Chapter 3453

Following Adrian's pointing finger, Zector saw a collapsed mountainside nearby. Adrian approached it, gently moving the rubble away to reveal a narrow, recently excavated passage. "A passage?" Zector was bewildered. "I told you the Sword Demon's strength is beyond what you imagined," Adrian remarked. Shocked and unsure of how to respond, Zector bowed and said, "Please punish me, Mr. Adrian. It was my incompetence that led to this—" Adrian raised his hand for silence, then gestured for Zector to stand. "This isn't your fault. Although the Sword Demon escaped, he sustained significant injuries from the sword energy here,” he said. "How do you know?" Zector asked. "Look at the ground. It's covered in blood. This alone shows he was heavily injured," Adrian explained with a smile. "I see," Zector said as he noted the trail of blood that extended from Sword Sanctuary into the dark tunnel. "Should we follow this tunnel to catch him?" he asked. Adrian shook his head and replied, "No. H