Madam Ruo's expression darkened slightly. Her eyes grew especially deep, and she lost the leisurely air she'd had earlier. She spoke even more slowly than before as she walked inside the bubble, which moved along with her.
"Do you know why people who keep digging for answers are so annoying?" she asked.
"I wouldn't call this digging for answers." Xu Huo's gaze followed her. "These are things I need to understand before dealing with someone. After all, my life depends on it."
"If you're really tired of being disturbed, you could leave Lake City for a while. That would solve the problem."
"Why should I?" Madam Ruo's voice held a hint of amusement. "Why should I make way for other people?"
Xu Huo nodded. "Of course, you don't have to. Unfortunately, the game requires it, so I have no choice but to come bother you."
Madam Ruo paused and turned her head to look at him. "A lot of people like you have come here before."
Xu Huo understood what she was implying. "I think talking things out is better than fighting to the death."
The nonchalance vanished from Madam Ruo's face, replaced by a barely restrained excitement. With a casual sweep of her hand, the water beneath the lake surged. The glowing river of stars was disrupted, and countless luminous insects rushed toward Xu Huo's group with the undercurrent.
"You have to survive a fight to the death before you get the chance to talk!"
A new group of visitors had just entered the bubbles and were slowly making their way toward the river of stars when a fierce undercurrent surged toward them from ahead. It instantly sent all the bubbles tumbling backward. The staff hurriedly activated emergency measures and began pulling the bubbles back, but an explosion suddenly