"Halt! Put down the loli in your hands!"
That resounding shout echoed through this tense standoff, making the dog-beaters freeze, the opposing side awkward, and the hostage stare blankly. All that was missing was a few crows flying by and cawing, "Idiot."
Even someone as thick-skinned as Wu Yan could not help feeling a little embarrassed now. The consequence of going too far with the joke was receiving disdainful looks from the two girls and an incredulous stare from little Lilin.
Perhaps Lilin was already thinking that just as she escaped the tiger's jaws, she was about to enter the wolf's den. Or perhaps Wu Yan's words were simply too much for some people to bear. In an instant, their combat power soared, turning all the mangy dogs into dead dogs.
" Ding! Quest One completed! Received 3,000 Equipment Points, Item Points, Ability Points, and Summon Points each!"
At the same time as the system notification rang out, a tea-colored figure and a pink-haired figure appeared beside Wu Yan in an instant. They raised their fists and, in perfect sync, slammed them onto Wu Yan's head, sending him sprawling to the ground.
Hinagiku withdrew her hand, took a deep breath, and looked at the somewhat dumbfounded Tieli and Lilin. "That was just the wrong way to start things. Please ignore it. Back to business—put down that... that little girl!"
Hearing Hinagiku's words, Lilin came back to her senses and began struggling anew, while Tieli's expression turned a little ugly. He felt as though he had been toyed with.
With a cold snort, Tieli tightened his hold on Lilin beneath his arm. His rat-like eyes swept back and forth over Hinagiku and Mikoto before he finally leered. "Sure. As long as you two submit to me, I'll let her