Mao Zimiao felt as though she had been glued in midair, unable to move. She watched the Demon Deer's antlers grow brighter and brighter, yet her heart was strangely calm.
Why had she made such a low-level mistake?
Because her limbs had been numbed by the electricity just now?
Or because she had seen Wang Qi get sent flying, his life and death unknown, so concern had thrown her into disarray?
Come to think of it, what had she thought when she saw Little Qi kicked away just now? Anxiety? Or... heartache?
Then, the Half-Demon girl saw a black shadow charging straight toward her. Looking closely, it was Wang Qi, who had just been kicked away.
The protective aura constructed from matter waves was remarkably effective. Wang Qi was practically wearing a turtle shell with built-in shock absorption, and he was almost entirely uninjured. Yet in Mao Zimiao's eyes, he looked rather furious and flustered.
Because of me? The girl was a little puzzled.
It was not until Wang Qi also entered the Deer King's attack range that the Half-Demon girl's slow-reacting mind recalled a more important question.
"Are you going to die with me, Little Qi?"
Mao Zimiao wanted to shove Wang Qi away, but Qi Refining Cultivators could not yet tread the void through the air. If Mao Zimiao had the ability to push Wang Qi away, she would have long since escaped the Demon Deer's lightning range herself.
Mao Zimiao's thoughts did not affect Wang Qi in the slightest. At last, before the Demon Deer could launch its attack, Wang Qi grabbed Mao Zimiao's hand.
Mao Zimiao felt a numb, tingling sensation like an electric shock travel from the hand Wang Qi held. That crisp, prickling feeling that made one's heart itch instantly spread through the Half-Demon