"You lot are utterly shameless! Ptooey!"
Ye Buyu folded her arms and looked at Kou Ying.
"Well? Are they ready?"
Kou Ying nodded and pulled three freshly made ion cannons out of the shadows.
"The materials they gave us worked pretty well. Even if these don't kill them, they'll leave them looking miserable."
Ye Buyu gave a thumbs-up, and the group turned toward the others with sinister grins.
"There's nothing to say to immoral bandits like you. Have a few blasts first!"
Blazing white light erupted from the barrels. Three blinding ion blasts roared out, slamming mercilessly toward Shiying and the others.
Shiying and the others frowned and raised their defenses with one hand. After the ear-splitting roar, they looked up, only to find that Hold Up the Heavens had already cleared out.
Yin Li's brows knitted tightly as anger at being duped welled up inside him.
"They played us! They never intended to fight us to the death! Find them!"
It wasn't just those present who were dumbfounded. The outside world was in an uproar too.
"What are they up to now? They ran?"
"They acted like victory was in the bag, then ran away?"
They were like horse-racing gamblers watching the dark horse they had bet on charge ahead, leaving everyone far behind, only to accelerate around a bend and race right off the track.
It made them grit their teeth in fury, wishing they could run in themselves and kick that wayward thing back where it belonged.
Inside the Ancient Castle, Little Whale couldn't help laughing aloud. It had seen everything clearly. The moment the blasts flew out, Ye Buyu had instantly switched to coward mode, saying something about that thing coming out while shouting, "Let's scram!" and pushing her teammates into a decisive retreat.
Little Wan