"Don't overthink it." Xu Huo listened to the sounds nearby. The firecrackers seemed to have caused several doors around them to open and close in succession. He had no idea how many more Living Props had appeared.
The Suitcase Man was bloodthirsty. The puppet people and bones in the Circus City made it clear that this place was full of all kinds of props. Besides, he'd even rob the Game Government Base. Xu Huo just hadn't expected him to gather so many Living Props. There seemed to be even more of them here than at the Fish Banquet!
"Run!" Rapid footsteps rushed toward them. Xu Huo grabbed Qi Cong and immediately opened a Mental Portal to escape. But this Living Prop was far too fast. Almost as soon as they passed through the portal, it caught up behind them. A pale arm stabbed through the portal and grabbed Qi Cong by the back of the neck!
"Hold on!" Yan Jiayu immediately turned and slammed a fist into the arm. At the same time, Xu Huo pulled Qi Cong into the mirror space, using his mental power to make Qi Cong's body easy to pass through.
The combined attack freed Qi Cong, but the Mental Portal didn't transport them very far. The instant it closed, the Living Prop appeared right in front of them!
It was a headless puppet—or rather, it was probably a corpse that had been modified. Its long, muscular limbs made it clear that it had once been a living person.
"It's an Alien!" Yan Jiayu shouted. "It's too fast for us to get away. Let's fight!"
Xu Huo threw a Jammer at it, but the puppet nimbly dodged it, its movements neither hindered nor slowed.
So the Jammer didn't work!
"Bang!" Xu Huo's vision blurred. The headless