Under the cover of night, a huge swarm of bats flapped across the sky and vanished into the distant horizon. A white figure was wrapped in the middle of the swarm. Nangong May watched the bickering pair disappear into the distance and could not help muttering, "Vivian wouldn't happen to toss Lily overboard halfway there, would she..."
Hao Ren gazed into the distance and spread his hands slightly. "She already did—they flew into the woods and she tossed her down."
Nangong May: "..."
"It's fine. Lily's sturdy; a couple of tumbles won't hurt her. Besides, this is one of their regular routines," Hao Ren said indifferently as he turned his gaze away. "Whenever Vivian flies out at night to clear her head, Lily waits behind the window with a slingshot. That's just how those two are. Nothing can be done about them."
Lily and Vivian were the team's "high-speed duo" and were supposed to investigate the situation at the Blood Lake outpost together. However, the Church Knights' Order had already set up layers of ground defenses outside the Twisted Woods to hold back the Stone Giants. There was practically no gap between the various detection magic towers and the patrolling sentries. Hao Ren did not want to cause trouble over something unrelated, so he suggested that the two of them fly over the defenses. Lily could not fly, of course, so Vivian carried her over—and the Vampire Girl was nothing if not literal. When she was told to cross the defensive line, she simply crossed it. The moment she flew into the woods, she tossed the husky down.
Izax and Becky had left earlier, so only Hao Ren and Nangong May remained at the scene. The cool radiance of the twin moons spilled down. Taking advantage of the light, Hao