Whoosh-
The rift rapidly closed.
"..."
"..."
In the brief, eerie silence, Bai Yi and the Evil Spirit stood frozen, their eyes blank.
An icy wind howled past.
The atmosphere grew strange.
The Evil Spirit murmured hollowly, "What... is going on..."
Bai Yi said stiffly, "Is Big Brother... outside the service area..."
The light above the Magic Array slowly dimmed.
There was no doubt about it.
This summoning had failed.
But why did something feel so wrong...
Had Hell really become this advanced? Did it even send you a friendly automatic reply when your summoning failed...
A brief silence.
"Aaaaaah-"
Bai Yi instantly clutched his scalp in terror, (ΩДΩ) his whole body practically contorting as he fell apart.
"Big Brother, don't joke around with me!! Someone's going to die!! Someone really is going to die!! Brother!!"
He was like an ant on a hot pan, so frantic he even forgot the pain.
It's over!!
It's all over!!
Since when did Hell have any blasted service areas!!
And even if it did, why would it send such a friendly, lethally courteous reply!
Was this a telecom hotline?!!
The Evil Spirit struggled to climb to her feet, panting as she looked at him and said:
"Can you summon him again... Maybe something's happening on your big brother's end, too... But... please... If you explain the situation clearly, your big brother should... should..."
Bai Yi knew this was no time to panic. He hurriedly knelt down, swallowed shakily, and looked at the knife still buried in his stomach as he said:
"O... okay! Let's hurry and try again... Can you still hold on?"
"I'm okay."
"Okay! Then... then let's start over!"
This part was skipped at triple speed.
One minute later.
[My Big Brother, my protector! Bai Yi beseeches you to descend!!]
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