Although she had vomited all over the place and even passed out in a daze, Mei was not in mortal danger. Once Bronya confirmed this, she began searching for Zhao Bai. Beneath her indifferent gaze was a trace of urgency. Yet she found no sign of Zhao Bai—not even his shadow.
Where had Zhao Bai gone?
Bronya surveyed her surroundings. This was a floating island like a hanging garden, yet it was unbelievably desolate. To both the left and right stretched an endless deep-purple starry sky, making her feel insignificant.
"Is it bigger on the inside than on the outside?"
Bronya had seen Chiyou's true form before, like a moving island. But this vast interior, this enormous starry sky, was clearly not something an island could contain. It filled Bronya with curiosity.
"Chiyou's stomach uses spatial folding technology. It folds space as casually as a person reaching out while eating. Truly remarkable."
Bronya said this expressionlessly.
Mei beside her seemed to move slightly. Bronya stopped musing and looked down. Mei's fingers had indeed twitched faintly. A wisp of lightning flowed across her fingertips, a fleeting sight that Bronya caught in full.
This is bad!
Bronya sensed danger and took several steps back, but she was still half a beat too slow. Purple lightning flashed past. Mei's pupils turned a purplish red entirely unlike their usual color, and her body accelerated until it could no longer be seen clearly. Bronya felt her entire body go light, utterly unable to exert any strength, as a hand clamped tightly around her slender neck.
"Ha ha, isn't this Bronya?"
With Mei unconscious, the Third Herrscher was like a mad dragon unleashed from its restraints, charging out recklessly. The moment she emerged, she offered Bronya the most sincere and cordial greeting possible, catching Bronya completely