After learning about Liu Yongzhi's situation, Chi Yan released his control over him, partly to conserve his strength and partly because Liu Yongzhi's ability posed little danger for the time being.
Once he regained control of his body, Liu Yongzhi did not dare say anything else under the other players' gazes. He went straight to a corner of the lobby alone, remaining outside the group just like Ai Qing on the other side. Of course, the difference was that Ai Qing, trapped in her own anguish, had chosen to shut everyone else out, whereas everyone else had shut Liu Yongzhi out.
After Liu Yongzhi walked away, Su Bai glanced at Wu Heng, who could appear beside him at any moment, and asked quietly, "Liu Yongzhi didn't suffer any backlash from his contract just now. Did you really break it?"
The little girl Wen Wen stood nearby. Perhaps her hearing was particularly good, because after hearing Su Bai's question, she too turned her large, curious eyes toward the cloaked Wu Heng.
"No." Wu Heng lowered his hoarse voice even further. "I only temporarily froze the contract's power inside his body. But ice always melts eventually. Once it melts completely, whatever was supposed to happen will still happen."
"Nice work." Su Bai offered the praise in a cheerful mood.
Although Liu Yongzhi was now their teammate, even the account he had tried his hardest to downplay made it clear that he had cheated and exploited more new players than he himself could probably count. That was how he had earned his chance at promotion within that organization.
So no matter how meek Liu Yongzhi acted in front of them now, he was an absolute bastard.
Su Bai knew Wu Heng might well possess the ability to free others from the restraints of