Neither of his attempts to yank the weapon had worked, and Zheng Yuci seemed about to turn around again. The Evil Ghost Mask had no choice but to immediately change his approach. He abandoned the weapon hanging in midair without hesitation, switched to one that could keep its target at a distance, and forcibly sent himself and Zheng Yuci hurtling in opposite directions.
Behind the Evil Ghost Mask stretched a broad rooftop, but Zheng Yuci had been standing at its edge. The shove nearly sent him tumbling over. The Evil Ghost Mask watched him intently, but Zheng Yuci, now fully turned around, merely took a step back and steadied himself. Then he swept one hand forward, and every weapon frozen in midair shot toward the Evil Ghost Mask!
Bang! Bang! Bang! One after another, the sharp artifact weapons punched huge holes in the rooftop. The Evil Ghost Mask was forced back. As the last artifact pierced through the building, he darted around it from the side, heading for Zheng Yuci.
As a High-level Player, he could easily have leaped over the hole-punctured section of the rooftop. Instead, he deliberately took a wide detour to draw Zheng Yuci's attention. When Zheng Yuci turned to follow him to the left, the Evil Ghost Mask suddenly dropped toward the street below, and the artifact he had hidden behind his body shot straight at Zheng Yuci!
It was a palm-length spike. As it neared Zheng Yuci, it paused for only an instant before breaching one of his defenses and plunging straight into his body. The next moment, it passed right through him!
The artifact disappeared and reappeared so seamlessly that it had undoubtedly pierced Zheng Yuci's chest and abdomen. Anyone who had seen it happen would hardly have doubted their own eyes. Yet when