Stick This Thing On Me?

"Give me your hand."

Out of the corner of his eye, Lu Li saw the giant maw rapidly closing in from behind and hurriedly shouted to Evelina.

The female succubus did not hesitate at a time like this either.

Besides, in that black mist earlier, they had already seen everything they should and should not have seen.

Holding hands was no big deal.

As long as she could be sure Lu Li would not leave her behind alone, that was enough.

No sooner had the thought arisen than she felt her left hand firmly grasped.

Her vision blurred in an instant!

Her uncontrollable body seemed to slide backward a distance in the blink of an eye. When the scene before her became clear again, the mist-filled passage had turned into a blocked "dead end."

Moreover, the end blocking the passage continued to advance farther away at a steady pace.

"Where is this..." Evelina looked around, her expression blank.

Lu Li had already stopped running. He took something from his Space Ring and held it out before her.

"The other side of the passage's end, behind that giant meat-grinder mouth."

Evelina glanced at the rumbling "dead end" moving forward, then at Lu Li before her.

In the end, her gaze fell upon the cylindrical item he was holding out to her, whose purpose was still unclear.

"What is this..."

"[Soul Anchoring Stake]." Lu Li answered concisely. "Stick this on yourself. It can provide some protection for your safety."

"Stick... stick it where?!" Evelina's face turned bright red, and she became like a boiled shrimp as she stammered.

"Stick it on yourself..." Lu Li frowned slightly and sighed with faint impatience.

Was this a side effect of exploiting a bug?

Or was this woman just slow to begin with?

Why did this