Zhao Xun felt a momentary stab of pain in his brain, and his vision briefly blurred, but everything returned to normal a second later.
He had experienced this feeling once before.
When the puppeteer in the platform game [Deep Mansion, Old Dream] had hypnotized him, he had felt something similar.
Only this time, the sensation was stronger and more unpleasant.
Bai Qi apparently hadn't noticed anything wrong yet. He strode to the entrance and pulled open the laboratory door, maintaining eye contact with Zhao Xun the entire time.
Only when he opened the door did he speak to Zhao Xun. "You, kill yourself."
Zhao Xun raised his hand. Under Bai Qi's mocking gaze, a ball of flame rose and instantly lunged at him.
Bai Qi's expression shifted slightly, and he hurriedly dodged sideways.
Zhao Xun twitched his fingers. The flames Bai Qi had avoided instantly transformed into countless fine threads, turning back to envelop his back.
Bai Qi keenly sensed the heat behind him and rolled on the spot, escaping the net of fire.
Zhao Xun kept up the pursuit. His right hand controlled the fire net while his left conjured flames shaped like throwing knives, attacking Bai Qi from both front and rear.
Bai Qi's expression finally shattered completely. He clearly hadn't expected Zhao Xun to possess other abilities, much less such powerful ones.
Just as he ran out of room to dodge and the flames were about to strike him from both sides, he suddenly raised both hands, pointing one arm forward and the other behind him.
Huge balls of water met the flames on either side, instantly extinguishing them all.
With a series of hisses, thick, scalding mist filled the entire laboratory, immediately blocking Zhao Xun and Bai Qi's view of each other.
Zhao Xun narrowed his