"Since the fall of a Wasteland Martial Being causes phenomena in heaven and earth, why did none appear when Kasjin fell? Why hasn't there been so much as a whisper, even after more than half a month?"
Lin Sheng's brows knitted tightly, and a faint chill crept into his heart.
What if Kasjin wasn't dead?
No, if Kasjin wasn't dead, how could he have stood by and watched me take the transcendent symbiotic protoform?
But considering how powerful Kasjin was, it was possible he had left some contingency behind.
Kasjin's methods had truly left him with lingering dread.
Just then, Mary changed the subject. She leaned toward Lin Sheng and lowered her voice. "While you were in seclusion, little Anna from the Crimson Lightning Company came by more than once. Every time, she asked when you'd come out. Now that you're out, do you want to go see her?"
Lin Sheng immediately shook his head. "No."
Until Xia Leisheng returned, he would never leave the Fighting Association lightly.
Meeting Anna outside, in particular, would be an irresistible lure for the Crimson Prison Society. After all, they also coveted the Crimson Lightning Company's Fallen Star Extreme Lightning.
If he and Anna got together, they might draw Prison Demon out again.
At his answer, Mary's expression turned listless, the flames of gossip extinguished. She stopped teasing him and settled back into her chair.
"What a heartless man. You can even bear to shut such an adorable little girl out."
"Oh, right. Those two subordinates you asked me to make arrangements for-I've temporarily placed them in the association."
"Got it. Thank you."
Lin Sheng nodded, automatically ignoring her earlier remark.
The two subordinates Mary mentioned were, naturally, He Ping and A-Huan.
Having learned his lesson last time, he had specifically sent word to