"No!!"
Xu Xiao cried out, as if she had already foreseen what was about to happen.
Failing to kill the Toy Doctor in a single blow was not actually a big problem.
At worst, they would have to put in a little more effort and try again.
But if someone was struck by the fleshy tendrils fired by the parasitic cores while in a "toyified" state—
That basically meant the Player's death had been declared!
They would quickly turn into a monster like the Toy Doctor, impossible to purify and impossible to block with substitute-death items!
Normally, this was nothing they needed to worry about.
Although the fleshy tendrils shot out quickly, the Players' reaction speed was more than enough to evade them.
Even if they were caught in the Toy Bomb's blast and their wounds began to toyify, they would still have enough time to retreat and let their teammates take the pressure.
But Wang Chao had not retreated;
Xu Xiao had not given Ma Han enough strength amplification;
and Ma Han had chosen to fire the three arrows that would provoke the parasitic cores into frenzied growth and stabbing attacks.
Every link had fallen into place!
There was no saving it now!
"We're—screwed—"
Wang Chao stared in despair as the fleshy tendrils rapidly closed in from the corner of his eye. At any moment, he felt the numb, toyified skin of his body might be pierced by the sharp pain of parasitism.
Just then, a long sword of azure and crimson suddenly swept in!
The cold gleam reflected from its blade made Wang Chao's vision blur, while the sounds of fleshy tendrils being severed rang out without end.
Piercing cold gradually replaced the insensate numbness, and the negative status of "toyification" was fading!
"Good, good!" Seeing that cool