"My lord!"
There was no creature in this world that was faster than Soulsqn. As soon as the group of Zeuses lifted their feet, the flesh worm had already turned around and charged at Puppeteer. The carpet rustled as she ran. As she ran, she screamed, "My lord!"
The speed of a Zeus was indeed astonishing. When the flesh worm called out "My lord" for the first time, one of the Zeus's feet had already landed on her. By the time the second "My lord" left her mouth, the Zeus had already grabbed the flesh worm by the nape of her neck and lifted her into the air. By the time Puppeteer opened his eyes, the group of Zeus had already retreated back to the surface of the sea with their loot.
It was only at this moment that the flesh worm finally finished the second half of her sentence. "Give me a hand!"
As soon as her voice trailed off, she realized the situation she was in.
Unfortunately, even though Soulsqn was enraged, Her Majesty could not utter a single word. Zeus scooped up a handful of seawater and wrapped it around Soulsqn's head a few times. The seawater, which had suddenly become as soft as glue, blocked Soulsqn's mouth from opening. The flesh worm could only whimper incoherently, but no one understood what she was trying to say.
"Give her to me," Puppeteer ordered in a low voice. The glitter around his eyes gradually turned red.
"You wish," one of the Zeuses scoffed. He turned to his companion and asked, "What do we do now?"
"This … This is a dramatic turn of events, right?" the Zeus in the floral dress asked as if he was asking for the other Zeus's opinion.
"Sort of … But …"
There was a creaking sound of leather, silencing the voices of the small group of theatergoers. These identical faces turned toward the same direction at the same time, staring at Puppeteer, who was approaching them step by step.
A Zeus in glasses hesitated for a moment before he pointed at Soulsqn. "If you come closer, she will die."
The few Zeus behind him immediately whispered to each other. "This kind of threat … is a bit cliché …" The Zeus behind him whispered to each other, and the whispering spread through the wind.
Puppeteer did not seem to hear her. However, when he reached Zeus' body, he stopped. He crouched down, one side of his face screwed up in unmistakable disgust, and half turning the corpse over as he squeezed its shoulder.
The Zeus quietened down, as if they were all a little nervous.
A few puppets had arrived at some point and were standing close to their masters, guarding against Zeus' every move. Puppeteer studied the corpse for a while. Suddenly, he reached out and slit his neck. The bandage immediately broke into pieces and fell to the ground.
Under the bandage, the neck, which was dozens of centimeters long, lay limply on the carpet like a long dead worm.
"Lin Sanjiu is a very stupid person," Puppeteer lowered his gaze and said flatly. "She thought she hid it well, but even the dogs on the roadside knew that the bandage around her neck was to cover something … It was a complete cover-up. Now — "
He nodded at the headless neck and quickly rubbed his hands on the carpet. "There's nothing down here."
Soulsqn suddenly twisted her body as if she was trying her best to nod.
"Ah, yes, because we took it."
"That's possible." Puppeteer was still staring at the corpse on the floor. After a while, he raised his head and looked at Ji Shanqing, who was floating in the sea like a rag. "But I still remember that he said there was a circular scar on Lin Sanjiu's shoulder."
On the corpse's shoulder that was exposed outside the vest, there was only a patch of green, smooth skin.
The group of Zeus began to stir again. Their voices were so muffled that Puppeteer could not hear what they were talking about. Puppeteer slowly straightened his body, and a dark smile appeared on his face.
"What is going on? Are you guys using me as an entertainment? "he asked softly. His voice was so dark that it seemed like it could drip water. "Are you guys watching my show?"
With each question, he took a step closer to the corpse. The Zeus were on high alert, but they did not seem to be afraid. The bespectacled Zeus spoke again, "We have two —"
Before he could finish his sentence, a sharp sound pierced through the air and into his mouth. The bespectacled Zeus could not react in time. He was knocked back a few steps by the sound and crashed into the Zeus behind him. At the same time, the sound of water splashing came from behind. Without turning around, Puppeteer stomped his foot. The carpet in front of him seemed to have come to life. It leaped toward the sea and knocked Hegel and Lin Sanjiu to the ground.
When the carpet was about to hit Ji Shanqing's back, the seawater came to life and wrapped around the grand prize. It brushed against the edge of the carpet and flung him to the other side. At the last moment, the Zeus finally realized Puppeteer's real target.
"Ha," the floral dress Zeus laughed, "I can't give this to you —"
Before he could finish his sentence, the faces of the Zeus suddenly fell silent. They all turned to look at the direction where the grand prize had been thrown. Ji Shanqing's fall into the sea did not cause any splash because Ji Shanqing did not fall into the water.
Suddenly, a head emerged from the surface of the water. Judging from the head of black hair, it could only be Maxin.
Right now, he was holding the grand prize tightly in one hand and parting the waves with the other. Under the watchful eyes of the Zeus, he dashed back to the carpet. He had jumped into the sea when the two of them clashed. He had been swimming under the water, and when he came out of the water, he caught Ji Shanqing who was flying toward him.
"Quick! Quick!" The Zeus panicked. "Stop him! When did he show up? "
The water, which had always been gentle and obedient to Maxin, had suddenly become strange. The waves became sluggish like glue, pushing against him as if they were trying to trap him and the grand prize. Every movement he made was extremely strenuous. Even though Maxin's face was flushed and a few veins popped, he could not move an inch forward.
The Zeus behind him stepped on the waves and charged toward him. In the blink of an eye, they had blocked his way. Maxin gritted his teeth. Just when he was about to fight to the death, a huge shadow suddenly appeared above him. The shadow was so huge that it was too late for him to escape. His face turned cold, and he shut his eyes tightly.
Two familiar screams rang out from afar, and the huge shadow landed on him. However, it did not touch Maxin at all. When he opened his eyes again, he looked back and heaved a sigh of relief. Then, he quickly swam away from the sea. Puppeteer controlled the carpet under his feet and rolled it up from the other end to the surface of the sea. The carpet was placed between Maxin and the Zeus, giving Maxin a precious opportunity to escape.
The two posthumans who were lifted into the air and fell into the sea along with the carpet were Hegel and Rize. Their screams were cut off by the sound of their bodies breaking through the waves. When they broke the surface of the water again, Puppeteer's voice rang in their ears.
"Block them for me!"
Maxin did not dare to look back. The two posthumans were dragged into the battle unwillingly, so they would not give it their all. Even though the Zeus were trapped, the seawater around him was like glue. He swam with all his might, but the distance between him and the two posthumans was almost negligible.
He glanced at Ji Shanqing, who was still unconscious under his arm, and then at the black figure in the distance. Maxin abruptly stopped in the water and let go of the grand prize, letting him fall into the sea.
"What are you doing?" Puppeteer strode toward the sea. "Bring him back!"
Maxin turned a deaf ear to Puppeteer. He raised his arm and took off his shirt. His slender and muscular body was pale in the sea, like a snowflake on a frozen sea. He quickly pulled the short sleeved shirt over Ji Shanqing's head. Since it was too troublesome to pull the grand prize's arms out of the sleeves, Maxin decided to trap his arms inside the shirt.
As soon as Ji Shanqing put the shirt over his head, he felt a little heavier. His complexion seemed to have become more human. Hesitantly, Maxin picked Ji Shanqing up again. Seeing that the battle behind him was getting closer and closer, he shouted, "Catch him!"
The man who wanted to tear Ji Shanqing apart just a few minutes ago was now the only person who could throw Ji Shanqing to him. If Puppeteer tore the grand prize apart as soon as he got his hands on the grand prize, he would be doomed. Watching the grand prize tumbling through the air toward Puppeteer, Maxin's heart leaped into his throat. "Don't kill him! Let him see what's going on with Lin Sanjiu!" he yelled at the top of his lungs.
"I don't need you to tell me that."
Puppeteer took a step back, and the grand prize fell into the sea with a splash. Puppeteer grabbed the back of Ji Shanqing's neck in disgust and dragged him out of the water. Even though Ji Shanqing did not turn his head, a puppet strode toward him and began to strip him without saying a word.
Maxin heaved a long sigh of relief. Before he could do anything, the dark figure waved his hand at him and said, "Go and get that worm back."
His attitude was so natural that it was as if he was ordering a servant.
Hegel and Rize were indeed unreliable. Rather than saying that they were fighting, it was more accurate to say that they were looking for an opening to escape. When one of the Zeus turned his head and shouted, "The grand prize has regained his consciousness!" Seizing the opportunity, the two of them dashed toward the horizon. This time, they had chosen the right time because Ji Shanqing had attracted all of their attention.
The grand prize opened his eyes abruptly. While he was still in shock and confusion, he saw Puppeteer's face again.
It was obvious that he was shocked to see Puppeteer so close to him. However, when his gaze fell on the headless corpse on the ground, he did not expect that Ji Shanqing's face would turn so pale in an instant. He looked like a cloudy sky in the middle of a storm. His eyes, lips, and skin seemed to be melting, gradually fading away.
Puppeteer did not say anything. He just stared at the grand prize gloomily as if he was trying to figure out whether the grand prize was useful or not.
"Wait, wait," the grand prize blinked his eyes quickly. "There's … no …"
"I already know that," Puppeteer interrupted him. "Tell me something useful."
The grand prize was so weak that he could not stand up. With trembling limbs, he crawled across the carpet. He approached the corpse and examined it carefully. His eyes lingered on the man's shoulder for a while before he finally raised his head and said in a hoarse voice, "This is not my sister. The Zeus that my sister turned into must still be alive. They must have swapped clothes. "
The Zeuses scattered on the surface of the sea in twos and threes. A few of them shrugged when they heard the grand prize.
Puppeteer frowned.
After they swapped clothes, Lin Sanjiu could not recognize them at all. Every Zeus looked exactly the same, and none of them were wearing clothes that exposed their shoulders.
"I … I can guess which one it is," Ji Shanqing said with a trembling voice. He lowered his eyes, not daring to look at the man in the black leather suit beside him. "But … I have a request."
"Hmm?" Puppeteer snorted.
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