The sky was dim, and the rain was pouring down.
After the Hydro Abyss Mage passed out, keeping him alive served no purpose, so Li Qiuzhi finished him off with a single stroke of his sword.
He then dismantled the mage's staff and retrieved a rare material called a "Dead Ley Lines Branch."
Fischl took out her silver pocket watch and checked it. It was already five in the afternoon, drawing close to evening.
With her fingers, she lifted the leather garter pressing her left thigh-high black stocking against her snow-white thigh, letting the water trapped beneath it drain away and relieve the itch against her skin.
There was no helping it now. They would have to prepare to spend the night in the cave.
Before that, they needed to gather some branches to camouflage the entrance so that dim-witted beasts and monsters would not barge in again.
During the day, Li Qiuzhi would actually have preferred more monsters to come so he could farm experience points, but nighttime made things more troublesome. Darkness affected his vision far too much.
Even the Golden Eye of Conviction only let him see a little more clearly in the dark. It did not grant him night vision.
Gathering branches was simple. They were both already soaked through anyway, so they could just brave the rain and pick up some dead branches and fallen leaves from the grove ahead. If those were not enough, they could cut some branches off the trees with their swords.
"Mein Fräulein, that battle took quite a toll on me. I need to return and rest for a while!"
Oz, the Night Raven, spoke as he beat his wings.
"Mm, you may withdraw. Your Prinzessin grants her permission!" Fischl nodded with a smile on her fair face.
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