As Semi unfolded her Nest, Lin Xiaolu suddenly realized that, at some point, she had become the only one left around.
She noticed it so quickly because Wood Lily had been rambling about something just moments ago, but her voice vanished along with the rise of that Blue Moon.
Without her noticing, the companions who had been standing beside her seconds ago had all disappeared without a trace, leaving only the lonely rustling of tree shadows.
The fact swiftly jolted Lin Xiaolu awake from her shock over the "Fairy turning into an Aberrant Beast." She stopped dwelling on irrelevant thoughts and began carefully observing her surroundings.
She had not fought many Aberrant Beasts above Egg Rank, nor had she seen many so-called Nests. If her opponent had not actually said the word "Nest," she probably would not even have realized what she was facing.
As for her companions' disappearance, she had her suspicions. The first thing that came to mind was a Rule.
She did not think her opponent had killed her companions. After all, if it possessed that kind of power, the one who had blocked Larkspur and the others on the road earlier should not have been that woman, but the Aberrant Beast before her.
But if what was happening really had something to do with a Rule, that was far from reassuring—it meant she was facing an Aberrant Beast equivalent to the Molt tier. The last time she had encountered an enemy of that level or higher had been Moss.
Could she now survive against the Moss from back then?
Lin Xiaolu did not want to think about that question, nor did she have the time.
Because although her companions had disappeared, the enemy remained.
Semi, now transformed into an Aberrant Beast, sat atop a sand dune,