"Wuu~"
A discordant sound of sobbing and choking suddenly rang out.
Everyone looked incredulously at the black Soul Puppet, only to discover that she was actually... crying!?
Why was she crying?
Could it be for that gray Soul Puppet?
How did she still have the nerve to cry?
The crowd exchanged uneasy looks. Not a trace of sympathy or pity showed in their eyes as they looked at the black Soul Puppet—only coldness.
"Th-thank you~"
The black Soul Puppet stopped sobbing and trembled her way toward them, looking exceedingly weak.
No one understood what she intended, much less what scheme lay behind that inexplicable "thank you."
They had assumed that once the black Soul Puppet approached, she would attempt some underhanded act against them.
Yet they saw her weakly raise both hands, streams of pure energy reaching toward the Life and Death Ring above their heads.
Everyone soon noticed that the pressure upon them had greatly lessened, allowing them to move again.
"She is... saving us?"
Qian Meng's eyes widened in astonishment as she hurriedly cooperated from within.
Though still on guard, everyone followed suit one after another.
Before long, under their strange combined efforts, the Life and Death Ring was torn open by a small gap and gradually vanished into the void.
The black Soul Puppet let out a relieved breath, then collapsed weakly to the ground.
Seeing this, everyone could not help but frown.
"Why did she do that?"
"Why did she suddenly save us?"
For a moment, they found the black Soul Puppet before them even harder to fathom.
Tang Yuan and Qian Xin paid no heed to any of this. The instant they could move, they rushed toward Lu Feng.
However, with the Life and Death Ring still encircling Lu Feng, neither of them could reach