"Is he still not back?"
Jiang Miaoyi leaned against the wall, panting. She had no strength left at all. Her entire body ached so badly that she could not even lift a hand, leaving her no choice but to rest off to the side for a while.
"Let me look..." Ning Ran, who was also taking a breather beside her, struggled to glance toward the door, then gave a slight shake of her head. "Not yet..."
"Still not back..." Jiang Miaoyi sighed. Watching Xiong Qianshan battle Qiqi's Mom on his own, she could not help remarking, "Your little brother's pretty impressive..." She had originally thought Xiong Qianshan had only made it this far because of his sister. After all, his performance since entering the Instance had been rather... well.
Ning Ran was quite pleased to hear that. "Little Bear is really strong."
"He's just lacking... a little when it comes to using his head." But when it came to physical strength, Little Bear had never lost to anyone. Look, he could even hold his own against this troublesome NPC.
"You two really do make a great team..." Envy colored Jiang Miaoyi's voice. "You do the thinking, and your little brother does the fighting." Simply perfect.
Ning Ran smiled and was about to offer a modest reply when Qiqi's Mom, who had been roaring in a frenzy, suddenly stopped moving.
Huh?
Not only did Xiong Qianshan stop midway through fighting her, but Ning Ran and Jiang Miaoyi also straightened away from the wall.
"What happened?"
Tap.
Tap.
Once the room fell quiet, the unhurried footsteps in the corridor became distinct. And they seemed... to be drawing closer to Room 404, where they were.
They exchanged looks. Leaving Xiong Qianshan to keep an eye on Qiqi's Mom, Ning Ran and Jiang