At the names Lu Xiu mentioned...
Not only Cheng Xiu, but everyone else froze for a moment too.
Why did they sound so familiar-wait.
Shen Nian realized something and looked at Lu Xiu. "Those names-aren't they all bosses from the Dark Souls instance?"
"Yep."
Lu Xiu summoned the System Panel as she explained, "The boss here is a pain. Even I have trouble fighting it, and it's planning to build a nest in the city. We can't leave it alone, or Sea City will have to face endless King's Scions, or a mountain of flesh.
"So I'm planning to place the Dark Souls instance here, then let it mutate and expand, claiming this area first and turning it into the instance's nest. Let the Dark Souls bosses fight it."
Shen Nian: ...
Cheng Xiu: ...
Everyone else: ...
That was an option?
"If you understand, get ready to retreat."
After confirming that the instance Placement Function also worked in the assimilated area, Lu Xiu raised her head. "Looks like more King's Scions are coming."
She didn't know whether it was because she had just held those gray threads and faced the father of these King's Scions directly.
She seemed vaguely able to sense signs of King's Scions taking shape.
Jian Li looked at Lu Xiu and suggested, "Shall Shen Nian and I stay with you?"
Shen Nian also looked at Lu Xiu.
"No."
Lu Xiu shook her head gently. "Your psychic power is too low. After placing the instance, I'll have to go inside it to accelerate the offline instance's mutation. With me no longer outside, it'll be too dangerous. You two should go back with everyone else."
Jian Li pressed her lips together and obediently nodded.
"Let's go."
Lu Xiu turned around. "I'll escort you partway, then come back.