Countless pedal boats sliced through the view, obscuring it layer by layer. Looking around, it seed as though the people had been devoured by the nurous pedal boats, disappearing among the worn-out cartoon animals.
On the different faces of the pedal boats, pairs of eyes, faded and lacking luster from wind erosion, stared blankly at the empty lake surface in the distance.
Not a single person remained.
The lingering echoes of the round-faced man's voice seed to reverberate on the lake's surface, but his group mbers had already reacted in the blink of an eye. Upon hearing that their Special Items were sealed, they didn't even have ti to be astonished or question it. They hurriedly rushed into the midst of countless pedal boats and disappeared in no ti.
It must be said that their reaction was quite fast.
Only the round-faced man remained standing in place. He had been squeezed between two pedal boats while trying to determine Lin Sanjiu's position based on the bullet trajectory, and now he was trapped directly in the line of fire of the automatic rifle. He didn't dare to move a muscle, his face turning pale and then green.
"As long as you move, I'll kill you. But for now, I won't pull the trigger," Lin Sanjiu whispered from behind a swan boat, giving him a low command. "Just listen to . If you have any questions for Philibert, ask now, but speak louder."
The round-faced man squinted his eyes but kept his lips tightly sealed, refusing to make a sound.
"Ask," Lin Sanjiu lightly humd. "Don't you want to know if he did it on purpose or by accident?"
The round-faced man seed to be trying to make his mouth disappear into his skin.
"Don't test my patience. I said I won't kill you now, but I never said I won't kill you later," she said, pointing her gun at him as she spoke.
Without abilities or items, posthumans were as powerless as ordinary people in the short term, especially when faced with an automatic rifle.
"I... I don't need to ask. I don't want to know," the round-faced man struggled to speak, as if he were contemplating sothing. After uttering those words, his voice gradually grew louder, and his expression beca resolute. "Hey, everyone! Philibert made a mistake by accident! I know, he just obtained that Special Item and isn't familiar with how to use it—please, let's not turn against each other. Trust , based on my reputation within the organization over the years, I guarantee that we can all co out of the pocket dinsion as long as we don't turn against each other!"
Lin Sanjiu couldn't help but admire him a bit.
His mind was indeed clear, and his character was worthy of admiration. He was even willing to risk his life to prevent the possibility of the group turning against each other. Upon careful consideration, Lin Sanjiu admired the agility of the round-faced man's thinking even more. If she were to shoot him now, it would make the remaining group mbers unite against her—after all, if the pocket dinsion had nothing to do with her and she killed the round-faced man, there would only be five people left who needed to seize the boats. Among them, four belonged to the sa group, so there would be no doubt about who the second victim would be.
The round-faced man had already stepped onto a path of no return, but he had found this slight chance of survival.
However, his thod was not without risks: what if Lin Sanjiu didn't understand his intentions and shot him right away? All his deliberations would beco a useless joke.
This person was courageous and thoughtful, no wonder he was the leader.
Moreover, now that she thought about it, she couldn't proactively eliminate one of their group mbers before they started killing each other. Even if she killed two in one go, it would be difficult to guarantee that the remaining group mbers wouldn't join forces for revenge—because the possibility of the pocket dinsion disappearing if she killed soone was always present for the group.
As Lin Sanjiu contemplated this, she slowly tightened her grip on the rifle, her knuckles turning white.
What should she do with this guy?
"Philibert!" a female voice suddenly called from afar, seemingly Zao Peng speaking while moving to a different location. "Say sothing! What exactly happened earlier?"
As her words fell, a mont of silence settled on the lake's surface.
At the edge of the lake, where the pedal boats had gathered, only the faint sounds of friction caused by shaking and collision occasionally emanated from the boats, dispersing lightly with the wind. The green water continued to pour into the lake, and the sound seed distant and remote, while the rising water level gradually pressed on and engulfed everyone's bodies, one bit at a ti.
The water had reached Lin Sanjiu's stomach. It was still cold, filled with an oppressive feeling, and rising slowly.
After several seconds, the middle-aged man finally responded.
"Ah, it was really an accident," his voice was sotis near and sotis far, making it difficult to pinpoint the exact source. "I'm really sorry, everyone. It was my first ti using this Special Item. It only lasts for fifteen minutes, and once the ti is up, all of you can recover."
"It has already been nineteen minutes since the pocket dinsion started!"
The Eastern European girl angrily shouted, her voice not far away. "Don't you understand? In just one more minute, the water level will reach 1.2 ters!"
Lin Sanjiu was montarily stunned and exchanged a glance with the round-faced man before realizing what was happening.
The loudspeaker had ntioned that the water level was rising at a constant rate, aning that the height of the water level increase per minute was the sa. If it reached 1.8 ters in 30 minutes, then it was indeed at 1.2 ters at the 20th minute. It seed that the Eastern European girl, being the shortest, was the most sensitive to this point.
"I don't need to wait for another fifteen minutes; I'll have drowned by then!" the Eastern European girl shouted angrily.
"But you don't have to stand in the water the whole ti," the middle-aged man responded calmly. "Don't you see all the pedal boats in front of you? You can get on one."
Upon hearing this, sothing suddenly clicked in Lin Sanjiu's mind.
Philibert must have had a purpose—could this be it? To get people onto the boats?
"Philibert!"
Before she could carefully consider that thought, the round-faced man happened to shout loudly at that mont, "As Natasha said, we won't last another fifteen minutes, but if we get on the boats now, we might be at risk of being attacked. Since you're the only one whose Special Item hasn't been sealed, co here and deal with her!"
"Alright!"
Philibert readily agreed without hesitation. His expression at the mont he stared down the barrel of the gun was almost inhuman—it was clear that he was afraid Lin Sanjiu might be provoked and she would just end him with a single shot.
"However,"
Just as Lin Sanjiu was rapidly planning her next move, uncertain of what to do next, the middle-aged man's voice rang out again.
"I'm very curious. She just ntioned that Natasha discovered a way to clear the level underwater. I think it would be better to ask her that question before killing her. I believe everyone would agree, right?"
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