"Finally back..."
Duo Ercha had only been hanging on by a thread to begin with, and after being struck by the Mother-and-Son Soul-Severing Darts, he naturally died fast.
Almost as soon as the secret passage door closed, everyone received notification that the mission had ended and returned to Reincarnation Plaza.
"As expected of fourth on the Human Ranking. We almost didn't make it back."
Meng Qi let out a breath, then waggled his brows at Qi Zhengyan as he said,
"Senior Brother Qi, that hidden weapon of yours was a stroke of genius. Zhen Se and I worked well together because we interact often, but I didn't expect you to follow up so quickly as well. Otherwise, there might have been more trouble."
"I had been waiting for the right opportunity, so naturally I would not miss it."
Qi Zhengyan said woodenly.
In truth, if this guy got hurt, he would turn into a chatterbox. But since he had not been injured this time, that trait had not been exposed.
"The saintess of the Luo Cult, one of the Nine Demonic Paths, and the reincarnation of this generation's Mother Wusheng. The public information on the Human Ranking says she has already opened Eight Apertures, and all three of her recorded battles involved killing enemies above her level."
Jiang Zhiwei seemed to relax as well and briefly explained.
"Haha, Miss Jiang will definitely surpass her someday. But what exactly are the Human Ranking, Earth Ranking, and Heaven Ranking?"
Meng Qi laughed, then asked curiously.
"Me? Your Master Zhen Se will probably surpass her even sooner. Two forms of the Heaven Severing Seven Swords... If not for Gu Xiaosang, we would probably still have been kept in the dark."
Jiang Zhiwei then glanced at Xu Yue, though she did not mean to