When Hao Ren returned to Corpus Space, he received a warm welcome from Lily.
The Husky Girl grabbed his arm and gnawed at it at least seventy or eighty times, until golden light flared wildly from the Rigid Shield and Lily's teeth hurt too much to keep biting.
"Landlord, can't you be a little more careful?!" Lily put her hands on her hips and glared at Hao Ren. "You suddenly took off carrying such a huge mass of pitch-black stuff. Were you trying to scare someone to death?! Do you know that was basically the same as charging into battle with a nuclear bomb?"
Hao Ren was left stunned by Lily's barrage. He had never imagined that he would actually be lectured so severely by this Husky Girl. Normally, he always thought this airhead did nothing but eat and sleep, completely heartless. He had not expected her to care so much about her landlord at a critical moment. He was touched yet vexed. "Uh, sorry... But do you think you, as a Husky who's always running off, have the right to lecture me about being careful?"
Lily let out a howl and nearly charged at him again, but fortunately, Hao Ren quickly stuffed a spicy gluten snack into her mouth and stopped her.
Only later did he figure out why Lily had been so concerned about him. The reason was actually quite simple: a loyal dog protecting its master. Her instincts had kicked in...
After the energy supply was cut off, the magical reaction in the ritual hall had already subsided. The powerful fluctuations of magic had turned into thin streams slowly flowing through the rune array, where they were absorbed and neutralized by the demonic runes Izax had set up. The oppressive aura that had made everyone uncomfortable had