Xiao Yu's True Spirit was about to fade away, and everyone spoke up to say goodbye.
Xiao Yu's translucent figure looked at me and smiled faintly...
But just then, her True Spirit, already on the verge of dispersing, suddenly turned toward one side of the forest.
That was the direction of the torii gate...
Seeing her turn so abruptly, with a flicker in her eyes, I knew she had noticed something.
I immediately asked:
"Xiao Yu, what's wrong?"
Her fading figure hurriedly turned back and said:
"Go, get out of here now. A large group is heading this way..."
"A large group?"
"Ou Doudou, there are more of them?"
"Damn it, looks like we didn't kill them all!"
"..."
Xiao Yu spoke again:
"Yes, a lot of them. Leave now. Don't fight a pointless battle here."
Seeing the urgency in her expression, I immediately replied:
"All right, Xiao Yu. Don't worry. We're retreating right now!"
Her True Spirit had reached its limit. After I said that, she nodded faintly at me and said:
"I'll wait for you to come back safely!"
With that, Xiao Yu's spectral figure dispersed...
Everyone watched.
Only Aoi Yui, who had been standing quietly at the outer edge of the group, reacted as Xiao Yu departed.
She dropped straight to her knees:
"Farewell, Lady Evil God..."
The instant Xiao Yu's True Spirit dispersed, I took the Black Umbrella.
I told everyone there:
"Let's go. Back the way we came!"
"No problem!"
"Brother Jiang, are we still burning the buildings here?"
"..."
I looked around at the shrine buildings, my expression hardening.
"Yes. Why wouldn't we? Burning this place will give us more room and time to escape, and throw everything here into even greater chaos."
"Then that settles it!"
"Light it up!"
"..."
Everyone spoke up