Seeing that appearance, that bearing, and how familiar he was with Mountain Lord, Long Qi knew he had run into trouble even before identifying him.
He cursed inwardly and adjusted his position... retreating backward. After only two steps, he had more or less confirmed who it was.
Clown Rabbi!
The one who had just "collided" with the Deep Blue Walker cluster.
When dealing with him, one first had to understand this clearly: he was Diamond Q of the Extraordinary Card Deck, one of the deadliest "dangerous figures" in the Inner World.
The kind of "Immeasurable One" who, with one wrong word, could rip off your head and use it as a ball; or casually rip off someone else's head and demand that you kick it with him.
Long Qi understood very well that when facing someone like this, the farther away he could stay, the better. He had to honestly act like he was invisible. At times like these, only Extraordinary Species could be considered equals.
Yet Mountain Lord, who could stand "on equal footing" with Clown Rabbi, did not seem particularly interested in dealing with him. Amid another "imprint failure" prompt, he kept a grim face and slammed his arm down again, searching for the feeling anew.
But this time, the swamp ground exploded.
An external force had disrupted the interaction between the "toxic environment" and "Formatted Space," throwing Mountain Lord's exertion out of alignment. The air bubble burst, and mud splattered everywhere...
Naturally, it was not enough to plaster Mountain Lord's face.
Long Qi, off to the side and behind him, did suffer some collateral damage.
Honestly, the silt at the bottom of the water, accumulated for years and with no telling how much rotted vegetation and flesh in it, smelled absolutely awful!
"F... hell!"
Long Qi's heart