Danger Lurks at Every Turn
"Kitty Borrows Three Lives" had long since been used up, so when that segment of finger bone drew near, "Unhesitating Substitute for the Deceased" appeared in front of Xu Huo. Based on his past experience using it, once the dummy that would die in the holder's place appeared, it could not only block a lethal attack but also weaken the item's power, preventing it from causing the holder a second injury. But this finger bone was different. After piercing through the dummy, it continued toward Xu Huo with undiminished force!
The whole process happened too quickly. Xu Huo was still trapped by Dou Shengnan and unable to break free. His shadow personality appeared in front of him and reached out to block the finger bone, but Dou Shengnan had anticipated this and used her Manifestation to restrain it. At the same time, her Manifestation blocked Xu Huo's escape route from behind, determined to kill him here!
"Substitute!" Nie Xuan's voice came from afar. Before the word had even faded, he and Xu Huo had switched places. Xu Huo was moved fifty meters away, while Nie Xuan faced the finger bone head-on!
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
Two sounds rang out, one after the other, one weak and one strong. Moving too fast for the naked eye to follow, Nie Xuan slammed into a collapsing building behind him. The impact, amplified by an item, immediately brought the building down. Whether it was the finger bone's power or the Defense Artifact's effect, in the blink of an eye, the buildings piled together were reduced almost entirely to rubble, while smoke and debris filled the air!
A tiny metal fragment grazed Xu Huo's eyelid.
Blood ran down and obscured his vision. Perhaps that small sting was what finally roused the man