Black vapor billowed around the roof ridge, and blue-green energy spread outward.
I had no time to worry about anything else and immediately called out:
"Strike first!"
With that, I ignored the South Koreans, drew Evil-Slaying Flowing Cloud, and rushed toward the roof ridge ahead.
Mao Jing, Zhang Yuchen, and Pan Ling followed close behind.
I really wanted nothing to do with this mess, and these South Koreans looked like deadweight teammates.
But I had no choice. I had to take the initiative.
My master was waiting. Only by quickly killing this Roof-Tile Fiend would the Dragon Group devote its full attention to arranging our immediate return.
I raced across the blue-green tiles, my footsteps tapping rapidly against them.
I was the first to reach the ridge. As soon as I got there, I looked down toward the area where the Roof-Tile Fiend was.
My expression changed abruptly at the sight.
At a spot on the roof ahead and to the left, black vapor billowed and blue-green mist spread outward.
A handsome Korean-looking man with an excellent physique stood up on the roof, shirtless and showing off eight-pack abs. He stretched lazily and yawned.
Out of the corner of his eye, he fixed his gaze on me as I climbed onto the ridge. A faint smile curled his lips, and he said in Korean:
"Oh! Have you finally found where this great king was hiding, seumnida?"
At that moment, the Phoenix-Pattern Jade Pendant I carried reacted violently.
Mao Jing, Pan Ling, and Zhang Yuchen appeared on either side of me, all fixing their eyes on the handsome man.
But all of us remained wary.
Pan Ling immediately spoke:
"It's him! He's that Ghost-Faced Roof Tile!"
Pan Ling pointed at the handsome fiend as she spoke.
The handsome fiend paused in