Chapter 985: Die, Die, Die!

Lightning waves engulfed their enemies as countless air bullets and explosive talismans bombarded Qilin and Surnamed Li.

Five seconds later, intangible lightning energy struck back at Qing Ling with irresistible force, impossible to dodge like a detached shadow returning to Qing Ling. Similarly, a small amount of the air bullets’ and talismans’ damages were reflected to Old Seven and Lin Fu in the distance.

Qing Ling’s lightning far exceeded the two men’s attacks, though, and the reflected damage was terrifying. It would also catch Nainai, riding on Qing Ling’s back.

Clink!

At the last second, the golden mole on Qing Ling’s forehead burst into golden energy particles, coating her body in translucent golden armor—Gao Yang's failsafe, designed to trigger at the first sign of danger.

Though the armor deflected Hedgehog's reflected lightning, a numbing sensation paralyzed both Qing Ling and Nainai. They plummeted through the air.

Qilin, realizing he couldn't stop Qing Ling's slash, had activated Phantom, Muscles, Bone Growth, Hedgehog, and Bullseye in rapid succession. He fortified himself while drawing all incoming damage away from Surnamed Li. After absorbing the assault, he reflected a portion back with Hedgehog.

Swoosh.

Before Qing Ling could react, a blur shot up from the ground like a missile, intercepting her and Nainai mid-fall. Adept Horse, having burrowed underground with Liao Liao's Intangibility, used level 7 Jump to save his companions while showering Qilin with light elements.

Just when Qilin easily offset the attacks with Telekinesis, six bullets shot out of the ground, three aiming at Qilin’s vital parts and three others at Surnamed Li’s. Liao Liao’s God of Firearms.

Unfortunately, Qilin had caught Liao Liao and Adept Horse’s movement with Mind’s Eye. Prepared, he transformed parts of the shadow on him into a shadow soldier holding up a bulwark, kneeling by Surnamed Li’s side to block the bullets flying diagonally out of the ground.

Clink, clink, clink.

Qilin blocked the three bullets with his shadow armor, deflecting them.

Swoosh!

Unexpectedly, a flash of white emerged from one of the Black Gold bullets—Harvest Song, who had hidden in the bullet with Mirror Man.

“Scatter!”

She unfurled from her compressed state, launching a barrage of hidden weapons at Surnamed Li and Qilin.

Qilin froze the weapons mid-flight with Telekinesis. His eyes darkened as he locked his psychic power onto Harvest Song. She trembled, her eyes growing vacant. At this range, Qilin could end her in two seconds.

Then he realized to his shock that while his psychic scythe was already pressed to Harvest Song’s neck, he couldn’t make the killing move; an intangible spatial power had locked onto Harvest Song, voiding his psychic power.

Dead Pig’s Displacement, Qilin realized.

Hum.

A second later, Dead Pig, clad in Golden Armor, took Harvest Song’s place.

Growl.

Dead Pig activated level 7 Beastly without hesitation, transforming into a wild boar the size of a pickup truck and charging at Qilin.

Killing the armored, berserk Dead Pig would be impossible in mere seconds. Even subduing him with psychic pressure or Psychic Shackles would take four to five seconds—time the enemies wouldn't allow.

Qilin chose a proven strategy: creating a one-second illusion. Dead Pig's greatest weakness was Ba Qiuchi. By summoning Dead Pig's rational mind with an illusion he yeared, Qilin could force-deactivate level 7 Beastly, making the kill much easier.

Though optimal, his enemies didn't even grant him that second.

As Dead Pig charged, energy surged from Qilin's side. He whirled defensively, tracking one of Harvest Song's projectiles—not a weapon, but a palm-sized toy. A thumb-sized plastic speaker, to be exact.

Infused with Small Luo's Toys energy, it expanded with a

puff

into a golden speaker as large as a washing machine.

Pzzt.

A piercing disturbance assaulted everyone's eardrums.

Half a second later, the speaker blasted Veggie's recorded Lion Roar. Amplified sonic shockwaves pulsed outward.

“Hypocrite Qilin! Old fox Surnamed Li!”

“Die, die, die!”

“I hate you! Go to hell!”

Qilin's psychic attacks, no matter how powerful or swift, couldn't affect a soulless toy or the embedded Lion Roar energy.

The tremendous soundwaves erupted into a violent hurricane, throwing Qilin off his feet. Surnamed Li flew more than ten meters before crashing down, blood streaming from her ruptured eardrums. She lost consciousness.

Thirty seconds. The battle had lasted only thirty seconds.

𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

Meanwhile, Hong Xiaoxiao had successfully reset the pavilion to three minutes prior, covered by Gao Yang. Vermilion Bird, Zhang Wei, Lovely Lamb, and Wang Weiyan reappeared unconscious but unharmed.

[Nine Frost: Team Liao Liao!]

[Liao Liao: Coming!]

Rumble.

The ground beneath the pavilion split—no, space itself unzipped like a torn seam, revealing the subspace within.

The pavilion and four unconscious hostages dropped into the dimensional storage.

Hum.

The rift sealed shut.

[Liao Liao: Done. I’ll retreat with Raven Shark!]

[Nine Frost: Raven Shark, leave with the hostages. Liao Liao, keep fighting!]

[Liao Liao: ...]

[Nine Frost: The hostages are safe now, everyone! Give it your all!]