"Tap... tap... tap..."
Li Wei followed behind the masked man without a word. From what he could see, the masked man seemed very familiar with the surroundings. Unlike Li Wei, he did not need to shuttle back and forth between Two Worlds. Instead, he could find the right space fragments, as though he could tell which belonged to this world and which did not.
Was this the ability that monster had given them? Then were they the ones who killed Baron Hanklis?
"Your failure has greatly angered the True God."
Just then, the man leading the way spoke again.
"Not only did you fail, you let him escape to another world-that blasphemous Steel World. What happened? Baron Hanklis was not favored by the True God. Why would he gain such a power?"
Faced with that question, Li Wei thought quickly. Although he had taken on Number Nine's appearance, the man had already been a corpse when Li Wei encountered him. Li Wei knew neither how he thought nor how he spoke.
That meant the moment he opened his mouth, he would give himself away.
But remaining silent would clearly arouse suspicion... I've got it.
At that thought, Li Wei spread his lips and let out a low, hoarse laugh.
"Heh heh heh heh heh..."
"Number Nine?"
Sure enough, the masked man stopped at the sound of that laughter and turned to look at Li Wei in confusion. Li Wei raised his head and stared back. He stepped forward, approaching the masked man and looking into the eyes behind his mask.
"You want to know what happened to him? Simple. Just as I was about to act, that bastard suddenly woke up and shot me! Right here!"
As he spoke, Li Wei slapped his chest. His voice grew raspy, even somewhat