Lin Sanjiu's scalp went numb when the middle-aged woman suddenly twisted her head as if she was doing a test.
"Hmm, I'm still a little … unskilled." With every twist of her head, the head would drop a little bit. In the dark, the woman said sheepishly, "But I can't just leave a posthuman alone …"
"Wait!"
Even compared to other posthuman, this middle-aged woman was one of the most difficult to deal with. Even Lin Sanjiu couldn't think of a good way to deal with her. She couldn't even use her advantage of speed to rush over before the woman mutated. What if she ran into the splattering body parts? Even if the middle-aged woman didn't explode, would Lin Sanjiu risk harming her?
Lin Sanjiu watched as the middle-aged woman's head dropped to her abdomen. An idea struck her. She took a big step forward and picked up the unconscious Eight-Headed Druid. "The Eight-Headed Druid is here. He's injured and can't move. Don't —"
Before she could finish her sentence, Cyrus, who was standing next to her, suddenly grabbed the back of her clothes. She and the Eight Heads Druid were dragged backwards. Before she could turn around to look at Cyrus, she saw a familiar dark-blue flash from the corner of her eyes. Then, she fell on her back and the Eight-Headed Druid rolled out of her hand.
Before Cyrus could remind her again, Lin Sanjiu quickly leaned back and pressed her entire body against the tiles of the city wall.
A few long arms swayed in the air above them as if they were searching for something. When they couldn't find it, they slowly retracted their arms. If they didn't fall in time, those arms would have hit their faces.
"That's weird. Where is she?"
The head that was hanging down to the middle of her legs was facing the three people on the ground. Her teary eyes were still darting around in the dark. "Why did she suddenly disappear? Ah, posthuman is really amazing … "
However, Lin Sanjiu did not hear what she said at all.
"Did you release that dimensional item?" Lin Sanjiu stared at the middle-aged woman's lips and then at Cyrus. She recalled the conversation between the middle-aged woman and Cyrus. She understood a little and asked in a low voice.
Cyrus nodded.
"She can't hear or see us now, but the alternate space in this mode won't trap people, so the people outside can actually walk in with a lift of their feet. Naturally, she can also reach in with her arms." He withdrew his gaze from the arm that was swaying in the air and raised his chin towards the dot of blue between the stone bricks. "We are in a bit of trouble right now. The space is one-way, we can only leave from the front. Also, the situation just now was urgent, so I didn't manage to hide it properly. If she comes along and sees it... "
Lin Sanjiu heaved a sigh of relief. She suddenly had a question. "When her arm reached in, didn't she realize that her arm was gone?"
She was hoping that Cyrus would say that she wouldn't notice, but instead, he said, "From her point of view, the part of her arm that reached in would naturally disappear."
"Then why did she —" Didn't the middle-aged woman notice that something was wrong? Or was he pretending not to notice?
Cyrus suddenly let out a chuckle, even though there wasn't much of a smile in it. Lin Sanjiu raised her head slightly and immediately understood. The middle-aged woman's head was getting longer and longer, almost reaching her knees. Based on her line of sight, she deduced that the two of them had disappeared because she couldn't see their legs.
Her arm was aimed at their heads, so it was just above her line of sight. After she retracted her arm safely, she probably didn't expect that her arm would also 'disappear' for a while.
"When you went to capture the Eight-Headed Druid, I was keeping an eye on her," Cyrus added as an explanation.
He was able to grasp such a small gap and develop it into an advantage for his side to take a breather. It was astoundingly quick, but this was not a long-term solution.
"You guys caused the mutation, right?" Lin Sanjiu asked, suppressing her anxiety. "Can't you cancel her mutation? I don't have any method to deal with her. "
Speaking of which, Lin Sanjiu didn't even know how to deal with the middle-aged woman.
Cyrus pursed his lips as if he was thinking about something. He didn't say anything for a moment. At that moment, the Eight-Headed Druid slowly regained some consciousness after the collision. He said in a low voice, "How … how did I …"
"Yes, but you can't reverse it," Cyrus said hurriedly as he looked toward the direction of the voice, "Hold him down. Don't let him move."
"Can't reverse it? Didn't they return to their normal state? "
Even though Lin Sanjiu had her doubts, she didn't have the time to ask. She pressed on the Eight-Headed Druid's shoulder and whispered a few words into its ear. Even though she knew that the middle-aged woman couldn't hear them, she couldn't help but speak softly under the gaze of the human head not far away.
"Mutants?" The Eight-Headed Druid was slightly startled, but he perked up a little. Lying on the ground, he raised his head as if he wanted to see the mutants in the distance. "How … How did they mutate again? I clearly told them that unless it's a special situation, don't ever … "
Lin Sanjiu could almost feel Cyrus's gaze on her. She stared straight at the Eight-Headed Druid and slowly let go of his shoulder. "What?"
The Eight-Headed Druid, who had just woken up from his coma, didn't seem to realize the weight of his words. He struggled to get up. When he saw the middle-aged woman's current state, his expression darkened. "I've told her before. I've contacted this person before. She should know … If there's no special reason, she wouldn't mutate …"
"You've been in contact with them?" Lin Sanjiu had to control herself so that she wouldn't slap the Eight-Headed Druid unconscious again. She couldn't think of anything else to ask, so she repeated her question, "You've been in contact with them?"
"No wonder he let the young man with the injured eye go," said Cyrus in a low voice. "No wonder the road was conveniently blocked just as he was about to be taken to the West Gate."
The Eight-Headed Druid turned his head and froze. "Who … Who are you?"
"Answer me. What's going on?" Lin Sanjiu wasn't in the mood to explain to him. She glanced at the middle-aged woman who was still hesitating outside and asked in a low voice, "I know you didn't cause the mutation, but how did you get in contact with the mutants?"
"When I saw the young man with the injured eye, I understood everything."
The Eight-Headed Druid fell back to the ceiling and said hoarsely, "Some of the normal people mutated. No matter how much I don't want to admit it, the truth is the truth … I really didn't know what to do at that time. I said some comforting words, but in reality, I used my ability to contact the young man. I must've acted a little weird when I talked to both sides at the same time … Fortunately, none of you noticed. "
At that time, a few posthumans were discussing the mutants, but they didn't want to attract the Eight-Headed Druid's attention. In the end, neither of them noticed the other.
"He told me that his eye hurt too much. He didn't know why such a fate would befall him." The Eight-Headed Druid seemed to want to look at the middle-aged woman from afar. He moved his neck a little and stopped. "He also has a sister. Did you see her? He said that when he regained his senses, he was so scared that he almost vomited. He couldn't imagine how he would feel if he killed his sister without realizing it … "
Lin Sanjiu turned her head to look. Cyrus was sitting quietly on the ground. His eyes were fixed on the middle-aged woman in the distance. His expression didn't change at all.
"I told him that I would let you go, but you shouldn't go to the west entrance. It's not safe for you or anyone else. Just in case, you should stay nearby."
The Eight-Headed Druid's words finally explained the confusion in Lin Sanjiu's heart. The reason why he let the young man go was that he thought the latter wouldn't hurt anyone.
"When Gui He asked me to go to the west entrance, I panicked a little … If I got locked up, I wouldn't be able to do anything. I asked the young man to block the way, and he … he helped me block the way. He also wanted to figure out what was going on. He also wanted to save Fan Jia City. "
Lin Sanjiu understood now. From the Eight-Headed Druid's point of view, the mutated young man had suffered an unexpected misfortune, but he still retained his humanity despite the pain. He was even willing to cooperate with the Eight-Headed Druid to save someone … Lin Sanjiu looked at the middle-aged woman again.
The middle-aged woman seemed to be very unwilling to give up. She sniffed the ground with her head. As she walked closer, her long arms dragged behind her, and the rustling sound of her footsteps must have been caused by the movement of her long arms.
Lin Sanjiu couldn't relate the mutated that the Eight-Headed Druid mentioned to the mutated in front of her.
"Don't be so sentimental," Cyrus stood up and said coldly, "She's coming in."
"There must be a special reason for her to mutate …" The Eight-Headed Druid didn't ask who Cyrus was. He seemed to be exhausted. "Did she say anything? If she comes in, I'll ask her … "
"She said, if you want to blame someone, blame posthumans. She can't leave posthumans alone," Lin Sanjiu said as she helped him up. As Lin Sanjiu spoke, she helped him up. The middle-aged woman had almost reached the chair where the man with the dreadlocks was sitting. As she slowly raised her neck, her head came into Lin Sanjiu's line of sight, and they were eye to eye.
"No wonder," Ba Tou De panted. "They must think that the posthumans are going to kill them all … A few weeks ago, I found out about the rumors in Fan Jia City. The commoners … Let me tell her …"
"Cut the crap," Cyrus interrupted him, "Lin Sanjiu, bring the Eight-Headed Druid here."
Lin Sanjiu immediately asked, "You have a way?"
Cyrus was standing in the middle of the street, just a few steps away from the middle-aged woman. His eyes were fixed on the blue dot between the bricks in front of him. He said in a low voice, "Yes, I have a way to get rid of the mutated."
Lin Sanjiu thought for a moment and understood. When Lin Sanjiu supported the Eight-Headed Serpent and stood at the spot he indicated, the two of them sandwiched the middle-aged woman between them. Judging from the position of the blue dot, they should be standing at the edge of the subspace.
"Can we make it in time?" Lin Sanjiu asked.
The middle-aged woman dragged her two long arms behind her and slowly took two steps forward. If Lin Sanjiu stretched out her hand, she would be able to touch the woman's shoulder. The head that was hovering in the air like a snake opened its mouth again and said something. This time, Lin Sanjiu couldn't see the shape of the lips.
"Keep an eye on me," Cyrus said without raising his head. His voice was tense, "As soon as I take a step, you have to leave this place at the same time."
Lin Sanjiu took a deep breath and nodded.
Just as they expected, the middle-aged woman, who had lost her prey, took another step forward. When her foot touched the ground, she would step into the subdimension. However, before her foot touched the ground, Cyrus took another step forward. Lin Sanjiu's heart tightened. She quickly pushed the Eight-Headed Druid into the street in front of her. Then, she crouched down, brushed past the middle-aged woman's arm, and walked out of the subdimension.
When Cyrus appeared outside the alternate dimension, he immediately bent down and grabbed the dimensional item in the crevice. Lin Sanjiu turned around and saw that the middle-aged woman had turned her long neck back. "Hmm?" she asked. Her eyes met with Cyrus's.
Lin Sanjiu guessed that the middle-aged woman must have noticed the two figures flashing past her from the corner of her eyes.
"Run!" Cyrus bellowed. While Lin Sanjiu was running with the Eight-Headed Druid on her shoulder, Cyrus quickly turned his head back and threw the Dimensional Item out. The middle-aged woman's body, which had spread out in all directions and was about to catch up to them, suddenly disappeared as if it had hit an invisible wall. Then, it was as if the woman's body had hit an invisible wall.
She was trapped in the subdimension.
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