"What does he mean?"
Zeus's words were like a misty wind, blowing doubts onto everyone's faces. Among them, Maxin was the most confused, even though he did not know why he was so surprised. It was not until he heard a soft, strange gurgling sound that he finally snapped out of his daze. He turned around and saw that the sound came from Ji Shanqing.
Ji Shanqing's teeth seemed to be chattering uncontrollably, although she seemed to be trying her best to steady herself. Her face was pale and trembling, and she looked like an involuntary snowflake in a storm.
Puppeteer slowly turned his head around.
"Queen," he said in a low voice, "if Zeus attacks, how long can you hold him off for me?"
Before Soulsqn could get an answer, the figure wrapped in black leather had already appeared in front of Ji Shanqing. Everyone saw Puppeteer step forward, but no one could see how he did it. The corner of Puppeteer's mouth curled up into a smile, and it was as if he was humming a tune. He had never looked so happy, so sinister, and so dangerous in his entire life.
Ji Shanqing seemed to have been seized by fear. She could not move at all. She just stood there, hopelessly shrouded by Puppeteer's shadow.
"I don't need you to hold them off for long," Puppeteer cocked his head to one side, looking like a naive and cruel teenager. He studied Ji Shanqing for a while and smiled. "I think it will only take a few minutes."
The Zeus that Lin Sanjiu had turned into giggled. Together with the other Zeuses, they crossed their arms and did not attack. Instead, they seemed to be waiting for them to kill each other.
"Wait a minute."
Maxin wanted to slap himself in the face. The competition was almost over. As long as he could get through the last hurdle, he could finally get rid of this group of troublemakers. He had always been able to take care of himself. But now, he walked up to Ji Shanqing and whispered to the man in black leather, "What do you want to do to her?"
Ji Shanqing turned around and looked at him blankly.
Puppeteer seemed to have just noticed Maxin's existence. He tilted his head and looked at Maxin. The moment Maxin entered Puppeteer's line of sight, Puppeteer's bone-chilling aura gave him a sudden thought. He did not want to be seen by Puppeteer ever again. This was a person he had no chance of winning against.
Puppeteer's face, which was as pale as a sheet of paper, suddenly darkened. While Maxin's adrenaline shot through his veins, Ji Shanqing's voice trembled as he called out, "Sis, wait! My sister!"
Perhaps she was trying to divert his attention, but she didn't succeed.
"Even if Lin Sanjiu is standing here right now," Puppeteer chuckled, "You can't stop me from tearing you apart."
This was the second time he heard Ji Shanqing mention the word "demolition". The Zeus chuckled again, as if they were watching a play.
"No, no … I have an idea that might be able to save my sister … If you dismantle me now, you will never see my sister again …" Ji Shanqing seemed to have regained some courage, even though his voice was still trembling uncontrollably.
"Oh, the icing on the cake."
Ji Shanqing looked like he had been punched. She took half a step back and stammered, "Did, did you forget? Didn't my sister say that she wanted to bring you to someone? She didn't tell me who it was, but — "
She couldn't finish her sentence.
Before anyone could react, Puppeteer's fingers had already tightened around Ji Shanqing's neck. His pale, lifeless skin looked even more glaring in contrast to the rising blood on Ji Shanqing's neck. "I don't like to be threatened. Lin Sanjiu made a mistake. She told me that person's name. Actually, I don't care whether I save her or not, but if you plan to use her to stop me from tearing you apart, I will gladly send her to her death. "
It felt as if a mountain was pressing down on his spine. He felt hopeless and helpless.
Seeing that Ji Shanqing's breath was getting weaker and weaker, Maxin broke out in a cold sweat. Just when he was about to go all out, he suddenly saw an opportunity to save Ji Shanqing. Soulsqn suddenly became restless.
The flesh worm spun in the air a few times, looking at Ji Shanqing and then at Lin Sanjiu. She opened her mouth a few times but closed it again. She rubbed the carpet under her feet impatiently, making a rustling sound.
Even though Puppeteer didn't care about Lin Sanjiu's life, Soulsqn did. As long as Soulsqn cared, she would not let Ji Shanqing die. Even if Ji Shanqing's promise to save Lin Sanjiu was just an excuse, Soulsqn had to believe him for the time being.
"My … my lord …" Soulsqn finally spoke. Hesitantly, she shifted her body toward Puppeteer and Puppeteer.
Like Ji Shanqing, Soulsqn didn't finish her sentence because Maxin suddenly took a few steps back. He moved away from Puppeteer as if he was running away and stood in front of Soulsqn. The flesh worm stood up on her hind legs and opened her mouth. Just as she was about to growl at him, she stopped abruptly.
Maxin stared at Soulsqn for a moment before he gestured at Zeus with his mouth.
He was afraid that he wasn't being obvious enough, but he didn't dare to say anything. At the same time, he was worried that Ji Shanqing was already dead. It took the flesh worm two seconds to understand what Maxin meant. Then, she twisted her head and sent an invisible airflow toward the Zeuses on the other side of the sea.
Ever since Maxin entered this region of the sea, everyone he met, be it Lin Sanjiu, Ji Shanqing, the flesh worm, Hegel, Ji Ren, or anyone else, would switch sides between being his enemy and being his ally. This time, Soulsqn, who had teamed up with Maxin, had a tacit understanding with Puppeteer. As soon as the Zeuses started to move, Soulsqn screamed, "My lord! They are going to attack us! I'm afraid I can't hold them off! "
"Even if you can't hold them off, you still have to hold them off," Puppeteer said without turning his head. A small knife appeared in his palm. Like a traveler in a desert who was unwilling to give up a sip of water, Puppeteer plunged the knife into Ji Shanqing's chest and tore a deep gash on his coat.
Maxin jerked his head around. He did not see the white skin on Ji Shanqing's body. Instead, there was only darkness under Ji Shanqing's coat. However, he did not have time to think. Seizing the opportunity when Puppeteer was distracted, Maxin leaped into the air and charged toward the Zeuses like a cannonball. For the first time in his life, he hoped that the Zeuses would attack them.
His efforts were not in vain.
He had no idea whether it was his attack or Soulsqn's that landed on the Zeuses. The Zeuses took a few steps back and formed a wall of water in front of them. Even though they had dodged the first wave of attack, their mouths opened and closed, and the corners of their mouths drooped. Countless large eyeballs turned toward Maxin. Before Maxin could see what was happening, the surface of the sea suddenly roared violently. His vision blurred, and the seawater rushed into his nostrils and throat.
He was not afraid of falling into the water, but he was afraid that Ji Shanqing would be dead by the time he fell into the water.
No matter how good a swimmer was, once he was caught in the turbulent undercurrent, it was difficult to break free. Maxin struggled to put on his Special Item. His eyes were burning from the seawater, but he still could not see anything. He had no idea what the Zeuses were doing, and he did not know whether Puppeteer had stopped to fight back or not.
The moment of darkness seemed to last forever. When Maxin finally broke free from the undercurrent and broke the surface of the water, he heard a Zeus laugh. Half a second later, he realized that it was Lin Sanjiu's Zeus.
"Damn it," he said in a sweet voice, "I thought I could open it and see what's inside."
When Maxin heard that, he let out a long sigh. It was as if all his bones had loosened. He rubbed his sore eyes and turned around. He saw that Ji Shanqing was still alive. She was kneeling on the carpet with one hand clutching the front of her shirt. Her body was soaked in seawater, and her face was as white as a sheet. If there was anything that was not good enough, it would be the fact that Puppeteer was still gripping her neck tightly. He lifted Ji Shanqing up and pointed his chin at Zeus, who was walking toward him in twos and threes. "What do you think?" he asked in a deep voice.
He still wanted to save Lin Sanjiu!
Just when Maxin was puzzled, he heard Soulsqn's shriek. "Why are you still in the water? They are coming! "
With a jolt, Maxin swam towards the carpet as if his life depended on it. In a blink of an eye, he found that the flesh worm was clinging on to the other side of the carpet and was panting heavily as she climbed up as well. Hegel had already taken the opportunity to escape. However, Ji Shanqing's next words nailed him to the ground.
He had spent so much effort on the human trafficker's roster that he was not willing to let go of even the slightest chance of getting it back.
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