Honglian carefully asked her about what had happened when the tentacles attacked her, but she did not want to answer at all and ignored Honglian's messages.
The battle site was cleaned up quickly. The Fierce Beast had been defeated shortly after appearing, so it had not caused much damage. Only two roadside trees had suffered devastating blows.
But that was no problem. The road maintenance department had long grown accustomed to such things.
After the Fierce Beast was defeated, the Black Crystal it dropped was given to her once again.
She always felt unworthy of accepting it.
"This is a reward for your courage," Huang Xing said.
"Thank you..." she murmured.
"You're really all right, aren't you? Those were tentacles, you know? If anything feels wrong with your body, you have to say so. You can't keep quiet just because you're embarrassed." Huang Xing sounded quite serious. "Tentacles are terrifying enemies. Sometimes, injuries from tentacles aren't just external wounds."
"I'm not hurt. I'm really fine!"
What they were worried about had not happened. Huali knew perfectly well what Huang Xing was concerned about.
But the Octopus Monster had only grabbed him. It had not done anything else.
He felt a little embarrassed that everyone was so worried about him.
And his first attempt at fighting on his own had ended in a disastrous defeat, which dealt a heavy blow to his confidence.
After truly watching Lan Lu fight, he gained a clearer understanding of his own strength.
The little close-combat skill he possessed could help him protect himself somewhat when facing those Corrupted ones from before. But in a real battle against a Fierce Beast, that bit of ability was barely better than nothing and had no practical combat value at all.
Once he calmed down, he suddenly understood that