Xu Le stayed where he was for a while, carefully considering Bai Jing's words. Only when he looked up did he realize she had already walked far away.
He hurriedly called after her:
"Hey? Captain."
"I know what to say and what to do."
Xu Le lowered his outstretched hand and asked himself a question:
"If someone who treats you well... asks you to do something bad, what should you do?"
"Still standing here yapping? Time to eat. You all right?"
Niu Yuan suddenly walked over, interrupting Xu Le's thoughts.
Though he was rather burly, he was also fairly perceptive. Given the situation, everyone could tell something had gone wrong on Xu Le's mission.
So Niu Yuan simply came over to check on Xu Le. If nothing was wrong, all the better. If something was, he would offer a few words of comfort.
"I'm fine now, Brother Niu."
"Then let's go."
Xu Le looked toward the statue in the square. Several members of Team 5 were still hammering away at it.
But from the look of things, there was no response now.
"That statue?"
"No idea. It was pretty fierce earlier, but now it won't move. It's completely motionless, and we can't damage it either. Pretty strange."
Xu Le nodded.
Meanwhile, Bai Jing approached Gu Beichen.
"Beichen, Shunliu died in action."
"I already know."
"I hope you can calm yourself down over this. Xu Le and the others encountered a level 3 Guyinduo Oddity. Shunliu was a Warrior, so her death was unavoidable."
Gu Beichen clenched his fists.
"So Xu Le and that completely unrelated woman get to come out without a scratch? That's not fair."
"It isn't fair when Wang Shu protects you either."
"I never asked any of you to protect me."
Gu Beichen rarely talked back to