Chapter 433: Mental Suppression
Mao Wei emerged from the darkness and called across the numbered squares on the floor, "How did you figure out it was me?"
"The items you used—the Fluff Grenade and Toy Pistol—are both toys for children. And hopscotch is a children's game, too," Xu Huo replied.
"Just from that?" Mao Wei didn't believe him.
Chu Yuan was even more astonished. "You're a ghost?"
"That's right. I happened to see you two fighting Dr. Deng's people just now." Mao Wei chuckled. "You can't blame me this time. I have to kill someone to regain my human identity, so you'll just have to be the unlucky ones."
As he spoke, he walked toward them.
Chu Yuan kept trying to lift his feet, but aside from the next square in sequence, he couldn't step onto any of the others. His feet were completely stuck to the floor.
In the darkness, Xu Huo took out the Star Binding Ball Madam Butterfly had given him. Facing Mao Wei as he approached, he said, "You don't actually know whether you're a ghost."
"You showed up here because you were targeting Chu Yuan and me. Whether or not you're a ghost, you planned to kill us," Xu Huo said. "If I'm not mistaken, this started on the train."
Mao Wei stopped. "You're right about that, but you can't stall for time with this."
As he spoke, he stretched a white line taut between his hands. With a flick of his right hand, one end of the line shot toward Xu Huo, pierced his eyeball, and burrowed into his brain.
Mao Wei chuckled. "I've flown my Kite String past even a whale."
Xu Huo's body trembled from the punctured eye. Then he suddenly glanced at Mao Wei from the corner of his eye. "A