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"What...what should we do now?"

Looking at the creature in front of her, Mary stepped back with a pale face. Even though she had already encountered a handful of monsters with Duanmu Huai, this one filled her with a particular sense of dread--for a very simple reason.

Most girls detest bugs, and this black fly, larger than a human, was especially repugnant.

If it was a cockroach, Mary's reaction might have been even more dramatic.

"Same as always, run."

Duanmu Huai backed away a few steps as he spoke.

"Lure it over here, I'll take care of it."

"Okay...…"

Upon hearing Duanmu Huai's instructions, Mary nodded. She then took a deep breath, looked at the creature before her, and spun around—to run down the other end of the corridor.

"Thump thump thump thump thump!!!"