If running away had only been a thought a moment ago, hearing that call had given him every reason to do it.
"My boss is calling me. How could I not go? It's my bounden duty, all right..."
He glanced at the Soul Tree beneath his feet with some regret.
Leaving such an immature Soul Tree here, without his or the Night Demons' help...
There was a strong chance the charging Oddities would destroy it.
Even if it survived by luck, the gang members cleaning up the battlefield for Tianrui Lifeng would discover it.
As for what would happen after its discovery, Xu Le could not predict that.
In any case, things probably would not turn out too badly.
"Maybe the corpses here can help the tree produce another fruit, and some lucky person will discover it, then recklessly eat it. And then... I seem to have run out of story."
The Oddities before him were drawing closer. Xu Le tightened his grip on the Black Gun and activated the Dark Vortex.
"Farewell!"
He entered the Land of Darkness, where he had not been for a long time, and the Night Demons all knelt in unison.
This left Xu Le feeling somewhat awkward.
It was one thing outside, but quite another inside the Land of Darkness.
After all, this was his boss's territory. As the underling, he could not overstep his bounds, especially since Night Fiend's strength was no joke.
Judging by Chi Xiao's previous attitude toward Puppet and how wary she had been...
Night Fiend had to be at least one major tier stronger than Chi Xiao.
Here, he was Xu Le, the honest man.
"Hello, brothers. Thanks for all your hard work. I'm going to pay my respects to the boss first. Carry on!"
Xu Le exchanged a