"He vanished?" Yun Xiao found himself staring into the void where once stood a man and a monstrous creature, now seemingly swallowed by the earth itself. The chilling aura that had pervaded the air moments ago had dissipated as if it were never there.0

"Did he just say he'd be waiting for me on the 18th level?" Yun Xiao mused aloud, pulling a small, black beast from his embrace.0

"Yeah!" Blue Star replied with a calm and collected demeanor, a far cry from just a moment ago. "My impeccable deduction skills lead me to believe that this duo must be prisoners within the 18th level of the Immortal Asylum!"0

"And you needed to deduce that?" Yun Xiao was amused, noting a slightly startled undertone in Blue Star and Red Moon's reactions. What kind of formidable presence could elicit such a response from them?0

"What's with that look?" Blue Star, arms crossed, glared back, his voice taking on a child-like indignation. "Let me be clear, it's not that we were afraid of them. It's just that, having been reborn alongside you, our foundations are somewhat shaky, and it's only prudent to be cautious...0