The light was a little dazzling. Nangong Xue's hand holding the flashlight was trembling.
Although she knew that no creature approaching this place would come near her position because a Barrier was blocking them, the darkness and her own imagination still left her terrified.
So when she heard the sound, even her cry came out trembling.
"Stop shining that around. It's me!" Chen Mo raised a hand to block the beam. Although he did not care about the light, shielding his eyes was an instinctive reaction.
"Ah! Y-you're back!" Nangong Xue's voice had become strange. How should one put it? It sounded somewhat coquettish, somewhat relieved, and somewhat like the sound of someone who had finally been waiting for. It was incredibly enticing, yet also rather amusing.
Nangong Xue had always appeared aloof and cool, handling everything with great rationality. Her current panic and the way she spoke were only because this environment had frightened her too badly.
"Right. I finished what I needed to do, so of course I came back to find you." As Chen Mo spoke, he took a rechargeable illumination lamp from his Universe Bag and switched it on.
The light was very bright, illuminating an area of more than twenty square meters. Seeing the lamp Chen Mo had brought out, Nangong Xue's body went limp, and she slowly sat down on the ground.
She had kept her body tense from fear, but after realizing it was Chen Mo, the tension finally drained away. Her body felt utterly weak, too limp for her to remain standing.
Chen Mo did not go over to help her up. Instead, he slowly approached and sat down nearby. Taking out some food again, he asked, "Are you hungry?"
Nangong Xue nodded, and he Handed Over the food a little closer.