Lu Luwei and Leng Qingying both lowered their heads.
This time, they had truly been the ones in need of protection.
BOOM!
A dull roar tore through the sky.
Obades appeared before them.
It looked at the group, surveyed the devastation, and its voice was deep and slow. "I'm late."
"Sorry."
The group turned and departed.
Before she left, Kumironi cast one last glance at the enormous, bottomless crater.
She vaguely recalled their purpose for coming here: to eradicate the Rose of Shedding Skin, and while they were at it... to save Ruijia from its plight.
Now, it seemed the plight was indeed over.
It was just that Ruijia itself now seemed to exist in name only.
...
The atmosphere on the journey back was heavy. Lu Cang recounted everything that had happened, from beginning to end.
However, he did conceal his ability to see a person's date of death.
But the various dangers he described left everyone's hearts pounding in their chests.
