West of Tianfeng City, in a dangerous wilderness zone.
An off-road vehicle, looking like an old object weathered by wind and frost, lurched along the road.
It swayed and bumped forward, while the driver in the seat seemed to be in a daze, her eyes still filled with lingering fear.
"Whoosh!"
A wave of water tore through the air from the distance, trailing the sound of wind as it caught up with the off-road vehicle.
"Meow!"
Xiao Hai'er returned with Su Ming. As she descended from the sky, she gently placed Su Ming in the passenger seat and looked at him with concern.
"A-are you two all right?"
Only then did Chi Qian somewhat recover from her dazed state. She looked at Su Ming and Xiao Hai'er and hurriedly asked.
However, Chi Qian's eyes were still filled with lingering fear, and the way she looked at Su Ming was completely different from before.
"I'm fine."
Su Ming shook his head. He looked somewhat drained, but otherwise showed no abnormalities.
"Meow!"
Xiao Hai'er also raised her hand, indicating that she was fine. She was still that energetic Mermaid Maiden.
Chi Qian sized up the human and Phantom Demon, then finally relaxed a little.
"What about the Poisonous Insect Queen?"
Chi Qian turned her gaze toward the rearview mirror, but all she could see was a stretch of cracked earth.
"I don't know." Su Ming shook his head and said, "She should have gone back, right?"
Su Ming extended his spiritual perception. He could no longer sense the powerful aura or demonic nature belonging to a Nightmare Breed that the Poisonous Insect Queen possessed.
"That makes sense." Chi Qian froze slightly, then gave a bitter smile. "After taking a blow like that, even if she's a Nightmare Breed, she shouldn't have escaped