In the pitch-black and empty world, there was no concept of time.
Although it was still cold inside the quilt, honestly, it was quite a novel experience.
...Especially when, upon first entering the quilt, someone's body had started sparkling.
Unfortunately, they did not get to admire that strange sight for long. After someone darkly demanded that August Desolation take out a lighting tool, there was no longer anything to admire. It was truly rather regrettable.
Time slowly passed amid that atmosphere.
At some point, while August Desolation was lifting dumbbells, a muffled boom rang out, and the entire wooden house began to jolt violently as if it had crashed into something.
Since none of them had expected such a sudden change, they were all thrown about in utter disarray.
Fortunately, Bai Zhi promptly spread out his Ghost Domain. Otherwise, some unlucky person among them might have had their head make intimate contact with the dumbbells August Desolation had taken out.
"We've arrived. We need to get out quickly, or those patrolling guards will follow the trail here. Those things are very dangerous and terrifying."
At that critical moment, Pi hurriedly spoke up.
"Hurry up, we don't have much time!!"
A few minutes later, as they watched the so-called guards run past through the grass in front of them, not only Bai Zhi but everyone else was left speechless for a long while.
"...Are you sure they're terrifying?"
After a brief silence, Xiao Shanji turned to look at the tense-faced loli beside her.
Because the situation had been urgent, they had not returned to their original size and were still in their tiny forms. But even from the perspective of their current bodies, the so-called guards rushing past them had nothing whatsoever to do with the words terrifying or dangerous.
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