(﹏ ) Cuteness Doesn't Work
It wasn't until the afternoon that the "mutiny" aboard the lighthouse gradually died down.
As the crooked lighthouse, on the verge of collapse, began making emergency adjustments and jettisoning unnecessary cabins, supplies, corpses, and all sorts of other things, the Ravagers on the ground below began to revel.
They ran back and forth without restraint, greedily drawing life essence from the human corpses that had only just died. Every so often, they raised their heads and roared at the sky, as if hoping more bodies would come tumbling down.
Of course, you could also say they were feeding on human souls. That might have been a more accurate way to put it.
Either way, after watching the commotion for so long, the Dragonbone Village team figured that once everything had settled, it was about time for the team led by Boss Bai to get moving.
"All right!"
"Let's..."
"Hmm?"
When the time seemed right and Boss Bai Yue Kui was about to lead her companions on their mission, she casually glanced around—and was surprised to find that the troublesome little girl who'd had lunch with them earlier was nowhere to be seen.
"Xia Dou!"
"Where's that little Annie?"
"Where'd she run off to this time?"
She immediately looked to Xia Dou, who was closest to Annie. The two had been playing together not long ago.
"I was just about to tell you!"
"She just ran off!"
"I have no idea where she went!"
"I couldn't find her!"
Xia Dou shrugged, gave Boss Bai a helpless look, and stuck out her tongue in a silly face, making it clear that she'd been meaning to report what happened.
"What?"
"You don't know either?"
Sensing there was more to it, Bai Yue Kui asked again, somewhat surprised.
"Talk!"