Relief broke across his delicate face, though his wide eyes stayed glued to the black-clad man.
The scavengers whispered in terror, unable to comprehend what had just happened.
For the first time in her two lives, Ling Yu felt her heartbeat quicken.
Not in affection or in attraction.
But in recognition.
This presence, this strength...
'Why was he here now of all times???'
***
The battlefield was chaos. The ground trembled under the weight of collapsing insectile corpses, each one massive enough to crush a house. Their acidic blood hissed as it pooled, eating into the soil, sending up poisonous fumes. The sky itself seemed darker, shrouded by the massive Gate overhead, still trembling from the passage of the Bee Queen's colossal form.
And amidst it all— was that person.
Ling Yu's heart skipped a beat when her eyes caught sight of him.
