The Charging Flock of Sheep

In the heart of Boundless Mystery's chaotic, brilliant starry sky, before the swaying Ship of Fools, eight Legendary Rank sprite subspecies charged at a Furnace God of War.

Ainia Silver Scale, a sprite that looked remarkably like a fat silver dragon, was the first to act, shouting those words at Tang Qi.

"...Save Grandpa?"

Memories from his previous life surfaced in Tang Qi's mind.

At first, he did not know whether to laugh or cry, but soon became interested.

"Looks like I can try being a villain who beats up little kids today?"

With a thought, Tang Qi casually took the little fellow off his shoulder and handed it to Rose, who was contemplating something.

Then his Furnace God of War moved. The Furnace Hammer expanded enormously with two thunderous booms, blocking Tang Qi's front as the eight Legendary sprites charged toward him.

Standing amid the mystery, he looked directly at the tiny, frail Rosacea-Nosed Old Man in his hand.

He glared fiercely at this Phoenix Sprite wearing a human disguise and asked,

"Why aren't you fighting? The Phoenix Sprite race may not have much combat power ordinarily, but once you enter a life-or-death situation, you can enter a state of Nirvana."

"Cast off that disguise, and a Legendary Rank Phoenix can fight a Demigod Level Transcendent for a while before dying."

Hearing Tang Qi reveal the "secret" of his race, the Rosacea-Nosed Old Man showed no unusual reaction.

When Tang Qi first attacked, he had indeed been terrified, but he had clearly figured something out by now.

The old man chuckled hoarsely, revealing several lonely yellow teeth, and said in a voice only the two of them could hear,

"Your wisdom is even broader and more profound than the rumors say. Please do as you please, so long as