Li Xian immediately stepped forward, trying to stop the frame before it touched Dolly, but the distance Du Sha had deliberately put between them left him a moment too late.
Had she said all that just to find an opening and make me lower my guard?!
"Look out!"
As Li Xian shouted his warning, he grabbed Dolly's arm and yanked her forward, making her stumble.
The frame missed Dolly's head and landed on her ankle.
Dolly turned around in confusion and saw her body being sucked into the frame, starting from her feet.
Realizing something was wrong, she struggled in panic, but the irresistible force from the frame pulled Dolly inside, inch by inch!
"Ah... ah..."
Dolly screamed in despair, her palms clawing at the floor as she tried to stop herself from sliding into the frame. But the smooth floor gave her no purchase, and she could only watch helplessly as her body grew flatter and flatter.
Ignoring the wound on his hand, Li Xian seized Dolly's hands with both of his, trying to drag her out of the painting. But he soon realized that there was no resisting this force.
Still, Li Xian refused to let go. As he pulled in vain, he brought his lips close to Dolly's ear and said:
"You can... put an end to all of this."
Seeing what Li Xian was doing, Du Sha frowned and walked toward him.
She stopped in front of Li Xian, reached out, and viciously grabbed the wound on his hand. Li Xian grunted, but still refused to let go.
By now, most of Dolly's body had entered the frame.
Du Sha frowned in displeasure, her fingers squeezing harder around Li Xian's wound. "Do I have to teach you how to let go?"
The irritating notifications of his