Chapter 310: The Puppet Master Is Still Around

Chapter 310: Chapter 310: The Puppet Master Is Still Around

For a second, He Xingluo felt as if everything had slowed to a crawl.

She saw He Yue Ning reaching for her, her eyes wide with terror. She saw the Alien Species’s scythe glinting coldly as it closed in. She saw Bai Lu, not far away, forming an Ice Cone in her hand, about to deal the creature a fatal blow.

Then, with a THUD, she hit the ground. Her vision blurred and her ears were ringing, yet her mind was exceptionally clear.

"Xingluo! Xingluo!" He Yue Ning scrambled over, frantically calling her name.

He Xingluo figured she must be seriously injured; otherwise, He Yue Ning wouldn’t look so horrified. But she couldn’t feel any pain. She strained to look toward Bai Lu, wanting to know if the captain had eliminated the Alien Species yet.

She saw that half of the Alien Species’s body was frozen solid, but in the next instant, it switched to its ghost form, slipped free of the ice, and quickly retreated back into the villa—

Bai Lu glanced back at He Xingluo, a hint of pity in her eyes.

He Xingluo closed her eyes.

...

Fang Ye watched the Inspector fall into a pool of blood and couldn’t bear to look any longer.

But Xing Guang was right beside his ear, praising incessantly:

"Gray Rat did a good job this time. Probably because he digested the hummingbird, his confidence has soared. I haven’t seen him fight so aggressively in a long time. Still, he spent too much energy on those twins. I hope he hasn’t forgotten that Bai Lu is the target. We spent a lot of points to put together the Cards to deal with her."

"...Points?" Fang Ye looked at Xing Guang in confusion.

Xing Guang was in an excellent mood and happy to explain. "There was a group of players about to go to Paradise. Before they left, they came into contact with Gray Rat. Mantis, moose, gecko... oh, right, and army ant. As a thank you, I paid each player 1,000 points."

Fang Ye ventured, "Then what about the two people I sent to the incinerator..."

"Them... That’s a different price." Xing Guang smiled at him. "Players get penalized for logging off. To get them to log off voluntarily, I offered them a price of 5,000 points."

"Why would you do that?" Fang Ye asked him. "What’s in the incinerator? And what was that thing they were carrying into the incinerator?"

—He Su’s body had been in a body bag, so Fang Ye didn’t know. He had only seen two Alien Species carrying *something* from the car into the incinerator.

The smile on Xing Guang’s lips deepened. "Fang Ye, a play must have some suspense. That’s the only way the audience can have fun."

Fang Ye silently clenched his fists.

He wasn’t having any fun.

Right now, all he felt was the agonizing torment of being on pins and needles.

On the screen, Gray Rat was hiding in the basement injecting himself with a recovery potion. He jabbed himself twice in a row, shouting, "Xing Guang, Xing Guang, hurry up and think of something! Dammit, these puppets are so annoying!"

Xing Guang frowned slightly. "You can’t handle it anymore, and you haven’t even gotten the puppet master back?"

Gray Rat cursed, "These bullets are different from before! They explode on impact! My bones are getting shattered!"

Fang Ye froze. He instantly realized Xing Guang was communicating with Gray Rat telepathically. ’Xing Guang has an ability like that, too?!’

Xing Guang said nonchalantly, "Then don’t get hit by the bullets."

On the screen, Gray Rat raged, "Easy for you to say! No matter how fast my reflexes are, can I be faster than a bullet?! Besides, that Bai Lu can freeze me with a single move! It won’t kill me, but it slows me down!"

He had just been frozen by Bai Lu, which was why he’d been shot multiple times and nearly killed.

Fang Ye said in a low voice, "The Inspection Bureau might be equipped with some explosive rounds. They cause more damage than normal bullets. If he gets hit in an arm or leg, he’ll be incapacitated even if it doesn’t kill him. I think maybe we should have Gray Rat pull back for now..."

Fang Ye’s voice grew quieter as he spoke. He wasn’t very confident in his suggestion, but he really didn’t want to see any more Inspectors die at the hands of an Alien Species.

Xing Guang said, "We went to all this trouble to lure out the puppet master, how can we give up halfway? Gray Rat, you were the one clamoring to kill the hidden boss. Now the Hexagonal Prism Demon has copied six different Cards for you. You could say this is you at your peak. If you can’t even take down a single puppet master, do you really think you can kill the hidden boss?"

Gray Rat said indignantly, "Just let me copy the hidden boss’s Card, and you’ll see whether I can kill it or not!"

Xing Guang sneered and muttered, "Idiot. Copying is a matter of probability. If you happen to copy the hidden boss’s weakest Card, you’ll still end up dead."

This remark was clearly not transmitted to Gray Rat’s ears, or he would have flown into a rage.

Xing Guang cleared his throat again and said, "Alright, the Card Abilities you gained from copying are on a timer. Don’t miss your chance. Gray Rat, do what you have to do. Bai Mao is outside too. She’ll support you at the critical moment."

Hearing he had backup, Gray Rat’s expression relaxed a little. The recovery potion he had just injected was also taking effect, his wounds healing rapidly.

"You’d better hurry. It looks like the rocket launcher is ready," Xing Guang reminded him.

Gray Rat swore, turned to look at a car parked in the garage, and without hesitation, yanked open the door and got in.

He had never properly learned to drive after logging into a human body, so his driving was terrible. But he couldn’t worry about that now. As long as he could get out of the garage, it was good enough.

As Gray Rat started the engine, Fan Ze had already set up the rocket launcher outside.

Xing Guang sent Gray Rat the signal at the perfect moment, and the car shot out of the garage! An earth-shaking BOOM followed immediately! The rocket exploded inside the villa! The glare was blinding!

The aftershock of the explosion sent Gray Rat’s car lurching forward. He violently wrenched the steering wheel, making a sharp turn to ram a nearby Special Attack Team member!

CRUNCH!

The front of the car sent the person flying!

But the gunfire didn’t stop. Whether they were injured, killed, or even the Special Attack Team member who had been crushed by the piano—his body clearly torn to pieces—they all raised their single remaining intact arm to fire at him.

That’s why he despised puppets so much!

Because as long as the puppet master was around, these puppets would never die!

Gray Rat ducked the bullets inside the car, his eyes locked on Bai Lu in the distance. ’I have to kill her! I have to kill her!’

Killing intent boiled in his heart. He slammed his foot on the accelerator and charged viciously toward Bai Lu!

Bai Lu turned to dodge, and he instantly transformed into a ghost and burst out of the car! Then, as fast as he could, he switched to his Mantis ability, his scythe-like arm slashing down from above!

No matter how strong Bai Lu’s Frost Power was, there was no way she could block this attack!

Gray Rat was full of confidence. Just as the scythe was about to cleave Bai Lu in two, a figure suddenly rushed in front of him, wrapping its arms around him!

SHLICK—

The scythe-arm pierced through Fan Ze’s body.

Fan Ze held on to Gray Rat for dear life. He stiffly twisted his neck, opened his mouth to Bai Lu, and forced out a single word: "Run..."

Bai Lu trembled all over.

Not from fear, but from unspeakable rage.

Gray Rat gave Bai Lu a savage grin, pulled out his scythe-arm, and charged again!

"You can’t escape!" he roared.

Bai Lu’s hands tensed. A sharp Ice Cone formed in the palm of one hand, while the other quietly tightened its grip on a grenade.

If she couldn’t land a fatal blow as Gray Rat closed in, she would take this Alien Species down with her.

Bai Lu held her breath, her eyes fixed on the approaching scythe-arm.

It was almost on top of her.

Suddenly, a gust of wind rose from behind her—

A massive figure pounced with a furious roar! It pinned Gray Rat to the ground like an eagle snatching a chick!

Black Tiger Claws pinned the Alien Species, dark red moth wings kicked up dust, and countless sharp, blade-like spider legs emerged.

Bai Lu stared in horror. "It’s a Pollution Body..."