"Black wax figures... I suddenly thought of something," Wang Xiyi said.
"What?" Yan Yu'an and Sun Hang asked at the same time.
"A kind of plastic toy soldier, molded out of plastic. They could only hold one pose and weren't usable, and there was a plastic base connected to their feet. They sold them outside elementary schools in Tianfu City—fifty cents a bag. I bought several bags whenever I passed by. There were soldiers in all kinds of poses inside: some aiming rifles, some running forward to charge... I remember some were modeled as lying on the ground and struggling in agony, though those seemed pretty rare. After all, kids buying toys wouldn't want too many 'dying' soldiers in their plastic armies," Wang Xiyi said.
"Now that you mention it... it really does look like that." Yan Yu'an gave a small nod. Clearly, she had either played with or seen the kind of toy soldiers Wang Xiyi described.
"I want to try it," Sun Hang suddenly said.
"Try what?" Wang Xiyi asked.
"See what it feels like after touching that liquid."
"No!" Yan Yu'an immediately said. "I know you're powerful and have many unbelievable abilities, but this is far too risky. I can't be sure... If you insist on trying it, I'll use every means at my disposal to stop you."
"You think you can stop me?" Sun Hang asked, shooting her a sidelong glance.
"I'll do everything I can," Yan Yu'an said. "You can kill me, but as long as I'm alive, I won't let you touch that liquid."
"You can stand by with a knife. The moment your body starts getting assimilated, just cut off the assimilated part," Sun Hang said with a shrug.
"The speed of assimilation is uncontrollable... Of those assimilated soldiers, the slowest struggled for