At the same time, after hearing Lin An's soft chuckle, Lili'er let out a huge sigh of relief.
She merely raised her head subconsciously, but when she saw Lin An's face—completely different from what she had imagined—she suddenly froze.
She had thought that beneath the mask would be a cold, heartless, terrifying visage as hideous as an Abyss Demon.
But she had never expected Lin An to have a purely human appearance—and a rather handsome one at that.
"Y-yes! Lord Star Shatterer!"
"My people are all waiting for me to return. Just like you! You came this way too, didn't you?"
Perhaps Lin An's removal of his mask had made her feel a little closer to him.
Now that she was no longer quite so afraid, Lili'er's eyes had turned red.
Lin An's words—That must have been hard—
were like a bullet, piercing through her psychological defenses at that very moment and making her nose sting.
Yes, it had truly been hard. Truly desperate.
Bearing the hopes of an entire civilization all the way to this point had been utterly exhausting.
"Sir, in our civilization, I was just an ordinary Wind Beast at first. But once I revealed my talent, everyone placed their hopes in me. My teacher, my companions, and my family all sacrificed themselves for me."
"To survive, and to help me break through to the Fifth Order, the former leader of our civilization also perished alongside those monsters."
"You must have gone through all this too, right?"
"You must know how difficult it is to bear the hopes of everyone!"
"So please, let me live. I'm begging you. Consider it giving our civilization a chance to survive. I really want to lead everyone to survival!"
Her voice carried a hint of sobbing. Under the immense pressure, Lili'er