(So, today was my birthday. I'd originally planned to take the opportunity to openly and justifiably rest for a day in celebration, but after agonizing over it for ages, I still couldn't overcome my sense of responsi(forced)bil(ion)ity... In consideration of both my sense of responsibility and my birthday, how about some red-envelope subscriptions or tips?)
Because Dragon Girl So Ya had teleported to the Dark Moon ahead of us, she had already vanished by the time everyone arrived. Viska had sent a Louse Spirit to follow her. But Viska hadn't been monitoring the Louse Spirit's movements the entire time: after all, not everyone could maintain Lin Xue's twenty-four-hour enthusiasm for spying. So, after confirming that So Ya had not yet reached the Dark Moon Overlord's palace, Viska had temporarily shifted her attention away from that Louse Spirit.
Yet in that brief interval, something happened to So Ya.
"What happened?" Seeing the urgency on Viska's face, I couldn't help getting nervous too.
"It looks like poisoning or an injury," Viska said, abruptly rising to her feet. Golden halos slowly drifted through her eyes as she communicated with the Louse Spirit at the scene. But after only a moment, the Rogue began cursing. "Damn it, Louse Spirits are too stupid. They can't even explain things clearly. I have no idea whether that Dragon Girl ever met the Dark Moon Overlord... Wait here. I'm going over to save her. That Girl looks like she's about to die."
Before anyone could react, Viska vanished from the room in a flash of light.
Only then did General Angelie barely realize what had happened. From our conversation, she guessed who was in trouble. "Something happened to Lady So Ya? How do you know?"
"We came up here following her," I explained quickly. "We were originally going