"What's a pretty boy doing out here alone?"
"He must've been abandoned by his team—HAHAHA!"
"Say… just hand over everything in your inventory and we might let you live."
I slowed my steps the moment their voices reached me.
Just a few feet more, and I stopped completely, letting the wind settle around me as I activated Keen Sense.
Their laughter echoed across the frozen expanse, like they actually believed they had the upper hand.
Cute.
Kairos, who looked completely unbothered, was standing at the center of a loose circle of idiots. They were armed, loud, and completely unaware of the kind of person they were trying to provoke.
"Here's the deal," he said calmly, almost bored. "Since the unlimited respawn time is gone, I'll let you live. I'm still in the middle of looking for someone."
Oh.
He was being merciful today.
How rare.
The men went quiet for half a second, then burst into louder laughter.
"Trying to act like a lone wolf now, aren't we?" one of them sneered.
