"As long as the Earth Beast was safe."
Mydei said approvingly:
"I never imagined a fat Earth Beast could move like that."
"If it hadn't saved me so many times, I might never have had the chance to hurl my spear at Okhma City."
"?" Yan Huan tilted his head. "So it really knew how to fight?"
"It did, and it was remarkably agile." Mydei turned to Castorice.
"But what about you, Castorice? Are you truly ready?"
"Mm..." Castorice nodded gently.
For as long as Mydei had known Castorice, she had been bound by the curse of [Death].
This journey might be the moment she faced her fate.
"Little Die... are you sure about this?" Mimi warned her.
"That alchemist also said he wanted to use you as a sacrifice..."
"It's all right. I'm not afraid." Castorice looked up and smiled at Mimi.
"We've come this far... There's no reason to turn back now."
"I think... rather than hesitate, we should set off."
"Perhaps today, fate will take pity on us and show a little mercy."
With Mydei joining them, the three reached the top of the courtyard, now quite close to the tower beneath the moon.
The path to the tower's summit had long since broken away, forcing them to stop.
Gazing at the eerie moonlight, Yan Huan declaimed, "When two moons share the sky, chaos is sure to follow..."
"So how do we get across?" Mydei looked at the other two.
"For starters, I can't fly."
Once again, they faced a choice.
Back when Yan Huan and Mydei had explored with Phainon, they had often run into situations like this.
A road would suddenly break off. A bridge would suddenly collapse...
Even if the gap was only five centimeters wide, those two would insist on stopping and suggest