Chapter 2674
“Stay calm?” Grace blinked in confusion, turning to Logan with a puzzled look.
But Logan wasn’t admiring the breathtaking scenery around them. His sharp, eagle-like gaze swept across the valley, carrying a faint chill that could pierce through deception itself.
“What you’re seeing might look real,” he said quietly, “but it isn’t right. The spiritual energy here—though rich—is unstable, almost impatient. The music sounds beautiful, but it’s too perfect, too flawless to be natural. Look closer—the scent of the flowers, the rhythm of the water, even the drifting clouds. Doesn’t it all feel… staged? As if it exists solely to please the senses?”
His words struck like a spark in the fog. Grace and the more seasoned guards focused their senses, and suddenly the perfection began to feel wrong.
The floral scent, once refreshing, now seemed overly sweet—so cloying it made them dizzy. The steady rhythm of the water never once changed, as if it were on a loop. Even the floating mist above the valley followed a fixed, unnatural pattern.
“It’s an illusion!” Grace gasped, her heart skipping. A cold sweat ran down her back.