Dammit!
Xu Xiaoshou felt his face was utterly ruined, as if it had turned into real pulp.The pain of his broken nose bridge mixed with tears and blood streaming down his face.He was furious.Even if you're just a piece of metal, you should know not to hit someone in the face!What's more, you look just like a human!
As soon as the Kuilei Haizi raised its hand, Xu Xiaoshou spat out a compressed Huo Zhong from his mouth, unleashing a powerful aura that shot straight forward.At such close range, the child actually tilted its head and dodged it...
"Dodged it?"
Xu Xiaoshou was stunned.He slapped the floor and sprang up, clenching his claws to release five Huo Zhong seeds. Without even looking, he flipped around and aimed them towards his back.Even if "perception" could see it, reacting would be difficult, so he would just predict!But this claw struck nothing but air...
Xu Xiaoshou awkwardly realized that the little brat was standing there with its arms crossed, tilting its head curiously as it examined him.As for its position, it was right behind him after he flipped...
"If I had known, I wouldn't have predicted," Xu Xiaoshou said, swallowing hard with a sense of despair welling up inside.This thing was terrifying—whoever made it must have created a complete battle machine!Its attacks, speed, and reactions completely overwhelmed every aspect of his current body's stats, with no weaknesses at all.
Xu Xiaoshou straightened his back, ready to endure the next hit, but after waiting for a long time, the Kuilei Haizi still didn't make a move.
"What's going on? It's stopped again?"
He turned around and found it impossible to figure out this thing's temperament.A look of confusion flashed in the Kuilei Haizi's eyes. It was no longer looking at Xu Xiaoshou but gazing up at the sky.Clearly, this collapsing world was far more interesting to it than the weak human in front of it.
"Mama..."
"Hey."
The Kuilei Haizi looked back at him.
Xu Xiaoshou's mouth twitched. He swore it wasn't because he was being cheeky—it was just that he really wanted to understand this thing's line of thinking.This was the first time he had encountered a thought process he couldn't even keep up with!
"You can understand me... hey, hey, don't make a move!"
Xu Xiaoshou had barely started speaking when he saw the Kuilei Haizi's crossed arms twitch, and he immediately became alert.It obviously understood, as its hand pulled back and remained crossed over its chest.
"Mama?"
The tone was questioning!
Xu Xiaoshou got excited. It seemed he had found a way to deal with this Kuilei Haizi—as long as its hands were crossed, it definitely couldn't throw a punch!
"That's right, good baby, keep your hands just like that, don't move around, and talk nicely with Mama."
The Kuilei Haizi stared at him, and Xu Xiaoshou excitedly rubbed his hands together. This was a treasure! It could shatter a Zongshi Zhishen body with one punch. If he could take it out and let Elder Sang have a taste...
Then he noticed the baby's gaze fall on his hands, as if it wanted to uncross its arms and rub its hands too?
Oh shit!
Xu Xiaoshou quickly crossed his arms: "Don't copy me!"
He wasn't sure if it would rub or punch once it uncrossed, so to be safe, they would all just chat with arms crossed.
"Those punches you threw at me earlier—forget about them. I won't hold it against you."
Xu Xiaoshou saw it still staring at him and first showed his gentlemanly demeanor, being incredibly gracious.There was no choice—he couldn't win, so he would have to concede from the heart.
"You can see it too—the sky is cracking open, and this small world is about to be destroyed."
He pointed to the sky, and the Kuilei Haizi's gaze followed, its eyes showing a hint of human-like thought.
This is working...
Xu Xiaoshou secretly rejoiced and continued, "Let's be straightforward— I can tell you're someone who yearns for freedom. You probably don't want to go down with this small world..."
"Come with me!"
"The outside world is bigger and more vast, with more beauty and excitement. Who knows, you might even find your true love for life!"
Xu Xiaoshou flashed his warmest smile and extended his most sincere invitation, though he still didn't dare reach out his hand.
The Kuilei Haizi responded:"Mama..."
Xu Xiaoshou:"...".
So, what kind of answer is that? Can I move now?
He really wished he could understand this thing's language, but clearly, with just those two words, all he could say was: Excuse me for interrupting...
The enemy doesn't move, so I won't move!That way, he definitely wouldn't get hurt!
Xu Xiaoshou had just realized this truth when—
Boom! Boom!
The world's collapse accelerated. The black sky, which had been covering the distant horizon, now rapidly encroached, leaving no time to react.It seemed this Kuilei Haizi really was the treasure guarding the boundary. Once it was out of its seal, the world's destruction sped up?
"Dammit..."
His eyes darted around, and Xu Xiaoshou looked down. Should he risk a punch and fly straight down, or... keep discussing slowly?
"How about this, baby—let's not move our hands. I'll shift a little, and you shift a little, okay?"
Xu Xiaoshou tentatively stretched out a foot, but when he saw it tremble slightly, he quickly pulled back and explained, "I'm not trying to hit you, okay? I need to go save the world."
He pulled out the Yu Jian and waved it around. "This thing has to be put back where you came from earlier, or else we're all done for."
The Kuilei Haizi's eyes widened at the sight of the Yu Jian. Even though its eyes were naturally red, Xu Xiaoshou could still sense the intense heat in them.
"Oh my goodness..."
Seeing it about to lunge forward, he quickly tucked the item away.
"I can't give this to you. If you take it, you'd have to go back into that pit yourself, and no one could save you!"
The Kuilei Haizi halted at his words. It glanced down at the deep pit on the ground, and a flicker of fear crossed its eyes.
Xu Xiaoshou instantly understood.Confinement and darkness were terrifying for any intelligent being, especially for this thing that had been trapped for who knows how long—it must have developed a strong aversion.Asking it to return to that dark world of solitude was completely impossible!
Xu Xiaoshou saw his chance to take control.No matter how powerful a creature was, once it had a fear, it had a weakness.This Kuilei Haizi clearly had budding intelligence, but it wasn't very high—that much was evident from its behavior.It had the strength to surpass a Zongshi Zhishen body, but its wisdom was far from matching, probably just enough for its child-like form, or even less.As for why it had wildly beaten him earlier... Xu Xiaoshou didn't know, and he guessed even it didn't know.Maybe it was just pent-up from being locked away for so long and needed to vent?
"Good baby, you stay here and don't move. Mama will go down below and destroy your house, okay?" Xu Xiaoshou asked.
"Mama..."
The voice sounded numb, with no emotion, and Xu Xiaoshou frowned. Steeling his resolve, he bravely took a step forward.
No reaction!It was watching him, but still with its arms crossed!
"Great, keep holding yourself like that. In this malicious world, we have to learn to hug ourselves!" Xu Xiaoshou encouraged.
He took another step...
The Kuilei Haizi moved!It followed him...
Xu Xiaoshou's heart raced. He was genuinely afraid this thing might suddenly punch him from behind—that would be unbearable.He could tell those earlier punches were just casual ones, without any real force, and they might even have been the "gentle caresses" he suspected...
Love from Mama?Xu Xiaoshou couldn't handle that.
Once he realized it was just following without other actions, his tension eased. After a few tries, he quickly reached the deep pit.
The Kuilei Haizi stuck close behind, its red glow surging in its eyes, as if the place stirred strong emotions, but it didn't lash out like before.
Xu Xiaoshou ignored it and looked toward the carrot-shaped hole—the spot where the follower had been pulled out:
The seal's location!
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