209. LIE

Noah felt his environment slow down immensely, as ideas on what to do next flowed into his mind. Although he remained relatively far from Cudgel's edge he could still be seen by his sudden visitors.

A series of ideas rushed into his mind, as he couldn't suddenly shrink Cudgel's structure to escape. Or rather he didn't want to do so. And needed an alternative.

'I guess a few lies won't hurt,' Noah thought still perceiving his surroundings in slow motion.

That great skill happened to come in handy more frequently than before.

In the span of an instant, Noah had formulated a series of explanations that even he found convincing. However, that didn't stop worry from piling up in his mind.

Pretending to not notice their multiple figures. Noah felt the need to act a bit out of character at least to his standards.

The group of six climbed onto the staff's golden surface to arrive at the scene of a seemingly unconscious Noah.