The First Artificial Soul Master!

"Brats, you finally made it back..."

Just then, a somewhat hurried voice came from outside the door.

Everyone looked toward the sound and saw the familiar Flender leading the way.

In the middle was Yu Xiaogang, who looked ordinary yet always loved putting on airs, while a middle-aged beauty followed behind them.

She wore a long green dress that outlined her curvaceous figure, her elegant bearing carrying a hint of capable sharpness.

"Dean!"

"Dean!"

"Dean!"

"Dean!"

The four of them called out in unison.

Only Ma Hongjun could not speak, able to make nothing but muffled "mmph mmph" sounds.

Flender's gaze swept across the Shrek Five Devils one by one before finally settling on Ma Hongjun. His expression changed drastically. "Fatty, what happened to your tongue?"

"It was cut out."

Dai Mubai's tone was extremely calm, but anyone could hear the suppressed fury within it.

"What?!"

Flender was instantly horrified. When he saw the eyepatch over Dai Mubai's right eye, even his voice began to tremble. "Your eye... what happened to it?"

"It was gouged out by a woman."

Dai Mubai's voice was terrifyingly calm, as though he were talking about something unrelated to himself, but his tightly clenched fist exposed the rage in his heart.

"Where's Zhao Wuji? Where the hell did he go? I told him to watch over you, and something this serious happened?"

Flender abruptly sprang to his feet, knocking his chair half a foot backward with a piercing scrape.

Ma Hongjun anxiously cried out "Ah, ah," repeatedly making chopping gestures with both hands as harsh, breathy sounds came from his throat.

He wanted to describe Teacher Zhao's heroic figure as he stood in front of them, but his twisted expression and frantic gestures only made Flender's face grow even more solemn.

"Teacher Zhao... was killed