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Despite Bailuo's inward denial, Lin Da approached with steadfast eyes, fearlessly confronting her Light Rank Adventurer's presence with bold strides.
Their statuses reversed abruptly, and perhaps it was an illusion, but Bailuo thought she saw a shadow of the Dark Shadow in Lin Da.
When she had first joined the Primitive Adventure Team, the Dark Shadow had stood just as Lin Da did now, holding a stick, and sternly lectured her.
"Don't, don't come any closer!"
Recalling memories of being spanked by her teacher, Bailuo curled her cat ears in fear and staggered backward.
A small stone, by some cruel twist of fate, found itself right under her heel.
With a thud, Bailuo tripped and fell to the ground, her legs splayed like a frog flipped on its back.
Underneath the white little skirt were pristine white stockings.
But the ground was littered with broken stones and blood, dirtying her clean clothes.
