After receiving the message from Raven 12345, Hao Ren hurriedly ran around collecting his companions from every nook and cranny—including the Siren who had already swum to the continental shelf connection point and the cat demon who had already crawled into the city sewers. Just fishing out the Siren and finding the cat had taken him nearly an hour. At long last, after locating both of them, he still had to run through every kitchen in the Demon King's palace to drag Lily out...
Once everyone had gathered, he announced that they would be heading home early. "Roll" immediately flopped down on the ground and refused to get up. For a moment, Hao Ren really felt like he was in charge of a kindergarten class: What a pain.
"Come on, let's go. The sooner we dig out Horleta's eldest son, the sooner we can put this matter behind us." Hao Ren forcefully pulled Cat Girl up from the ground while turning to bid Lanina farewell. "We're leaving now. I still have things to do after I get back... Don't scratch! Hey, I said don't scratch! Don't you want dinner tonight?"
The silly cat flailed and clawed at Hao Ren, howling, "Meow! I haven't had enough fun yet, I haven't had enough fun! You go back by yourself!"
Hao Ren had no choice but to ask the audience for help. Fortunately, Nangong May had just returned from a swim in the deep sea and had actually found something. The Siren girl produced a small fish as if by magic and handed it over. "Here. Stop making a fuss."
Hao Ren stared at May's catch in surprise. "There are fish here?"
"Of course there are. There are some in the deep-water areas near the continental shelf. They're about the same as the