"Why are so many of them surrounding us? I thought there were already a lot before, so what's going on now?"
Tang Xiaoling's shocked expression held a trace of fear.
When Sukanan saw what was happening, she immediately stepped forward and shielded her behind her.
"Don't be afraid. I'm here. Whatever this is, we can find a way to deal with it. I won't let anything happen to you."
Tang Xiaoling was deeply touched by her words.
"Thank you, big sister. I'll protect myself too and try not to make you worry. Besides, isn't this even more extreme than what we saw before?"
Sukanan hadn't been that worried at first, but seeing this, she felt something was wrong. She kept feeling that this was more complicated than what had happened before.
"Are you saying this Instance might be targeting us?"
Elsewhere, the few people who were more united finally saw the situation clearly. Even though they had made preparations, they had thought this wouldn't be a problem.
But now, they still couldn't help drawing a sharp breath.
"Pretty much? Can you think of any other explanation? I certainly don't know. Besides, the Little Princess and the others shouldn't have needed to enter this Instance in the first place. The last Instance they cleared was so dangerous."
Only two short months had passed, and they had suddenly been made to come in.
With that in mind, it hardly seemed possible that this wasn't targeting Tang Xiaoling, but they couldn't say it outright.
Tang Xiaoling might have cheats, but they weren't Tang Xiaoling. Even with a few Taoist Tools, there was no way they could get out of here normally.
So staying put and not stirring up trouble was better than anything else.
"So you mean that unless there's some other reason,