Kou Ying's expression shifted slightly, a trace of unease in his voice.
"Captain, generally speaking, once someone says something like that, an unpredictable calamity tends to follow. I'm afraid we're in for some serious trouble."
"Yes, I know," Ye Buyu replied calmly. "I'm just stacking buffs."
With that, she stepped forward without hesitation, walking steadily toward the Dark Abyss Calamity Dynasty.
"I honestly can't imagine what kind of crisis would keep this boss from showing itself even now. I still haven't sensed any new cause and effect.
"If we really were going to encounter something that could threaten us as we are now, it would inevitably generate enormous cause and effect, but right now, I don't feel anything."
Somewhat puzzled and bewildered, Kou Ying tilted his head slightly, his gaze lingering on Ye Buyu's face for a moment.
He sighed softly, a hint of helplessness in his voice.
"Captain, have you gotten too used to those tense, thrilling, high-level games full of variables? Now that everything's suddenly peaceful and stable, you can't adjust. You even feel a little panicked, as though something's missing."
Kou Ying's words struck right at what was troubling Ye Buyu, and an embarrassed, bitter expression immediately surfaced on her face.
"How could I not panic? This universe might as well carve the words 'full of malice' onto my forehead.
"Looking back, I've barely had a few genuinely peaceful, stable days. Every day was like walking on a knife's edge.
"Now that I'm suddenly in an environment like this, things might seem peaceful, but I can't help staying tense, terrified that something unexpected will happen the next second."
After hearing Ye Buyu out, a trace of understanding appeared in Kou Ying's eyes.
A weary, languid sigh suddenly sounded beside their ears.
"Things finally settled down a little.