Chapter 445: Death by Carelessness
The fight involving Kong Hui, Wu Xiaonan, and Miao Yu was still underway, but Xu Huo didn't go over to help. He headed straight for the elevator. Most of the areas along the route Dr. Deng and Tong Jian had taken were submerged in the swamp, so the best escape route was to take the elevator upstairs.
The swamp swept through the laboratory like a flood. Xu Huo carried Chu Yuan into the air, and when they passed over the highest part of the swamp, he saw Gan Qing and Lou Fu bent over, standing on its surface.
The swamp was Lou Fu's ability, so he could stand on it as easily as solid ground. But Gan Qing seemed unaffected by it too, keeping his balance no matter how violently the swamp churned.
When Gan Qing saw Xu Huo and Chu Yuan, his face lit up. "You killed Kong Cheng? Come help us!"
"Can't help you!" Xu Huo called over his shoulder. As he left, he seemed to toss a few porcelain dolls toward Lou Fu out of goodwill.
Lou Fu seemed to hate them with a passion. He knocked several into the swamp, then reached out and caught the last one flying toward him.
He was quick to catch it, but with the interference of the flickering green light, he couldn't get a clear look at whether the last one was a porcelain doll or a wooden doll.
The Real Wooden Man could make someone stiff for three seconds when it touched them. It didn't matter whether it was stuck on them or they picked it up themselves; the item worked the same either way. So, as Lou Fu caught the wooden doll, Xu Huo, who had been about to leave, turned around and