"What do you mean?" Mei asked cautiously. Her eyes widened as she pointed at Su Jiyai and asked in a trembling voice,
"Are your wolf friends nearby?"
Kars became alert, too. And looked around warily.
Su Jiyai chuckled and said,
"Don't worry, I am not talking about the Darkfang wolves. I have sent them away."
Mei and Kars both looked confused.
"If not the wolves... then who are you talking about?" Kars asked, gripping his blade tighter.
Su Jiyai raised an eyebrow and smiled. "I'm talking about… the people who've been watching us since we entered this cave."
Mei's face went pale. "W-What people?"
"You didn't notice?" Su Jiyai said with a teasing tone. "I guess being evil really made you both careless."
Suddenly, the sound of boots echoed from deeper inside the cave.
More than ten figures stepped out of the shadows, each of them holding weapons and wearing cloaks that blended with the rocks.
Blaze gasped. "W-Who are they?"
Su Jiyai crossed her arms.
