The heat of the summer night was unbearable.
Even the air seemed to have thickened.
Seth got out of the car and moved his wrists and ankles a little. He then squinted his eyes as if he was enjoying the scenery of the rest area. However, his gaze secretly swept across the parking lot. Unfortunately, he did not see what he wanted to see, which disappointed him again.
Seeing that Ann had already walked forward, Seth could only lower his head and follow her obediently.
As it was too late, the restaurants in the service area were closed. However, the convenience store was still open. Ann and the rest bought a few packets of instant noodles, rice crust, and potato chips. After that, they bought four tea eggs from the cashier.
When they were out of the door, Seth suddenly said, "I want to go to the toilet."
Ann nodded readily. However, after Seth took two steps, he heard Ann's voice coming from behind. "Hasn't the person you are waiting for arrived yet?"
Seth was stunned when he heard that. He stopped in his tracks and a moment later, a strange expression appeared on his face.
"I am the chief judge of heaven and earth. Don't tell me you think I didn't notice your little tricks?" Ann continued.
Seth was silent for a moment and suddenly laughed.
"I really can't hide anything from you. So, did you stop here on purpose to kill the person who came to save me?"
Ann silently agreed with this statement.
However, Seth's tone was very relaxed. "You think too much. Although I am one of the Nine Pillar Gods of Egypt, I have long fallen out with the others. My sister and nephew can't wait for me to die as soon as possible. Otherwise, I wouldn't be the only one running around for such a long time."
However, the more Seth said, the more Ann believed that he had a hidden ally.
However, before he could say anything, the next moment, as if to verify Seth's statement, a gunshot suddenly sounded without warning. Immediately after that, a burst of blood burst out from Seth's head. Under Ann's astonished gaze, Seth fell backward and fell to the ground.
However, the gunshots did not stop because of that. Instead, they became more intense, and the bullets flew towards Seth's corpse.
This sudden change caught Ann off guard. Although he had guessed from Seth's reaction that there might be someone tailing them, Ann knew that Seth was right behind them. However, they did not expect that the other party was here to take Seth's life. Seth had indeed done a lot of things recently, but strictly speaking, they were mainly in violation of the rules of the committee. Although everyone guessed that he had something to do with the recent deaths and disappearances of the gods, there was no absolute evidence after all.
In contrast, Thor's situation was far more serious. He had directly caused the death of a New God and several New Gods to be injured. He had even kidnapped someone in front of the organizing committee.
As the chief judge of the organizing committee, Ann, of course, wanted to capture Thor. However, Ann was aware of the tense situation between the New and Old Gods. This time, the God of Science, Odin, and Zeus were involved, and a considerable number of New and Old Gods were involved. Even if he represented the organizing committee, it would be difficult to bring Thor back without Gaim's order. So he could only settle for the next best thing.
At that time, some of the New and Old Gods who were busy fighting with each other noticed that Seth had run away. However, Seth was not their main target, and since Ann had already arrived, everyone was willing to give the organizing committee some face, so they did not chase after him.
That was why Ann guessed that the person who came was Seth's accomplice. Seth didn't admit it before, but his vague answers had led Ann to this conclusion. Therefore, Ann didn't expect that the person behind them was actually here to kill Seth.
However, Ann reacted quickly. Within a few seconds after the gunshot, he kicked Seth, who was shot, back into the convenience store next to him.
Ann, however, did not dodge. Instead, he rushed towards the place where the gunshot came from.
Even though he was suddenly attacked, Ann's mind remained clear. As he ran, he said to the two men dressed in military uniforms behind him, "Go, look after Seth!"
The two of them ran into the convenience store without saying a word, and the gunshot on the other side stopped.
But it was useless, because Ann had already locked on to the location of the attacker.
The attacker used a pistol to commit murder, so he was destined not to be too far away. However, his marksmanship was very good. In such a dark situation, the first shot was a headshot, and the next few shots were aimed at Seth's vital parts. Ann's first reaction was to think that the attacker was the god of firearms.
But when Ann arrived at the place where the gunshot came from, he found that the attacker had disappeared from his sight.
The attacker was obviously very good at hiding, but Ann was not in a hurry. He just grabbed a stone nearby, crushed it, and threw the powder into the air. Immediately, a row of footprints appeared on the ground. This was one of Ann's abilities as a judge.
Looking at the direction of the footprints, it was the convenience store where Seth was. Ann raised his eyebrows slightly. Obviously, he did not expect the attacker to be so bold. He actually went around him and was ready to attack Seth again. Fortunately, he had been guarding against such a move.
The two men he left with Seth were his guards in the divine kingdom, equivalent to Odin's Valkyries. Of course, the influence of Sumerian mythology was not as strong as that of Norse mythology, and his two guards were not as famous as the Valkyries. However, they were not weak, and most importantly, they could carry out his orders meticulously and were not afraid of death.
In Ann's opinion, even if they could not defeat the attacker, they should have no problem stalling for time.
But what Ann did not expect was that as soon as he ran back to the convenience store, he saw one of his guards fly out, and the other one was shot in the thigh. He fell to the ground, unable to stand up again.
Ann frowned when he saw this. He had personally trained these guards, so he knew them very well. Putting aside the one who was sent flying, logically speaking, the one who was shot in the leg should be able to get up even if he struggled. There was no reason for him to just lie there with his eyes closed, looking extremely weak and in pain.
But Ann could not care less about him, because he finally saw the attacker. What he did not expect was that the person standing in front of him was not a god, but a mere human.
However, the man was wearing a gas mask, and Ann could not see his face. Still, she recognized the man in front of her from his attire. At the same time, Zhang Heng also recognized the square-faced man who had dinner with him at the same table not long ago.
Both of them were a little surprised. When they briefly met a few hours ago, they did not expect to see each other again, and this day came so soon.
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