Chapter 63: Forest of Living Offerings (5)

“Cover me. I’m going to examine that tree.” Felice and Booker were long accustomed to working with me, so they immediately flanked me on the left and right, keeping an eye on anything that might strike from either side. Sonia seemed like she wanted to warn me about the danger, but in the end, she held her tongue. She drew her bow, notching an arrow as she watched my back, and issued quick orders to the others. “Baron, Reiko, Bichir, Zhang Peng—cover the four directions around Yuhong.…