The guards were stunned when they saw Lu Mi, too.
An alarm blared over the speakers, and the Central Control Building echoed with the pounding of footsteps up and down the stairs.
The Rest Area was in utter chaos today.
Roman tightened his grip on the dagger.
He knew he should act as quickly as possible.
But the cat was getting closer and closer. He could not do something like that right in front of him.
The exit closed completely, and the reaction linking the keys vanished along with that golden light.
Lu Mi ran up to him, turned human in a flash of white light, and snatched the dagger from Roman before he had even caught his breath.
"Roman, what are you doing?"
Lu Mi could not control his emotions. He was terrified. Had he arrived a little later, he would never have seen Roman again. "How can you be sure you're the binding agent?"
Roman said nothing. He stroked Lu Mi's back, trying to calm him down.
"There has to be another way. We haven't asked the Mother Goddess yet. If even she doesn't know, we'll keep entering Dungeon Instances. We still have four Dungeon Instances left. If we take a few more risks, maybe we can..."
Lu Mi choked up, unable to continue. He lowered his head and took Roman's hand, then looked at his face again. "Let's go back, all right?"
He had never spoken to anyone in such an almost pleading tone.
Roman had always obeyed his every wish.
This time, however, he was not sure he could bring this big dog home.
Amid the commotion, more and more people gathered to watch.
"Lu Mi, have you ever thought about this?" Roman said. "Once we destroy this game and you return to the real world,