The instant the haze crashed into his shadow, Lin Qiye felt a chill run down his back, an inexplicable coldness rising from the soles of his feet to his heart.
This was...
Before Lin Qiye could recover, a weak voice rang out beside his ear:
"It's me... Get out of here, quickly! They're about to catch up!"
It was Number 27's voice.
Without another word, Lin Qiye immediately set off toward a nearby street. Just as his figure vanished from Miracle Plaza, several figures descended from the sky bearing terrifying divine might, their brows furrowed as they surveyed their surroundings.
"Thor, are you sure you saw him run this way?" a tall, imposing god clad in armor asked in a deep voice.
"There's no mistake." Thor's lightning-filled eyes swept across the area as he said with certainty, "The Rainbow Bridge has been severed. No one can leave Asgard now. Besides, he was struck by my lightning. He couldn't have gotten far. He must be nearby."
"Split up and search!"
As soon as the god spoke, the Norse War Department behind him immediately scattered in every direction, searching the crisscrossing streets inch by inch.
Not far away, Lin Qiye moved through the streets. Feeling the immense divine power behind him, his brow furrowed tighter and tighter.
"What happened?"
"I was being hunted." Number 27 spoke weakly. "Thor's lightning is my natural enemy. No matter how I ran, he could catch up to me. And now all of Asgard has been sealed off. I can't escape, so I could only keep fleeing between the various divine realms until I happened to run into you at Miracle Plaza...
Don't panic. I'm only using your body as cover while I recover some strength. When you reach the second turn ahead, I'll jump into the