If the surface-dwellers were to witness this, their jaws would undoubtedly drop. After all, when had these monsters—infamous among common folk for devouring human brains—ever displayed such 'civilized politeness'? It was a rare occasion indeed for them not only to introduce themselves, but even to utter the word 'please.'
Christoph saw a group of Spirit Suckers suddenly materialize before him, led by no fewer than three Legendary Spirit Suckers. Instinctively, he prepared to detour around them.
After all, being unexpectedly entangled with Brittany, a younger Sed Ponga who had suddenly appeared, and then stumbling upon David Uthos—a lunatic who was tagging along just to watch the chaos unfold and occasionally fanned the flames with a Dragon Breath—was enough bad luck to last eight lifetimes.
If he provoked a nest of Spirit Suckers on top of all this, he'd definitely lose some scales today, if not die outright.
