"Um, is that so...?"
Hiri was slightly taken aback, then forced a smile. She couldn't shake the feeling that something was odd about that statement.
"I'm serious, you guys showed up really just in time this time. Otherwise, dealing with that giant Slime would have been quite troublesome..." Gu Mo coughed twice, cleared his throat, and spoke in a seemingly sincere tone.
Indeed, this was the case. The Wild Soul transformed from Taira no Kiyomori was quite formidable, primarily due to its gigantic size, thick skin, and massive reserves of Spirit Stone Essence, with a long health bar and quick recovery. Although not unbeatable, it would have taken time and was quite vexing.
According to the original situation, Gu Mo thought that either it would take more effort to wear down and kill the giant Umibozu, or Miss Saito might be unable to suppress her demonic bloodline during battle and enter a Demonized state to quickly end the fight—
