Doll Uprising
The display cases on both floors of the Doll Clothing Store were arranged in ten rows and ten columns. Each case was over three meters long, with some space between them. This created many small partitions in the limited space, and with the view obstructed, the fallen dolls made things even more cramped. For a moment, it was impossible to tell where the metal spike had come from.
"Thump!" Behind Xu Ruosi, a doll fell from a display case.
As if setting off a chain reaction, the dolls in the cases on both sides began falling one after another. In an instant, they buried everyone's feet!
Xu Huo led the way, leaping onto a display case. But the moment he landed, all the dolls in the nearby cases turned their heads in unison. Their closed mouths began opening one after another—even the dolls that hadn't been designed to open their mouths tore their jaws apart!
The clattering grew louder and louder, gradually becoming an ear-splitting din. Liu Chengyi shouted, "Let's get out of here!"
The others thought so too. Almost at the same time, they rushed for the stairs. But as they climbed over the display cases, a doll suddenly grabbed Xie Ling's foot from behind and yanked her down!
She fell into the aisle. Turning around, she tried to kick away the hand gripping her, but the doll's strength was astonishing. It snapped her leg bone with ease, then raised its other hand and stabbed at her abdomen with a meter-long metal spike!
"Click!" A metallic latch snapped into place as armor automatically formed over Xie Ling's chest and abdomen. After blocking the spike, she swung her arm and severed the doll's arm. Gripping a divider in the display case, she got back to her feet and