Why was he laughing?
Kita Yoshida and the others did not know the reason.
However, they did not attack the masked man again.
They stood where they were and silently looked at the masked man who continued to laugh.
They did not know why the masked man was laughing, but they could tell that the masked man's gaze was fixed on Sambika.
"His movements have been restricted, and Sambika's virus is taking effect. The safest way is to give up attacking and wait for the virus to reach its peak."
Kita Yoshida stared coldly at the laughing masked man. Her original plan was to help Sambika send a few more viruses into the masked man's body while he could not move.
However, the masked man was on the defensive and did not give them a chance at all.
Even Men Qi could not break through his skin, let alone them.
The reason why Sambika was able to succeed earlier was because the masked man was focused on attacking, giving Sambika a chance.
Kita Yoshida gave Men Qi and the others a look, indicating that they should pull away to a safe distance and wait for the virus to reach its strongest effect.
Then, Kita Yoshida looked at the situation.
Some of the copper mechanical life forms were attracted by the unknown crystal brought by the masked man, so the pressure on the association's defense was reduced.
Otherwise, they would not have been able to come over so quickly.
Although they did not know what the unknown crystal was, they were certain that it could attract the hatred of the copper mechanical life forms.
Moreover, the masked man had asked the three butterflies to guard the unknown crystal, which meant that the masked man valued it very much.
If necessary, they could use the unknown crystal to attract the hatred of the copper mechanical life forms.
However, the most important thing now was to wait for the virus in the masked man's body to erupt.
They did not need to do anything. They just needed to wait.
Kita Yoshida and the others gave up on attacking, but Sambika did not.
Although she had failed several times, she felt that it was a good thing to exhaust the masked man's mind.
She controlled the virus from afar, like a fly looking for a crack in an egg, diligently and tirelessly.
Kita Yoshida tacitly agreed with Sambika's actions because she also thought that Sambika's actions could exhaust the masked man's mind.
For example, Sambika's attack that consumed 10 points of Psychic power could make the masked man consume 100 points of Psychic power to maintain his defense.
In terms of profits alone, it was more than ten times.
Kita Yoshida and the others tried their best to attack the masked man, but they couldn't break the stalemate, which was equivalent to wasting their telekinesis.
That was why they stopped attacking.
A moment later, the masked man stopped laughing and silently looked at Sambika who was trying to break through his defense.
His gaze was as if he was sizing up a rare treasure.
Because of the mask, Kita Yoshida and the others did not see this gaze.
If he could see the expression in the masked man's eyes, he probably wouldn't understand the reason.
The so-called Death Rune was a general term for the ability to dominate a certain area.
If one were to explain the death pattern from the masked man's point of view, the simplified explanation would be as follows.
It was a weapon used by insignificant beings to fight against colossal beings.
A further explanation was that with the Death Pattern, one would be able to deal with enemies that were hundreds or even thousands of times larger than oneself.
This ability was extremely important to humanoids who were dedicated to evolution and survival. There was no other ability like this.
The masked man who came to the ruins to search for the core energy was the humanoid that the skeleton man had mentioned.
This group used to be humans. In order to survive better in the Darkness Continent, they walked in a different direction of evolution.
In order to strengthen themselves, they kept searching for relics left behind by ancient humans.
Perhaps it was no longer purely for survival but to take back their past glory.
The core energy was very important. It was the key to activating the [Weapon]. However, to the masked man, it was still not as important as the [Death Pattern].
If he could take away both the [Core Energy] and the [Death Pattern], the masked man naturally wanted to have both.
If not, then the priority of the [Death Pattern] would be far higher than the [Core Energy].
"I have to get the Death Pattern."
The masked man's excited heartbeat gradually calmed down.
He didn't recall the butterflies because they needed to guard the core energy.
He also didn't counterattack because he had to digest the [Enemy] in his body first.
When the [Enemy] in his body was digested, it would be the first step to snatching the Death Pattern.
He sat quietly on the ground and allowed Sambika to harass him. Time passed bit by bit.
One minute, two minutes, three minutes …
The lethality of the virus didn't erupt even after a long time. Instead, the distance between them and the masked man increased.
This was because the association's team was breaking through the encirclement. Kita Yoshida and the rest definitely wouldn't just stand there foolishly. They had to move with the team.
As the distance between them increased, Kita Yoshida and the rest looked at the masked man who was sitting on the ground motionlessly. They couldn't help but hesitate.
If they left the masked man here to fend for himself, they should be able to leave this place soon.
However, if that was the case, they wouldn't be sure if the masked man had been tortured to death by the virus.
However, if they insisted on staying to kill the masked man, it might lead to an unforeseen event.
Kita Yoshida and Sachu, who were more rational, preferred to avoid trouble. As long as the team could successfully break through the encirclement, that was more important than anything else.
However, Pijoen and Men Qi were more inclined to kill the masked man. One of the reasons was to avenge their sacrificed teammates. In addition, they could eliminate the masked man, who was a potential threat.
Silently, there was a difference of opinion.
"After such a long time, the virus should have spread to the entire body, but …"
Looking at the masked man who didn't react at all, Sambica was confused and vaguely felt uneasy.
However, seeing that the team was gradually breaking through the encirclement, coupled with the fact that the masked man hadn't moved at all, the vague uneasiness was suppressed to the bottom of his heart.
"It's okay. I can feel that the virus is still in his body."
Sambica thought silently.
The association's team gradually moved away, but the masked man was still staring at Sambica.
Feeling that the masked man's gaze was locked on him, Sambica didn't think too much about it. He thought that the virus had attracted the masked man's hatred.
Seeing that the matter was settled, Kita Yoshida walked through the team and went to the front. She told Nitro everything that had just happened.
Knowing that three elite team members, including Midston, had been sacrificed, Nitro let out a long sigh. He nodded at Kita Yoshida, indicating that he already knew. Then, he continued to focus on clearing out the obstacles in front of him.
What Nitro was more concerned about was not the masked man, but the unknown crystal that could attract the copper mechanical life forms.
Perhaps because of the distance, the copper mechanical life forms in front of them weren't attracted by the unknown crystal.
In the current situation, the unknown crystal didn't seem to have any value. They had to focus on breaking through the encirclement.
As the distance increased, Pijoen and Men Qi, who wanted to kill the masked man, realized that it was impossible. They could only helplessly go with the flow and give up on the idea.
When the distance increased to more than a hundred meters, the masked man suddenly stood up.
The light source in the ruins was limited, so Sambica and the others who had been paying attention to the masked man couldn't see the specific situation.
However, the masked man's aura, which was mixed with excitement and killing intent, was like a light bulb that suddenly lit up in the night. The people at the back of the team couldn't help but shiver.
They looked in that direction.
In the darkness, there seemed to be a ghostly shadow flying over.
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