Sweater Man closed his eyes in despair and waited for death.
But one second passed, then two...
The expected agony in his chest never came.
A little later, the force restraining him vanished too.
Sweater Man shakily opened his eyes and found the Doll Bear still holding its spear, except the tip had stopped just a few centimeters from his chest.
He slid sideways along the floor until he was out from under the spear, then hurriedly scrambled to his feet.
"Why did it stop?"
Sweater Man spoke in terror, unsure who he was even supposed to ask. His gaze darted around before finally settling on Li Xian, who stood behind the Doll Bear.
The thing on Li Xian's shoulder had returned to its original "harmless" appearance, but Sweater Man still didn't dare look at it for long. He quickly shifted his gaze to Li Xian's face.
Keeping a straight face, Li Xian pointed at the Doll Bear's left ear.
"This is its off switch. Bend it, and it'll stop."
But reaching out recklessly would get him blocked, so he needed bait to draw the doll's attention before he could successfully touch its "off switch."
Sweater Man stared in shock. Before he could ask, "How did you know?" he heard his companion on the windowsill cry out as she was knocked to the floor along with the wooden board behind her.
Doll Bears poured through the opening in droves. Some stayed by the windowsill, surrounding Mushroom-Head Woman lying on the floor, while the others kept walking, closing in on the corner where Li Xian stood.
Mushroom-Head Woman frantically pushed away the board pinning her down. Fortunately, she moved quickly enough to escape the Doll Bears closing around her and ran toward her companion.
But this also brought the two groups