Chapter 1077: A Losing Battle?

Chapter 1077: Defeat?

"Damn it!"

Chén Jùn Nán cursed loudly and immediately lunged at Qí Xià, tackling him to the ground.

"You little bastard..."

Chén Jùn Nán pinned Qí Xià down, but in half a second, Qí Xià transformed into Chǔ Tiān Qiū's appearance.

He grinned, his expression extremely dangerous.

Chén Jùn Nán realized everything was over. Just before leaving, Qí Xià had warned him that there might be "a very strange version of himself" appearing, and Chén Jùn Nán had even joked at the time, "How interesting." Unfortunately, Chǔ Tiān Qiū's impersonation of Qí Xià was nearly flawless—he referred to Qiáo Jiā Jìn as "Fist," called himself "Chén Jùn Nán," and his way of giving suggestions, along with the rhythm and pauses in his speech, was exactly like Qí Xià. This sense of disorientation had made Chén Jùn Nán let his guard down momentarily.

Moreover, he never imagined that Chǔ Tiān Qiū's real purpose for coming here wasn't to target the "zì" on anyone, but to smash the display screen.

"You schemed well, little Chǔ..."

Chén Jùn Nán raised his fist to strike Chǔ Tiān Qiū, but saw him open his mouth, his tongue moving to reveal half a fresh eyeball inside.

"Chén Jùn Nán... Once I get the 'Huí Xiǎng,' how are you going to stop me?" Chǔ Tiān Qiū laughed and crushed the half-eyeball with his teeth.

In the next second, a clear force from the "Dì Jí" level erupted around his body. He suddenly reached out and shoved, sending Chén Jùn Nán flying into the wall.

Thud!

Chén Jùn Nán hit the wall and crumpled to the ground, dazed and disoriented. It took him a long time to slowly get back up.

"This is Zhāng Shān's ability..." Chén Jùn Nán gritted his teeth and said, "Little Chǔ... You dug out his eyes... He died fighting for you, and you dug out his eyes. Do you even have any humanity left...?"

"Don't misunderstand." Chǔ Tiān Qiū stood up and said, "Up until now, my hands have only been stained with the blood of the dead, so it has nothing to do with 'humanity.'"

"Bullshit..." Chén Jùn Nán said, "Didn't you kill Wén Qiǎo Yún with your own hands? Was her blood just from a dead person?"

"I..." Chǔ Tiān Qiū paused. "'Yuán Zhù Mín' are already dead in my eyes. I was liberating her, not killing her."

Chén Jùn Nán froze in place, unsure how to handle the situation.

Although there were four people in the room, Qiáo Jiā Jìn was badly injured, Hàn Yī Mò was an enemy spy, and he himself might or might not have the "Tì Zuì." Facing a "Tiān Xíng Jiàn," what did that even mean?

Even if the "Tì Zuì" was real, how could it possibly defeat "Tiān Xíng Jiàn"?

Not only did he have to watch out for Hàn Yī Mò suddenly switching sides, but he also needed to draw Chǔ Tiān Qiū's attention away from the defenseless Qiáo Jiā Jìn and onto himself as much as possible.

"Damn it, Old Qí, where the hell are you..." Chén Jùn Nán said with a speechless expression, "How can you drop the ball at a crucial moment like this?!"

After saying that, Chén Jùn Nán quickly realized that even if Qí Xià were here, there would be no way to fight "Tiān Xíng Jiàn" one-on-one. It seemed the defeat was inevitable.

"Chén Jùn Nán, hand over the 'zì' on you." Chǔ Tiān Qiū said, "You have no way to score points now. There's no way you'll win this game."

At that moment, Qīng Lóng's expression became even more intriguing. He occasionally turned to Dì Lóng and asked, "Doesn't this remind you of me? As long as he has 'Huí Xiǎng,' he can do everything on his own and doesn't need help from ordinary people."

Dì Lóng remained silent, just staring at Chǔ Tiān Qiū. Having spent too much time with Qīng Lóng, she had developed a dislike for Chǔ Tiān Qiū as well.

She glanced toward a room that was currently being sealed off.

Just earlier, Qí Xià was heading back to the "Bèi Zhàn Qū" and happened to run into Yán Zhī Chūn and Zhāng Chén Zé.

The two women had just finished a "Shēn Hóu" game, and as expected, Zhāng Chén Zé's "zì" was lost to Yán Zhī Chūn.

Qí Xià gave Zhāng Chén Zé some instructions, handed her a new "zì," and decisively proposed another gamble with Yán Zhī Chūn—another "Hóu" game, in the same setting and rules. Without knowing the rules, Qí Xià entered the room with Yán Zhī Chūn.

Meanwhile, after the two went in, Zhāng Chén Zé sneaked off toward the enemy's area.

Chǔ Tiān Qiū happened to pass by Zhāng Chén Zé in the adjacent room. At that strange moment, he swallowed a "Huà Xíng" eyeball and, taking on Qí Xià's appearance, arrived at the enemy's "Bèi Zhàn Qū."

Both sides had played all their trump cards, pushing their pieces into the opponent's territory.

But Dì Lóng also knew that while the display screen in this game was fragile, Zhāng Chén Zé was slender, and smashing it with her bare hands wouldn't be easy. How was she going to manage it?

In the red team's "Bèi Zhàn Qū," the atmosphere remained tense.

"Old Qiáo... Don't play dead..." Chén Jùn Nán thought to himself, "If you don't get up soon, I might be the one going down first."

"How about it?" Chǔ Tiān Qiū asked. "Are you stalling for time?"

"You figured that out?" Chén Jùn Nán replied. "Of course I'm stalling. First, to wait until your 'Tiān Xíng Jiàn' runs out, and second, for that kid Old Qí to come back. Otherwise, how am I supposed to handle this mess?"

Chǔ Tiān Qiū sighed and, without Hàn Yī Mò noticing, reached out and grabbed his neck.

"Huh?!" Hàn Yī Mò was stunned. "Me...?!"

"Chén Jùn Nán, go get the 'zì' from you and Qiáo Jiā Jìn right now and hand them over, or I'll kill Hàn Yī Mò here." Chǔ Tiān Qiū said.

"What the hell?!" Chén Jùn Nán felt like Chǔ Tiān Qiū had lost his mind. "You're threatening me with Little Hán?"

"That's right." Chǔ Tiān Qiū said, "I never acknowledged Hàn Yī Mò as our spy in the first place, so whether I kill him or not means nothing to me."

"What... You don't acknowledge him...?!" Hàn Yī Mò felt his beliefs shatter, leaving him in a daze.

"Isn't that obvious?" Chǔ Tiān Qiū said, "You're someone Zhào Yī Shēng recruited, and you have nothing to do with me. Why would I let someone like you be our spy?"

Chén Jùn Nán immediately understood what Chǔ Tiān Qiū meant. Although he wouldn't actually kill Hàn Yī Mò, he was trying to make Hàn Yī Mò believe he had been abandoned.

That way, Hàn Yī Mò would have no choice but to switch to Qí Xià's side and lead them all to defeat.

"How can you not acknowledge him?!" Chén Jùn Nán quickly spoke up for Hàn Yī Mò. "Do you know how hard Little Hán worked to join your side? Even I, an outsider, was moved, and you're just denying it?"

Chǔ Tiān Qiū slowly furrowed his brow upon hearing this, realizing Chén Jùn Nán had caught on to his plan. Now, the only one confused in this standoff was Hàn Yī Mò at the center of it.

Hàn Yī Mò blinked and said, "Chǔ Tiān Qiū, if you really don't trust me... you don't have to kill me, right? I'm also in Qí Xià's camp now..."

"No way!!" Chén Jùn Nán said, "Little Hán, how can you abandon ship like that?! You said you'd be Chǔ Tiān Qiū's person for life! Didn't you always talk about being 'loyal'?"

The three of them fell silent for a moment. Chǔ Tiān Qiū decided on the spot that killing Chén Jùn Nán was the best option. As long as Chén Jùn Nán was around, this plan would never succeed.

But as soon as he let go, Chén Jùn Nán bolted out the door and into the nearest room.

"You bastard, Little Chǔ, you want to kill me, huh? Come on, come into this room and do it!"