As Pearl's calm words fell, a gentle light burst into existence before her without warning.
When the light faded, Chen Li, clad in the Golden Honkai-Moe King costume, instantly appeared before Pearl.
The moment Chen Li landed, he looked warily around like a thief.
Only after confirming that none of those familiar faces were nearby did Chen Li finally let out a heavy sigh of relief.
"Whew... Thank goodness, I'm finally safe." As Chen Li spoke, he reached up and rubbed the back of his costume's head.
Although almost no one could hit Chen Li with a ball, that faint yet persistent sense of danger still made him feel rather uncomfortable.
"Master, what happened? Did something occur?" Pearl frowned slightly, her gaze falling on the spot at the back of Chen Li's head that he was rubbing, her voice carrying a trace of concern.
"It's nothing serious. People just threw a lot of balls at me, but none of them hit." Chen Li waved a hand dismissively.
Chen Li had already lost count of how many Poké Balls had flown at him. Fortunately, his reflexes were quick enough for him to dodge countless sneak attacks.
The reason Chen Li had not simply used spatial teleportation to escape was that spatial teleportation would inevitably leave traces. It was better to use the Friends Circle's support function instead.
The Friends Circle's support function allowed Chen Li to instantly teleport to the side of someone he had already recognized as a friend.
And Pearl, this fiercely loyal Intelligent Machine, had long since been recognized by Chen Li as a friend. So even though Pearl had not installed a Friends Circle Terminal, Chen Li could still activate the support effect unilaterally and teleport himself to her side.
"Why would anyone be chasing you? Could