So ugly...
That was the first thought that popped into Li Luo's mind.
But very quickly, she sensed a strangely familiar warmth from that short, ugly figure.
Though she had no idea why and was filled with questions, Li Luo was one hundred and twenty percent certain that this ugly little fellow was inextricably connected to her Benefactor, Lu Li.
Her tangled thoughts eventually condensed into a single question at her lips:
"Who are you?"
As the woman's question left her mouth, that dark green old face tilted slightly. With the same confusion and a trace of curiosity, he stared at her for a long while.
He did not answer directly, merely saying calmly:
"You now meet every condition required to ascend the divine throne. If you do not wish to awaken the God of Slaughter, you'd best focus and hold fast to your true self."
"I'll take you somewhere. You'll be safe there, and we'll have plenty of time to talk."
Though he had still not introduced himself, those few words allowed Li Luo to clearly understand her present condition and circumstances.
After unsuccessfully trying to move her body, she could only trust her instincts and follow the green-skinned dwarf's advice, beginning to focus her mind and hold firm to her will.
The green-skinned dwarf nodded in satisfaction, and the holy light radiating from his body slowly began to recede.
It was this very action that brought new sights into the vision that had previously been filled with light.
Li Luo shifted her gaze and saw that she was floating.
All around her drifted scattered chunks of corpses, fragments of equipment, and icy blood clots.
Two of the corpses were relatively intact, floating directly in front of her and diagonally above her.
Another corpse had half its body blasted