"Ulrich's disciple?" the tavern owner murmured, quietly edging back a few steps until he was almost completely hidden in the tavern wall's shadow. "That legendary Arch Lich? The mentor of countless liches?"
"The Misty?" another patron cried out. "The Misty that once challenged the Sea Demon King?"
"Is this little girl one of the Misty Captain's subordinates?!"
"She really does have the Misty's mark on her arm!"
"Since when have liches and sea demons joined forces? What are they doing in the Illusory Dream Realm?"
Suppressed yet astonished murmurs buzzed through the tavern. Every patron scrutinized the two uninvited guests, and some of the bolder ones even dared to look the banshees in the eyes.
The fight Nikita had been expecting did not happen.
When she exposed her pale neck, the three young hunters of the You Zui Hunting Team not only failed to rush forward and cut her down, but instead took another cautious step back, forming a conservative triangular defensive formation as they faced the two banshees in full readiness.
It was not because they were afraid.
Maodou had just meowed a few times at Zheng Qing, telling him that the hunting team's other two members would arrive shortly. They were less than a street away from Menis' Cat Tavern.
So, to be safe and gain a greater advantage for his side, Zheng Qing did not mind appearing a little conservative at the moment. But that was not enough. He would not make a move, nor did he want the other side to make one. Every moment he could stall for was a moment gained.
"We're all very curious what the renowned crew of the Misty wants in a small city like this." The young publicly funded student gestured to his companions, signaling them to stay calm as