The young man snapped out of his daze and hurriedly reached out to shake Huang Liang's hand:
"No need to thank me! I just happened to be there. With your strength, you hardly needed my help!"
"My name's Lin Yu. Honestly, I never thought I'd run into you, let alone that you'd be this strong!"
Watching Lin Yu stumble over his words and repeatedly sneak glances at Ye Lin, the three exchanged looks and couldn't help smiling.
"It was nothing. We just got lucky."
"If you hadn't stepped in, He Zheng would've been in a world of hurt, if not dead."
An Ke shook her head, not denying that Lin Yu had helped them. She glanced sideways at Aroro, who came running over excitedly, signaling that He Zheng should thank the Goblin too.
He Zheng flushed and could only mumble his thanks to Aroro as though his mouth were stuffed full.
He hadn't expected to actually be "protected" by this Goblin either. Without Aroro's advance warning, he probably really would have died there.
Meanwhile, Ye Lin finished absorbing the Demon Lizard's corpse and walked over. Looking at Lin Yu, he thoughtfully examined the robes he wore:
"Are you here alone?"
Perhaps he was too nervous. Even though Ye Lin's voice was gentle, Lin Yu still stammered in reply:
"Y-yes!"
"All my teammates died. I'm the only one who survived!"
"Team Captain Ye Lin, it's an honor to meet you. I really never thought you..."
Before Lin Yu could finish, Ye Lin raised a hand to cut him off. He quickly scanned their surroundings, then immediately signaled for them to search the corpses and leave.
They froze in surprise, but An Ke and He Zheng quickly caught on, remembering what they had encountered.
Although nothing dangerous had happened after they met