"Impressive skills!"
The voice was incredibly strange. It was childish, like a little kid's, yet it carried an indescribably sinister quality—a terror that seemed to seep into one's very bones. Reina, who was still on the ground recovering her bodily functions, felt her heart clench!
In an instant, she sensed that this childlike monster possessed terrifying Mental Strength.
"Bronze Academy, the imperial family's prestigious school. I thought there wouldn't be a single person worth looking at." The child gazed at Feng Doudou with a giggle. "I didn't expect there to be someone impressive after all."
"What did you do to our people?" Reina demanded coldly!
"Nothing much." The child tilted its head, producing a metallic creaking sound that made it even more unpleasant.
"You saw it yourself." The child pointed at Paris, who had lost her head yet could still stand, and said with a grin, "Only one person died, and your group of companions ran faster than Moon Rabbits."
Reina's heart tightened. She had been wondering why Paris, the team's most important healer, had died here alone. Judging from the other party's tone, she had actually been abandoned.
That should have been impossible. The captain ought to have understood Paris's importance clearly, yet she had still been abandoned here. That could only mean that the entire team had been in danger at the time and had no choice but to abandon her.
At that thought, Reina's heart grew unbearably heavy. As she looked at the terrifying child, she thought, This thing forced the entire team to retreat?
"You're a child who doesn't like to talk." The child tilted its head with a series of clicks and looked at Feng Doudou with an even brighter smile. "But I like children like you."
Feng Doudou glanced at it. The long sword