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"What happened?"
Although accidents were commonplace in this Demon-Slaying Tower, Nainai had a pretty good personality. If there was still hope, I wanted to do my best to save her.
"We had just entered the Endless Demon Sea when we ran into a demon beast. It chased us relentlessly, so we hid on an isolated island. The beast kept circling around us, leaving us helpless. In the end, we could only wait for it to leave before finding a way to reach the designated area. But then the island sank." Xiangxiang looked rather dejected.
"It sank?" A strange expression crossed my face.
"Yes. Who would have thought that isolated island was actually the back of a giant demon? After it dove into the water, by the time we realized it inside the cave, we were already on the seafloor." Shishi was thoroughly depressed.
"The seafloor? How did you breathe spiritual energy?" Hongshu was shocked as well.
"There was still spiritual energy in the cave, and it was brought down with us. But if we stayed there too long, it would definitely run dry." Shishi answered.
"Right. While we were on the seafloor, the demon beast disappeared too. We knew it was unrealistic to keep staying underwater, so the three of us swam toward the surface together. But halfway there, the demon beast appeared again." Xiangxiang looked heartbroken.
"Nainai was eaten?" I asked bluntly.
"We got separated. Nainai wandered off somewhere, and the two of us were later found by the Gathering Hall's staff. Everyone searched for a long time, but we never found her. She may have been..."
"Judging by what happened, she was probably eaten..." Shishi said bitterly.
"Ugh..." Hongshu let out a heavy sigh.
I shook my head and said, "I want to search again. Can you