July 4, night, downtown Huanjing, at the intersection of Hongdeng Commercial District.
As the gray humanoid appeared above the fashion billboard, some of the crowd gathered around the edge of the intersection evacuated in fear, some screamed loudly, others calmly filmed with their phones.
Even more, some excitedly shouted the name "Dice Monster," as if they were its avid fans, drawing surprised glances from those around them.
It was well known, these days, that any slightly distinctive villain would have a group of fans, with Qing Ya being the only one condemned as politically correct and thus universally targeted.
At that moment, the strange thing casually sat on the billboard, one arm resting on the edge of it.
It looked down with its hollow eyes, made eye contact with Blue Owl for two seconds, then turned away, waving to the crowd on the street while scrutinizing them.
It seemed to be signaling friendliness.
