When Ji Shanqing was thrown into a room downstairs by the bone whip, he smashed through a window and disappeared in a shower of glass shards. Suddenly, an inhuman howl erupted in the air in the distance.
Lin Sanjiu had never heard such a wail before. It was as if all her internal organs had been stirred up. However, the wail was very short, and it stopped abruptly as if someone had cut it off. Lin Sanjiu raised her head, and her face was pale.
Thick Glasses had been sucked deep into the arm-sized space, as if he had been split in half. His head and limbs were still outside, looking like a human bouquet.
Before the blood and minced meat that had burst out could splatter out, they were sucked back in a straight line and slapped on what was left of the man with the thick glasses. Judging from the previous experience, he would not be able to hold on for another three seconds.
But in the fountain, there was still a cigarette butt flickering in the dark night.
"He's back!" Lin Sanjiu held onto the edge of the window and yelled. Her intention was clear. She wanted Qing Jiuliu to seize the opportunity to escape. If she released her bone whip at the same time, she might be able to save him.
However, the cigarette only flashed once in the night.
She didn't hear Qing Jiuliu say, "I'm too lazy to move."
"Come back!" Lin Sanjiu bellowed. Before she could finish her sentence, she sensed the air flowing towards the crack in the sky. Seeing that they were running out of time and that the cigarette butt was not moving, Lin Sanjiu immediately understood Qing Jiuliu's intention.
Even if they ran back now, the possibility of being rescued was not high. On the contrary, the others might die together with them. Since they were going to die anyway, it was better to just be sucked in.
What a f * cking lazy bum!
The thought flashed across Lin Sanjiu's mind. She stepped on the windowsill and leaped out of the window. However, Magus, who had been watching her closely, wouldn't allow her to escape. She raised her hand in the air and unleashed her invisible Higher Consciousness, grabbing one of Lin Sanjiu's legs in an instant.
Without turning her head back, Lin Sanjiu took out the only thing she could think of that might be effective against Magus.
The soft and glossy red velvet fluttered in the air. The Higher Consciousness that Magus had just unleashed vanished like a clay ox disappearing into the sea. Magus had already expended a lot of her Higher Consciousness when she tried to open the [School of Higher Consciousness] for Lin Sanjiu. Now that she had lost a portion of her Higher Consciousness, she staggered a little before she regained her balance.
When the red velvet finally disappeared and Magus rushed to the window, Magus' face turned even paler.
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation The body of the man with the thick glasses had long been swallowed by the fissure. The howling wind reverberated in the air. Qing Jiuliu's body was sucked into the air amidst the violent airflow. He was swaying in the wind, but he did not get close to the fissure. That was because a bone whip was coiled around his waist.
When she lowered her head, she saw Lin Sanjiu.
After Lin Sanjiu jumped out of the fissure, she used the bone whip to coil around Qing Jiuliu's waist. At the same time, she grabbed onto the small balcony that extended from the room downstairs. Her hands were still holding onto the railing while her body was being sucked toward the fissure.
"I say —" Lin Sanjiu yelled at Magus, who was peeking her head out of the balcony. "The railing is going to break soon!"
As if responding to Lin Sanjiu's words, the thin, black, carved iron railing trembled in the wind.
"If you let us die," Lin Sanjiu couldn't pull the bone whip closer to her no matter how hard she tried, and she didn't dare to relax her grip. Her fingers were clenched so tightly that they turned white, "... You will never be immortal again!"
Magus pursed her lips and her face was as cold as an iceberg. If anger could kill, Lin Sanjiu believed that she and Qing Jiuliu would have been dead by now. She was sure that if anger could kill, she and Qing Jiuliu would be dead by now.
In fact, Lin Sanjiu was certain that Magus, who was rarely coerced, was trying her best to suppress the urge to throw both of them into the fissure.
Suddenly, with a creak, the black engraved iron railing finally bent under the powerful gravitational force.
"I can't hold on any longer!"
Lin Sanjiu's heart skipped a beat. She shouted at Magus.
Magus closed her eyes and snorted softly through her nose. When the corners of her mouth drooped, she looked a little older. Silently, she reached out to the window, her bright red fingertips curling softly.
Lin Sanjiu immediately felt a force supporting her body, and the suction force lessened significantly. The bone whip behind her also slowly rolled back to her.
Fortunately, Magus was able to pull Lin Sanjiu away from the suction force. Saving Lin Sanjiu was equivalent to saving Qing Jiuliu.
When both Qing Jiuliu and Lin Sanjiu fell into the room, Ji Shanqing opened the door and rushed in. His body was covered with countless glass shards.
"If the dimensional fissure moves to here," Magus stood in the middle of the room and looked coldly at the two people on the ground who were still gasping for breath. Then, she swept her gaze over the grand prize, and the smile on her face turned a little vicious, "... I will use your two friends to block the fissure."
Lin Sanjiu lay on the ground, not daring to say a word. She knew very well how much Higher Consciousness Magus had consumed, and she also knew that she had angered Magus. She was afraid that if she said something wrong, Magus would throw the other two people out of the room.
"If it really comes," Lin Sanjiu waited for a few seconds. Seeing that Magus' face didn't look as gloomy as before, Lin Sanjiu said eagerly, "If it really comes, I will release that velvet. Maybe it can swallow the dimensional fissure..."
"Impossible." Magus cut her off without hesitation.
"As long as I pull it up, no matter what..."
Before Lin Sanjiu could finish her sentence, an invisible force suddenly clamped her jaw shut. The impact numbed her teeth, and she almost bit her tongue. Magus seemed to be suppressing her anger. She retracted her finger and said coldly, "... It will be much better if you keep your mouth shut. Let me tell you, be it Ability or Special Item, they all belong to this place. They can't resist the fissure that comes from another dimension. "
Lin Sanjiu was taken aback. Her brows furrowed. The pocket dimension of the amusement park, the Astral Plane of Higher Consciousness, and the dimensional rift before her eyes were like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle. With a few more clues, she might be able to form the final picture. However, even she had no idea what the final picture would be.
For a moment, everyone in the room fell into silence. Only the air current could be heard. Magus' blond hair and the hem of her dress fluttered in the wind. She turned her head and stared at the dimensional fissure outside. She said softly, "... Let's pray that it won't come."
She didn't use her Higher Consciousness when she said that. Her voice was so soft that none of them heard her.
All the windows in the direction of the fissure could no longer withstand the gravitational pull. They shattered in an instant. The glass shards glowed under the moonlight as they flew into the air like a flock of wild geese returning to their nests. Windows, doors, curtains, tables, and chairs all flew out in a frenzy. Some of them were blocked by the wall, but most of them were swept away by the wind and disappeared into the night.
The fissure was obviously bigger than when Qing Jiuliu was in danger. Lin Sanjiu clung to the wall tightly while the other two held onto the place where they could stabilize themselves. Only Magus stood in the middle of the room with her arms crossed. Her exquisite curves were accentuated by her high heels. She was as motionless as a rock.
The wind was so strong that they couldn't speak. After enduring the strong air current for a while, they finally felt that the gravitational pull of the fissure was gradually weakening. However, the real test had just arrived.
The wind finally calmed down.
The fissure outside had disappeared.
In the messy room, all the furniture was scattered around the walls. The few of them stretched their aching fingers and looked at each other. Then, they gripped the corner of the wall tightly again and waited with pale faces.
The question of whether the fissure would follow them or not was like a boulder stuck in everyone's heart — except for Magus.
She turned her head to look at Qing Jiuliu. With a hook of her finger, Qing Jiuliu was dragged horizontally across the floor. Since Magus knew very well what his ability was, she didn't touch him. She just used her Higher Consciousness to pin him down beside her feet. Then, she turned to look at Lin Sanjiu, whose face was ghastly pale, "... Don't blame me."
Lin Sanjiu's lips trembled slightly. She instantly released her [Higher Consciousness Scan] and covered the entire roof of the hotel. If the fissure really appeared, she had to be the first one to know.
Time ticked by. No one moved, and no one made a sound.
Under extreme tension, even their minds were numb.
They turned to look at the source of the sound. Qing Jiuliu's back was pressed against the ground, and he couldn't move his body. However, he was still flicking the lighter in his hand. He stretched his neck and took a puff of the cigarette. Then, he exhaled the white smoke and said slowly, "I don't think … he's here." Lin Sanjiu and Ji Shanqing looked at each other and saw that Qing Jiuliu was pinned to the ground. He was lying on the ground, unable to move.
Magus shot a glance at him. After some time, she suddenly snorted coldly. As she raised her hand, Qing Jiuliu finally felt the force on his back lighten. He quickly got up.
Lin Sanjiu heaved a sigh of relief and leaned back against the wall. Beads of cold sweat rolled down her forehead.
Ji Shanqing sat up with his legs crossed. He looked at the few people in the room who didn't make a sound. In the end, he couldn't hold back his curiosity. He asked softly, "... What is a dimensional fissure?"
Magus rolled her eyes, but she didn't say anything.
"Where will it be sucked to?" The grand prize thought for a moment and asked again, "How do you know about the dimensional fissure? Why would it appear here? Why would it follow a person? "
Slap! The grand prize's jaw was shut.
"Get me a sofa," Magus looked around the room and found that the sofa she usually sat on was already out of the window, "... I'm tired."
Even though Magus didn't specify who it was, Lin Sanjiu was the first one to jump up. She sprinted toward the door. However, before she could take a few steps, Magus called out to her, "Stop there. Let them go."
Qing Jiuliu exhaled a puff of smoke. He exchanged a glance with Ji Shanqing and walked out of the door.
"Come here," Magus turned her body and whispered to Lin Sanjiu.
It had nothing to do with her ability. Magus always exuded a special kind of power that made it hard for people to refuse her request. Lin Sanjiu remained silent as she inched closer to Magus. She wondered if Magus was going to settle the score with her.
"I've consumed too much of my Higher Consciousness just now," Magus went straight to the point. Magus went straight to the point, "... I can't try to open the [School of Higher Consciousness] for you for the time being."
Lin Sanjiu heaved a sigh of relief when she recalled the excruciating pain.
"Why are you relieved?" Magus narrowed her eyes. Her grayish-blue pupils were like a cold spring, "... You still haven't retracted your bone whip into your body. This means that your genes have loosened due to the repeated modifications."
Lin Sanjiu was startled. It was only then that she realized what was wrong. She quickly tried to retract the bone whip. However, the bone whip had worked perfectly the previous few times, but this time, it took her quite some time before she could retract it back into her body. Lin Sanjiu's face immediately darkened.
"Then, I should …"
Magus raised her hand and interrupted her.
"Don't change your form unless you have no other choice. This is the first thing I want to say. When I take over that cell, you can restructure your genes. "
Lin Sanjiu pursed her lips and nodded.
Magus lifted her eyelids and shot a glance at Lin Sanjiu. She seemed to be hesitating whether she should tell Lin Sanjiu what she wanted to say next. After a moment of contemplation, Magus decided to reveal the truth to Lin Sanjiu, "The second thing is … I think the dimensional rift this time has something to do with the formation of 'Meat Elysium'. If that's the case, I'll have to make a trip to the Astral Plane. "
"But didn't you exhaust a lot of your Higher Consciousness?" Lin Sanjiu asked hurriedly, "It's not safe to go there just like that, right?"
As if she had heard something funny, Magus curled her red lips and raised her chin at Lin Sanjiu, "... Oh, my dear. There is something charming in your naïve apprehension. "
Lin Sanjiu froze for a moment and didn't know what to say. Magus smiled and suddenly turned around and walked toward the door. Lin Sanjiu could hear her words clearly through the clacking of her heels, "I'll leave you a few things to polish your Higher Consciousness. While I'm gone, you guys have to stay in this hotel. Don't go anywhere." Otherwise, I can't guarantee what will happen to you. "
Lin Sanjiu blinked her eyes. Just as she was about to step out of the room, she suddenly let out an "Ah!", startling Magus so much that she stopped in her tracks.
"I understand," Lin Sanjiu nodded to Magus, "Don't worry. You saved us, so I'll take good care of your body."
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