91. Buying Time

Suger narrowed his eyes as he watched Qin Muse charge at him with a hatchet, completely unconcerned and utterly calm.

Suger: "Oh? Are you that eager to have me play with you?"

"That's fine, that's fine. Helping an agitated patient calm down is very important, too."

Suger grew somewhat interested, as though he had wanted to tease Qin Muse for a while.

But Qin Muse came to an abrupt stop about four meters from Suger. Her voice cold, she said, "You're in a fully Nightmare-Transformed world right now. Aren't you afraid you'll end up trapped in it for good and unable to get out?"

Suger smiled at that. "Oh? Are you worried about me?"

Qin Muse: "Worried about your ass."

As soon as Suger finished speaking, Qin Muse shot back with a taunt. Then, as fast as she could, she yanked down a rack beside her. The tools and odds and ends on it clattered to the floor.

The metal rack fell across the narrow space, blocking Suger's way toward her.

A broken rack certainly couldn't hold Suger back, but in such a cramped space, it would still impede his progress.

By then, Qiao Jian had already jumped out the window and was shouting anxiously from outside.

After doing that, Qin Muse immediately sprinted toward the window as fast as she could. Agilely, she pushed off with both feet and tucked her body into a ball, jumping out without even using her hands to brace herself on the sill. Clearly, she had planned her escape well in advance.

Suger didn't seem the least bit hurried. After thinking for a moment, he muttered to himself, "Thanks for your concern."

"However..."

"Were you testing the rules?"

"You realized Rule 7 wasn't what had stopped working, and figured out you couldn't physically hurt