A Ling said indignantly, "Did I say anything wrong?"
A Yin frowned slightly. "What made you think he was scared? He was probably joking just now. Otherwise, he would have left ages ago."
"Huh? Seriously?" A Ling did not believe her. "I think he realized he couldn't get away, so he simply stopped trying. If he could escape, he definitely would have left already."
"Ling, can't you trust other people a little more?"
"Sis, don't be stupid. Who can we trust at a time like this?"
The sisters disagreed.
But no one paid them any attention, and no one had any intention of mediating.
Lin Feng had not taken A Ling's words to heart at all.
Although the creature before him seemed ill-tempered and extremely self-centered, he still appeared capable of communicating. If Lin Feng could persuade him, he might prove a great help in the future.
Before Lin Feng could speak, however,
Meruem, who had no intention of wasting words on the person before him, thrust his tail straight at him.
In the blink of an eye, just as Meruem's massive, syringe-like tail was about to pierce Lin Feng, a dagger flew between them.
With a crack, the dagger shattered instantly.
That brief impact gave Lin Feng enough time to react and twist aside, dodging the fatal strike.
Meruem glanced indifferently toward where the dagger had come from, then directed his tail at Lin Feng's neck again.
Lin Feng enveloped himself in a Spiritual Power Shield.
But against Meruem's tail, the Spiritual Power Shield was as brittle as glass. It, too, shattered instantly.
Only then did Orochimaru leisurely descend from the giant snake's head. "He mustn't die. Spare his life."
Just as he finished speaking,
the tip of Meruem's tail was already about to pierce Lin Feng's neck.
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