There was still no notification from the system.
Shinji narrowed his eyes slightly as he looked at the octopus tail on the ground.
Although he had seen this move from his opponent last time, he had no way to guard against it in advance. He did not even know when exactly his opponent had shed her tail to escape.
Had it been before she was hit by [Cursed Speech]?
Or when he used Blood Manipulation: Cross Annihilation Spear?
Or even earlier, such as... just before the Nine-Jade Curse was about to hit her?!
Surely she had not prepared an escape route the moment she first saw him.
After a moment's thought, he brought out the [Greedy Eyeball] again.
Although this was already the second time the [Greedy Eyeball] had been fooled, he had no better means of reconnaissance.
He searched methodically, but even after scouring the entire Meteorite Crater, Shinji failed to find any sign of her.
"Could she have already run away?"
If that was true, then all his efforts today really had been for nothing.
Soon, he finished scanning the entire enormous crater.
The results were an enormous letdown, too. He had found absolutely nothing.
Shinji sighed. Seeing Tamamo Hotaru still standing there in a daze, he could only walk over and say, "That woman probably made thorough preparations before coming here. We've been played. Let's go."
Even now, Shinji still thought Moqian had noticed in advance, so he felt it was a shame.
Dazed and bewildered, Tamamo Hotaru followed him back, not daring to say or ask much.
By now, she was vaguely beginning to realize that she seemed to have caused a misunderstanding.
Not long after they left, Kazahana Koyuki emerged from nearby, her face filled with horror.
After "accidentally" overhearing the conversation between Tamamo Hotaru