Yet neither the people of the Primordial Era nor Hao Qi and his companions had any intention of breaching the agreement. Quite apart from the fact that they lacked the heart to bully a being of such simple thought—even though this entity had previously devastated the world—Yun Qingqing’s memories were utterly terrifying. The Tree Emperor, whose might surpassed the Nine Martial Kings and who was hailed as the strongest even among the Four Emperors... was a truly petrifying existence. How could they dare to default on the pact? Fulfilling this agreement was their only option.
Seeing that the material loopholes in the Imaginary Number Space were nearly mended, with only five days remaining until the twenty-day critical threshold, everyone was planning for their return the following day. Yet at dusk that very day, the camp database showed that the headcount was short by one—the little boy was nowhere to be found in the camp.
Hao Qi found this a massive headache, and the entire camp was thrown into turmoil. Although they were in the midst of the Great Cataclysm, the innate sense of responsibility inherent to the humans of the Primordial Era would not allow them to abandon a child among the ruins. Just as the Primordial troops were assembling to go out in search of him, Hao Qi directly told them to stand down, saying he would go and bring the boy back himself.
Chapter 260