I'm No MOTH Hero

"By that logic, it should have come looking for me from the start. But I got involved in this incident too early and know too much, so it changed its second target to someone else."

"That's what I think."

"If it were you, what would you do now?"

"..."

Yan Luo did not wait for Lin's answer. She naturally knew that the best method would be to disguise itself as Lin and approach her.

It seemed they would have to be even more vigilant.

Pardo was next. She had no ability to defend herself, so Yan Luo and Lin planned to send her to Elysia and the others. As for the rest, they would leave it to the Herrscher of Erosion. Within the Imaginary Tree, aside from the highest authority, no one was stronger than the Herrscher of Erosion. She was the best choice to eliminate the black-eyed figure.

But would things really go that smoothly?

For some reason, the unease in Yan Luo's heart had never faded.

"Where is she?"

Yan Luo asked Lin.

They stood in a devastated forest. The ground was littered with traces of battle—ice, fire, claw marks, blades, spears—and these clearly could not have been left behind by Pardo, who could not fight.

Yan Luo crouched down and touched the ground. The battle had happened some time ago, which meant it had not just taken place.

"In this space, their thoughts are materialized. Since Pardo couldn't fight and had been separated from everyone else, she wanted someone familiar to protect her." Lin looked at one of the claw marks. "So a bodyguard shaped like Canned Food appeared. It looks like it fought that thing, but she was still taken away in the end."

They could think, and so could the black-eyed figure. Had it considered