Just a Tiny, Tiny, Tiny Bit of Effort

Chapter 762

In the deserted grove late at night, Shien and the others flickered in and out of view. Aside from the Lion-Tiger Scaled Beast, whose slightly larger size made it especially conspicuous, the rest were completely shrouded beneath the trees' shadows, their human forms difficult to distinguish.

Yet none of them were troubled by the boundless darkness. They moved freely, weaving through the forest as they pleased.

Hertia walked at the very front, leading the way.

Shien walked in the middle, watching Hertia's back.

Shafna sat atop the Lion-Tiger Scaled Beast at the rear. She still looked languid, yet radiated boundless charm.

Unfortunately, no one had the privilege of appreciating that sight, including Shien, who walked ahead of her.

Of course, Shien was doing it deliberately.

He did not want to speak to that woman right now, so forget admiring her—even looking at her once irritated him.

Besides, he had already seen everything he should and should not have seen. There was no need to settle for such a mildly thirst-quenching view.

Thus, Shien quickly stopped paying attention to Shafna. He merely watched Hertia, who was leading them ahead, and only spoke after a while.

"By the way, what exactly do you want my help with?"

Shien finally asked the question.

Yesterday, Hertia had already said that she needed Shien's help with something.

Even though Shien had stood her up yesterday, Hertia had still silently come here to wait for him today. She had not even mentioned it during the day. That alone showed how important this matter was to her.

And that was indeed the case.

".I would like to ask you to help me save someone."

After remaining silent for a long while, Hertia said those words.

"Save someone?"

Shien froze.

Hertia nodded. After pondering for a