The middle-aged man panicked.
He lifted the black cloth to his left and right, but there was still no trace of the youth.
Impossible.
Where could he go in just a few seconds?
Besides, he was so hungry that he had no energy left. It was difficult for him to even take two steps.
It was impossible to leave without a trace within a few seconds.
Something had happened.
The middle-aged man's expression did not look good.
He was, after all, a senior executive of a big company. His IQ was not low, and he quickly had a definite guess.
He began to analyze all kinds of possibilities. Could it be that he was suddenly ambushed by a guardian beast?
The man frowned and thought carefully. Did the judge announce the countdown? Why did he not hear it?
Previously, whenever the guardian beast appeared, it would cause a huge commotion. Why did it suddenly launch a sneak attack this time?
It was possible.
The guardian beast's form was different every time.
This time, it might be something that did not make much noise and was very secretive.
He rubbed his aching forehead. Was he too hungry to notice the judge's voice?
Forget about this for now.
The fact that this guardian beast could silently take the young man away meant that it was very fast.
He had to be on high alert and be extremely concentrated.
His stomach growled again as he felt waves of pain coming from it.
He wanted to sit down and rest for a while, but he was afraid that the guardian beast would launch a sneak attack, so he could only endure the hunger.
He forced himself to focus on the surroundings.
...
The weak and faint voice of the little girl came from the black cloth.
"…Wait, wait…"
Nancy's legs were so sore that she could not lift them up. Even with Felicia supporting her, she could not move any further.
Felicia turned around. The little girl was panting with her lips slightly opened. Her lips were cracked, and her face was extremely pale.
"Let's take a break, we'll rest for now. Hurry and sit down."
Nancy smiled bitterly, "I can't move. If I move, I'll feel dizzy. I'm afraid I'll faint."
Felicia knitted her brows as she slowly helped Nancy to sit down.
"Felicia."
Nancy said weakly, "You're really strong. You're not afraid of the guardian beast, the black cloth, or even hunger."
In Felicia's impression, this girl was weak and innocent.
Even if her words made her instinctively raise her guard, she would not think too much about it.
She said, "Don't think that I'm fat. Actually, I love exercising. Besides, I don't eat much and I don't starve easily."
Then she laughed, "Don't assume that all fat people have a huge appetite. Some fat people don't eat much, like me, haha."
Nancy raised her eyelids, "That seems to be the case. Although I'm thin, my appetite is huge. I can eat three cheeseburgers when I'm hungry."
"Wow, then your appetite is really good."
"Yeah, oh right."
The girl pressed her dry lips together, "Why hasn't the judge counted down yet? I feel like an hour has passed."
With her reminder, Felicia also realized that something was wrong.
"…This hour is indeed exceptionally long. Or did the judge remind us but we didn't hear it?"
Nancy was stunned. She frowned and said, "It can't be that neither of us heard it… and the guardian beast hasn't appeared."
As soon as she finished speaking, the black cloth fluttered in all directions and snow started falling from the sky.
The snow felt cold as it landed on her face, this was real snow.
"That's great! We can quench our thirst with snowflakes!" Felicia exclaimed.
She raised her head and opened her mouth wide. Snowflakes fell into her mouth and felt cold, moistening her dry and hot tongue.
"Nancy, hurry up and pick up the snow."