The patterns on Lin Yufei’s face faded, her eyes returned to normal, and her hair hung in disarray as she collapsed backward, weak and spent. Xiao Yang’s reflexes were lightning fast; he caught her in his arms before she could hit the floor.
Gaga let out a long breath of relief and plopped down onto the ground, gasping for air. He had pushed his body to the absolute limit. It was fortunate that it had ended there; had it gone on for even ten more seconds, he would surely have collapsed from exhaustion. Had that happened, Lin Yufei likely would have broken free and lashed out.
"Xiao Yang, I—I think I had a... a very terrifying dream," Lin Yufei murmured, her eyes clear but her voice frail.
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