You're my wife, don't doubt it!

"Which uncle?" Xiao Yao was taken aback.

"Uncle!"

"It's in a private room on the 27th floor," Xiao Yao said.

"Oh no!" Yu Luying stomped her foot. "We need to hurry back!"

“There’s no need. Ordinary people who can’t enter the Shadow Time,” Xiao Yao told Yu Luying, “won’t be attacked by the Shadow.”

"But what if?" Yu Luying asked anxiously, "They're all running upstairs. What if Grandpa and the others are their targets?"

Wasn't he always called "old man"? How did he become "grandpa"? Wasn't he supposed to hate him to the core? Why is he suddenly showing concern? And what makes your grandpa so special that he's become a VIP target of the Shadow? Xiao Yao thought to himself, but didn't say it aloud.

"Don't you get along with them?" Xiao Yao said, picking up the sword and shield at his feet.

"..." Yu Luying also reassembled her armor, thorns, and ice.

To be honest, Grandpa Yu Texuan was a decent person, Xiao Yao thought. But going to save that annoying uncle was something he was really reluctant to do.

The two cautiously returned to the stairwell, ready for battle. The shadows in the stairwell seemed to have diminished considerably since the "blockage" was gone—thus, the resistance to Xiao Yao and his companion going upstream was reduced significantly.

As he chopped his way back up to the 27th floor, Xiao Yao was still taken aback, despite being somewhat prepared.

The shadows here are incredibly dense. All the glass windows in the corridor have been smashed. The overwhelming shadows we saw on the 21st floor are now streaming into this floor's corridor. As far as the eye can see, zombie-like shadows are creeping into the building from the hotel's facade.

Yu Luying frowned slightly, then immediately raised her hand and erected a solid ice wall, sealing off the entire corridor.

The ice wall is in a very nice location, sealing off the elevator, stairwell, and most of the windows to the outside, while this side of the ice wall is mostly a completely enclosed corridor with no windows on two sides.

Maintaining this barrier consumed most of Yu Luying's energy: "Quick, go see Grandpa!"

"No!" Xiao Yao swung his sword, cleaving a shadowy figure in two at the waist. "You'll be in danger!"

As is well known, when a spellcaster is maintaining a barrier, their own defenses are very weak, and they are almost unable to perform any other actions, requiring special protection.

“It’s okay,” Yu Luying comforted Xiao Yao. “I have thorns for protection. A few cats can’t do anything to me. Besides, I have a lot of health – we share a health bar, after all.”

Xiao Yao was speechless. Where did Little Apple, this gaming idiot, learn all these gaming terms?

“I promise you,” Yu Luying continued, “If I can’t hold on any longer, I’ll come and meet you right away. Everything will be alright.”

Xiao Yao was still hesitant.

“I’m really angry if you don’t go now,” Yu Luying said. “If you go, I’ll forgive you for secretly going to see my grandfather.”

"I told you... I didn't mean it." Xiao Yao muttered, and ran towards the large private room where Grandpa Yu Texuan was entertaining him, relying on his memory.

Xiao Yao secretly prayed that Yu Luying and he had made the right choice.

……

Dozens of shadows, perhaps more.

They're desperately trying to break through the door.

Heading towards the door of the private room where we just ate.

Having witnessed this scene, Xiao Yao couldn't help but begin to doubt whether Yu Luying's intuition was correct.

"Boom!"

The door was flung open, and a swarm of figures rushed in.

Xiao Yao followed the shadowy group into the Republican-era-style dining room, where he saw even more shadows crawling into the room through the windows.

The two bald bodyguards were still sitting at the table, maintaining their eating posture. One was peeling prawns, while the other had lobster meat on his chopsticks and was putting it into his mouth.

Yu Baolu was squatting in the corner, trembling with fear, while Old Master Yu Texuan was standing on the round dining table, unleashing his powerful fists and kicks to deal with the group of shadows attacking him.

Every punch and kick was accompanied by a dazzling light that could blind anyone.

No matter how skilled an ordinary person is in martial arts, they cannot harm a single hair on Shadow's head, but the light on the old man's hands and legs can.

Not only that, but its power is also visibly immense.

The air was filled with the stench of burnt fur.

Although Grandpa Yu was vigorous, he was getting on in years and was outnumbered, so he was already showing signs of fatigue.

"Ouch!" Yu Texuan stepped on a plate of food. The plate didn't break, but it made him slip.

The closest shadow seized this rare opening and pierced the old man's thigh with a claw.

“Grandpa!” Xiao Yao called out.

--split line--

About fifteen minutes ago.

If the time of stagnation could still be measured in terms of "fifteen minutes".

With her arm around Yan Xiao's shoulder, Daiyu stood by the sea, gazing at the flames shooting into the sky not far away.

Shen Jie wanted to take her along, but Yan Xiao was too scared to go and refused to follow.

There was nothing I could do but stay with her on the beach and wait.

The earlier mention of "flames shooting into the sky from neither too far nor too close" refers to Shen Jie's desperate struggle against the shadows.

The shadows had no intention of attacking Shen Jie; they were focused on running towards the Saint Love Hotel. However, seeing Shen Jie relentlessly pursuing them, a small number of them turned back to surround her.

Although it's described as a "minority," the absolute number is quite large. Is Shen Jie alone... really okay?

The boy's face was so full of worry it was almost overflowing.

Yan Xiao reached out and slapped the ribbonfish: "Judging from the expression on your face, you've been secretly in love with her for a long time, haven't you?"

"Are you crazy?" Ribbonfish was taken aback. "If she can't hold them off, won't those Shadows come after us? Besides, isn't Shen Jie your good friend?"

He emphasized the word "your".

Yan Xiao pouted and said, "You're just being stubborn. It's fine. You can secretly admire your white moonlight all you want. I don't care."

The ribbonfish said impatiently, "What time is it? You still have the mind to eat this irrelevant stuff—"

He was interrupted halfway through his sentence by Yan Xiao's scream.

When the ribbonfish turned around, Yan Xiao was already gone.

The boy was shocked and looked in the direction of the scream. He saw that Yan Xiao had been dragged into the sea by several "people" and was struggling desperately, with only her round little head sticking out of the water.

"Ribbonfish, save it—"

Before she could even utter the word "I," she was dragged down by Shadow, who was holding her arms on both sides, and swallowed a mouthful of seawater.

Are you shadows or water ghosts? The ribbonfish's mind went blank.

“With—woo.”

"Sister-in-law, something's happened! Help!" Ribbonfish screamed desperately.

Chapter 313 Mommy Cat is on Fire (Physics)!

2023-08-30

“Bring it on—woo!” Yan Xiao sank down.

"Sister-in-law, something's happened! Help!" Ribbonfish screamed desperately.

His voice carried far in the silence, echoing across the empty beach filled with tourists.

Daiyu felt that Shen Jie couldn't possibly not have heard, but it was also possible that she really hadn't heard; at the very least, she certainly hadn't responded at all.

Whether you didn't hear it or were too busy, the result is the same.

The ribbonfish knew very well that sometimes, and in some things, you can't rely on others.

Just like when you see someone drowning, calling the police is bound to be too late.

This was his first girlfriend. Although she had many flaws, although she always made him angry, and although sometimes he doubted how much he really liked her... she was right there in front of him...

The ribbonfish held its head and slowly squatted down, its heart overwhelmed with immense grief.

He can swim and isn't afraid of water; he knew he should go down and save people.

But there wasn't just water there. His reason told him that if he went down, he would be throwing himself away; but if he did nothing, he would never forgive himself...

A voice echoed in the ribbonfish's head. It was a language he couldn't understand, but for some reason, he knew it was an ancient language used in Scandinavia.

The voice... booming like a bell, deafening and making the boy's head buzz. The boy couldn't understand what the "person" was saying, but at least he understood the first two sentences.

Perhaps it can be considered a sentence.

"You are me, and I am you..."

The ribbonfish smiled and said, "Why are you so late?"

……

At this moment, Shen Jie was facing the army of shadows alone, and was already at her limit.

She heard the cries for help from the ribbonfish in the distance, but she was powerless to help and could only slowly retreat, fighting and retreating.

If the Shadow army pursues him all the way to the coast, will it turn out to bring even greater danger to Yan Xiao and his group?

This wasn't the kind of story Shen Jie usually liked—but at this moment, she began to imagine a great hero in white armor and riding a white horse, descending from the sky on auspicious clouds, sweeping away these stubborn enemies, rescuing her, then carrying her on his horse and gently telling her, "It's alright, it's alright," before lifting his mask to reveal Xiao Yao's smiling face.