Chapter 1031 - 1031: Whac-A-Mole

Time seemed to stand still at this moment, and everyone's faces were filled with joy, except for one certain team leader.

"Isn't anyone going to applaud and cheer for me?" the little girl blinked her big eyes and asked.

Everyone was momentarily stunned, and then Lao Ha took the lead in clapping and cheering, the applause like a roaring tide.

Even within the Demon Suppression Action Team, more than half of them unknowingly joined in the clapping and cheering.

Hua Ling turned back, glared at her applauding subordinates, and said angrily, "Where's your stance?

If you're going to clap so hard, you might as well join them!"

The people who were applauding immediately fell silent, bowed their heads, looking embarrassed.

"It's like celebrating the New Year with dumplings, showing off a little, and raising your tail up to the sky, be careful not to fall and break your neck." Hua Ling said sulkily.

The little girl shrugged indifferently, "It's better than not being able to show off at all, can't even raise your tail."

"Judging a hero doesn't depend on a temporary win or loss, we'll see how the story unfolds on a donkey!" Hua Ling snorted coldly, secretly planning the next opportunity to overshadow the opponent.

"Ding!"

While the two were bickering, a crisp sound was heard from the big pit, like two weapons clashing.

Xiao Feng was not surprised, according to Pang Tong, there were many vertical sharp weapons in the pit, all "consecrated", more effective than ordinary swords and knives.

Yet even so, they still hadn't heard Gu Shi make a sound, as if he was born without a sense of pain.

"I'll count three, two, one, everyone put down the glutinous rice." Pang Tong shouted loudly.

The other eight nodded, showing they understood.

"Three... two... one!"

At the last moment of the countdown, nine people simultaneously pulled the almost invisible threads in their hands, and the planks above the pit suddenly opened, with the glutinous rice pouring down like a waterfall.

"Boom!"

It was as if a bomb had gone off, and a thick black smoke emerged from the pit, bringing with it a piercing scream that seemed to come from the Nine Nether Purgatory, making one shiver on hearing it.

"Everyone, we've already won half of this battle, next we'll leverage the power of the formation, but before that, I ask everyone to help, no matter what, we mustn't let it escape the pit."

While boosting the morale, Pang Tong elaborated on the next plan, then deeply bowed to the people below, his head nearly touching the box at his feet.

"Boss, would this be a good time to shoot him in the butt?" Aspergillus oryzae looked at Xiao Feng, opening his folding fan, eager to try.

Xiao Feng shook his head, "There's no rush, let's first see how he leverages the power of the formation."

"But if his scheme is not to deal with Gu Shi, but rather to target us..."

Aspergillus oryzae hadn't finished speaking when someone exclaimed, "Look at the glutinous rice!"

Xiao Feng frowned slightly, moving his gaze to the towering pile of glutinous rice.

The glutinous rice had already leveled the pit and was half a meter above the ground.

But at this moment, there were many black pieces of glutinous rice constantly turning up, their color indistinguishable from coal.

"Be careful, that thing will crawl out soon." Cao Siyuan reminded, unable to suppress his alarm, judging by the black intensity of the glutinous rice, this was not just some ordinary 'climate formation'.

"Big brother, what's next?" Lone Wolf asked.

Xiao Feng pondered and said, "You've all played whack-a-mole, right?"

"I haven't." Iron Doll raised his hand, honestly responding.

"You've seen it, even if you haven't played it?"

"Well... I haven't even seen it."

"Splash!"

Hua Ling couldn't help chuckling, "So he's a big guy who only uses force and doesn't know much."

The little girl immediately wanted to retort, but was stopped by Xiao Feng.

He gathered everyone around and said, "First prepare yourselves, when Gu Shi shows his face, we'll strike. If the situation goes wrong..."

"Then what?" Hua Ling asked curiously.

Xiao Feng looked up at Pang Tong and the others, smiling, "There's a saying, 'Sacrifice the friend rather than the self', first grease your soles and get going."

Above, Pang Tong noticed Xiao Feng had just looked at him, feeling inexplicably troubled, yet at this moment, there was no turning back.

If he couldn't kill Gu Shi, Gu Shi would kill him.

Therefore, he had to strike first!

He opened the bag at his foot, took out a piece of yellow talisman paper, and ignited it, muttering incantations.

On both sides, Tan Qizhi and Cao Siyuan were doing the same.

But, something seemed off?

Pang Tong looked up at the others, who were trembling, clutching the table, as if they might fall at any moment.

"What are you doing?" Pang Tong angrily asked.

One person softly replied, "Down, the people below... have guns."

"So what if they have guns? They're not shooting at you!" Pang Tong snapped, "You all listen, if we extinguish the Dry Bone Stake, our merits will be immeasurable, and the previously promised benefits will be doubled.

But if we don't extinguish it, none of us will be able to escape.

Think carefully, decide for yourselves what to do!"

The other six exchanged glances, weighing merits and doubled benefits against a path to doom.

Anyone not foolish or heedless would know what choice to make.

For a moment, all nine were busy.

Burning charms, chanting, taking out prepared tools, all in a frenetic rush.

Down below, Xiao Feng and the others appeared quite relaxed in comparison.

Simply waiting by the pit for Gu Shi to emerge, and it seemed Gu Shi wouldn't be coming out anytime soon.

"Boss, what use is all their fuss, anyway?" Lao Ha speculated, "Might they be trying to shirk off work and drain our strength?"

Xiao Feng looked up, seeing a row of extremely serious, sweat-drenched faces, looking like they were working hard.

He pondered for a moment, then said thoughtfully, "It's unlikely they're shirking, but who the killing move is meant for, that's uncertain."

As the words fell, a wild wind blew in from the entrance.

Outside the workshop, a hundred-meter range above, one could see clusters of dark clouds gathering, getting denser and darker.

In less than half a minute, arcs of electricity could be seen intermittently within the clouds.

Yet outside this area, the night sky was exceptionally clear, not a cloud in sight, with stars still shining bright.

Such a phenomenon is extremely rare, but few have the chance to witness it.

Inside the workshop, the wild wind blew in through the open door.

The gale was so strong that it was hard for people to even keep their eyes open.

"Why is the wind suddenly so strong?" Gong Kaishan shouted.

Li Ying slapped him on the back of his head, yelling, "Never mind the wind, looks like that guy is about to come out."

"Hmm?" Xiao Feng frowned tightly, looking at the rolling glutinous rice.

In the next moment, Gu Shi's upper body suddenly emerged.

Everyone drew in a cold breath, their steps involuntarily retreating.

Because this scene, for those unprepared psychologically, was truly overwhelming!