'A thousand thoughts raced through his mind,' but he put on a look of timely confusion. "Huh? What anger?"
"You don't know either?" The Bronze Ancient King's voice was calm, betraying no emotion. "I thought you might. Never mind. It's nothing important."
Seeing the Bronze Ancient King didn't press the issue, Su Chen relaxed considerably. 'It seems this convenient new master of mine has no intention of delving deeper.'
Then, he saw a phantom of light and shadow emerge from the Bronze Giant before him. It had the appearance of a normal human with a broad, kind face—likely what the Ancient King looked like when he was human.
It came to a stop before the two of them, its gaze falling upon Su Chen. "I'm taking you somewhere."
Su Chen was puzzled, but he simply nodded in agreement.
Suddenly, he found his body sinking uncontrollably into the bronze floor. Su Chen's eye twitched as he watched helplessly, the bronze walls around him rising steadily.
