Count Red laughed wildly, opened his gaping maw once more, and bit down.
Momousagi was powerless to resist. She could only watch that foul-smelling mouth draw closer and closer. For some reason, in her daze, she actually wondered whether Ronglin would avenge her if he found out she had been killed by Count Red.
The thought was strange and absurd, yet it had arisen for no reason at all.
Suddenly, Count Red stopped his attack. An unprecedented sense of danger surged through his heart, one that even made him feel his life was under threat.
Count Red released Momousagi in shock, then swiftly retreated with all his strength.
A blinding white beam shot in from the distant sky, carrying overwhelming momentum as it instantly struck the spot where Count Red had been standing.
The powerful air current knocked the unprepared Momousagi off her feet, but a hand swiftly reached out and caught her around the waist.
"Sister! How did you become so haggard while I was away?" Ronglin's grinning face appeared before Momousagi, making her feel as though she were in a dream.
Count Red stared at the newcomer in shock. Feeling that wild and ferocious pressure, he instinctively cried out, "So it was you!"
Misfortune? Meeting Me Is the Real Misfortune!
Held around the waist and gathered into Ronglin's arms, Momousagi suddenly felt an unprecedented sense of relief. A heartwarming feeling of safety washed over her, and she no longer felt as though she were treading on thin ice as she had while fighting Count Red alone.
"Why are you here?" Momousagi's full breasts pressed against Ronglin's chest, leaving him somewhat distracted. Her clear, lively eyes made him feel that he had to act a little more like a man.
"Just taking a walk. I happened to pass by,