Willow had surrendered so decisively because she had roughly sensed that the control system of the "Externalized Fire Seed" had most likely gone wrong.
All the control methods rooted in the "Fire Seed" had developed flaws.
This was a good chance to jump free.
As it turned out, she had made the right bet.
She could finally break away from that disgusting hierarchy of control... though she had leaped into an even harsher prison.
With everything settled, Willow unconsciously looked toward Pu Ren again.
The distance she had opened up earlier was about seven or eight meters, and with the shop's doorframe and walls blocking her view, she could no longer see very clearly. She only knew that there still seemed to be struggling over there.
During that time, light and shadow fluctuated on that side. It should have been the effect of "Spacetime Silhouette," preparing to seal Pu Ren, this threat, inside it before dealing with him.
It was an extremely steady and experienced approach.
But in the next second, an explosive roar rang out. A powerful shock wave blasted that shop to pieces and dispersed the light-and-shadow structure that had almost taken shape.
Amid the mangled ruins of the shop, Pu Ren staggered to his feet and slowly walked out, facing the muzzles of guns and cannons focused on him from every side.
As if sensing Willow's gaze, Pu Ren also turned his head and looked over.
At this moment, the skin and flesh on his face and body were still twisting, leaving him completely unrecognizable, yet it gave Willow an inexplicably intense sense of familiarity.
She had already grown very familiar with Pu Ren during this period; the face of "Little Fear" he wore was also one she had seen until fear had nearly turned into disgust.