Max Level Return—I'll Protect That Fragile One

Huo Wen’an looked up at the sky. The explosion had ended, but the eerie blue flames still burned within the night’s clouds.

”You told me that the three years you spent living in the Toy Pool were incredibly dull.” Xu Xingguang put her hands behind her back, with a doting smile, ”This is the light show I specially prepared for you. What do you think, is it impressive?”

Huo Wen’an gave it the highest praise: ”Unforgettable.”

”That’s good. For this gift, I even sold myself to the Hell Palace.” Xu Xingguang smiled and poked Huo Wen’an in the chest, ”You need to win back my contract.”

”Alright.”

At this moment, both heard the sound of someone rushing through the air, and they simultaneously looked up towards the highest peak north of the Toy Pool.

The mountain peak pierced the clouds, with steep, sheer walls devoid of any vegetation. At this moment, four figures were jumping down from the cliff’s summit.

The cliff was a thousand meters high. An ordinary person jumping from such a height would inevitably be smashed to pieces, but these four landed steadily in the dense forest on the northern edge of the Toy Pool.

After landing, the four immediately headed towards the reservoir lake with silent coordination.

Huo Wen’an curled his lips and sneered, ”They’re here!”

Xu Xingguang glanced around at the grass surrounding the lake, intentionally raising her voice, ”The people from the Hell Palace are here. If you don’t want to drag the fish pond into this, hurry and find a place to hide!”

Hearing this, the survivors were momentarily stunned.

Realizing the girl was saving them, they finally stood up from the grass. They glanced back towards the north, where the dense forest seemed to conceal man-eating beasts whose appearance wasn’t visible.

Danger!

”Thank you!”

The survivors nodded to Xu Xingguang and Huo Wen’an before running towards the southern side of the Toy Pool.

Two minutes later, the sound of a group of beasts collectively thundering through the northern dense forest echoed, and instantly, four ghostly figures emerged from the thicket.

Reaching the forest’s edge, the four slowed their running pace to a walk.

Arriving at the northern bank of the lake, all four halted simultaneously.

Led by Yan Jingchen, Yan Zhu, and the other two stood fan-like behind him.

All four wore masks.

Yan Zhu had a pink jade fox mask, Yan Huxiao wore a tiger mask, Yan Ruhong had an eagle mask, while the one at the front, Yan Jingchen, wore a golden demon’s horn mask.

”Why not take off your masks, gentlemen?” Huo Wen’an raised his voice, speaking with a playful tone as he stared at the tight-fitted masks on their faces, ”Are you too ugly to see, or is your identity too special to reveal?”

Faced with Huo Wen’an’s mockery, Yan Jingchen and the others said nothing.

His cold, sharp gaze landed on Xu Xingguang, who was shielded behind Huo Wen’an, curious about what relationship 099 had with Xu Xingguang.

They seemed quite familiar.

”Do you know each other?” Yan Huxiao, being Yan Jingchen’s mouthpiece, couldn’t help but blurt out his questions.

Huo Wen’an raised an eyebrow and said, ”No, first meeting tonight.”

Xu Xingguang also put on a look of being unfamiliar with Huo Wen’an.

Yan Huxiao, thinking he was clever, offered Huo Wen’an bait, ”Number 099, if you can kill the woman beside you, we’ll let you be tonight’s king.”

Huo Wen’an raised an eyebrow, ”That’s it?”

Not impressed by the benefits?

Yan Huxiao continued, ”We’ll let you leave!”

Huo Wen’an leisurely asked, ”Anything else?”

Yan Huxiao racked his brain to offer more, but before he could, Yan Jingchen scolded him: ”Shut up, fool, can’t you see he’s playing you!”

Yan Huxiao immediately closed his mouth.

”Number 099.” Beneath the mask, Yan Jingchen’s brows furrowed tightly, and he asked Huo Wen’an, ”Do you know each other?”

Huo Wen’an nodded, giving an unexpected answer. ”I’m her man.”

Yan Zhu frowned. ”Are you married?”

Xu Xingguang immediately saw Yan Zhu’s interest in Huo Wen’an’s appearance, and she stepped out from behind him, looking at Yan Zhu with a smirk.

To kill with words first, Xu Xingguang deliberately mocked Yan Zhu: ”Even if he’s not married, you still have no chance. Do you know why?”

Yan Zhu raised an eyebrow.

Xu Xingguang: ”You’re too short.”

Yan Zhu bristled with an Asura-like aura, ”You think you’re great because you’re tall!”

Xu Xingguang shrugged, ”Wrong. Not only am I taller, but I’m also more beautiful than you.”

Yan Zhu, infuriated, instinctively curled her index finger against her lips, about to whistle, but she heard Yan Jingchen say, ”Calm down, Third Sister.”

Fighting with anger is not a wise move.

Yan Jingchen was the absolute leader among the four, his words were orders, and Yan Zhu dared not disobey.