not low either, and they soon conducted investigations on various suspicious characters. However, they didn't find anything unusual in the end. It seemed that they were just passing through the town for a few days.

"It seems that Sinful Mage is not as easy to find as we thought, but my intuition tells me that the 'witch' is definitely in this town," Tia said confidently.

"Why are you so sure...?" Green asked curiously, seeing Tia's self-assured look.

"Think about it. The magical beasts we encountered before we came here," Tia replied.

"What do you mean?"

"Hehe, you probably don't know, but it's normal. After all, this information is highly classified. Ordinary people wouldn't know about it," Tia said with a proud expression, then continued, "The reason that 'witch' became the Sinful Mage is that she stole forbidden books and related research materials on time magic from the magical library of the Caesar Empire."

"Time magic? So, those magical beasts..."

"That's right. The way those magical beasts heal themselves is like rewinding time. Without a doubt, these new types of magical beasts that have never been recorded before are the work of the 'witch'! ——Maybe they're even her pets."

"That makes sense," Green pondered for a moment and then nodded lightly, but then he said something that left Tia speechless.

"What's next? These pieces of information don't seem to be of much use in finding her, right?"

"Well... um..." Tia was at a loss for words.

Indeed, with their current magical abilities, even the most advanced detection magic could not detect the existence of the witch through the magical fluctuations on those magical beasts, let alone the fact that she never paid attention to the magical fluctuations on the magical beasts.

But just as Tia felt frustrated, Green chuckled softly.

"You are still too young."

With a faint smile on his lips, Green reached out to Tia and said, "Come, give me your hand. Let this elder show you something and broaden your horizons."

"Huh?... Do I have to give you my hand?"

"Then what part do you want to use?" Green asked, teasing Tia. Tia's heart thumped violently at the thought of Green suddenly making a move, especially since there was hardly anyone around, and if Green suddenly... you know, then she would...

But before Tia could continue to imagine, she suddenly felt a warmth in her hand. Upon closer inspection, she realized that Green had already grabbed her wrist.

"Why do I suddenly have a familiar feeling? Are you thinking something messy... forget it, let's focus on the task at hand."

When Tia heard the words "task at hand," she trembled all over. Coupled with Green's dominant grip on her hand, especially in this surrounding environment, fear and anticipation intertwined in her heart.

"Okay, okay, stop thinking too much. Your expression is so obvious, just like Aloof. Do all princesses like to overthink things like that?" Green sighed, supporting his forehead. It was at this moment that he remembered where that familiar feeling came from.

With Green's words, Tia's face immediately turned red, but luckily, it was dimly lit, and Green wasn't interested in staring at her face, so he didn't notice.

However, Tia did notice that her hand had become slightly warmer.

"From now on, close your eyes and feel the sensations that follow. It might be of great help to you," Green instructed.

Tia obediently closed her eyes. After all, in front of such a powerful individual, she didn't dare to show her usual princess demeanor.

Just as Tia closed her eyes, she suddenly felt a refreshing sensation in her mind. Especially the ice-cold feeling that penetrated her soul, Tia had a momentary illusion – did she have water in her brain?

Luckily, the sensation quickly disappeared. Tia also realized that her brain was extremely calm at this moment. She even had the illusion that she could see the world with her eyes closed... no, it wasn't an illusion. It was the scene that was truly presented before her eyes.

Through the connection of their palms, Green connected the source energy to Tia's spiritual world in a special way, instantly linking their spatial perceptions together.A strange feeling wandered through her mind.

Tia was surprised to find that in this state, she could freely observe any corner she wanted. She even saw herself holding hands with Green.

At that moment, Tia wanted to exclaim in astonishment, but she was afraid that it would break this wonderful state. Just then, Green's voice suddenly entered her mind, but it didn't seem out of place.

"Carefully recall the scenes of facing those monsters during the day, imagine their momentum. You will find it."

After hearing Green's prompt, although Tia didn't quite understand what he meant, she still followed his advice. However, after a few seconds, the scenery in front of her didn't change.

"Focus your mind, recall if there is any scene that left a deep impression on you."

Crack!

The monster easily threw off the soldiers surrounding it and turned its attention towards Tia. But just then, a beam of light fell from the sky and cut the monster in half.

The splattered black blood flew past her cheek, and the scene finally froze at the moment when Green unintentionally turned his head to look at her.

Click.

As if a switch had been turned on, Tia found her senses becoming clearer and clearer. The imagined feelings became more and more real. In the end, she even had the illusion that she had traveled back in time to the daytime.

"How is it? Did you catch that feeling?"

"Well... Yes."

Tia subconsciously murmured, and then she noticed that there was a familiar breath in her perception, appearing in her mind without her truly sensing it.

Green noticed Tia's state and smiled faintly.

"Try to see if there is a similar breath in this town."

"Okay, I'll give it a try."

Green then also let go of his senses. Through the connection of their hands, their senses successfully merged together. Almost at the same time, their senses locked onto the same target.

The target's location was...

Underground!