章 298: Finishing Up

"Now, then…"

I looked beneath me and saw Ivan gawking at the sight before me.

The older man who attempted to protect him also did the same. For someone of his age, he seemed even more flustered than Ivan.

'Let's go greet them.'

With that thought, I descended from my heights and landed swiftly. Once my focus was away from the golden barrier, it turned into shimmers of light—like fireflies—and dissipated.

The barren wasteland around it emitted vestiges of smoke to signify the emptiness caused by an absolute disintegration of the target and its surroundings.

That no longer mattered, though.

'I'm sure the owner of this patch of land will overlook this damage… since I saved the area.'

>WHOOOOSHHH!<

I landed on the ground and removed both hands from my coat's pockets.

Facing the two gawking people, I smiled warmly and addressed them. It had been a while since I spoke to humans, after all.

'A long while…'

"I'm glad to see you're safe."