Otherworld Advance Team
Chapter 960 - 953: Sitting on the Fence

Chapter 960: Chapter 953: Sitting on the Fence

Luo’er watched quietly as the group slowly approached the tomb, their figures disappearing into the pitch-black darkness. He did not speak to dissuade them. It was not that he was cold-hearted, desiring to send these people to their death; he simply believed that they would not heed his warning.

As soon as these people saw Luo’er, they cried out "Wood Elf" and took a defensive stance. Clearly, under such circumstances, no matter what Luo’er said, they would not believe him. The fact that they did not tie him up and bring him into the tomb to die was already an act of great mercy from the Night Elf female Captain.

"Fulajie’er?" Luo’er called out softly without turning his head as he watched the group of Night Elves vanish into the entrance of the tomb.

"Present!" Fulajie’er immediately responded.

"Have you notified the others to come help?" Luo’er asked.

"Yes, I have notified them," Fulajie’er replied.

"Good," Luo’er nodded and paused before asking, "Fulajie’er, are you still afraid of that ghost?"

"Eh," Fulajie’er was startled by Luo’er’s question and then spoke grievously, "I’m still afraid, but it’s more hatred than fear, hatred for her hurting everyone."

"If I asked you to follow those Night Elves in, would you dare?" Luo’er continued.

"Eh, do you want me to go in and protect them?" Fulajie’er inquired.

"That’s not necessary. It does not really matter whether these people are protected or not. I want you to follow them and recon the situation in the tomb," Luo’er said.

"If it’s just reconnaissance, then there should be no problem..." Fulajie’er hesitated for a moment before continuing to ask, "But, do we really not care about those people?"

"You may if you want to, but only do what you can. You saw last night, you can’t protect that many people, so just make a token effort, don’t try to save them all," Luo’er advised.

"Oh, I understand," Fulajie’er acknowledged.

Luo’er knew Fulajie’er’s temper and principles; she definitely could not stand by and do nothing. But in all things, one must measure one’s ability.

The cunning of that Flying Head Monster exceeded all their expectations, having beaten them without leaving any room to resist. If it weren’t for Fulajie’er’s desperate cover and Feng’s tough defense, Luo’er and the others would probably have been done for.

The thought made Luo’er instinctively glance at Cheng Ziang lying on the ground and furrowed his brows, voicing his suspicions, "Why didn’t that creature attack Ziang? Could there be something unusual about him?"

"Luo’er, what are you talking about?" Fulajie’er inquired.

"Eh, you haven’t left yet?" Luo’er was taken aback before asking.

"Eh, should I leave now? Sorry, I didn’t know. I’ll leave right away..." Fulajie’er was also startled and then began to panic.

"Wait, wait, hold on," Luo’er waved his hand, "There’s no need to rush. I’m not blaming you. Since you haven’t left yet, let me give you further instructions."

"All right, go ahead!" Fulajie’er responded after nodding.

"Don’t worry about the others; protect that female Captain. Everyone else can die, but try your best to help her escape, and then guide her to us," Luo’er said earnestly.

"Luo’er, do you like that female Captain?" Fulajie’er asked in a disheartened voice.

"What are you thinking?" Luo’er said with a wry smile, covering his face and shaking his head, "I just want to know their purpose for coming to the Snow Domain. Since we’re going to Xia Yue Island, it’s good to have her as our guide. Otherwise, with my Wood Elf identity, the moment I set foot on the island, I’d probably be made into a sieve with arrows."

"Oh, sorry, I misunderstood you," Fulajie’er stated flatly.

"Why does your voice have no hint of regret?" Luo’er asked with a bitter smile.

"The bad woman said, you can always make all sorts of excuses for a girl," Fulajie’er answered truthfully.

"Don’t listen to her nonsense. What I am doing are all serious matters," Luo’er sighed.

"Then why do so many girls like you?" Fulajie’er asked dejectedly.

"Because I am handsome!" Luo’er shook his head.

He was really too lazy to make excuses, so he just used the most common one.

"I think so too!" Surprisingly, Fulajie’er seemed quite happy with that answer, her voice becoming noticeably cheerier.

"Cut the crap and hurry up, follow them, and come back to notify me immediately if anything is wrong. But remember, no matter what, that female Captain must be protected!" Luo’er said with a stern face.

"Understood!" Feeling the change in Luo’er’s expression, Fulajie’er also became serious.

After these words, Fulajie’er disappeared without a trace, likely having already caught up to the squad of Night Elves that had entered the tomb.

Luo’er stood quietly in the same spot. After a few minutes, he heard rushed footsteps and breathless panting behind him. Just as he turned around, a delicate figure threw itself at his face.

"Mmm..."

Luo’er caught the delicate figure in his arms and, unable to help himself, retreated two steps to steady the impact. Luo’er was squeezed so tightly he could hardly breathe, and while holding his waist, he smiled wryly, "Moumou, you’re going to break my back with all this roughhousing."

"Last night I thought you were going to get in trouble again, I was really worried about you, sob sob..." Tangmo clung to Luo’er, crying indignantly.

"See, I am fine," Luo’er smiled and comforted her.

"Why do you always take the lead in everything? You’re the Captain, shouldn’t people like us be doing these things?" Hearing his words, Tangmo suddenly pushed him away, then frowned and asked reproachfully.

"Precisely because I am the Captain, I should be the first to face dangers, right?" Luo’er said with a smile, intending to reach out and pat her head but was immediately slapped away.

"Quibbling—that’s what kind of Captain you are!" Tangmo glared at him, gritted her teeth and spoke.

"Moumou, eh, no, Momo... no, that’s not right..." Luo’er’s eyes widened, staring blankly at the girl before him. The images of Moumou and Momo alternated in front of him, leaving him momentarily unable to distinguish whether the person in front of him was the elder sister or the younger sister, or perhaps, both.

"Sigh, you two really know how to argue and bicker regardless of day or night," Axia said leisurely as she walked up from behind Tangmo, shaking her head and teasing.

"Sorry for making you see that," Luo’er took a deep breath and then said earnestly to Tangmo, "I have glimpsed into my own fate, so I know what will happen to me in the future, and that’s why I have the courage to take the lead."

"You’ve seen your own fate, so you think you can recklessly abuse your body and do whatever you want, but have you thought about our feelings?" Tangmo stared back at him unabashedly, her voice choked.

"I am doing this also for myself. If I lost you guys, have you ever thought about how I would feel?" Luo’er took a deep breath and looked straight at her as he asked.

At his words, Tangmo’s gaze stalled, then rapidly softened, losing the courage to confront Luo’er.

"I know I won’t die that easily, so I dare to tackle some dangerous tasks. But it’s different for you; I don’t know if you would die. So oftentimes, I even hesitate to let you join me on dangerous missions because I’m sure I won’t die, but I can’t guarantee your safety. I keep setting up conservative and secure tactics simply to protect you. You always say I’m wrecking my body to protect you, but have you ever thought about things from my perspective? What would I do if something happened to you?" Luo’er averted his gaze, then continued questioning.

"Yes, I’m sorry..." Faced with Luo’er’s questions, Tangmo was almost at a loss for words, only able to apologize weakly.

"You don’t need to apologize to me, I don’t think you said anything wrong. It’s just that it seems neither of us has really opened our hearts to have a proper conversation. I’ve been deliberately avoiding it, but in fact, you’re also evading. Whether it’s you or you..." Luo’er said flatly.

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