Wu Shaozhen came to a stop in a dark forest, his expression grim. Abandoning a woman and running away on his own was utterly shameful.
Yet he had had no choice under those circumstances. This was the Netherworld Continent. If he had stayed, both of them would have died. With Zi You alone, she might still have a chance to escape.
I hope they really don't dare do anything to Zi You, like she said. Otherwise...
Forget it. If anything happens to Zi You, I'm done for too. What "otherwise" would there even be...?
Wu Shaozhen shook his head. All he could do was pray silently...
He glanced around. This place seemed fairly safe for now, but he was in enemy territory, after all. They might have some way to track him down...
After some thought, Wu Shaozhen tried logging out...
Yet his command received no response at all. There wasn't even a system notification...
Back in the Grand Hall where Old Teng had been imprisoned, he hadn't been able to log out either, but at least there had been a system notification. Here, there wasn't even that.
This made Wu Shaozhen even more anxious. If he couldn't return to the Holy Light Continent, he would never be able to log out.
"Fuck, what the hell is all this...?" Wu Shaozhen muttered in frustration.
"I'll lie low and get stronger first. I refuse to believe the Netherworld Continent has that many God-tier beings!"
Elsewhere...
Two figures flew through the air at incredible speed. The woman in front was fleeing for her life, while a tall man pursued her relentlessly...
"Your Highness Zi You, why struggle when it's hopeless? Perhaps returning to the Demon Race will help you recover your peak strength even faster."
Zi You ignored him completely and kept