Little Illusion's appearance gave the woman a fright. She clutched her chest at once. "Whose child are you? You're so disobedient—you nearly scared my heart out."
"If I hadn't come out, your heart really would have been taken." Little Illusion pointed at the man across from them. "Look carefully now. Who exactly is that person?"
The woman looked at her boyfriend and saw that the hands he had just raised to embrace her had somehow turned into gleaming silver claws! They even seemed to be stained with patches of blood.
The sight sent chills down the woman's spine, and she nearly collapsed to the ground. "Didn't you just say you wanted to give me your heart? Didn't you just say we should be a little braver? Why are you backing down now?"
The man stared intently into his girlfriend's eyes and shouted earnestly.
But combined with the claws he held out, his voice only made the woman's hair stand on end.
"Come here. Let's brave the odds together. Let our hearts stay together forever."
"Get away from me!" The woman covered her ears and screamed.
Little Illusion grew irritated. "Are you stupid? Do you think this is a movie? Why aren't you running? Are you staying for New Year's dinner?"
Of course, Little Illusion did not know that anyone capable of running away after being frightened was already considered brave. Many people would be too terrified to move, their legs turning to jelly as they closed their eyes and waited to die.
This time, the woman truly burst into tears. "Kid, hurry and call an adult to chase him away!"
"Can't you call the police?" Little Illusion said disdainfully. "You really don't have a shred of rationality."
While the two were talking, the man lunged at them again with his