" N-no... I'm fine!" Chen Shouyi reassured her, then quickly withdrew from the world and dispelled his Transcendent State.
Just then, he had a thought and looked at Shell Girl, a trace of surprise on his face.
"Good Giant, why are you looking at Little Dot?" Shell Girl asked.
"Weren't you affected just now?" Chen Shouyi asked in puzzlement. Earlier, when that vertical eye attacked, Shell Girl had been hiding in his hand. By rights, she should have been caught in the attack too, but she looked completely unharmed.
"Affected by what?" Shell Girl looked utterly blank. After thinking for a moment, she said, "I just fell really hard!"
Her face turned pitiful.
Chen Shouyi didn't really feel like dealing with her.
Forget it. He'd pretend he hadn't asked.
Still, she seemed immune to mental attacks. When she'd licked the god's blood, she hadn't shown the slightest sign of being affected.
Chen Shouyi staggered as he struggled to his feet, then spat out another mouthful of blood.
He glanced at the blood speckles and bruises covering his body and sighed.
When a human body endured fear beyond its limits, it would destroy itself, its cells collapsing. Clearly, although he'd survived that terrifying attack, his body was already on the verge of collapse.
Every inch of him hurt... At least they were all minor injuries!
"I was far too careless this time. Those Shadow Creatures were probably extensions of that barbarian god's power.
"It was probably already alerted when I killed the first Shadow Creature. The more Shadow Creatures we killed, the more attention we attracted, but the few of us remained completely unaware, step by step edging toward the cliff.
"Only when that cult leader exposed its whereabouts did it finally fly into a complete rage."
Chen Shouyi looked toward