Afterward, Luca didn't let Tia stay. Instead, he told her to leave.
If she stayed until the Iron Mountain soldiers arrived, they wouldn't spare her, even with Luca's presence.
Tia also knew she couldn't linger.
"I hope you remember your promise," she said, giving Luca a deep, lingering look before merging into the shadows and disappearing in the blink of an eye.
Luca wasn't worried about Tia fleeing. To him, it didn't matter if she escaped—it wouldn't harm his plans. Besides, Tia was a high-tier practitioner; if she truly wanted to leave, he couldn't stop her anyway.
Turning his attention back to Jormungandr, who was still immobilized, Luca said, "I hope you'll be as sensible as your follower. I don't have much patience, and if you try anything like before, you know what will happen."
With that, Luca lifted the restriction on Jormungandr.
