After leaving the Nameless Village, Wang Yi noticed Watermelon's silence and troubled expression. "What's wrong?" he asked. "Sad to leave?"
"It's not that... It's just that after parting ways this time, I don't know if we'll ever see them again, or if they'll even be able to survive. Boss..."
Watermelon trailed off, hesitant to continue.
Wang Yi knew what she wanted to say. He shook his head. "I'm sorry, Watermelon, but I can't take them in. I'm responsible for my own subordinates. You might not want to hear this, but to us, taking them in would just be taking on a burden."
"Mm."
Watermelon pressed her lips together and said no more. A moment later, she asked, "Boss, what's our next move?"
"We're going to kill an Earth Deity named Xinghai. Then we'll travel far, find more ruins, gather more information, and keep going until we clear this world and get out of here."
"What? Kill an Earth Deity?" Watermelon was stunned. "Boss, you can't kill an Earth Deity."
"Why not?"
