Was there a Sanctum Hall nearby?
Lin Yuan was overjoyed.
The Sanctum and the Crawlers were mortal enemies. They certainly would not dare pursue him into the hall.
As long as he teleported, his current predicament would be resolved.
He was just about to select "Yes" when he suddenly remembered Lilia beside him.
If he left, the doll girl would certainly fall into the Crawlers' hands.
Although she could hide in the Coffin, would that really spare her from the Crawlers' abuse?
Just as he hesitated, Lilia spoke:
"Huh? Why is there a voice asking me whether I want to teleport to some Sanctum Hall?"
Lin Yuan froze for a moment, but immediately realized this was no time to examine that question:
"Lilia, teleport there! I'll teleport there too!"
Before he had finished speaking, he had already selected [Yes] in his mind.
The badge in his hand then turned into two pillars of light, enveloping him and Lilia separately.
The pillars of light shot into the sky, spanning the sea like rainbows before vanishing to destinations unknown.
Neither Lin Yuan nor Lilia remained where they had stood.
But if someone with exceptionally keen powers of observation had been there, they would have noticed that although the two pillars of light traveled in the same direction, their final destinations seemed to differ slightly...
After the pillars of light dissipated, the severed hand on Retainer 9527's back remained motionless for a while longer before finally opening its eye halfway, looking as though it had just woken up.
The severed hand looked around, then up at the sky, seemingly trying to catch the residual traces left behind by the vanished pillars of light.
Throughout this process, Retainer 9527 lay motionless on the ground, not daring to breathe too loudly.
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