Chapter 67: Dire Straits

Chapter 67: Dire Straits

Rushing to the door, she opened it to let the aggrieved little fox inside.

"Ahhh, I'm sorry, Ruru."

The pink fox looked gloomy as she strode in, her ears drooped low and eyes misty. Ruru couldn't believe that her master had locked her out while leaving with that stupid little puppy. She couldn't believe she had to swallow such grievances!

Evelyn sighed. There was of course a reason she had done things the way she did.

The 'Thousand Eyed God' was perhaps the most powerful being she had seen so far in this world.Fôll0w current novÊls on n/o/(v)/3l/b((in).(co/m)

Of course, she had met that 'Lord Chronos', who was probably even stronger than the strongest beings in this world. Even if that wasn't the case, which was unlikely, Evelyn didn't think he could be any weaker than the so-called 'supreme beings' in this world.

Although her awe of the centipede had thus been greatly reduced, it didn't mean she was unaware of her own powerlessness in front of its strength. If something had gone even slightly wrong, losing her life would be almost guaranteed.

Suffice to say, she wasn't just risking Bree's life, but her own as well.

But the reason she had kept Ruru out of the room wasn't just because she wanted to keep the little fox away from harm.

The real reason she had kept her out was because of her ability, the 'Lotus Throne's Golden Wheel'.

According to the ability's description, she expected that even if something really went wrong with her then there might just be some hope for survival, however slim it was. But that was only if Ruru didn't suffer along with her at the same time.

However, listening to the little fox's aggrieved yip yip yap yap now, she could only regret her overly cautious decision.

The little fox didn't seem to realize that Bree was the same little puppy as before, and remained cautious about her as she complained to her master.

"I'm sorry, Ruru... come here... Master won't keep you away anymore, alright?"

Only after she had pampered the little fox for almost half an hour with petting and belly rubs did she let go of her grievances, and Evelyn introduced her to the 'new' friend.

Evelyn's thoughts turned a little groggy, and she realized that both of her 'pets' had already cuddled to sleep.

Anyway, it all went much better than she expected, even though she had 'failed' to really restore Bree to her former self. At the very least, she didn't have to worry about her so much now, and could focus on getting stronger herself.

She felt awash with both a sense of relief and exhaustion, and drifted off to sleep with Bree still in her arms. Her little fox curled against her belly.

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Meanwhile, the Terran Prince was in dire straits as he clutched his bleeding belly. Forget about sleep, he didn't even plan to blink his eyes tonight, for the fear of death rang true in his heart.

"I can't believe I almost died!"

Although he had managed to escape alive from the clash of the 'Thousand Eyed God' and the two sentinels thanks to his father's gift, Craig was still injured and flung deep into the 'Wonderland of Doom'.

Even in his peak condition, getting out of this place alive alone depended on his luck. And his luck was clearly not doing him any favors right now.

Craig didn't even know why the centipede had turned alert just before he was about to make a move.

It was as if something had poked it at that very moment, making all his plans spiral out of control, but Craig couldn't dwell on it for too long at that time.

His kingdom had been observing this beast for a long time now, and he knew that if the 'Thousand Eyed God' detected a threat it couldn't easily crush, its first move would always be to flee.

So he made a split-second decision to make his move earlier, and it almost cost his life!

Thankfully, he still managed to barely escape not just from the clash, but also from the beast he had encountered earlier.

Although it was probably still searching for him, and bound to find him sooner or later.

"I hope the helpers come over sooner, or else I'll be in some deep trouble"