Happy Banter

"I never expected that we'd run into something like this the moment we stepped out today. Honestly, I'm feeling pretty drained now."

"If our team leader hadn't been here today, we really would have died right there."

"I have no idea where that monster even came from. Just thinking about it now still sends chills down my spine."

The three girls frowned and whispered to each other at this moment.

After all, these children had never been to a battlefield, nor had they ever encountered such a situation; this incident had truly dealt them a heavy blow.

"Alright, alright, the best thing is that everyone is safe now. Let's head back to where we were; I believe that monster should be completely gone by now."

Uchiha Matsuzaki straightened his clothes and spoke to them with a smile on his face.

They soon arrived back at the place where they had been eating, and once again, they sat down in a circle together.

However, things were completely different from before; they were still shaken and didn't dare to let their guard down at all.

"I'm afraid things won't be as peaceful as they used to be from now on. Since a monster like that has appeared, there will surely be more in the future."

"And as you all saw just now, even though my strength is quite high, I was completely helpless against that kind of monster."

"If it weren't for Chestnut Snow today, we really might have all lost our lives here."

Uchiha Matsuzaki looked at them, furrowed his brows slightly, and said in a low voice.

"Actually, I just happened to spot that monster's weakness by pure luck."

"But these monsters definitely didn't appear for no reason. I believe there must be someone behind this, pulling the strings."

Chestnut Snow glanced around at their surroundings and whispered.

Uchiha Matsuzaki understood perfectly well now that this world was no longer the one he had known; not only had these monsters appeared, but there were also many other unknowns.

What on earth is going on?

Monsters that have never appeared before have shown up today, and they even have regenerative abilities. If my strength remains as weak as it is now, I'm afraid I really won't have any way to deal with them.

If it's really as Chestnut Snow said just now, then these monsters will definitely continue to evolve.

Uchiha Matsuzaki looked up at the blue sky and thought silently to himself.

"Seriously, today could have been so happy, but after everything that's happened, I'm just not in a good mood anymore!"

Yamamoto Takeshi clenched his fists tightly at this moment and said.

Uchiha Matsuzaki saw that his companions were all feeling dejected.

"Come on, come on, weren't you quite heroic just a moment ago? Standing in front of the girls like that—I really couldn't tell!"

"What's wrong? Thinking about it now, are you scared?"

Uchiha Matsuzaki patted Yamamoto Takeshi on the shoulder and said with a laugh.

"How could I be scared? I'm a man, after all. How could a little thing like this make me afraid?"

Yamamoto Takeshi sounded a bit guilty as he spoke.

"Yamamoto, the monster is here!"

Uchiha Matsuzaki suddenly shouted at Yamamoto Takeshi.

"Ah! Uchiha Matsuzaki, help me!"

Yamamoto Takeshi instinctively hid behind Uchiha Matsuzaki, saying fearfully.

At that very moment, all four of them burst into laughter.

"Just kidding! You actually took it seriously! Haha!"

Uchiha Matsuzaki said to Yamamoto Takeshi behind him with a laugh.

Only then did Yamamoto Takeshi realize what had happened, and he slowly returned to his seat and sat down.

"Damn you, Uchiha Matsuzaki."

Yamamoto Takeshi muttered under his breath.

Seeing this, the others started laughing all over again.