Max merely shrugged, his mouth curving into the faintest ghost of a sardonic smile as he replied with careless ease, "What can I say? I don't go looking for trouble—but if trouble comes knocking on my door, I demolish those troubles down to rubble."
His tone was light, almost playful, yet underneath it hummed a dark, unmistakable finality that sent a faint shiver along Lyra's spine.
She let out a small chuckle, the sound soft and brief, before her amusement faded, replaced by a grave seriousness as she leaned in a fraction closer, lowering her voice as she said, "Congratulations, Max—you've just officially offended the Thunder Monarch Hall, the Void Soul Tower, and most likely the Mountain Gods Valley too, considering they're allied with the Thunder Monarch Hall. When you enter the secret domain, you'll have to be extremely careful around the members of those three forces. After what happened just now, they'll definitely target you."
