solemnly raising his gaze to the others
his eyes swirling with complex emotions
he had arrived late and had not fully
experienced the illusion yet it had
still affected him TS all right it was
all an illusion hang Yun reassured the
group she and Joey Hong had not
encountered anything particularly
complicated within the illusion thus
failing to grasp the emotions of the
other three I'll head back first guon
tion head bowed made her way toward the
teleportation array however hang Yun
rushed over to embrace her Tong I know
you're feeling uneasy and are worried I
might take offense but let me be clear I
do not mind one bit I hope you can
release any psychological burden we are
still the best of partners are we not
gonon lifted her gaze meeting hang yunk
clear and sincere eyes a warm current
surged through her heart yet she
couldn't he help but feel a Pang of
Shame she prided herself on her strong
moral compass yet had conjured such a
scenario within her mind locking eyes
with hang Yun for a moment she softly
replied mm D I'm a bit tired I'll rest
for now all right d a good sleep we do
wonders I'll join you hang Yun took her
hand giving it a gentle squeeze before
turning to greet the others we leaving
now UT tonon allowed hang Yuan to lead
her to the teleportation array and the
two were transported away xiong glanced
at the silent Ling and then at gong who
appeared lost in thought before hastily
bidding farewell after he Departed L
Zing Rose looking at J Shong hesitantly
calling out brother Shong G Shang shook
his head nothing let us just rest
everything will be fine mm the two-p
parted ways both tactfully refraining
from discussing their experiences within
the illusion what transpired only they
themselves would know Upon returning to
the island guon tion felt utterly
exhausted she found a clean spot set up
her tint and massage chair and laid down
under a blanket I'll take a nap don't
disturb me you to shushu and heing
exchanged glances responding softly meow
squeak guon tion buried her head under
the covers and quickly fell asleep the
two little ones not feeling sleepy but
wary of disturbing her kept watch
outside the tent she soon drifted into
Slumber in a haze it felt as though she
had returned to that Forest
instinctively she thrust her dagger
toward hang yun's heart hang Yun
bewildered glanced down down at her
chest and upon meeting the Gaze of
disbelief and hurt she collapsed into gu
Tintin's embraced IA blink she found
herself back in the charred Grove jiong
xiong luing and even the other pets
gazed at her with shock the pet showing
let out a sorrowful cry and rushed
toward her in a fluster she attempted to
evade only to realize she still cradled
a warm body looking down she was
horrified to find it was hang Yun hang
yunk complexion had turned pale her body
limp devoid of life giu tontion let out
an uncontrollable scream trembling as
she shook hang Wu in I am the next
instant a sharp pain coursed through her
body as she was forcefully shoved aside
crashing to the ground while shuu and
haling quickly surrounded her growling
at the Intruder I was XY Hong who had
knocked her away his entire being Ablaze
with Fury as he shouted gon why did you
kill Hong Yun she was your comrade she
trusted you the most no no I didn't he
mean to I thought she was the king of
the Living Dead in Disguise haaha you
are the one who killed her gonon the
immunity to teammate attacks means you
could only slay her because deep down
you believed she deserved to Die the
illusion merely assisted you in her
demise the voice of the king of the
Living Dead yanan echoed ominously as if
emanating from all directions encircling
go tontion she collapsed to the ground
desper L shaking her head tears
streaming down her face mingling with
her frantic motions as she choked out an