Although Lin Yu had already been frozen in place and seemed unable to move, Nineteen still did not slow down.
After all...
Lin Yu knew he had come out to buy time, and Nineteen could more or less guess what he was thinking.
Once those guys on his level entered the scene, he would not have time to deal with these rats.
So...
Nineteen closed in on Lin Yu like a ghost, then raised his blade and slashed at his head.
But...
"Whoosh!"
The long blade struck nothing but air again.
"Crack--!"
A crisp sound rang out. Nineteen stared in astonishment at the spot where Lin Yu had just been standing—his figure had disappeared again.
But he quickly found where Lin Yu was now.
Not far away to the side—both his feet were dripping with blood, and covered in burn marks.
"What an impressive decision. You actually chose to burn both your legs and forcibly pull yourself free," Nineteen praised as he looked at the frail figure. "Looks like... hiding and running away aren't the only things you're good at."
"Even if you're a rat from the gutter, you still count as a Rat King."
Warm blood dripped onto the ground, constantly freezing into dark-red blood ice.
Lin Yu stared at Nineteen and said quietly, "Then you really don't understand rats. When a rat gets its tail stuck, biting off its own tail to escape is an everyday occurrence. You don't have to be a 'Rat King' to do it..."
"Who knows? I don't understand them, and I don't care," Nineteen said as he moved forward. Lin Yu immediately changed position again. "Ha, looks like even [Falling Star Freeze] can't do anything to you... But this is where it ends."
As he spoke, Nineteen took out another gray potion that