Out of Li Xian's sight, the iron ball hurriedly rolled away from the bus's path. Once the water restraining him noticed this, it immediately released him and fled in another direction.
Li Xian's first reaction upon feeling his hands move freely was to dodge the speeding vehicle. But before he could get up, the bus swerved and braked hard, brushing past his body before stopping right in front of him!
Amid the screeching brakes, Li Xian also heard a sharp crack, as though something hard had been crushed.
Before the water could coil around him again, Li Xian immediately grabbed the net beside him, then scrambled up from the ground, covered in dust and dirt, and began searching for the Honey Shadow that could generate heat.
If his guess was right, the dark red Honey Shadow should have been badly injured and could not have gone far.
This pair of Honey Shadows had obvious advantages, but also serious flaws. They needed to work together to pose a threat to anyone. The blue one's weakness was clear-it could not inflict fatal injuries. As for the red one... it probably could not withstand powerful attacks.
That was why it had stayed out of his sight all along, only making its belated appearance after the water had restrained him.
Following his memory, he looked toward where the crack had come from. Beneath the gray-black tire lay dark red fragments, shattered into pieces. They were scattered motionlessly across the ground as though dead, no longer giving off any heat.
Apparently, while trying to dodge, the thing had moved straight into the bus's path as it swerved, and been run over.
Li Xian raised his net, about to scoop it into the bag, but just then, the bus's front door slid open. The driver hurried