"Whoosh!"
But...
Just as the three of them were about to leave the wall of Human Effigies, something went wrong after all!
"We're almost through! With the Station Chief here, it really is... urgh..."
While Li Pu was speaking cheerfully, a small Human Effigy darted out from behind a large one, its feet hooked around the larger effigy's neck like a monkey's. Its two little hands plunged into Li Pu's chest, reaching straight for his heart!
"Li Pu!"
Ye Qianfan shouted, his blade arriving with his voice!
He instantly severed the small Human Effigy's two stone arms, and Shen Lang followed with a kick that knocked both the large and small effigies over.
But Li Pu still lowered his head to look at his chest. Two streams of blood seeped out around the stone arms, then quickly spread across his clothes, soaking a large patch in no time.
"Li... Li Pu..."
Shen Lang was so shocked that his voice stumbled.
Ye Qianfan, however, frowned after a glance, then gritted his teeth. "Shen Lang, don't get distracted! The Human Effigies around you are closing in!"
"I'll carry Li Pu. Let's get out of here, quick!"
"Those damned things seem to move faster when they smell blood."
"O... okay..."
Shen Lang's main ability was his flute music, but these Human Effigies had both their eyes and ears sealed beneath stone shells. Sound attacks had no effect on them whatsoever.
That severely limited what Shen Lang could do here. All he could do now was try not to cause Ye Qianfan trouble and keep his eyes on those damned things ahead, lest they surround the three of them!
"Move!"
Now that Ye Qianfan knew small Human Effigies might be hiding behind the large ones, he no longer held back!
He took off a