Remember.
Do not destroy her.
Do not push her into the abyss.
The wind roared in her ears.
Bronya's lungs felt ready to burst, every step pushing her to her limits.
The dark figure behind her stayed hot on her heels.
Her speed never dropped; she was even closing in.
Bronya abruptly changed direction, trying to gain even a second.
She knew perfectly well.
Inside this false prison woven by the enemy, a head-on fight meant certain death.
Her only way out was to buy time for the team.
"I have to... hold on."
The thought had barely formed.
Heavy Bunny roughly flung her out of midair.
Black Fu Hua's figure instantly filled her vision.
"Hold on to what?"
The icy voice bored straight into her mind.
Her opponent could even steal her thought process.
Black Fu Hua narrowed her eyes slightly, several possibilities flashing through her mind like lightning.
Suddenly, she shouted into empty space, "Old Antique!"
The air warped.
True Fu Hua appeared, her brows slightly furrowed. "Call me something else."
"Huh? You're still here?"
Black Fu Hua looked somewhat surprised. "I took you for part of the scenery just now. You didn't run? Looks like I worried for nothing."
True Fu Hua's tone was flat, betraying no emotion. "I've been here all along."
"Fine."
Black Fu Hua waved a casual hand.
With that gesture, the eerie illusion surrounding them shattered and dispersed like bubbles.
The real world came into view again.
Not far away, Kiana had stopped fighting, her whole body relaxing.
Black Fu Hua's lips curved upward, certainty filling her eyes. "Thanks, Kiana. I knew you trusted me."
Kiana did not look at her.
Her gaze passed over Black Fu Hua's shoulder and settled to one side.
There, Bronya lay in Heavy Bunny's arms, her eyes