The Skeleton Soldier Failed to Defend the Dungeon - Chapter 270: You Are Like Sand (11)

The Skeleton Soldier Failed to Defend the Dungeon

Rena insisted on coming with me, and I explained, briefly but firmly, that she couldn’t. Naneow and Sharunian’s expressions twisted immediately.

"That’s ridiculous. We can’t let you go alone."

Sharunian nodded furiously in agreement. "Meow!"

"If you’re not there, the two of us can’t do anything. You know that, right?"

Is that a confession?

Rena protested. "But still…"

"No. This whole plan was yours in the first place. Without you, we’re powerless."

Rena didn’t push it any further. Three top-ranking executives wouldn’t have moved just to chase after someone like me. She knew better than anyone that she couldn’t just step aside. She threw a brief fit, but in the end, she still carried the awareness of her position as a T&T branch head.

This human had once hated her own kind and clung to me with a twisted obsession, but she seemed a little more stable in this life. I didn’t mind the change.

"Well then…" Rena muttered, "Take this, at least."

Thud.

She offered me a pendant, and I accepted it instinctively.

Rena’s eyes narrowed slightly. "Oh? You took it a bit too naturally, don’t you think?"

I froze for a moment, yet she didn’t seem annoyed. Her voice was light, and her tone was clear, just like the Rena I used to know.

Naneow looked at us as...