The Werewolf panted as he stored the Hou Beast's corpse in his inventory, then turned to leave.
"Wait!" Xina stepped forward two paces, moving past Aiou as she spoke.
The Werewolf turned around, glanced at Xina, and asked, "What is it?"
In an instant, Xina's hair stood on end, and her heart skipped a beat. This guy really was too terrifying.
"Next time, I won't lose to you again!" Xina clenched her trembling fists, took a deep breath, and shouted resolutely.
That shout seemed to drain all the strength from her body. She closed her eyes and panted heavily.
The Werewolf remained expressionless. After a moment of silence, he replied, "Oh."
Then he turned around and slowly walked away.
Aiou stepped forward and patted Xina on the shoulder. "Alright, open your eyes. Wolf Boy's already gone. Did you think he'd walk over and kiss you?"
He had expected Xina to fly into a rage, but when she opened her eyes, she merely glanced in the direction the Werewolf had left, then turned and walked away without even looking at him.
"Mani, did we just witness something?" Aiou asked thoughtfully, stroking his chin as he looked at Mani.
Mani folded her arms and said irritably, "No idea, but you almost crossed the line just now."
"Little Mani is so strict. Alright, let's go home too," Aiou said with an unconcerned smile.
He took Mani's hand, and they strolled through the night, gradually vanishing at the end of the forest sea.
Over the next month, the players' battles continued in full swing.
Since there were so many participating players, a great number of arenas had been set up. The spectators were scattered between them, making it impossible to watch everything.
Some of the stronger contestants gradually gathered huge followings. There were