Therefore, it was only natural for Arlo to call Tarlon 'Gramps'.

Upon hearing about the situation, Tarlon immediately demanded, "Has the mysterious foe struck again? Shouldn't he have attacked Nigeria instead?!"

"No!" Arlo cried, utterly aggrieved. "The mysterious foe must have seen through our plan. That’s why he never came to Nigeria, even after all this time. Although the three elders are in seclusion, they take turns using Reiki to survey the surrounding area almost every hour, and they have never noticed the presence of any cultivators. And just now, I was called about our dead soldier base in Morocco… It was destroyed, and even Penny's whereabouts are unknown..."

Tarlon exclaimed, "What?! Penny Singer was there, too?! Why?! Shouldn't she be in your base?!"

Arlo explained, "I just thought she should gain some experience and see the world… It was just a formality at best, but I didn't expect something like this..."

Tarlon paced anxiously around the room, immediately angry and