Xue Tingtao had always been a clever man. His only flaw was his cowardice.
Whenever he faced a crisis, his courage shrank to a tenth of its usual size, leaving him no chance to put his clever mind to use.
But missions required facing crises, so calling him useless was hardly unfair.
The current situation was a perfect example.
Since this deadly game began, he had contributed only one thing—activating Draw a Circle to Imprison.
After that, the talisman barrier had suppressed him like a dead dog, leaving him sprawled motionless on the floor.
In theory, the turbid energy sinking and the clear energy rising had placed excessive pressure on his spleen, nearly shriveling it. It was normal for him to show more signs of death than life.
But that was assuming he hadn't used any Sin Objects.
Just how many resources did Xue Tingtao have?
Draw a Circle to Imprison: sealed all supernatural phenomena;
Straw ring: an exceptionally powerful life-preserving Sin Object;
Of the three Sin Objects Xue Tinghai had left behind, only the Black-rimmed Glasses had been lent to Wei Guang. In fact, Xue Tingtao also had three Sin Objects of his own.
Thanks to Xue Tinghai, Xue Tingtao's stock of Sin Objects could rival that of the very best managers. He even had three different defensive Sin Objects alone.
So it made absolutely no sense for Xue Tingtao to remain sprawled on the floor, looking as though he were at death's door.
And that was precisely where his cleverness lay. The situation was utter chaos. He didn't dare look up, but listening alone gave him a rough idea of what was happening.
Wu Zhengsi was dead, Mei Sheng hadn't come down from the third floor, and Ji Li seemed about to confront that ghost for real.
Xue