Chapter - 2894

With that, Squirrel began busying itself by picking up the chestnuts.

As they watched Squirrel pick up the chestnuts slowly, impatience filled Zeke's and Quinlan's hearts. They stepped forward to lend it a helping hand.

However, their actions enraged Squirrel. "Freeze! Do not come any closer! No one is allowed to touch my chestnuts! I don't need your dirty hands polluting them. Back off. Back off!"

Fine.

Zeke and Quinlan took a few steps back and continued to watch Squirrel collect the chestnuts.

In reality, the two men did not stand still and do nothing. They stole as many chestnuts as they could from the ground.

Those chestnuts were like spirit pills. Each one of them was emitting mild spiritual energy. They would serve well for training as well as personal health.

Not only so, but the spiritual energy inside the chestnuts was also easier for humans to absorb. All they had to do was to eat the chestnuts.

Sneaking Lacey a chestnut, Zeke whispered, "Lacey, you must be hungry. Here, eat this chestnut. It's filled with spiritual energy, which makes it good for your body. It'll make your skin look better too."

Lacey tossed him a grateful nod. She was, in fact, famished.

She opened her mouth and bit the chestnut. However, before the shell was even dented, her teeth were beginning to ache.

Rubbing her sore jaw, Lacey frowned. "Is this a chestnut or a rock? It's so hard. I can't crack it open."

Huh?

Zeke took the chestnut from her.

The chestnut was as smooth as a jade and soft to the touch. Yet, Zeke soon found out that it required some strength to crack it open.

Even Zeke himself struggled to crack the chestnut open. It was only natural that Lacey had a hard time with it.

No wonder Squirrel's teeth are so sturdy. It probably trained its teeth by gnawing on these chestnuts.

It took Zeke a lot of effort before he managed to pry the chestnut open. Sighing in relief, he handed it to Lacey.

Lacey swallowed the chestnut with one bite. A look of satisfaction appeared in her eyes.

"Zeke, this chestnut is incredible. I don't think I've ever had anything as scrumptious as this in my entire life. Not only that, but I also feel much more relaxed and full of energy. All of my hunger is gone!"

Zeke smiled in response. "The tastiness of the chestnut is probably from the spiritual energy. Have some more. Spiritual energy not only can satisfy your hunger but it can also strengthen your-"

"Ah! Thieves! Robbers! You people are shameless!" No one else noticed when Squirrel had finished picking up the chestnuts and showed up in front of Lacey. At the sight of Lacey eating the chestnut, it widened its eyes. "You stole my chestnuts. You guys are robbers!"

Annoyed, Zeke glared at Squirrel. "It should be an honor for your chestnut to be eaten by Vassilios' descendant. Don't be ungrateful. Would you like Lacey to tell Vassilios about this and let Vassilios be the judge?"

At the mention of Vassilios, Squirrel panicked.

With a sigh, it shook its head. "Fine. Forget about it. Consider it my bad luck. Will that do? Ugh, I'm beginning to regret joining your team."

"That's enough,” Zeke said. "Stop wasting time and open up a spatial passage for us. Let's get to the Restrictive Spell Formation as soon as possible. Once the mission is complete, Lacey will introduce you to Vassilios. By then, you will have everything that you wish for. Will a small chestnut matter to you?"

Without another word, Squirrel ate two chestnuts to replenish its energy. "Stand behind me. The spatial passages that I open are not particularly stable. Don't blame me if you guys get stuck inside."

Upon hearing those words, Zeke and company immediately walked behind Squirrel.

Focusing its energy, Squirrel snapped its jaw open and chomped down the air in front of it.

Crack!

Boom!

A muffled sound was heard. The next second, a passage opened midair.

With a leap, all of them entered the spatial passage.

In the blink of an eye, they passed through the spatial passage and appeared on the other end.

To their pleasant surprise, the exit of the spatial passage was right next to the Restrictive Spell Formation.

Flashes of lightning and bolts of thunder still surrounded the Restrictive Spell Formation. The powerful bolts of electricity stuck from the skies above onto the ground below, terrifying anyone who dared to approach.

Anyone who dared to break through the Restrictive Spell Formation would surely be electrocuted to a pile of charred flesh.

Turning to Squirrel, Zeke asked, "Squirrel, do you know who cast the Restrictive Spell Formation?"

"I'm not too sure," Squirrel answered. "But from what I heard, the ones who cast the Restrictive Spell Formation are the human race.’