When Zeus's voice trailed off, he was still a dozen steps away from the grand prize.
With Zeus's speed, it took him less than a blink of an eye to cover such a short distance. However, he was not in a hurry. He deliberately raised his foot toward the grand prize and put it down slowly. Of course, he did not forget to flash a huge smile at Ji Shanqing.
"One second." Zeus's voice and breath were trembling with excitement.
In the first second, all Zeus did was take a step forward.
The remaining Zeus who had survived the battle did not seem to be in a hurry to attack. Instead, they gathered at the edge of the carpet in groups of two or three. At the same time, the posthumans on the other side of the carpet had already launched a barrage of attacks at the target in front of them. Just as Puppeteer regained his senses from the "bribed" state, a muffled thunder rumbled above his head. Bright lightning tore through the air and tore a piece of his leather shirt. Before the dizziness faded, the blinding lightning bolts weaved a white cage around Puppeteer's body.
Hegel clenched his fists. With a roar, he slammed his fists on the carpet beneath his feet. The carpet trembled violently and was lifted into the air by a wave visible to the naked eye. Then, the wave rushed straight towards the glaring electric cage.
At the same time, Ji Shanqing crawled up from the ground. Even though his face was as pale as a sheet, he did not even look at Zeus. Instead, he stared at the two posthumans who were fighting fiercely. His eyes flickered as if he was thinking quickly.
"Two seconds."
As Zeus chuckled, he took another step forward. The feeling of slowly approaching his prey lit up his entire face, making him look like a human skin lantern that had been split into two halves by Zeus's mouth.
The dazzling lightning merged into a snow-white ball and shone on Puppeteer's black leather body, making him look so bright that he was almost unreal. Just when the carpet wave was about to touch his heel, Puppeteer swung his arm and grabbed a white lightning bolt that was as thick as an earthworm and tossed it to his feet. The lightning bolt swallowed the carpet wave in a single gulp. As if it had been given a new life, the lightning bolt flew back to where the carpet wave came from. Caught off guard, Hegel screamed in pain as he was hit by the lightning bolt.
Rize seemed to be motivated by this setback. More white lightning bolts streaked across the sky, roaring toward Puppeteer. Soulsqn wandered around the battlefield, waiting for an opportunity to strike. When Maxin finally unleashed his true strength, he disappeared like a ghost. The storm of attacks from the few of them seemed to be able to hold Puppeteer back.
"I'm so excited … Three seconds."
A pair of legs that could not even be covered by the field trousers bent into a big arc in the air. Zeus suppressed his excitement and slowly lowered his feet as if he was riding a bicycle. It only took him three steps to close the distance that would normally take a dozen steps for an ordinary person. Right now, he could even count the beads of sweat on the grand prize's forehead.
Zeus seemed to be enjoying the countdown to Ji Shanqing's life.
It was ironic. A few minutes ago, Ji Shanqing was still trying to save his own life from Puppeteer, but in the blink of an eye, his life depended on whether Puppeteer could escape from the encirclement in time. However, when Maxin launched his first attack, the grand prize's hopes were dashed again. The person who had been trying to help Ji Shanqing throughout the competition had finally unleashed his full strength and pushed Ji Shanqing one step closer to death.
Puppeteer's hand that reached out from the lightning was as white as a bolt of lightning.
The hand stretched out slowly. There was nothing fancy or fast about it, but it was able to push away all the air currents and attacks. However, just as his hand touched the panda girl's throat, the air around him suddenly turned into ripples. Layers of resistance slowed his movement. Rize seized the opportunity to twist her body and fell to the ground. She started coughing loudly, but the sound was intermittent and strange.
She could tell that the panda girl was coughing as well. She lifted her pale face and knocked on the skin of her neck. Then, a muffled sound that sounded like plastic popping rang in the air.
"I want more money!" Rize bellowed. Her voice sounded like a bottle cap that had been dropped on a table.
As she shouted, the fourth second arrived, and Zeus also landed his fourth step at the same time.
This time, Zeus did not announce the time. He turned to look at Rize, and for some reason, he hesitated for a moment.
Logically speaking, Zeus had bribed Puppeteer and then four posthumans to attack him. No matter what the "money" was, Zeus had proven that he did not lack it. Was it really because he did not have enough "money" that he stopped bribing Puppeteer? If that was the case, why was he hesitating now? Zeus would only benefit if he continued to bribe Puppeteer. Unless … Unless he could not do that.
Ji Shanqing's frown suddenly loosened, and his dark pupils shone with a bright light.
As he hurriedly turned to Puppeteer and opened his mouth, Soulsqn seized the opportunity to attack. As soon as Rize's lightning stopped, Puppeteer's silhouette was revealed. The flesh worm came to an abrupt halt and stood up on its hind legs. Then, she opened her mouth wide at Puppeteer.
Ji Shanqing shouted at Puppeteer at the same time as Rize's attack, "I know —"
The fourth second passed, and the fifth second arrived.
"Money is nothing!" Ji Shanqing yelled at the top of his lungs. He had to get Puppeteer here as soon as possible. If he did not come, it would be too late, and both the grand prize and Lin Sanjiu would be doomed. "Don't —"
Even though he tried his best to speak faster, the fifth second still slipped away.
Zeus's sixth step was much bigger than the previous one. With just one step, he was already in front of the grand prize. The latter did not seem to notice the face in front of him. He continued to shout, "Stop wasting time! Attack —"
"Attack who?"
Zeus grinned as he moved his large face closer to the tip of the grand prize's nose. A sour, rotten smell wafted out from the dark hole in his throat. It was as if the smell was poisonous, sending chills down Ji Shanqing's spine. As Ji Shanqing's eyes widened, Zeus raised his hand and placed it on the grand prize's lips. "This is so exciting. This feeling of not knowing whether the rat that I have captured will escape … Hmm, this is so exciting. Don't you have a lot of Special Items? Why don't you use them? You know, I like to see you struggle before you die. "
Ji Shanqing shuddered and took a step back. He should not have done that, because if he did, he would have sent Zeus a warning to attack him. However, he could not help it. Perhaps no one in the world could endure Zeus's slippery, cold fingers with the smell of death on his lips.
He flicked his wrist, and the air around him twisted into a few strands. Then, they flew toward Zeus. Zeus chuckled and grabbed all the "strands" in his palm. "This is too weak …"
However, Ji Shanqing's goal was not to attack him.
While Zeus was distracted, Ji Shanqing shouted at Puppeteer, "Attack Zeus! He can't do anything to you now! "
Zeus's face suddenly fell.
His smile turned cold in the blink of an eye, and his bulging muscles and cheekbones sank to his collarbone along with his chin. As soon as the smile disappeared, the pair of eyeballs that couldn't be filled up looked like black holes, like a hole from hell peering into the human world.
Zeus stopped laughing and talking. He took a step forward without saying a word. In his panic, the grand prize didn't even have the time to think about which item he should use or how he should defend himself against Zeus' attack. Zeus grabbed the item tightly in his hand. Even though Ji Shanqing had many Special Items, he was not good at fighting. He was as useless as a child with a gun.
"Open your present," Puppeteer whispered to Ji Shanqing, his face expressionless.
With a shrill tearing sound, a large piece of the grand prize's shirt was torn off his back. A few layers of fabric loosened and were blown away by the sea breeze.
Ji Shanqing staggered as if he had been hit by a club. He lost half of his strength. He could no longer support himself. His body fell limply from Zeus's arm. His vision was blurred, but he refused to give up.
With great difficulty, the grand prize raised his head to look at Puppeteer. He had no idea whether Puppeteer had heard him or not, and he had no idea how the battle was progressing. He had no idea whether Puppeteer had managed to break free from the encirclement or not. All Ji Shanqing could do was to shout desperately, "Quick … Attack Zeus … The money he gave us must be some sort of advantage in this world …" That was why he could not afford to give Puppeteer too much. Now, it was time for Puppeteer to make use of the "bribe" he had just received. Zeus would be restricted by the "advantage" he had just given.
"Do you still have so much nonsense to say?"
Zeus suddenly lost his patience. He grabbed Ji Shanqing by the throat, and Ji Shanqing could not get another word out.
Then, he took a quick glance behind him. Perhaps Zeus thought that Puppeteer was not a threat for the time being, but he could not change his nature. He raised his hand and waved it in the air. Immediately, an A4 paper folder appeared in his hand.
"The thing that you wanted me to take out, I've taken it out. But, it's meaningless to you … "
Even though it was fun to toy with someone else's hope, Zeus did not laugh.
He stared at Ji Shanqing with his pair of eyes that were like two deep holes. "Because you're going to die soon."
In the blink of an eye, the front part of her shirt that Puppeteer had cut was torn apart, revealing a part of her dark and empty insides.
In the end, it was still torn apart by his sister.
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