Mei and the other three stared blankly at the scene before them.
The enemy who had seemed like a monster to them had collapsed on his own after just a few words from their master, turning into a pile of decayed remains. How could they not be shocked?
"Master... is he dead?!"
Mei looked up in disbelief and asked. Over the past few days, this man who seemed like a sunny young boy had brought her terror so intense and suffocating that only she knew the boundless despair she had felt.
Yet such a monster had been like an ant before their master. No! Not even an ant. At least crushing an ant required extending a finger, but their master had done nothing at all.
It felt utterly unreal to her, to the point that she still felt as though she were dreaming.
With that thought, she could not help pinching the face of her junior brother beside her.
Xunri immediately cried out.
"Ow, ow, ow..."
"Senior Sister, why did you pinch me for no reason?!"
"Ah! So it wasn't a dream! Junior Brother, did that hurt?"
Xunri rubbed his face. "Of course it hurt! If Senior Sister thinks this is a dream, you can pinch yourself. That would be more realistic!"
Mei shot him a playful glare. The joy of surviving the disaster made her express herself in a mischievous way.
"Junior Brother, you're not cute at all anymore!"
Watching the group gradually return to normal, Hane smiled and nodded.
"All right. I see you've forgotten the pain as soon as your wounds healed. You still have the mood to play around here? Think about what you should do afterward. My intervention this time was an exception!"
At Hane's words, the group fell silent and looked at him with