Chapter 1113: Loss for Words

Liao Liao didn’t make the decision completely out of selfish reasons.

The team couldn't afford to spare their most powerful fighter on a minimal threat like Wang Shu. Liao Liao, as a mid-tier combatant, was the appropriate choice. On one hand, she could assess Wang Shu's abilities, and at the same time, better observe the battlefield to make tactical adjustments.

When she saw Team Mischievous Monkey losing ground, she had immediately made the “difficult” decision to send Gregor to their aid, despite her reluctance. Losing his poisonous wind meant she had sacrificed an important means of self-protection. She felt even more helpless, weak, and small.

She turned to Ke Yo, who shook her head.

Liao Liao clenched her teeth. So it still didn’t work.

While rushing to the water tank earlier, she had instructed Ke Yo to use her Strange Whistle, attempting to break Wang Shu's domain. As soon as Ke Yo tried, though, she was hit with a powerful sense of drowsiness. The moonlight around her seemed to grow brighter.

𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

Alerted, Ke Yo immediately stopped her attempt, and the drowsiness faded slowly. The moon around her seemed to return to its previous brightness.

She broke into a cold sweat and told Liao Liao about the close call.

Startled, Liao Liao had tried to use Insects King and experienced the same pushback. When she used her other Talents, however, she didn't encounter the problem.

She concluded that the domain prohibited all large-scale Talents involving willpower. At the moment, she wasn't certain if it also restricted forcefields and other domains.

Now, Liao Liao kept one eye on Wang Shu while observing the overall situation.

On her three, War Tiger, Qing Ling, and Mark clashed fiercely in flashes of cyan, gray, and brown. The buildings around them crumbled one after another like a demolition team had made quick work of them.

On her eight, Gregor’s poison had prevented Liu Tao from feasting further. The two sides entered an uncomfortable standstill. They each hit the other side with ranged attacks, but the fight was more of a simmer than a clash.

Vermilion Bird’s team had gotten too far for Liao Liao to see. She only wished for them to carry out their mission smoothly.

And Liao Liao, well, she was stuck in a staring competition.

With a confident smile, she put on an act and said, “Sloth, your teammates are all struggling. Are you just going to watch?”

The lounging figure of hazy moonlight chuckled. “They haven’t even used their second form. I won’t say they are struggling.”

Shit, she got to boast instead!

This isn’t their full power! They have a second form!

Wait, if they can do that, why are they wasting their time on us? Maybe that’s a lie!

Or perhaps their second forms aren’t suitable for a fight. Wang Shu, for example, doesn’t have the ability to fight in her second form.

Liao Liao scoffed, saying cryptically, “What a coincidence. We’re just warming up as well.”

“That’s right,” Wang Shu said with a relaxed smile. “Equivalent Exchange can’t be underestimated.”

Shit, she did it again!

They seem to know the awakeners well!

Ah, I’ve forgotten that Wang Zikai is with them. Although he seems like an idiot, perhaps turning into a death monster boosted his intelligence.

But if they are so confident, why are they buying time?

Oh! They’re waiting for Gao Yang!

Keeping her composure, Liao Liao changed the subject. “Do we have to kill each other? Maybe there’s a misunderstanding. We can talk it out.”

“Well, I’d love that to be the case,” Wang Shu said languidly. “It’s such a hassle to fight each other. But we don’t have a choice. It’ll be even more troublesome if we can’t fulfill our duty.”

It seems that no monster can resist their calling

, Liao Liao mused.

Based on what Baili Yi said, it’s the will the Gluttonous Snake forced on them.

“What kind of trouble?” Liao Liao asked.

“I can’t put it into words. It just feels uncomfortable... To make an analogy, if a cat sees a mouse skittering in front of it, it will pin the mouse down to stop it from moving. The cat can’t stand it if it sees the mouse move. That’s the kind of discomfort I’m talking about. We can’t stand the thought of all of you running around alive. It’s really, really painful.”

Liao Liao tried a different approach.

“Sloth, have you thought about where you came from?”

“Nah, it’s too troublesome to think about.”

“Do you want to know?”

Wang Shu chuckled. “Not really, but you’re free to tell me.”

“Simply put, death monsters are the products...of the desires of countless humans. Yes, you’re derived from human desires.”

“Really?” Wang Shu didn’t seem fazed.

“Yes.” Liao Liao tried to appeal to her sentiments. “If humans are gone, you’ll be gone, too. Perhaps your calling isn’t to eliminate humans. You wouldn’t want to eliminate yourselves, right?”

“Hm...” Wang Shu thought for a moment. “So it’s not that we want to eliminate you, but your desires want to eliminate yourselves? Perhaps the ultimate human desire is self-destruction. That’s what gave birth to us.”

Liao Liao blinked, at a loss for words.

Wait, who’s trying to fool whom?

I don’t know what to say to that!

Forget it. I’m gonna drive myself insane by talking to her.

Wang Shu seemed to have also lost interest in the conversation. The hazy figure sat up and stretched. “Hm...I’m tired. I wanna sleep.”

“Sleep.” Liao Liao put on a nonchalant face. “I promise I won’t sneak up on you.”

“Haha, you’re nice. Good night.”

The hazy figure dissipated, returning to the omnipresent moonlight.