"The Puzzle Solver who answered incorrectly will be punished."
The doll's voice suddenly turned shrill. The two people standing behind the door changed expression at the same time and rushed toward the windowsill!
Almost as soon as they leaped from the second floor, the office door was smashed open, and a shadow fell over their backs!
At that critical moment, Lin Pei twisted around in a difficult maneuver and grabbed the ledge beneath the windowsill. Xu Huo, hanging in midair by the strings with his whole body exposed, became the alien's first target!
There was no time for Xu Huo to swing his sword. He had just taken out the Ox Shield when the pale shadow, with limbs shaped like a frog's, slammed into him and sent him rolling across the street into a clothing store!
The alien sprawled over the shield, gripping its edges with both hands. It gaped and snapped wildly at the ground. As Xu Huo dodged, he got a good look at it: its face resembled a human's, but its eyes seemed to have degenerated. Its eyelids were tightly shut, the upper and lower lids stuck together, while mucus dripped from its teeth and tongue!
Xu Huo was sprayed in the face. He then flipped the shield over with his knee and, while the alien sailed over his head, dashed out of the clothing store and toward the tracks in the middle of the street!
It was a considerable distance, and he couldn't avoid stepping on one of the dolls on the ground. As soon as it shrieked, the alien burst through a window again and chased after the sound!
In fact, less than a second passed between the doll's cry and the alien pouncing out. But the difference in speed between them was enormous. Xu