On the second floor of the wooden cabin, a vintage, emerald-green door slammed onto the floor.
Behind the scythe was a beastman cloaked from head to toe in a black robe, revealing only a pair of eyes as deep as an abyss.
"Heretics?"
The Mermaid noticed a deep purple gem embedded in the end of the bandages wrapped around his scythe.
He wrapped an arm around Yu Zhizhi's shoulders and pushed her toward the stairs.
"Go outside."
Yu Zhizhi's legs felt weak. Not daring to linger and get in the way, she grabbed the railing, hitched up her nightgown, and hurried down the stairs.
The Black Robed Beastman's eyes shifted. His scythe struck like lightning, but just as it was about to cleave the young woman, the Mermaid beside the stairs caught his wrist in a firm grip.
The youth's blue eyes were glacial. "Who sent you?"
The Black Robed Beastman didn't answer.
