Dimensional Descent

Leonel's expression flickered. He recognized the little puppy almost instantly, it was the very same little beast that had been following behind Simona. Clearly, the little one had gotten separated from its owner during the forced teleportation.

'Why is it quivering, though? A beast that could follow her around shouldn't be so cowardly.'

Leonel frowned, making the decision to turn away. Even if this beast was cowardly, there was no way that it was weak. And, at this level, beasts should definitely have intelligence no weaker than an average human, some even surpassing this level. He couldn't just randomly pick up a puppy for no reason.

Shockingly, though, Leonel didn't get a chance to walk away before Aina appeared before the little one, bending over to pick it up.

The little puppy dodged backward, its speed confirming Leonel's thoughts. Just the fact this little beast could survive so well within this thick Anarchic Force spoke for itself. There was no way that it was weak.

'Don't tell me that…' Leonel felt a headache coming along.

His father often said things about women that would end up with him sleeping on the couch if his mother was around. Among those things was his disdain with their fascination with cute things. Now that Leonel thought about it, everything his dad said about female nature was probably another trick he used to lure another into his bed.

Leonel usually rolled his eyes when his dad said such things. But, if Aina was really doing this for the sake of cuteness, it seemed he would have to give his old man a point in his favor. This definitely wasn't the time to be soft hearted.

Leonel still remembered that the first time he met Little Blackstar he tried to kill him. Luckily, the little one was practically invulnerable to attack. Though, Leonel recalled feeling exasperated at the time. Now, this situation felt eerily similar.

"It's okay, little guy. Just come with me." Aina smiled a beautiful smile, her golden irises twinkling.

under Aina's coaxing, and likely a bit of her mental coercion, the little one was forced into

surroundings as far as it could go. His range was even less here than it was in the forest previously. If not for his breakthrough in

from the ground with the puppy in her arms. Right then,

in

react, it was trapped in a frozen time loop, unable to

Leonel raised an eyebrow.

Aina asked. "Did you think I stopped because it was adorable? With this, she'll owe you a

into a sprint once again. As he followed, he couldn't help but wonder if he was having a bad influence on her, or if she

her ax that made her savage, but rather tricking a puppy into a benign cage that

hard

then, the pair came to a

which direction to go. It wasn't the first time they had come across a fork. However, before, the direction of the wind had made it easy to decide which way to go. This time, though, both paths seemed identical

He took deep, steady breaths, ignoring the foul smell

it possible based

had a general idea of where the nutritious nutrients she had sent before were. Even if it wouldn't be a 100%