"Wooo..."
Ju Snake's screams instantly echoed throughout the bottom of the Dark Grotto, filled with extreme fury and resentment.
"At last, it's over..."
The Night Watchman lay limp as a noodle inside the barrier, his face bloodless, with only the bloodstains at the corners of his eyes and beneath his nose standing out clearly.
"I got careless. If I'd known it would be this intense, I would've prepared more..." The Night Watchman smiled weakly.
"Stop talking..." Tina watched him with urgency and distress, her hands waving repeatedly as she kept casting blessings on him.
"Now that Ju Snake is sealed, he can come out, right?" Tina turned to ask the others midway through.
"To think it's already time to say goodbye... Tsk, after chatting heart-to-heart with Little Eight every day for so many years, the thought of suddenly parting really does feel a little lonely..." Having recovered a little strength, the Night Watchman sat up and gazed into the darkness overhead with a somewhat wistful expression.
"If you're so reluctant, you're welcome to stay here," the Herbalist suddenly sneered.
"Ahem, I was joking... All right, I really am at my limit. Let me leave, please..." The Night Watchman immediately backed down.
His resolve had weakened with each successive effort. Before Mu You arrived, he could at least keep himself going on sheer determination, but now that he had relaxed, gathering that same willpower again was almost impossible.
"Whatever the case, we finally got it done..."
The Manticore plopped its enormous body onto the ground, still shaken as it recalled the feeling of being enveloped by Ju Snake's gaze.
"Heh heh, such a little spectacle scared you off your feet?" The Bone Dragon immediately seized the chance to mock it, then boasted about its past achievements. "Back in the day, we