Are you sure, host? Bubu's question, for once, had weight. It didn't sound like taunt or tally. It sounded like calculation.
"Yes." Her answer came from somewhere deeper than her throat. "If it earns cultivation points, yes. If it doesn't—if it just… stops them from coming back to my cave—yes. Either way, kill them."
Bubu hesitated; for a split second the pixel-face softened. I never promised points for this action, it admitted. Efficiency likelihood: moderate if you engage properly. Danger level: high. Strategy: use wind-sourced attack and maternal scent decoy.
Barrier at cave mouth is reinforced by Lunareen wards—so these creatures cannot force themselves through. They are attempting to breach a threshold; if you bait them out, you can fight them on neutral ground.
Isabella's mouth twisted in a grin that felt like paper. "So, stalemate then. Good. I like a fair match."
