The moment Melinda heard what the system said, she immediately spoke up:
"No need. We're leaving. If you really want to make a move, take me with you as well. Otherwise, if anything happens to Chen Cheng, I swear I'll devote the rest of my life to fighting you with everything I have."
Melinda's words were exceedingly domineering, and Chen Cheng was deeply moved.
But he could sense that the system's invitation for him to leave was not meant to harm him, but to protect everyone else.
That lingering palpitation had yet to fade. Chen Cheng knew very well that what might appear next was likely that mysterious figure set against the scale of the cosmos.
For an existence of that level, ordinary people who saw him or even heard his voice might suffer a mental collapse and go mad, or simply be unable to bear it and die on the spot.
"Melinda, I'm going with him. You need to stay here and be good. Don't forget what you promised me—Sifite and the others still need you to keep things running."
Chen Cheng did not explain much to Melinda. He merely smiled at her lightly as he spoke.
Just as Chen Cheng was about to let go, Melinda tightened her grip on his hand, her eyes filled with an earnestness he had never seen before.
"You have to be okay. You must be okay, or I'll go crazy."
"Don't be silly, okay? You foolish girl, did you forget why I came here? Sifite and the others are all still fine. How could something happen to me first?"
Chen Cheng placed Melinda's hand into Isabel's and said:
"Please take good care of her. I'll be back before you know it."
Isabel pursed her lips, then gave his hand a squeeze.
"You