"Deputy Leader!"
A Night Owl squad sped over. The leading man wore a mask, but it could not hide the anxiety on his face.
"Are you all right?"
Xiao Yi turned back, his tone relaxed. "A Cheng. I'm fine. How's the situation in the city?"
Faced with his superior's question, A Cheng instantly stood ramrod straight and answered with meticulous precision. "The invading Puritylessness cultists were killed by the Monster. Many had half their bodies eaten. The plague is also dissipating..."
Before he could finish, a bizarre laugh suddenly rang out beside him.
"Monster? I can't pretend I didn't hear that."
A Cheng and the other Night Owl members instantly changed expression. They raised their standard-issue longswords and stared tensely at the Clown who had suddenly appeared.
Xiao Yi laughed heartily. "Brother Clown, don't take offense. Ignorance is no crime."
He deliberately shot A Cheng an unhappy glare. "What do you mean, 'Monster'? That was Brother Clown's girlfriend helping you kill enemies. Isn't it terribly rude to call such a beautiful lady that?"
Though A Cheng looked dull-witted, his reaction was anything but slow. He hurriedly stood at attention, bowed, and apologized.
"I'm deeply sorry!"
Ghost Clown listened attentively for a moment, then waved a hand. "Forget it. Yiyi forgives you."
Only then did A Cheng straighten up. As if remembering something, he anxiously asked, "Deputy Leader, where is the Immaculate Hand? Was that flesh giant just now the Immaculate Hand? Did you..."
Xiao Yi smiled and pointed into the distance. "Over there."
A Cheng followed the direction of his finger and froze.
The once-arrogant Immaculate Hand was now kneeling before a figure in a black-and-gold trench coat, wailing and begging for mercy.
"Deputy Leader, what's going on? Wasn't the Immaculate Hand defeated by you? Was it that young man