"Need something?" Sun Hang tilted his head and asked.
"Don't play dumb!" Overlord shouted in a deep voice. "I will not allow someone like you, someone who uses such despicable tricks to muddle through, to become a Ranked Hunter! Those cowards in Tianshu Tower may fear the hostage in your hands, but I won't!"
"You're not afraid I'll kill her?" Sun Hang turned his head and glanced toward the convenience store from the corner of his eye. Puppet Master was sitting obediently at the counter by the display window, showing no intention of taking the chance to escape.
"If you dare lay a finger on her, I guarantee you'll pay ten times the price!" Overlord said.
"You're just a brute. I really don't know why you have so many fans." Sun Hang glanced again at the passersby who had just been frantically filming Overlord. They had already retreated more than fifty meters away, holding up their phones with excited expressions.
"Are you trying to provoke me? Don't worry. I'll grant your wish."
"Don't you think fighting in a place like this, getting watched by passersby, and then being filmed and uploaded online is like a monkey performing tricks in the street?" Sun Hang complained.
"You're scared?" A trace of contempt appeared in Overlord's eyes. "If you're afraid to fight, hand over the hostage and withdraw from the trial yourself. I can spare you."
"I was just complaining."
The pre-fight trash talk ended without warning. The pavement beneath Overlord's feet instantly caved in, and countless hyphae shot out from the shattered earth and stone, wrapping around his limbs and dragging him straight into the bottom of the pit!
Yet in less than a second, Overlord snapped the hyphae, which were far harder than steel, through brute force and leaped out of