Night was about to arrive. Axel chuckled softly.
"If you look around carefully, you won't think that anymore."
Hearing that, Lana immediately scanned her surroundings. The next moment, she froze.
Every villager had stopped moving completely. Some stood in the middle of the road.
Others remained frozen while carrying baskets. Even children who had been running moments ago now stood perfectly still.
It was as though someone had pressed a pause button on the entire village.
Lana narrowed her eyes thoughtfully. "What if..."
She slowly spoke. "What if they aren't frozen because we defeated the main culprit?"
Axel turned toward her. "What do you mean?"
Lana continued staring at the villagers.
"What if, the real mastermind has been hiding this entire time? And now, they're planning to sacrifice every single person here?"
Axel's expression became serious. "Why do you think that?"
Lana slowly activated her Third Eye.
