Bang! Bang!
The two of them nearly collapsed to the ground at the same time, kicking up a cloud of dust.
After struggling to their feet, Long Yue and Qiangu Zhangting instinctively clutched their burning, stinging cheeks. They exchanged a glance and saw the same shock, confusion, and... a trace of humiliation in each other's eyes.
When... had Lu Jun slapped them?
Hadn't he just used Shrink the Ground to Inches to flee with Wu Sidu?
Could it be...
A far more terrifying thought washed over them like icy water, instantly chilling them to the bone.
Before Lu Jun used Shrink the Ground to Inches to leave, he had already closed in on them at a speed so extreme that they could not even catch his afterimage, precisely delivering a slap to each of them before leisurely departing with Wu Sidu as though taking a casual stroll.
The interval between those actions had been so brief that it was nearly negligible!
Their senses had been completely deceived by the subsequent Shrink the Ground to Inches, and they only realized what had happened after the searing pain erupted across their faces.
The difference in their strength... was like one suspended high above the nine heavens while the other was buried deep underground. They were not even on the same plane.
At that moment, the last traces of Long Yue's competitive spirit were utterly crushed, replaced by a profound sense of helplessness and defeat.
Qiangu Zhangting's face had turned ashen. All his arrogance and defiance had been slapped away without a trace.
The two looked at each other and saw the same dishevelment and shame in the other's eyes.
With remarkable tacit understanding, they turned around without saying a word. Neither even dared look in Lu Jun's direction. Each chose a different