The speck of light lifted off the pillar, tracing a brilliant arc through the air.
In truth, it wasn't the only one. As the gunshot rang out, nearly every speck of light on the pillars began to move.
This...
Brother Coat and Elina had been basking in the light as they headed forward on their pilgrimage. After the gunshot, they'd looked a little bewildered, but seeing what happened now, they finally stopped.
It seemed even they could tell that something was wrong.
As the two watched, one of the specks traced an arc and came straight toward them.
Bang!
Elina and Brother Coat still stood there dazed, their minds not yet fully recovered. Fu Qian raised his gun, took aim, and pulled the trigger again.
This time, there was no doubt about it: he hit his target dead on.
A light dozens of times brighter than before burst out with the gunshot, as if a supernova had appeared right before them.
But the brilliant spectacle lasted only a moment. Then it fell to the ground and went dark.
What is—
Elina and Brother Coat lowered their heads in unison.
What they saw was a bug covered in spikes.
Its body was bright red, and a ring of spikes radiated outward in every direction. At a glance, it looked like a sun drawn by a child.
Only this sun's back was riddled with tiny holes, making it look rather disgusting.
Could the light they'd seen just now have come from inside it?
The source of such brilliant light was actually a bug!
Elina and Brother Coat stood rooted to the spot, staring at the scene.
It seemed that even a great awakening had its limits.
Unfortunately, they weren't given much time to gawk.
The first bug to fall had clearly provoked