As Lin Xiao reached the turn in the stairs, he stumbled and nearly tumbled straight down the steps.
His face, which had worn an inscrutable smile just a second earlier, instantly flushed crimson, and cold sweat broke out all over him!
Holy shit!
Was this woman watching the livestream through an eight-power scope?! You even saw through a tiny detail like me deliberately setting off a flash to make them close their eyes?!
[He Is Simply God]: "..."
Lin Xiao sent a string of dots, trying to salvage his last shred of dignity through a silent protest.
But those dots clearly became the fuse that ignited a tidal wave of roasting in the group chat.
[Dark Knight of Gotham]: "..." [Dark Knight of Gotham]: "A meaningless waste of energy." [Ruler of Las Noches]: "Depriving them of sight with intense light created an information gap, allowing you to establish the overwhelming authority of a superior being within their minds. Group owner, though your methods were somewhat contrived, they were mildly interesting as a form of psychological suggestion to establish faith." [Magical Girl of Infinite Reincarnation]: "..." [Magical Girl of Infinite Reincarnation]: "Wasting energy just to deliver a single line is a textbook sign of immaturity." [The Underdog Who Wants to Be Hokage]: "Huh? So that light wasn't necessary for the healing? I thought it was Ultraman's exclusive healing technique! Still, I thought that line sounded super cool!"
As Lin Xiao crouched at the turn in the stairs with his face in his hands, despairing over the group's roasting-
"Humans, open your eyes."
A cool, elegant voice, tinged with teasing, drifted down from above him.
Lin Xiao stiffened and looked up.
Yukino Yukinoshita stood at the landing above, her arms folded as she looked down at him.
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