Puppeteer lowered his eyes, and strands of his black hair slid down his pale skin. His pupils were illuminated by the powder, and they looked like they were flowing with blood. After half a second, he said softly, "You have no right to do anything. You are just a grand prize. "
Ji Shanqing's face turned pale. He bit his lips, but he did not dare to raise his head.
"Lin Sanjiu is of no use to me. I don't need to save her."
Sitting on the ground, Ji Shanqing clutched the jacket he had taken off from Puppeteer. He looked like a snowman that had been left behind by winter, shivering and ready to vanish from this world at any moment.
The surface of the sea quieted down. The only sound that could be heard was the crashing of the waves.
The Zeus craned their necks as if they were waiting to see how the situation would unfold. Maxin floated on the surface of the sea, unable to advance or retreat.
"I only do things because I want to do them. Your reasons and your life are of no importance to me. "
Puppeteer bent down slowly, and the leather around his waist creaked. A thick, cold aroma wafted into the air as he spoke. "Now, tell me what is going on."
The Zeus began to whisper to each other.
As if he could not believe what he had just heard, Ji Shanqing let out a long sigh. His throat almost let out a whimper from the sudden release of tension. He took two steps forward and said in a sobbing tone, "Yes, it's like this … We have all been deceived … The Zeus that my sister has turned into is over there."
When he said that, he raised his hand and pointed at the group of Zeus in the distance.
Soulsqn, who was being held in Puppeteer's hand, heard him as well. A strange expression appeared on her face, which was hard to tell if it was a face or not. Even though she was trapped, she could not suppress her curiosity. She twisted her body and rolled her eyes, trying to figure out which one was Lin Sanjiu.
"I thought only Lin Sanjiu has the ability to bribe people?" Puppeteer frowned.
"Yes, it is indeed my sister's unique ability." The grand prize's breathing was much smoother now, and he didn't seem so afraid anymore. "It's because of that [Scrooge MacDuckpower] that I figured out who you are."
This time, before Puppeteer could ask anything, the grand prize continued to explain, "It's actually very simple. If a Zeus was wearing Big Sister's clothes, and Big Sister was secretly using her ability on us, then none of us would suspect that the person wearing the vest was Big Sister, right? This is a simple strategy that is placed on the surface to divert our attention. "
"However, if you want to use this ability, you can't be too far away. So she must still be here. I think she is among this small group of Zeus. "
In the distance, some of the Zeus glanced at each other, while others remained expressionless.
"So … Which one is it?" Puppeteer straightened his back and asked softly.
"Hidden beneath the bandages is a collar. That collar has a very strange feature. Unless you cut off your head, once you put it on, you can never take it off again. " Ji Shanqing's eyes scanned the faces of all the Zeus. Finally, he stopped and fixed his gaze on a particular Zeus.
"She gave the bandages on her neck to someone else, so she has to find something else to hide the collar. Otherwise, we wouldn't be able to keep up with this trick. "
Ji Shanqing pointed his jade-like finger at the Zeus. His finger was trembling slightly.
"Oh, you found out so quickly."
One of the Zeus sighed with a smile. He pretended to cough and untied the scarf around his neck. It was used to cover his chest so that he could feed the baby.
The [Pygmalion Choker] shone brightly like a jewel in the gray sky. The vibrant colors seemed to have infinite vitality, burning brightly in everyone's eyes.
"My lord," Ji Shanqing begged, but when he turned around, he was stunned. There was no trace of Puppeteer behind him. Suddenly, he heard a familiar shriek from Soulsqn. The grand prize turned around and saw the flesh worm had broken free from the seawater. As if it was a hindrance, the flesh worm was tossed into the air by someone. "What?" Lin Sanjiu asked.
"Stop him!"
All of the Zeus panicked in an instant. They were like a flock of sheep that was carelessly attacked by a black wolf. They were scattered by Puppeteer's attack. The Zeus with the feeding scarf turned around and tried to run. However, the previous Zeus had proven with his life that they were no match for Puppeteer in terms of speed.
"What the hell? I'm going to die! "
A high-pitched voice rang out from behind the Zeus. It sounded like one of the Zeus was yelling in dissatisfaction. However, as soon as Ji Shanqing raised his head, he saw that all the Zeus had stopped in their tracks. As soon as they heard the voice, their faces fell as if they were about to collapse from the sheer amount of emotion they were feeling.
Ever since Ji Shanqing came to this battlefield, he had seen this kind of expression many times. He had also lost count of how many times he had experienced this kind of emotion. The expression on the Zeus' face was one of fear.
Before Maxin and Soulsqn could rush forward to help, the carpet under their feet was flipped over.
The rumbling sound came from somewhere in the world, but no one could see what was going on. It was as if someone had flipped the world upside down. Waves that were tens of thousands of feet tall swallowed the sky, and millions of tons of seawater poured down from the bottom of the sea. There was no longer any light in the world. Only the deafening rumbling of the sea could let people know that they were still alive.
However, it seemed that he would not be able to live much longer. Water was everywhere. It had never been so cruel and merciless. It engulfed and subverted everything. Life, breath, thoughts, and soul were all washed out of the human body by the violent waves. There was no boundary between the sea and the sky. It was as if the Creator had suddenly flown into a rage and wanted to wipe out everything in this doomsday world.
This time, the tsunami that swept across the world seemed endless. It was as if it had existed since the beginning of time and would continue to exist forever. No one knew how much time had passed, but when the seawater finally fell back to the land and the sky was once again covered in white mist, the waves gradually calmed down.
Scattered human bodies floated on the surface of the sea like pieces of broken driftwood.
Splash! The sound of water splashing was as crisp as a clap of thunder, shattering the tranquility between the water and the sky. Following the sound of broken bellows, a person who looked no different from a floating corpse suddenly moved and sank into the water. He struggled and swatted at the water a few times before he finally floated back up.
It was not that he was not good at swimming, but that he was still clutching a piece of skin in one hand and a collar in the other even when he was unconscious. The two different-colored backs sank heavily into the water, nearly dragging him down with them.
It was as if Maxin had coughed out all the water he had swallowed in his entire life. Finally, he could see the sea clearly again.
There were … too many people.
Before he lost consciousness, he remembered that there were only a dozen or so people on the surface of the sea.
But now …
The gentle waves rose and fell, pushing the countless corpses in different clothes on the surface of the water. It was as if they were all placed in a large cradle. Maxin blinked his eyes and scanned the surface of the sea a few times, but the more he looked, the more confused he became.
There were at least a dozen … No, hundreds of them. Hundreds and thousands of people spread out all the way to the horizon in a disorderly manner. Who are these people? Where did they come from? Where did the rest of them go?
With that thought in mind, Maxin snapped out of his daze. He hurriedly dragged the person in his hand out of the water. The scarlet skin was spat out by the seawater, and after a long time, a head was finally exposed. Gritting his teeth, Maxin threw the other person onto his shoulder. The grand prize fell into the water like a sack of potatoes. His eyes were closed, and he was no longer breathing.
The sea breeze blew past the countless corpses. The Olympics was so quiet that it was as if there was no one alive.
Maxin had returned to his old job. Since he could not find the carpet, he could only carry the grand prize on one shoulder and the worm on the other. He picked a random direction and swam forward. Just as he was about to paddle through the water, he heard a splash from afar. Puppeteer's voice came from the surface of the water. "It's you? Come here. "
Maxin froze in the sea and looked around.
"Yes, it's you. Where are you looking?" Puppeteer sounded impatient. "I'm here. Bring the grand prize here!"
It was then that Maxin finally noticed a tiny black dot on the horizon. Even if the other party was Puppeteer, it was still better than a sea of corpses. Dragging the two people who were still in shock, Lin Sanjiu swam toward Puppeteer while panting heavily. "What … What's going on? What happened just now? "
"How would I know?"
When Maxin saw Puppeteer, he saw the latter sitting cross-legged on a floating corpse with a gloomy face. For some reason, he did not sink into the sea with the corpse. He looked like a scavenger, spreading his collection all over the surface of the sea. However, what he collected was not garbage, but the corpses of Zeus.
"How … how did Zeus die?" Maxin swam closer to take a closer look, and he could not help but be shocked. "I thought they were the ones who created the waves …"
"You ask me, who should I ask? They are all dead anyway. " Puppeteer looked impatient. He crossed his arms in front of his chest and raised his chin at the floating corpses. His pale cheeks looked sharp and thin as he moved. "Put them down and find Lin Sanjiu," Maxin replied.
Then, he looked at Puppeteer suspiciously. Hesitantly, he did not loosen his grip on the grand prize. "Erm … Why aren't you looking for her?" He mustered his courage and asked. Before he arrived, Lin Sanjiu seemed to have been sitting there all along. There was no need for her to wait for him.
The only response he got was a cold sneer.
"Do you think I would lie to you if I wanted to dismantle him?" Half of Puppeteer's face scrunched up. He looked even paler than before. "If you don't mind, you can carry them and look for her!"
Maxin swallowed his doubt and decided not to say anything. He slowly swam toward the nearest Zeus. Before he could get close, he could tell that it wasn't Lin Sanjiu because the neck that was floating on the water was empty. Just as he turned around and was about to swim to the next corpse, he suddenly stopped.
Puppeteer looked up slowly and raised one of his eyebrows. "What's wrong?"
"You …" Perhaps it was because the seawater was too cold, Maxin felt as if his bones were shivering. The worst thing happened at the worst possible time. He felt every word coming out of his mouth with great difficulty. "You're... hurt, aren't you?"
"So what?"
Puppeteer asked him to examine the corpses because he was injured and could not move freely.
That was why he did not notice "that".
Mu Xin swallowed a mouthful of saliva.
"There is … someone on the surface of the sea behind you."
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