Anthony never thought he would end up trapped here. His Lord was omnipotent—this was his unwavering belief in Ange.
Even if Ange couldn't physically take his body away from here, he would at least ensure his soul's safe passage.
After all, when Lord Nage spoke on behalf of the divine translation—not cut off or interrupted—Ange hadn't denied it. No reaction meant tacit agreement. Ange must have a way to get him out of here.
But even taking the worst-case scenario, even if his soul and body were both destroyed, all that would be lost was a mere projection. Confident in this reasoning, Anthony decided to methodically try every exit strategy, from the simplest to the most challenging.
The simplest method was the Teleportation Array. Failure. Next was traversing the grid-like pattern deciphered from Negris' formula—success! But he hadn't expected there to be guards waiting here.
