Chen Rui had just exited the Super System when he abruptly rose to his feet, startling everyone who had been chatting and laughing over their meal.
"Pagliu, come with me at once."
"What happened?" Athena asked anxiously.
"Lola and Ben Hong have encountered a powerful enemy. Ben Hong specifically asked for Pagliu to come along."
Me? Pagliu pointed at his own nose in surprise. Even Ben Hong called them a "powerful enemy"—what use would this lord be? That old lady couldn't be trying to mess with people again, could she...
Lord Poison Dragon's head immediately seemed to swell another size, but Chen Rui's expression made it clear that this was no joke, that it was no trivial matter. Pagliu did not hesitate in the slightest and promptly stood up. "Let's go."
"Be careful." Several voices spoke at once—not only Athena and the others, but Clobellus as well.
"We will." Chen Rui nodded, then said to Athena, "Tell Alice for me."
With a flash of light, Pagliu entered the space within the Tower of Glory. At the same time, the Stellar Gate appeared before Chen Rui, and he vanished from where he stood.
This sight left Alice, standing by the distant kitchen door, momentarily stunned. Looking at the fish still steaming in the pot, she could not help puffing out her cheeks. Yet upon vaguely hearing that final sentence, the little princess bit her lip and smiled again. At least Big Brother still had her in his heart.
In the imperial palace of the Blood Fiend Empire, a spatial gate faintly shimmering with starlight opened, and Chen Rui's figure flew out.
Judging from Ben Hong's earlier reaction, the battle situation had to be extremely dire. Chen Rui therefore did not go see Tiffany, instead directly teleporting to the skies above the