White Cat waited for the Potion to take effect inside her body.
After her body had been repaired, she was finally able to move a little.
She exchanged for a second injection and continued injecting herself.
It was the same medicine, and repeated injections were less than 50% as effective as the first one. But she was too badly injured; even if the effect was insufficient, recovering a little more would still be a huge help.
The Tunnel was unbelievably quiet.
She had clearly been able to hear Starlight's voice just moments ago, yet now she could hear nothing at all. Only the occasional sound of gravel falling, along with the faint lingering tremors left by the explosion.
For no apparent reason, White Cat felt uneasy.
She wiped the blood from her face, forced herself to stand, and called into the darkness deep within the Tunnel, "Starlight, did you get the Card? We should go."
Silence.
There was no response.
White Cat was about to ask again when she suddenly heard a crack.
She stopped, staring blankly ahead. From within the collapsed ruins came a steady crack, crack... as though demons in Hell were chewing bones.
Chewing.
As that word surfaced in White Cat's mind, a chill ran through her entire body. She could not help backing away two steps, her body trembling uncontrollably!
How could this be?!
Was Starlight dead?!
They had planned for so long. Now Bai Lu had suffered a mental breakdown, and the Hidden Boss had been cursed. The goddess of victory had clearly been on their side, so how could Starlight have died at the final critical moment?!!
White Cat sucked in a sharp breath and tremblingly opened the Virtual Screen, searching for Starlight's ID in her friend list—
When she saw that familiar string