But before he could finish speaking...
Squelch-
His pupils contracted instantly. The Silver-Haired Girl beside him suddenly flew sideways, a bone-deep wound appearing out of nowhere across her smooth abdomen as she was hurled backward.
And before he could even react...
A phantom flash of psionic light erupted from the bewildered, disoriented Sir Awen in the distance. His body was pinned to the ground in an instant, countless cracks spreading across it.
Lynn's gaze went blank.
That was it...
There was no doubt about it!
Witch God Aunt was absolutely, definitely still under the Curse! She was absolutely still steeped in frenzied malice!!
Or rather, it wasn't just Witch God Aunt. Titan Big Brother was the same. They might never have recovered from the Curse's frenzy at all. Perhaps they had only sensed his and Xiao Xiao's calls and forcibly dredged a sliver of clarity out of their turbulent minds.
But that sliver of clarity certainly wouldn't last long!
And if Titan Big Brother was a beast venting his rage, then Witch God Aunt was an evil witch filled with malice in its purest form!
Perhaps she was nowhere near as destructive as Big Brother on the front lines, nor could she match a powerful Origin like the God of Ten Thousand Machines. But if it came to hiding in some corner, secretly drawing circles to curse you, Aunt was absolutely first-rate!!
At that moment, Lynn panicked.
Because he knew.
Big Brother Awen and the Colossus could withstand that blow, but he was only a mortal. If Aunt gave him one of those, he could go straight off to meet his ancestors and departed family.
Without the slightest hesitation...
Lynn spun around, gritted his teeth, and leaped up, shouting toward Xiao Xiao.
"Xiao Xiao!! Quick, call Mommy!!"
Struggling in her