"Let's go. I'll take you home!"
Nameless opened his eyes and smiled at Marnie as he spoke.
"No! It took me so much effort to sneak out. I'm going treasure hunting, and I'm going to make a fortune!" Marnie immediately refused. As she spoke, she turned and ran, only to have a group of guards rush out from around the corner of the passage. Both sides spotted each other.
Nameless was startled. He instantly teleported to Marnie's side, scooped her up in one arm, and retreated at incredible speed. At the same time, a curtain of water spread out like a shield. In the blink of an eye, it slammed toward all the guards.
Boom!
The curtain of water crashed into the wall, crushing all the guards into a bloody pulp.
Nameless glanced at Marnie, who was unharmed, and quietly breathed a sigh of relief.
He stared sternly at Marnie in his arms and warned her, "This is the Beast-Taming Zhu Family's base. It's extremely dangerous. Running around like this makes it easy for you to get hurt. If the Beast-Taming Zhu Family catches you, you'll be in serious trouble!"
"All right. Sorry!" Marnie sensed how serious Nameless was and obediently admitted her mistake.
Nameless's anger immediately faded. He rubbed Marnie's head and comforted her. "It's fine. Big Brother is very strong. But the entire base must have been alerted by now, so we'd better leave first."
He himself wasn't afraid. The problem was that Marnie was anything but well-behaved. If something went wrong during a fight, it would be troublesome.
"Oh." Marnie obediently agreed.
Nameless immediately carried her into Dream River in one step, then placed her on the bank and smiled. "There. It's safe here. Let's go. I'll take you home."
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