Levi appeared above Shuhu's head, staring down below.
"Qingque!"
'What?'
"Next, don't look up!"
'?'
"I'm afraid you'll be so stunned by how cool I am that you'll die!"
'Ugh~ So cringe!'
The next second, it was time to clock out.
Qingque, who had suddenly regained control of her body, blinked as she looked at Shuhu getting closer and closer.
"Levi?"
Where did the Levi who said he'd stun me to death with how cool he was go?
She looked around but couldn't find him anywhere. Opening her mouth, Qingque muttered, "Oh no. I'm done for."
"Oww!"
Hearing the scream, even Shuhu was puzzled.
Why was someone screaming above Him?
Then He saw the source of the sound.
Qingque rolled all the way down along Shuhu's body.
Every collision made her cry out in pain.
In the end, she fell into the Ancient Sea.
Seeing this, Jing Yuan opened his mouth.
"...Qingque."
That legendary entrance left a deep impression on everyone.
———
"Hahaha! I'm freaking here!"
Levi pulled out the greatsword, then suddenly froze.
Looking around, he scratched his head.
"Where the heck am I?"
'Wasn't I just at the Alchemy Commission? This is..."
After spotting a few familiar things, Levi finally realized.
This was his home.
"So I ended up in Exalting Sanctum?!"
No, seriously.
Levi was numb.
He wasn't worried that Qingque would die from the fall. He had already put more than ten protective spells on her, so she couldn't die.
Of course.
That was assuming Shuhu didn't make a move.
Well, even if He did, as long as those fun-loving people were around, Qingque would at most lie there for a while.
When she woke up, she'd just say some nonsense.
At the Alchemy Commission, Herta looked at Fu Xuan's calm expression with some confusion.
"You're not worried at all?"
"Your general is dead."
"Hmph!" Fu Xuan snorted coldly. "Good riddance!"
'Once he's dead, with everything I've built up, I'll have the inside track. Becoming the Luofu General will be easy.'
'My review: kinda meow!'
"Qingque just now..." Ruan Mei looked puzzled. "That didn't seem like something she'd do."
Fu Xuan wasn't surprised.
"Those two spend all day together, picking up each other's bad habits. It's only normal that they'd do something like this."
"..."
[Ding Dong!]
[Levi: @Stelle, how's it going over there with Shuhu?]
Seeing Levi tag her in the group chat, Stelle blinked.
She had heard Qingque's scream loud and clear from where she was.
[Stelle: You're right there, and you're asking me?]
[Levi: ...]
[Levi: A little accident happened. I ended up in Exalting Sanctum.]
[Stelle: ?]
Stelle's eyes slowly widened.
When she saw Qingque rush forward, she thought Levi was about to unleash his big move and deal with the tyrannical Shuhu.
Instead...
He completely blew it.
No one expected it.
No one at all.
[Stelle: What do we do now? Those guys can't hold on much longer!]
[Stelle: Can you get here within a few seconds?]
[Levi: ...]
[Levi: I'll try.]
If you never push yourself, you'll never know where your limit is.
Even though Exalting Sanctum and the Alchemy Commission were separated by many realms, if he pushed himself to the limit, maybe he really could reach the Alchemy Commission in an instant.
Just as Levi was about to launch himself... Kiana suddenly appeared in the group chat.
[Kiana: Sirin says she can help you. Want her to?]
Sirin, the Herrscher of the Void, had the power to travel through space.
With that, maybe they really could reach the Alchemy Commission in a few seconds.
But...
[Levi: I'm afraid you'll come over and shoot me in the forehead.]
It wouldn't kill him, but it would waste a lot of time.
[Kiana: ...Don't worry! I'm a good person now! I've forgiven you a long time ago!]
Even after seeing that, he still didn't believe her.
[Kiana: Then what do you want?]
[Levi: Swear it!]
"Tch!"
Kiana pouted.
[Kiana: Fine, fine. I'll swear, okay?]
[Ding! Kiana has requested to enter the world. Accept?]
[Levi: What's the price?]
[Kiana: The price is that Aunt Theresa will never be able to eat bitter melon for the rest of her life.]
"What a wonderful niece!"
Do you have a niece like that? Theresa does.
Theresa could just enjoy life from now on.
After Levi accepted the request, Kiana instantly appeared in front of him.
Looking at the golden eyes before him, Levi knew this was Sirin, not that goofy Kiana.
He nodded at her.
"I'm counting on you."
Counting on her?
Those were rare words.
Especially when the person saying them was talking to her.
Sirin glanced at Levi. Without saying a word, she grabbed him by the back of his collar.
A flash of golden light passed.
The two disappeared from the room.
Looking at the mountain of cargo in front of them, Levi fell silent.
He pointed in another direction.
"The Alchemy Commission is that way."
"Oh."
A faint blush appeared on Sirin's face. She grabbed Levi again and disappeared once more.
Only two Sky-Faring Commission workers sorting cargo were left standing there.
They stared blankly at the place where the two had just been.
———
[Alchemy Commission]
Shuhu pulled Qingque out of the Ancient Sea.
"A Diviner from the Divination Commission?"
He had thought someone important had dared to get so close to Him.
After seeing Qingque's work badge, Shuhu immediately lost interest.
"Everyone, get ready!"
Sparkle raised the flag in her hand.
Just as the flag was about to fall...
Flames tore through the sky, slashing down from above and cutting apart the restraints binding Qingque.
Falling into a warm embrace, Qingque opened her eyes when she heard the voice.
She thought Levi had come to save her.
Instead, she saw Levi standing in front of her.
Then who was holding her?
Meeting Sirin's cold eyes, Qingque smiled awkwardly and was just about to say hello.
The next second, she was teleported away.
Looking into the distance, Stelle suddenly felt something heavy land on her back, pressing her to the ground.
"Help! Help! Help! I got ambushed! I got ambushed!"
Lying face-down on the ground, Stelle kept screaming.
Seeing this, March 7th walked over and pulled Qingque off her back.
She looked at Stelle with a helpless expression.
———
[On The Other Side]
Even though Levi had saved Qingque, the flag in Sparkle's hand still dropped steadily.
Flesh appeared out of thin air and splattered all over Levi's face.
Sirin, standing behind him with him blocking everything, wasn't affected at all. She watched the filthy Levi with interest.
"..."
Keeping a straight face, Levi pulled the stuff off his face and glanced toward the others.
But in his current state, he couldn't really see anything.
Flames burst from his body, burning away all the flesh and filth.
"Who are you?"
Hundreds of eyes looked toward Levi.
Toward this unfamiliar face that had suddenly appeared and cut through His vines.
"Levi?"
Jing Yuan hadn't expected him to suddenly show up.
He had thought that with so many people around, Levi would still stay hidden, or secretly sneak up and attack Shuhu's backside.
His gaze shifted to the white-haired girl standing behind Levi.
A look of understanding appeared on Jing Yuan's face.
"So it's her."
That explained why Levi had suddenly appeared.
Facing Shuhu's question, Levi calmly brushed the dust off his clothes before finally looking at Him.
"What did you just say?"
"..."
Faced with such blatant contempt, Shuhu said nothing more.
He simply waved His arm gently.
Ripples spread across the seawater beneath Levi's feet.
Even the air around him slowly became strange.
Every speck of dust in the void and every drop of seawater beneath his feet seemed to come alive.