Xun dove into the direction where the grass was rustling, ignoring whoever was shouting behind him. Xiao Lin seemed determined to wash away the humiliating defeat the Snake People had dealt him before, chasing after that girl's figure without hesitation.
Xiao Ya felt like her head was about to go blank, so she could only follow closely behind Xiao Lin. The chains in her hand clinked unconsciously, and the sound grew faster and faster, as if issuing a warning. Under such an empty sky, that noise sounded particularly piercing.
The girl suddenly stopped. She seemed to have heard that sound too. Her strange eyes flashed with a rare hint of fear. She quickened her pace and broke into a run, her long slender fingers curling inward. Two balls of fire gathered in her palms and she flung them toward Xiao Lin behind her.
