Chapter 191: Non-linear Existence, and Preparations for the Journey to the City-State

The puppet once again rode the wind and waves back to Homeloss, and it seemed to have gotten a bit spooked—and after listening to the puppet's muddled description, Duncan's eyes widened in astonishment.

"Disappeared? Just vanished into thin air right before your eyes?" Duncan stared at Alice in disbelief, then turned to look at the lifeboat that had just been hoisted next to the ship's side by the winch—the ropes that had been used to tie up those Doomsday Preachers were still on the boat, but the Heretics who had been bound were now nowhere to be seen.

"Yes, exactly! Just like that, gone! Without a sound!" Alice gesticulated wildly as she explained her bizarre experience to Duncan, "In the moment the sunlight hit, they were gone, as if they never existed…"