'Caught?'
'Just as I thought. It's not that simple...'
"Are you sure it's just hide-and-seek? There won't be any danger, right?"
"Nope!"
"Swear on it."
"I won't!"
"..."
Wei'en suppressed the urge to pull out his sniper rifle and put a bullet in him. "Then can you lower the difficulty a bit?"
"I can't!" The clown's eyes darted around, and he chuckled. "I just had a thought. We really should speed things up."
"Hm?"
"Off you go."
'Fuck, I've been had—that damned clown!'
Wei'en felt his body lift into the air and slam uncontrollably into the theater.
[You have been locked onto by the killing intent of the Abyssal Creature, Thorn Demon. Evaluation: A Commander-level Abyssal Creature, equivalent to Department Head-level. Reward: Survival Points +10.]
[You have witnessed the Abyssal Creature, Thorn Demon. Because your Spirit level is greater than 200, your soul has not dissipated. Evaluation... Special Reward: Survival Points +5, Resilience Level +1, Spirit Level +1.]
